A & E's Designing Blind -- is this for real?

Yes -- it is for real.

"On DESIGNING BLIND, A&E Network's new home-makeover-series-with-a-twist, couples relinquish control to acclaimed designer Eric Brun-Sanglard, known for his breathtaking renovations of prime properties in Los Angeles. Added to the precarious but always entertaining process of seeing a space transformed amidst the owners' reactions to each other's strong and sometimes opposing tastes is one additional condition that the homeowners must accept - Eric B. is blind."