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I think they maybe are following last year's Luca storyline with Matthew: Luca, who has cooking chops, was eliminated on the second episode because he was nervous in front of the camera and, curiousely, Alex Guarnaschelli was the guest judge. He went to Star Salvation, conquered his fear, returned to the competition and was runner-up. Matthew, who's a good cook, was eliminated on the second episode for being arrogant and immature, Alex G. was the special judge, he'll go now to Star Salvation (which she'll host with Jeff Mauro), he'll evolve, conquer his 'demons' and have a change of attitude, most likely will win SS, he'll return and who knows if he'll be one of FN's final three. We'll see.

I perceived that, after four years, Jeff is still paying his dues to Food Network. Sandwich King wasn't renewed for a new season, which they apparently approved, since they had a 'Season 6' on the show's episode guide page. Likely, FN realized why to spend on SK, which was filmed in Chicago and for which they had to pay for sets (since it wasn't Jeff's house), if he can still cook and make sandwiches on The Kitchen. That money should be used for Bobby Flay's new fitness show (another show for him), since his company produced SK. FN's new daytime direction is to give cooking shows to celebrities and show business people, like Daphne Dishes and Valerie Bertinelli and cancelling ones like SK and Heartland Table, which both had higher ratings than Daphne which was renewed. Even Barefoot Contessa hasn't had a new season in more than a year, and will return this year only for seasonal specials. They haven't announced new seasons of Giada at Home (maybe understandable, she'll have a new show called Giada in Italy) or Guy's Big Bite. Back to Jeff, he had only one regular prime time series, $24 in 24 in 2012, which was taken off the air not necessarily because of ratings, which weren't bad, given FN's lack of promotion compared to other shows, but because of a budget scandal, which culminated in alleged extorsion lawsuits between producers (http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/01/24/54213.htm). Since then, he hasn't been given another opportunity to host a regular prime time show, competition or travel. The Disney specials were given to him, likely because Guy, who was the one who did them, was unable to continue. For the second Disney special, if wasn't Jeff's but he was part of an ensemble. He also did the 'Candy Craze' special last October, which was the highest rated special that Saturday night, again with almost no promotion, as his other specials. Jeff is FNS' most talented winner since Guy and he deserves to host another prime time series but, FN prefers to bring outsiders like Anthony Anderson, Bill Rancic, Jessie Palmer, Dean McDermott, Richard Blais, Curtis Stone (who's first show Kitchen Inferno was heavily promoted and was an expensive flop and was given even more shows), Graham Elliott, Michael Symon, Bobby Deen and Duff Goldman (Symon returned to FN with a couple shows, Deen and Goldman with three shows each). Sunny Anderson and Geoffey Zakarian will host a new prime time series this month, so among FN family members Jeff isn't been considered to host a prime time series either. Even for The Kitchen, as he said on interviews, Jeff auditioned because his agent encouraged him to do it, so the network not necessarily submitted his name to the producers or were supportive or championed for him plus, he was the last co-host to audition, so apparently, they had tried more people to fill that spot before him or maybe TK was created for just four co-hosts. In my opinion, he's been a big part of the success of that show and I'm not sure if it might had the same success without him. Also, I've noticed that until a couple weeks ago, they closed the promos with the picture of all the co-hosts and now, they close with Sunny lying on Katie Lee's shoulder.

Lenny just finished his first chat on FN's Facebook page. Just a couple of questions about his videos (which he ignored) and mostly overwhelming support from posters. He answered about a couple dozen questions pretty well, just what FN's expecting. His idea for a show is a DDD but about ranches, farms and homesteads. There was this question (which I think wasn't intentional) where a female poster asked Lenny: "What's your advice on cooking brisket just right?" Even before Lenny gave the punch line, another female poster answered "LOW and SLOW!." Lenny just repeated the punch line, acknowledging the woman who said it. LOL

I was also surprised the eliminated finalists didn't talk at all, other than Chris showing the stars on the back of his head and Reuben who spoke a couple of words, they were pretty much completely ignored. About the finalists families, they haven't been present or shown since Season 8, when Justin Warner won. Also surprising last night, was FN president Brooke Johnson appearing, since she didn't do it last season, where there wasn't so much controversy.

Food Network's official press release about Lenny's win: Audience Crowns Gourmet Cowboy Lenny McNab Winner of Food Network Star On the release, GM Tuschman describes Lenny as someone who has "magnetic personality, culinary chops and cowboy swagger who made him stand out from the beginning." Also that he has "true passion for great food and the great outdoors." From these words, FN probably might have settled on Lenny to win from the start and that they might tweak his pilot concept to make it a cooking/outdoor lifestyle show, like 'The Pioneer Woman' or 'Heartland Table,' with a little or a lot of Lenny's 'charm and quirky humor,' as they highlight on the press release. So far, they're ignoring Lenny's controversy, just like they did with Guy's alleged sexist, homophobic comments. Guy's their biggest ratings/money maker. It's all about ratings and if Lenny's show's successful, pretty much they won't do anything. Paula Deen's firing was more about her declining ratings than her baggage, which was pretty much heavy by the time of her dismissal. At the moment, Lenny's scandal has stayed within social media and hasn't picked enough steam yet for mainstream media, like TMZ, Radar, New York Post or a credible news source to take a look at it and create a great outrage. For now, FN might be counting on this to go away and to keep him under control by late fall, when his show most likely premieres.

If FN doesn't check their own editors who gave away spoilers (like showing Luca's booth at the Las Vegas poolside challenge), most definitely they won't care to vet or check Lenny's online posts until now. Lenny is a character, just like Larry The Cable Guy, Pee Wee Herman or Steven Colbert. These are people who have an on-air and an off-air persona. I didn't like Lenny that much or didn't vote for him precisely because to me, he didn't come as authentic. Contrary to Pie Style Rodney last season and Retro Rad Emily on season 8, who came across as characters, they or the network didn't package their on-air personas very well, while Lenny succeeded doing that until his videos came along. Also, on Pie Style's season, 'villainess' Danushka was eliminated quickly and he soon became the finalist most people loved to hate for the rest of the season. FN made sure that Sarah, who unexplicably or purposely stayed on the show until the end, was perceived as 'the villain' instead of Lenny. It will be up to FN to protect their brand and deal against any potential situation concerning Lenny's antics. They already started by taking the video.

That's the Master Chef cruise in November and last season's winner Luca Manfe is taking part of it. I think that, at this time, Food Network might do almost anything and put anybody to grab ratings. They have done it so far putting bloggers, singers, farmers, actresses and comedians to host cooking shows so, they sure might try with someone portraying a character like Lenny or Rodney. The mistake they made with Pie Style last season was that he came across as arrogant, know it all, clashing even with the mentors, while his food was universally panned and his Pie Style POV was confusing until the last episode when Giada asked him to explain it again. Lots of people really despise Rodney and many voted for Damaris by default, just to prevent him from winning and, since Russell (Culinary Sins) was a weak finalist, that also paved the way for Damaris. FN made sure last season's mistake wasn't repeating itself. Lenny, while a character, came across as likeable, humble, funny, acknowledging and recognizing his mistakes, and his food was mostly well received. Nicole is a stronger finalist than Russell so, it will be difficult to prevent a Luca win by default, because some people perceived that they are lots of Italians on FN/Cooking (Giada, Guy, Jeff, Corcos) and Lenny could be a breath of fresh air. More than a copy of Jeff or Guy, FN might try to make him a male version of The Pioneer Woman, cooking for the cowboys at the chuck wagon, as Tuschman and Fogelson made clear that the pilots were just the groundwork for their shows and not the definitive concepts.

FOOD NETWORK DAYPART RATINGS---May 5-11, 2014 Credit: SonOfTheBronx (TV ratings blogger/TVMediaInsights contributor) TOP 15 WEEKEND MORNING (7AM-12PM) 1. PIONEER WOMAN (NEW) Sat 10AM---1.0 rating/1.313 million viewers 2. FARMHOUSE RULES (NEW) Sat 10:30AM---0.8/1.061 3. THE KITCHEN (NEW) Sat 11AM---0.7/1.031 4. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sat 9:30AM---0.6/857,000 5. GUY’S BIG BITE (NEW) Sun 11:30AM---0.5/826,000 6. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sat 9AM---0.5/753,000 7. SANDWICH KING (Rerun) Sun 11AM---0.5/706,000 8. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sun 9:30AM---0.4/563,000 9. BEST THING I EVER ATE (Rerun) Sat 8:30AM---0.4/553,000 10. GIADA AT HOME (NEW) Sun 10:30AM---0.4/552,000 11. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sun 9AM---0.4/549,000 12. SOUTHERN AT HEART (NEW) Sun 10AM---0.4/525,000 13. BEST THING I EVER MADE (Rerun) Sat 8AM---0.3/385,000 14. RACHAEL RAY’S WEEK IN A DAY (Rerun) Sun 8AM---0.3/359,000 15. GUY’S BIG BITE (Rerun) Sat 7:30AM---0.2/319,000 TOP 5 WEEKDAY EARLY MORNING (9:30AM-12PM) 1. CUPCAKE WARS Tue-Fri 11AM---0.2/210,000 2. GOOD EATS Mon 11AM---0.1/179,000 3. UNWRAPPED Mon 11:30AM---0.1/173,000 4. AARTI PARTY Mon 10:30AM---0.1/160,000 5. DOWN HOME W/THE NEELY’S Tue 10:30AM---0.1/167,000 TOP 15 WEEKDAY DAYTIME (12-6PM) 1. FARMHOUSE RULES Mon 5:30PM---0.4 rating/590,000 viewers 2. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 5PM---0.4/562,000 3. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4:30PM---0.4/488,000 4. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN Tue/Thu 5:30PM---0.3/402,000 5. SOUTHERN AT HEART Wed 5:30PM---0.3/394,000 6. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4PM---0.3/392,000 7. SEMI-HOMEMADE W/SANDRA LEE Wed/Thu 1PM---0.3/329,000 8. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 12PM---0.2/316,000 9. GIADA AT HOME Mon-Thu 3:30PM---0.2/297,000 10. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Fri 12:30PM---0.2/276,000 11. SECRETS OF A RESTAURANT CHEF Mon-Thu 2PM---0.2/273,000 12. TEN DOLLAR DINNERS Mon-Thu 1:30PM---0.2/270,000 13. SANDRA’S MONEY SAVING MEALS Mon/Tue 1PM---0.2/256,000 14. 30 MINUTE MEALS Mon-Wed 2:30PM---0.2/255,000 15. RACHAEL RAY’S 3 IN THE BAG Thu 2:30PM---0.2/240,000 FRIDAY MARATHON: CHOPPED CHAMPIONS 2013 (1-6PM)---0.3 rating/394,000 viewers TOP 10 WEEKEND DAYTIME (12-8PM) 1. CHOPPED Sun 7PM 0.6 rating/926,000 viewers 2. DDD Sun 5:30PM---0.5/835,000 3. DDD Sat 7PM---0.6/813,000 4. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN Sun 1PM---0.5/742,000 5. PIONEER WOMAN Sun 1:30PM---0.5/731,000 6. DDD Sat 3:30PM---0.5/687,000 7. CHOPPED Sat 6PM---0.5/676,000 8. CUTTHROAT KITCHEN Sun 6PM---0.4/654,000 9. THE KITCHEN Sun 12PM---0.4/646,000 10. DDD Sun 5PM---0.4/624,000 TOP 5 EARLY PRIME WEEKDAY (6-8PM) 1. DDD Wed 6:30PM---0.4 rating/665,000 viewers 2. DDD Fri 7:30PM---0.5/654,000 3. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE Wed 7PM---0.4/650,000 4. GUY’S GROCERY GAMES Mon 7PM---0.4/623,000 5. DDD Wed 6PM---0.4/610,000 TOP 10 PRIMETIME WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (8-11PM) 1. CHOPPED (NEW) Tue 10PM---0.8 rating/1.163 million viewers 2. GUY’S GROCERY GAMES (NEW, SEASON PREMIERE) Sun 8PM---0.8/1.155 3. AMERICA’S BEST COOK (NEW) Sun 9PM---0.8/1.135 4. DDD (Rerun) Fri 10:30PM---0.7/1.078 5. CUTTHROAT KITCHEN (NEW) Sun 10PM---0.7/1.077 6. DDD (NEW) Fri 10PM---0.7/1.051 7. DDD (Rerun) Fri 9PM---0.6/990,000 8. DDD (Rerun) Fri 9:30PM---0.6/882,000 9. MYSTERY DINERS (NEW) Mon 10PM---0.5/879,000 10. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE 100TH EPISODE SPECIAL (NEW) Wed 10PM---0.6/856,000 SATURDAY MARATHON: GUY’S GROCERY GAMES (8-11PM)---0.5 rating/919,000 viewers TOP 5 LATE NIGHT WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (11PM-5AM) 1. CHOPPED Tue 11PM---0.7 rating/1.107 million viewers 2. DDD Fri 12:30AM---0.5/801,000 3. DDD Fri 1AM---0.5/737,000 5. DDD Wed-Fri 11:30M---0.5/730,000 5. KITCHEN CASINO (NEW) Sun 11PM---0.5/713,000 (-34% viewers from Cutthroat lead-in)

FOOD NETWORK DAYPART RATINGS---APR 28-MAY 4, 2014---Credit: SonOfTheBronx (TV ratings blogger/TVMediaInsights contributor) TOP 15 WEEKEND MORNING (7AM-12PM) 1. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sat 10AM---0.8 rating/1.069 million viewers 2. THE KITCHEN (NEW) Sat 11AM---0.7/931,000 3. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sat 9:30AM---0.7/921,000 4. FARMHOUSE RULES (NEW) Sat 10:30AM---0.6/855,000 5. GUY’S BIG BITE (NEW) Sun 11:30AM---0.5/706,000 6. SANDWICH KING (Rerun) Sun 11AM---0.5/692,000 7. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sun 9AM---0.5/687,000 8. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sun 9:30AM---0.5/611,000 9. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sat 9AM---0.5/594,000 10. GIADA AT HOME (NEW) Sun 10:30AM---0.4/563,000 11. SOUTHERN AT HEART (NEW) Sun 10AM---0.4/558,000 12. BEST THING I EVER ATE (Rerun) Sat 8:30AM---0.3/412,000 13. GUY’S BIG BITE (Rerun) Sat 7:30AM---0.3/400,000 14. RACHAEL RAY’S WEEK IN A DAY (NEW) Sun 8AM---0.3/397,000 15. BEST THING I EVER MADE (Rerun) Sat 8AM---0.3/393,000 TOP 5 WEEKDAY EARLY MORNING (9:30AM-12PM) 1. CUPCAKE WARS Tue-Fri 11AM---0.2/245,000 2. DOWN HOME W/THE NEELY’S Tue 10:30AM---0.2/236,000 3. UNWRAPPED Mon 11:30AM---0.2/221,000 4. GOOD EATS Mon 11AM---0.2/205,000 5. COOKING FOR REAL Tue 10AM---0.1/167,000 TOP 15 WEEKDAY DAYTIME (12-6PM) 1. FARMHOUSE RULES Mon 5:30PM---0.5 rating/652,000 viewers 2. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 5PM---0.4/568,000 3. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4:30PM---0.5/556,000 4. SOUTHERN AT HEART Wed 5:30PM---0.4/514,000 5. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN Tue/Thu 5:30PM---0.3/442,000 6. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4PM---0.3/438,000 7. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 12PM---0.3/375,000 8. GIADA AT HOME Mon-Thu 3:30PM---0.3/357,000 9. 30 MINUTE MEALS Mon-Wed 2:30PM---0.3/351,000 10. KELSEY’S ESSENTIALS Mon-Thu 3PM---0.3/346,000 11. SECRETS OF A RESTAURANT CHEF Mon-Thu 2PM---0.3/327,000 12. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Fri 12:30PM---0.3/319,000 13. TEN DOLLAR DINNERS Mon-Thu 1:30PM---0.2/277,000 14. SANDRA’S MONEY SAVING MEALS Mon/Tue 1PM---0.2/262,000 15. SEMI-HOMEMADE W/SANDRA LEE Wed/Thu 1PM---0.2/254,000 FRIDAY MARATHON: CUTTHROAT KITCHEN (2-6PM)---0.3 rating/395,000 viewers TOP 10 WEEKEND DAYTIME (12-8PM) 1. CHOPPED Sun 7PM---0.6 rating/862,000 viewers 2. DDD Sat 3PM---0.6/805,000 3. MYSTERY DINERS Sun 4PM---0.6/796,000 4. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE Sat 2PM---0.6/784,000 5. DDD Sat 3:30PM---0.6/771,000 6. DDD Sat 7PM---0.6/765,000 7. MYSTERY DINERS Sun 4:30PM---0.5/706,000 8. THE KITCHEN Sun 12PM---0.5/703,000 9. BOSS UNDER FIRE (PILOT) Sun 5PM---0.5/692,000 10. CUTTHROAT KITCHEN Sun 6PM---0.4/691,000 TOP 5 EARLY PRIME WEEKDAY (6-8PM) 1. DDD Mon 6:30PM---0.5 rating/762,000 viewers 2. DDD Fri 7:30PM---0.5/735,000 3. DDD Fri 6:30PM---0.5/733,000 4. CHOPPED Tue 7PM---0.5/712,000 5. DDD Fri 7PM---0.5/702,000 TOP 10 PRIME WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (8-11PM) 1. AMERICA’S BEST COOK (NEW) Sun 9PM---0.9 rating/1.366 million viewers 2. CHOPPED (NEW) Tue 10PM---0.9/1.356 3. CUTTHROAT KITCHEN (NEW) Sun 10PM---0.8/1.216 4. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE (NEW) Wed 10PM---0.7/1.074 5. DDD (NEW) Fri 10PM---0.7/1.032 6. CHOPPED (Rerun) Tue 9PM---0.7/1.013 7. MYSTERY DINERS (NEW) Mon 10PM---0.6/908,000 8. FOOD COURT WARS (NEW) Sun 8PM---0.6/899,000 9. DDD (Rerun) Fri 8PM---0.6/874,000 10. DDD (Rerun) Fri 8:30PM---0.6/864,000 PRIMETIME NOTES: -- REWRAPPED (Week 2) Mon 8PM---0.5 rating/713,000 viewers (average of 2 episodes) --KITCHEN CASINO (Week 5, last Mon. episode) Mon 9PM---0.4/627,000 (down 19% viewers from Rewrapped lead-in) SATURDAY MARATHON: CHOPPED (8-11PM)---0.6 rating/890,000 viewers TOP 5 LATE NIGHT WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (11PM-5AM) 1. CHOPPED Tue 11PM---0.6 rating/947,000 viewers 2. DDD Fri 12AM---0.7/940,000 3. DDD Mon, Thu/Fri 11:30PM---0.5/808,000 4. DDD Mon, Thu/Fri 11PM---0.5/778,000 5. DDD Fri 12:30AM---0.5/772,000 LATE NIGHT PILOT: BOSS UNDER FIRE Wed 11PM---0.5 rating/623,000 viewers (-42% viewers, -29% rating from Restaurant Impossible lead-in)

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS BY DAYPART---APRIL 21-27, 2014 Credit: SonOfTheBronx (TV ratings blogger/TVMediaInsights contributor) TOP 15 WEEKEND MORNING (7AM-12PM) 1. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sat 10AM---0.9 rating/1.279 million viewers 2. FARMHOUSE RULES (NEW) Sat 10:30AM---0.8/1.188 3. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sat 9:30AM---0.8/1.108 4. THE KITCHEN (NEW) Sat 11AM---0.8/1.096 5. GUY’S BIG BITE (NEW) Sun 11:30AM---0.7/947,000 6. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sat 9AM---0.7/796,000 7. SANDWICH KING (Rerun) Sun 11AM---0.5/767,000 8. GIADA AT HOME (Rerun) Sun 10:30AM---0.5/748,000 9. SOUTHERN AT HEART (NEW) Sun 10AM---0.5/714,000 10. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Rerun) Sun 9:30AM---0.5/686,000 11. BEST THING I EVER ATE (Rerun) Sat 8:30AM---0.6/681,000 12. PIONEER WOMAN (Rerun) Sun 9AM---0.5/651,000 13. BEST THING I EVER MADE (Rerun) Sat 8AM---0.4/427,000 14. RACHAEL RAY’S WEEK IN A DAY (NEW) Sun 8AM---0.3/366,000 15. GUY’S BIG BITE (Rerun) Sat 7:30AM---0.3/313,000 TOP 10 WEEKDAY EARLY MORNING (9:30AM-12PM) 1. UNWRAPPED Mon 11:30AM---0.2/303,000 2. DOWN HOME W/THE NEELY’S Tue 10AM---0.1/206,000 3. GOOD EATS Mon 11AM---0.1/196,000 4. CUPCAKE WARS Tue-Fri 11AM---0.2/194,000 5. HUNGRY GIRL Wed 10:30AM---0.2/193,000 6. FIVE INGREDIENT FIX Wed 10AM---0.1/176,000 7. COOKING FOR REAL Tue 10AM---0.1/160,000 8. GRILL IT W/BOBBY FLAY Tue 9:30AM---0.1/132,000 9. THE KITCHEN Fri 10AM---0.1/126,000 10. THROWDOWN W/BOBBY FLAY Wed 9:30AM---0.1/126,000 TOP 15 WEEKDAY DAYTIME (12-6PM) 1. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 5PM---0.5 rating/687,000 viewers 2. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4:30PM---0.5/608,000 3. TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN Tue/Thu 5:30PM---0.5/594,000 4. SOUTHERN AT HEART Wed 5:30PM---0.4/573,000 5. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Thu 4PM---0.4/528,000 6. FARMHOUSE RULES Mon 5:30PM---0.4/517,000 7. PIONEER WOMAN Mon-Thu 12PM---0.3/375,000 8. GIADA AT HOME Mon-Thu 3:30PM---0.3/364,000 9. SANDRA’S MONEY SAVING MEALS Mon/Tue 1PM---0.3/341,000 10. BAREFOOT CONTESSA Mon-Fri 12:30PM---0.2/337,000 11. SECRETS OF A RESTAURANT CHEF Mon-Thu 2PM---0.3/323,000 12. TEN DOLLAR DINNERS Mon-Thu 1:30PM---0.2/314,000 13. SEMI-HOMEMADE W/SANDRA LEE Wed/Thu 1PM---0.2/305,000 14. 30 MINUTE MEALS Mon-Thu 2:30PM---0.2/305,000 15. KELSEY’S ESSENTIALS Mon-Thu 3PM---0.2/284,000 FRIDAY MARATHON: UNWRAPPED (2-6PM)---0.1 rating/205,000 viewers TOP 5 WEEKEND DAYTIME (12-8PM) 1. DDD Sat 3:30PM 0.7 rating/1.020 million viewers 2. CHOPPED Sun 7PM---0.6/899,000 3. DDD Sun 5:30PM---0.6/894,000 4. DDD Sat 3PM---0.6/866,000 5. MYSTERY DINERS Sun 4PM---0.6/846,000 TOP 5 EARLY PRIME WEEKDAY (6-8PM) 1. CHOPPED Thu 7PM---0.5 rating/738,000 viewers 2. CHOPPED Tue 7PM---0.5/689,000 3. DDD Wed 6:30PM---0.5/686,000 4. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE Wed 7PM---0.4/656,000 5. CHOPPED Tue 6PM---0.4/608,000 TOP 10 PRIME WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (8-11PM) 1. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE (NEW) Wed 10PM---0.8 rating/1.240 million viewers 2. CUTTHROAT KITCHEN (NEW) Sun 10PM---0.8/1.214 3. AMERICA’S BEST COOK (NEW) Sun 9PM---0.8/1.201 4. CHOPPED (NEW) Tue 10PM---0.8/1.176 5. MYSTERY DINERS (NEW) Mon 10PM---0.6/979,000 6. CHOPPED (Rerun) Tue 9PM---0.6/951,000 7. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE (Rerun) Wed 9PM---0.5/824,000 8. AMERICA’S BEST COOK (Rerun) Thu 8PM---0.6/793,000 9. MYSTERY DINERS (Rerun) Mon 10:30PM---0.5/779,000 10. SAVE MY BAKERY (NEW) Wed 8PM---0.5/775,000 PRIMETIME PREMIERE: REWRAPPED Mon 8PM---0.5 rating/707,000 viewers (average of 2 new episodes) PRIMETIME NOTES: --KITCHEN CASINO WEEK 3 Mon 9PM---0.4/542,000 (-36% viewers from premiere; show was cancelled, moved to Sun 11P. Cutthroat reruns will air Mon@9PM) --Friday DDD’s, always w/big ratings, didn’t appear until #66 (664,000 viewers), with the 10PM new episode at #100 w/498,000 viewers SATURDAY MARATHON: CUTTHROAT KITCHEN (8-11PM)---0.5 rating/801,000 viewers TOP 5 LATE NIGHT WEEKEND/WEEKDAY (11PM-5AM) 1. CHOPPED Tue 11PM---0.6 rating/931,000 viewers 2. RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE Sat 11PM---0.5/806,000 3. KITCHEN CASINO Sun 11PM---0.5/684,000 (-44% in viewers from its new episode Cutthroat lead-in) 4. CHOPPED Tue 12AM---0.5/681,000 5. DDD Wed-Fri 11:30PM---0.4/678,000