. ▁They ▁created ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 ▁videos ▁over ▁an ▁ 1 8 - month ▁period , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁Dave ▁Bro ome ▁( cre ator ▁of ▁The ▁Big gest ▁Los er ), ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁executive ▁produce ▁F lip ▁Men . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁excess ▁of ▁forec l osed ▁houses ▁on ▁the ▁market , ▁following ▁the ▁financial ▁mel td own s ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁F lip ▁Men ▁premier ed ▁on ▁S pi ke ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁season ▁two ▁premi ere ▁air ing ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁final ▁episode ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Elect us ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁secured ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁intern ation ally . ▁The ▁series ▁first ▁a ired ▁in ▁Australia ▁on ▁One ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁series ▁started ▁air ing ▁on ▁Dave ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Sh ot ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah , ▁the ▁un script ed ▁half - hour ▁series