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ABC plans 'Extreme Makeover' specials

Actress Jenny McCarthy arrives at the 39th American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Actress Jenny McCarthy arrives at the 39th American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- America's ABC television network says it will air four holiday-themed "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" specials, starting next month.

Author and television personality Jenny McCarthy will be the guest host of the Thanksgiving episode to premiere Nov. 26.

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The remaining three episodes will air on the following three Mondays -- Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. Do-It-Yourself guru Ty Pennington is to serve as host of those programs.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," a show in which Pennington headed up projects to help deserving families improve their housing, aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007.

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