The broadcast date on the ABC television network of the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” about the Dirk and Susan DeVries family of Hayward Township has been set.

The show, titled “DeVries Family,” will air from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7. A special on “Extreme Makeover” host Ty Pennington will air from 6 to 7 p.m. that same night. It is titled “Ty Pennington: Behind the Scenes.”

The eight days of Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 were hectic. The “Extreme Makeover” producers knocked on the door of the DeVries family on Sept. 30. The next day they were sent on a vacation to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Larson Contracting and volunteer workers demolished their house Oct. 2 and began building a new home in about 100 hours. The house was finished on Oct. 5, and the keys to the new house were handed over Oct. 6. On Oct. 7 — the big day — the rain-soaked crowd of onlookers hollered, “Move that bus!” while the DeVrieses stood wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the surprise of seeing their new house.

On Oct. 8, the family received more gifts from the community, including a new Ford pickup from Poet and ethanol producers.