Food Network and Cooking Channel: One is about food

[letusprocrastinate]

On 4/17/2020 at 7:24 PM, ny1221 said:

'GGG: Behind the Games' didn't premiere to 'Tournament of Champions' numbers but, its 2nd episode was up 9% and Guy's shows, while don't get 1M+ viewers every week, get nice and consistent viewers/demos: that's why he's on FN more than 60 hours a week.

Blocks of episodes of GGG will be aired every day this week (April 19-25), in addition to the usual Friday/Saturday marathons of DDD.

[bad things are bad]

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Blocks of episodes of GGG will be aired every day this week (April 19-25), in addition to the usual Friday/Saturday marathons of DDD.

This is the darkest timeline. That is a LOT of Guy

 

[ny1221]

Ratings for the finale of the first spring 'Great Food Truck Race' at 967,000 viewers/0.26 demo gave it a 966,000/0.25 average for the 6 episode season, way up from the 701,000/0.21 avg. of the 'Great Food Truck Race: Holiday' but 7% down in viewers and 17% in demo from the last season that aired on Thursday nights (1.05M/0.30 in summer 2018). Given the results, people aren't willing to watch 3 seasons of 'GFTR' a year, especially during the holiday season.

In ratings results for this past week...for the first time in 16 weeks, when ‘Holiday Baking Championship’ topped the weekly ratings, a prime time show was the most watched original program. Since the middle of its current run, ‘Buddy vs Duff,’ which started with severe year-to-year audience/demo declines, has been picking up steam and this past week, it got the numbers it reached on its first season.

‘The Kitchen’, which was the top show for 14 out of the past 15 weeks, wasn’t only beaten by ‘Buddy vs Duff’ but also barely by ‘Pioneer Woman’. It will be interesting to watch the ratings for this week, with the first of the ‘DDD: Takeout’ shows, new episodes of ‘Pioneer Woman: Staying Home’ and ‘The Kitchen: Quarantine Edition’, plus the next to last ‘Buddy vs Duff’ of the season.

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (April 13-19, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timelsot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---BUDDY VS DUFF---Sun 9:00PM---1,588,000 (0.44)
2---PIONEER WOMAN---Sat 10:00AM---1,413,000 (0.28)
3---THE KITCHEN---Sat 11:00AM---1,411,000 (0.26)
4---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,240,000 (0.24)
5---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Mon 9:00PM---1,197,000 (0.26)
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Fri 9:00PM---1,137,000 (0.34)
7---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sun 11:00AM---1,134,000 (0.25)
8---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sun 10:00PM---1,110,000 (0.30)
9---THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE---Thu 9:00PM---1,058,000 (0.29)
10--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---Tue 9:00PM---969,000 (0.26)
11--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---966,000 (0.27)
12--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: CLEARANCE WARS--Wed 9:00PM--908,000 (0.31)
13--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND T. GAMES--Wed 10:00PM--863,000 (0.30)
14--GIADA ENTERTAINS (Season Finale)---Sun 12:30PM---786,000 (0.15)
15--CHOPPED SWEETS---Mon 10:00PM---635,000 (0.16)

Edited April 24, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

The newest installment of ‘The Kitchen: Quarantine Edition’ beat the next to last episode of ‘Buddy vs Duff’ by a small margin. The second episode of ‘Pioneer Woman: Staying Home’ helped daytime to take 3 out of the top 5 most watched shows for the week. Given the fact that it was endlessly promoted among all Discovery networks, the first of three ‘DDD: Take-Out’ episodes, had great but not spectacular ratings Friday night, as also some regular ‘DDD’ reruns got better ratings Sunday afternoon.

As last night's next to last episode of 'Spring Baking Championship' had 1.43 million viewers/0.25 demo, it's expected that this Sunday's 'Buddy vs Duff' finale will get big numbers, against more quarantine 'The Kitchen' & 'Pioneer Woman' shows.

In finale news, the first season of 'Chopped: Sweets' ended last Monday night: its 12 episode season average of 745,000 viewers/0.19 demo makes it, so far, the third lo last least watched new show of the year, on top of the 'Food Network Challenge' revival and 'Vegas Chef Prizefight'.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (April 20-26, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timelsot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: QUARANTINE EDITION---Sat 11:00AM---1,595,000 (0.34)
2---BUDDY VS DUFF---Sun 9:00PM---1,551,000 (0.41)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: STAYING HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,374,000 (0.30)
4---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Mon 9:00PM---1,324,000 (0.31)
5---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,265,000 (0.24)
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT (Premiere)-Fri 9PM-1,129,000 (0.29)
7---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sun 11:00AM---1,119,000 (0.22)
8---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sun 10:00PM---1,052,000 (0.28)
9---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: EGGS-TREME GAMES--Wed 9PM--1,020,000 (0.33)
10--THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE (Finale)---Thu 9:00PM---967,000 (0.26)
11--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---Tue 9:00PM---925,000 (0.26)
12--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---900,000 (0.26)
13--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES--Wed 10PM--887,000 (0.30)
14--CHOPPED SWEETS (Finale)---Mon 10:00PM---782,000 (0.21)

Edited April 29, 2020 by ny1221

[Maverick]

"Amy Schumer Learns to Cook"   Seriously?   Just when you think FN can't sink any lower.  

[skipnjump]

On 3/20/2020 at 4:42 AM, RealityCheck said:

Four-Episode Series BAKE-AWAY CAMP, With Martha Stewart, Premieres Monday, May 4th at 9pm
 

 

Now that I'm seeing ads for this show every commercial break now. All I can say is no.  It's Food Network's cheap way of doing The British Bakeoff of having the cooks cook outside, but they are too cheap to give them an enclosed tent.  Then we get Martha in her Grand Lady of the Manor role showing off how rich she is.  Mary Berry she's not.  I'll just watch British Bakeoff on Netflix

[Automne]

So is FN just pretending they can’t find actual chefs who are charismatic and would like to have a cooking show? They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this Amy Schumer Learns To Cook show

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, Automne said:

So is FN just pretending they can’t find actual chefs who are charismatic and would like to have a cooking show? They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this Amy Schumer Learns To Cook show

Well, her husband is a chef. I guess when you're married to a chef, you don't need to know how to cook.

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Chris Fischer is an American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He is married to stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer.

 

[ny1221]

Monday 5/4's season 6’s finale of ‘Spring Baking Championship’ at 1.31 million viewers/0.29 demo was only 4 percent down in viewers and 6% demo from season 5’s (1.37M/0.31 on 5/6/2019). On average, S6 (1.29M/0.28) was even with viewers and 17% down in demo from last year's (1.28M/0.34).

‘Buddy vs Duff’s season 2 finale was down 20% in viewers and a big 28% in demo from S1 (1.86M/0.53 on 4/15/2019). After a weak start, losing a quarter of its audience and a third of its demo, by midseason, the gentler, kinder series picked up steam, ending with 1.33M/0.36, losing 15% in viewers and 20% demo from 2019 (1.57M, 0.45). Audience grew season to season (9.43 to 10.66M), but it was because S2 had 8 episodes, compared to S1’s 6 so, the additional couple episodes only brought about 600,000 viewers per episode, not that good.

Robert Irvine’s ‘Restaurant Impossible’ quarantine special and his ‘Follow that Food’ like pilot called ‘Kitchen Expedition’ bombed Thursday night. We’ll see how a new special, featuring him and his wife watching the very first episode of ‘Restaurant Impossible’ does this Thursday. Also, premiering this weekend is the new season of ‘Worst Cooks: Celebrity’, followed the next day by Martha Stewart’s ‘Bakeaway Camp’ and an edgier version of ‘How to Boil Water’ titled ‘Amy Schumer Learns to Cook’, featuring the raunchy comedienne and her chef husband.

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (April 27-May 3, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---BUDDY VS DUFF (Season Finale)---Sun 9:00PM---1,484,000 (0.38)
2---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Mon 9:00PM---1,426,000 (0.25)
3---THE KITCHEN: QUARANTINE EDITION---Sat 11:00AM---1,353,000 (0.22)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: STAYING HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,181,000 (0.22)
5---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,171,000 (0.20)
6---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sun 11:00AM---1,048,000 (0.18)
7---SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---1,035,000 (0.30)
8---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,033,000 (0.31)
9---BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Special Time)---Sun 10:30PM---962,000 (0.25)
10--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---Tue 9:00PM---948,000 (0.27)
11--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND GAMES--Wed 10:00PM--941,000 (0.28)
12--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: DDD-LICIOUS BURGERS-Wed 9PM-876,000 (0.30)
13--REST. IMPOSSIBLE: QUARANTINE CHECK-IN (Spec.)-Thu 9PM-663,000 (0.15)
14--KITCHEN EXPEDITION (Pilot)---Thu 10:00PM---620,000 (0.14)

Edited May 6, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

Coming off from its lowest rated season ever, 'Worst Cooks' (without Alton Brown) returned Sunday night to its reliable ratings strength, off just a percent in viewers and 5% in demo from last celebrity season's premiere (1,370,000/0.37 on 4/22/2019). Regardless, as it happened in January, 'Worst Cooks' lost to 'The Kitchen' for top show of the week.

Last night's (Mon. 5/11) two new shows had very disappointing premiere results: 'Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart' didn't have baking championship numbers whatsoever with just 783,000 viewers and 0.16 demo. An hour later, 'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook',with 681,000 viewers and 0.21 demo, had the second worst premiere rating of the year, after 'Vegas Chef Prizefight'. The show, which outraged FN viewers on its social media platforms ahead of the premiere, did very well with young adult women and teenage girls, reaching #13 out of the top 50 cable originals for the day. It didn't do well with men, adults 25-54 and people over 50.

This week, the season premiere of the even more emotional 'Restaurant Impossible' and 'Opening Night'. As it happened last week, Robert Irvine's special 1st episode 'RI' rewatch with his wife and another installment of his pilot 'Kitchen Expedition', tanked in the ratings. As for 'Opening Night', FN isn't promoting it at all for a reason: its 2 pilot episodes were last year's lowest rated, which only wonders why the network ordered it to series.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (May 4-10, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: QUARANTINE EDITION---Sat 11:00AM---1,402,000 (0.23)
2---WORST COOKS: CELEBRITY (Season Premiere)--Sun 9:00PM--1,356,000 (0.35)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: STAYING HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,321,000 (0.28)
4---SPRING BAKING CHAMP. (Season Finale)---Mon 9:00PM---1,314,000 (0.29)
5---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,277,000 (0.23)
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,160,000 (0.31)
7---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sun 11:00AM---962,000 (0.19)
8---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING (Season Premiere)--Sun 11:30AM--960,000 (0.17)
9---GUY’S GROC. GAMES: MOTHER OF ALL SHOWS--Wed 9:00PM--890,000 (0.28)
10--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---Tue 9:00PM---853,000 (0.25)
11--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---809,000 (0.26)
12--GUY’S GROC. GAMES: BEHIND GAMES (Finale)--Wed 10PM--785,000 (0.25)
13--REST. IMPOSSIBLE: 1ST EP. REWATCH (Special)--Thur 9:00PM--645,000 (0.13)
14--KITCHEN EXPEDITION (Pilot)---Thur 10:00PM---599,000 (0.13)

Edited May 14, 2020 by ny1221

[bad things are bad]

kind of a shame the Shumer show was so poorly rated. Not that I'm a big fan, but that FN will just double down on doing the same old. At least it's a different concept. 

[Darian]

On 5/14/2020 at 1:21 PM, bad things are bad said:

kind of a shame the Shumer show was so poorly rated. Not that I'm a big fan, but that FN will just double down on doing the same old. At least it's a different concept. 

Yeah, every time I see the commercial for that show I think it could work with the right people. That ad ensures I will not watch a single second of that show. 

[ny1221]

'Restaurant Impossible's premiere was pretty stable season to season: just 4% down in viewers and demo from the previous one (1.11M/0.25 on 12/26/2019).

Primetime's 'Worst Cooks: Celebrity' was the most watched show for the week, as daytime's numbers were down across the board from previous weeks, as people started to end their quarantines and some outside activities have been relaxed. Let's see if this trend continues or if it was a one week occurrence.

As expected, 'Opening Night' didn't do well, just as its two pilot episodes last year, and now is FN's lowest rated new show premiere for the year, bumping 'Vegas Chef Prizefight' and 'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook'.

Speaking of Schumer...week 2's ratings for her show and 'Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart' were up: 9 percent in viewers and 25% demo for Martha and 13% in viewers and 9% demo for Schumer, whose show once again was mostly powered by young female viewers. Two episodes in, with 726,000 viewers/0.22 average, Schumer is close to match in viewership what 'Chopped Sweets' did at this point in the timeslot (752,000/0.20) and has surpassed it in demo. While not having great numbers, it's doing better than other recent timeslot occupants like 'Family Restaurant Rivals' and 'Cupcake Championship', but trailing others like 'Duff Takes the Cake', 'Winner Cake All' and, of course, 'Christmas Cookie Challenge'.

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (May 11-17, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---Sun 9:00PM---1,222,000 (0.33)
2---PIONEER WOMAN: STAYING HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,219,000 (0.24)
3---THE KITCHEN: QUARANTINE EDITION---Sat 11:00AM---1,168,000 (0.25)
4---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,096,000 (0.27)
5---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,071,000 (0.21)
6---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE (Season Premiere)--Thu 9:00PM--1,070,000 (0.24)
7---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---991,000 (0.19)
8---BAREFOOT CONTESSA (S. Premiere/Nw Day-Time)-Sat 12:30P-936,000 (0.17)
9---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sun 11:00AM---935,000 (0.20)
10--GUY’S GROC. GAMES: DESSERT GAMES---Wed 9:00PM---926,000 (0.29)
11--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE (Finale)---Tue 9:00PM---893,000 (0.25)
12--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---793,000 (0.21)
13--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/M. STEWART (Ser. Premiere)--Mon 9PM--783,000 (0.16)
14--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK (S. Premiere)--Mon 10PM--681,000 (0.21)
15--OPENING NIGHT (Series Premiere)---Thu 10:00PM---533,000 (0.13)

Edited May 19, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (May 18-24, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---Sun 9:00PM---1,181,000 (0.30)
2---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,135,000 (0.23)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sat 11:00AM---1,124,000 (0.20) *
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,086,000 (0.30)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: STAYING HOME---Sat 10:00AM---978,000 (0.15)
5---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thu 9:00PM---966,000 (0.22)
6---BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Sat 12:30PM---943,000 (0.18)
7---SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---922,000 (0.27)
8---GUY’S GROC. GAMES: SALUTE TO TROOPS--Wed 9:00PM--916,000 (0.26)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sun 11:00AM---912,000 (0.20) *
9---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---860,000 (0.17)
10--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---Mon 9:00PM---852,000 (0.20)
11--CHOPPED---Tue 9:00PM---850,000 (0.21)
12--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sun 10:00PM---789,000 (0.19)
13--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---Mon 10:00PM---770,000 (0.23)

* The network started airing repackaged themed episodes of 'The Kitchen' and 'Girl Meets Farm', labeling them as originals. In the case of 'The Kitchen', these episodes will continue airing during June and beyond, if production doesn't resume by the next couple of weeks. Although these shows numbers will be included in the ranking, they won't be numbered as part of the weekly ranking nor counted on the final tallies for the quarter.

[meep.meep]

I recorded and watched Questlove's Potluck.  It was OK - a bunch of different celebrities making a dish at home.  I learned that Zoey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott are apparently an item.  Who knew?

[ny1221]

'Restaurant Impossible' was the most watched show this past week. So far, its been one of the most stable shows on FN, having dropped only 5% in viewers and its even in demo from its most recent aired season.

'Questlove's Potluck' tanked, with less than 500,000 viewers and a pretty low 0.13 demo. So far, it stands as FN's least watched special of the year.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (May 25-31, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thu 9:00PM---1,165,000 (0.24)
2---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---Sun 9:00PM---1,144,000 (0.27)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,144,000 (0.25)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,082,000 (0.19)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sat 11:00AM---1,065,000 (0.21)
5---GUY’S GROC. GAMES: CHOOSE YOUR BUDGET--Wed 9PM--1,040,000 (0.29)
6---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---1,039,000 (0.19)
7---BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Sat 12:30PM---920,000 (0.16)
8---SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---914,000 (0.26)
9---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---881,000 (0.19)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sun 11:00AM---870,000 (0.19)
10--CHOPPED---Tue 9:00PM---857,000 (0.24)
11--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---Mon 9:00PM---793,000 (0.18)
12--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sun 10:00PM---706,000 (0.16)
13--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---Mon 10:00PM---602,000 (0.20)
14--QUESTLOVE’S POTLUCK (Special)---Thu 10:00PM---478,000 (0.13)

* The Kitchen and Girl Meets Farm are being reported as originals, but they're been repackaged themed episodes; its numbers will be listed but not counted in the ranking.

Edited June 6, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

Coming after a highly rated ‘Restaurant Impossible’ ep., new docuseries ‘Summer Rush’ premiered to a paltry 535,000 viewers/0.16 demo, the second lowest rated new show opener of the year so far, surpassing fellow time slot occupant ‘Opening Night’ (which lasted one episode) by 2,000 viewers. Although its commendable that FN airs other type of programming so they can’t rely so heavily on Guy Fieri’s shows, their track record on docuseries/reality shows is poor: only ‘Ace of Cakes’, ‘Private Chefs of Beverly Hills’, ‘Mystery Diners’ and ‘Restaurant Stakeout’ come to mind as successes, while they've had a lot of failures over the years like: ‘Meat Men’, ‘Bama Glama’, ‘Bubba Q’, ‘Tough Cookies’, ‘Three Chocolatiers’, ‘Have Cake, Will Travel’, ‘Big Momma’s Kitchen’, ‘Family Style’, ‘Ice Brigade’, ‘The Chef Jeff Project’, ‘Texas Cake House’ and many more.

'Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart' ended its 4 episode season with an average 813,000 viewers/0.18 demo. Not a flop, but not impressive either, considering Stewart's name and if the network's intentions were to create a 'baking championship' franchise.

'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook' has to be one of the FN's biggest disappointments, averaging 662,000 viewers, heavily promoted among all Discovery networks with a well-known celebrity starring. Having said that, it wasn't much of a failure in terms of demo (powered mostly by young female viewers), currently standing at #7 among the 15 new shows that have premiered so far this year. In terms of viewers, it stands as the 3rd worst.

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (June 1-7, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---1,195,000 (0.31)
2---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---Sun 9:00PM---1,177,000 (0.30)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,132,000 (0.24)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sat 11:00AM---1,117,000 (0.24)
4---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thu 9:00PM---1,095,000 (0.28)
5---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---Sat 12:00PM---985,000 (0.20)
6---GUY’S GROC GAMES: SINGLE AISLE GAMES--Wed 9:00PM--937,000 (0.29)
7---BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Sat 12:30PM---917,000 (0.18)
8---SYMON’S DINNERS (Series Premiere)---Sun 12:30PM---907,000 (0.21)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sun 11:00AM---902,000 (0.20)
9---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---890,000 (0.20)
10--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART (Finale)--Mon 9PM--825,000 (0.19)
11--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sun 10:00PM---823,000 (0.22)
12--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---685,000 (0.21)
13--CHOPPED---Tue 9:00PM---672,000 (0.19)
14--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK (Finale)---Mon 10:00PM---593,000 (0.18)
15--SUMMER RUSH (Series Premiere)---Thu 10:00PM---535,000 (0.16)

* The Kitchen and Girl Meets Farm are being reported as originals, but they're been repackaged themed episodes; its numbers will be listed but not counted in the ranking.

Edited June 14, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

As 'Worst Cooks' is about to start its 20th season, celebrity season #19's finale last Sunday was down 12 percent in viewers and 18% demo from last year's (1.29M/0.33 on June 2nd, 2019). Overall, 2020's 'Worst Cooks: Celebrity' was down only 1% percent in viewers and 10% demo from 2019.

Last year, in the 'Buddy vs Duff' battle of single shows, Duff's 'Duff Takes the Cake' won overwhelmingly over Buddy's 'Bake You Rich'. This year, it was a different story as 'Duff Takes the Cake' premiered to disappointing numbers, down 37% in viewers and 28% demo from last season (910,000/0.25 on April 16th, 2019), while Buddy's 'Big Time Bake's premiere numbers were higher than Duff's, while not near the ratings from 'Bake You Rich's premiere (878,000/0.28 on April 15th, 2019), even with tons of promotion on most Discovery networks.

Speaking of the Discovery networks, Oprah Winfrey's 'Where Do We Go From Here?' pair of specials, had dismal numbers over most of the company's group of networks and most likely and if nothing changes, would end as Food Network's lowest rated specials for the year.

While continuing to be heavily promoted on other Discovery networks, 'Summer Rush' continues to flounder, losing more than half of 'Restaurant Impossible's audience.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (June 8-14, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY (Season Finale)---Sun 9:00PM---1,133,000 (0.27)
2---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thu 9:00PM---1,081,000 (0.23)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Sat 10:00AM---987,000 (0.18)
4---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Fri 9:00PM---942,000 (0.23)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sat 11:00AM---938,000 (0.16)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sun 11:00AM---824,000 (0.16)
5---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---780,000 (0.15)
6---BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Sat 12:30PM---779,000 (0.13)
7---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sun 12:30PM---753,000 (0.14)
8---BIG TIME BAKE (Series Premiere)---Mon 9:00PM---752,000 (0.20)
9---BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Special Time)---Sun 10:30PM---704,000 (0.20)
10--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE (Season Premiere)---Mon 10:00PM---574,000 (0.18)
11--SUMMER RUSH---Thur 10:00PM---513,000 (0.14)
12--WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (Special)---Tue 9:00PM---289,000 (0.10)
13--WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 2 (Special)--Wed 9:00PM--242,000 (0.08)

* The Kitchen and Girl Meets Farm are being reported as originals, but they've been repackaged themed episodes; their numbers will be listed but not counted in the ranking.

Edited June 21, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

Last Sunday’s premiere of ‘Worst Cooks in America’ with Alex Guarnaschelli as co-host/mentor broke some records, none of them good: it was the lowest rated non-celebrity season premiere ever (even lower than Alton Brown’s), the lowest rated premiere ever in demo and the lowest rated premiere on the show's current Sunday night timeslot. It’s also the second lowest rated premiere ever, being the lowest celebrity Season 11 with Rachael Ray co-hosting (1.13M/0.39 on Wednesday, August 23, 2017). As always, the premiere doesn’t represent a general trend for the entire season, especially now with news programming getting big audience chunks out of some cable channels, so we’ll see how the show performs in the coming weeks.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (June 15-21, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA (Season Premiere)--Sun 9PM--1,165,000 (0.32)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sat 11:00AM---1,088,000 (0.21)
2---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thu 9:00PM---1,085,000 (0.19)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Sat 10:00AM---1,057,000 (0.20)
4---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sun 12:30PM---951,000 (0.19)
5---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sun 11:30AM---900,000 (0.14)
6---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN (Season Finale)--Sat 12:00PM--898,000 (0.18)
7---CHOPPED---Tue 9:00PM---875,000 (0.25)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sun 11:00AM---869,000 (0.14)
8---GUY’S GROC. GAMES: LIKE FATHER, LIKE CHEF--Wed 9:00PM--861,000 (0.24)
9---BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Sat 12:30PM---824,000 (0.17)
10--BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Special Time)---Sun 10:30PM---791,000 (0.21)
11--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---Tue 10:00PM---758,000 (0.22)
12--BIG TIME BAKE---Mon 9:00PM---704,000 (0.16)
13--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---Mon 10:00PM---636,000 (0.14)
14--SUMMER RUSH---Thu 10:00PM---511,000 (0.10)

* 'The Kitchen' and 'Girl Meets Farm' are being reported as originals, but they're been repackaged themed episodes; its numbers will be listed but not counted in the ranking. 'The Kitchen' returns with original self-recorded shows titled 'The Kitchen: Family Style' on June 27th.

Edited June 27, 2020 by ny1221

[HyeChaps]

LOVE Symon's Dinners.  He is a very good teacher.

[rcc]

On 6/27/2020 at 9:10 AM, HyeChaps said:

LOVE Symon's Dinners.  He is a very good teacher.

So do I. Watched it for the first time today.

[ny1221]

Although it was the most watched original this past week, episode 2 of 'Worst Cooks' season 20 with co-host Alex Guarnaschelli, is behind 5 percent in viewers and 12% in demo from Alton Brown's season at this point. Alton's season was 'Worst Cooks' lowest rated ever. We'll see how the current season continues to evolve.

‘Duff Takes the Cake’ and ‘Summer Rush’ ended, with FN airing the 3 remaining episodes of ‘Duff Takes the Cake’ straight through with not very good ratings, as well as ‘Summer Rush’. It’s surprising how FOOD didn’t promote ‘Duff Takes the Cake’, given that it was one of their brightest shows last year; now, it's the lowest rated show of the year in demo and the one with the biggest ratings losses. Even more amazing: they kept ‘Summer Rush’ the entire four weeks in the same timeslot, with Discovery giving it heavy promotion on all its networks, knowing that the show was a flop since its premiere.

In daytime, the premiere of Bobby Flay's produced pilot 'Grill Power' lost 15 percent of 'Pioneer Woman's viewers, contributing to the return of 'The Kitchen' not getting better numbers than usual.

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (June 22-28, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---Sunday 9:00PM---1,104,000 (0.26)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,024,000 (0.19)
3---GUY’S GROC. GAMES: SWEET/SAVORY TEAMS--Wednesday 9:00PM--1,022,000 (0.32)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,015,000 (0.18)
5---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---952,000 (0.26)
6---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---Sunday 11:30AM---932,000 (0.20)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:00AM---912,000 (0.22)
7---GRILL POWER (Pilot)---Saturday 10:30AM---874,000 (0.17)
8---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---870,000 (0.27)
9---GIADA AT HOME (Season Premiere)---Saturday 12:00PM---865,000 (0.17)
10--DELICIOUS MS BROWN: COOKING WITH ‘MA (Special)--Sunday 12:00PM--832,000 (0.18)
11--SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---819,000 (0.15)
12--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---Thursday 9:00PM---798,000 (0.16)
13--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---Saturday 12:30PM---779,000 (0.13)
14--BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Special Time)---Sunday 10:30PM---751,000 (0.21)
SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT: WHAT WOULD ALEX MAKE?--Tuesday 10PM--718,000 (0.21)
15--BIG TIME BAKE---Monday 9:00PM---718,000 (0.17)
16--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---Monday 10:00PM---603,000 (0.14)
17--SUMMER RUSH (Finale)---Thursday 10:00PM---492,000 (0.12)
18--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE 2---Monday 10:30PM---451,000 (0.09)
19--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE 3 (Finale)---Monday 11:00PM---363,000 (0.09)

* Girl Meets Farm is being reported as original, but its a repackaged theme episode, while 'Supermarket Stakeout' while airing some original portions based on a rerun; their numbers will be listed but not counted in the ranking.

Edited July 2, 2020 by ny1221

[RealityCheck]

SELF-SHOT SYMON’S DINNERS COOKING OUT Episodes Begin Sunday, July 19th at 12:30PM ET/PT

Quote

Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out features Michael Symon showcasing some of his favorite outdoor meals and cooking techniques, while inviting viewers to cook along as he demonstrates how simple and fun it is to make amazing dishes at home in the backyard. From traditionally grilled foods to unconventional entrées, Michael's passion for cooking is ever on display as is his desire to help those at home serve up home-cooked dishes for themselves and their families.

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by RealityCheck

[Ohmo]

I watched Summer Rush in a binge.  From the numbers given above, it doesn't look like there will be a Season 2.  There's a whole lot of drama in the Foy family that has zero to do with food or restaurants.  It would have been interesting to see how they handled Covid-19.

[ny1221]

2Q ratings are in and although the 3 most watched shows were daytime's, by a small margin, prime time won on average total viewers, compared to 2019's 2Q. Daytime originals were watched by 65M viewers (among 8 shows), compared to prime time's 107M (among 21 shows). Out of those 107M, more than half are divided among 'Worst Cooks', 'Chopped', 'Beat Bobby Flay' and Guy Fieri, single handily responsible for 28M or 26 percent of prime time viewers. Guy was one of the quarter's big winners: highest demo rated shows with the most growth from 2019, plus the top new show ('DDD: Take-Out'). In daytime, 3 shows get more than 60% of viewers: 'Pioneer Woman', Trisha and 'The Kitchen', which was down in number of viewers due to lots of repackaged shows.

With lots of prime time/daytime viewers at the hands of a few shows, it meant that many shows were flops or under performed. The top non-franchise new show was 'Symon's Dinners', while 'Chopped: Sweets', 'Bakeaway Camp' and 'Big Time Bake' have been ratings disappointments; 'Duff Takes the Cake', one of last year's 2Q top new shows, had this year's biggest ratings drops. Others, like 'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook', 'Opening Night', 'Summer Rush' and 'Vegas Chef Prizefight' were duds.

This quarter, only one show surpassed the 2M viewer mark, something that hadn't happened on FN since 2016: the 'In the Kitchen with Joanna Gaines' special so far, its the network's highest rated show of the year. Other celebrity driven specials featuring Questlove and Oprah Winfrey flopped.

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FOOD NETWORK 2Q 2020 MOST WATCHED SHOWS (April 1-June 30, 2020)
(Original episodes; 2 ep. minimum during quarter – In Millions of Viewers)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---PIONEER WOMAN---15.24
2---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---12.84
3---THE KITCHEN---11.02
4---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---10.23
5---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---9.59
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---8.79
7---SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---8.65
8---GIRL MEETS FARM---7.38
9---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---7.33
10--WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---7.21
11--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---7.19
12--BUDDY VS DUFF---7.14
13--SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---6.63
14--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---6.10
15--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE----5.73
16--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---4.27
17--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---4.19
18--CHOPPED---4.12
19--THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE SPRING---3.92
20--SYMON’S DINNERS---3.43
21--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---3.25
22--BIG TIME BAKE---2.87
23--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---2.66
24--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---2.65
25--CHOPPED SWEETS---2.32
26--WORST COOKS IN AMERICA SUMMER---2.27
27--SUMMER RUSH---2.05
28--GIADA ENTERTAINS---1.72
29--VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT---1.36

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FOOD NETWORK 2Q 2020 AVERAGE TOTAL VIEWERS (April 1-June 30, 2020)  
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---BUDDY VS DUFF---1,429,000 
2---THE KITCHEN---1,378,000 
3---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---1,327,000 
4---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---1,202,000 
5---PIONEER WOMAN---1,172,000 
6---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---1,168,000
7---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA SUMMER---1,135,000 
8---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---1,098,000 
9---GIRL MEETS FARM---1,055,000 
10--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---1,047,000 
11--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---1,046,000 
12--THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE SPRING---979,000 
13--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---956,000 
14--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---930,000 
15--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---899,000 
16--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---872,000 
17--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---871,000 
18--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---865,000 
19--SYMON’S DINNERS---858,000 
20--GIADA ENTERTAINS---858,000 
21--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---854,000 
22--CHOPPED---825,000 
23--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---813,000 
24--CHOPPED SWEETS---775,000 
25--BIG TIME BAKE---717,000 
26--VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT---680,000 
27--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---662,000 
28--OPENING NIGHT---533,000 
29--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---531,000 
30--SUMMER RUSH---513,000 
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FOOD NETWORK 2Q 2020 AVG. RATNG DEMO 18-49 (April 1-June 30, 2020)  
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---BUDDY VS DUFF---0.38 
2---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---0.30 
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---0.29 
4---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA SUMMER---0.29 
5---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---0.29 
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---0.28 
7---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---0.28 
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---0.28 
9---CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---0.27  
10--THE KITCHEN---0.26 
11--THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE SPRING---0.26 
12--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---0.25 
13--CHOPPED---0.23 
14--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.23 
15--PIONEER WOMAN---0.23 
16--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---0.22 
17--TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---0.22 
18--GIRL MEETS FARM---0.21  
19--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---0.21 
20--CHOPPED SWEETS---0.20 
21--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---0.18 
22--BIG TIME BAKE---0.18 
23--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---0.18 
24--SYMON’S DINNERS---0.17 
25--GIADA ENTERTAINS---0.17 
26--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---0.16 
27--VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT---0.16 
28--SUMMER RUSH---0.13 
29--OPENING NIGHT---0.13 
30--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---0.13 
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FOOD NETWORK 2Q 2020 AVG. RATNG DEMO 25-54 (April 1-June 30, 2020)  
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---BUDDY VS DUFF---0.49 
2---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---0.41 
3---SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---0.41
4---WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---0.40  
5---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---0.39 
6---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA SUMMER---0.39 
7---THE KITCHEN---0.38 
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---0.36 
9---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---0.34 
10--CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---0.34
11--THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE SPRING---0.33 
12--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---0.32 
13--PIONEER WOMAN---0.32 
14--TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---0.32 
15--CHOPPED---0.31 
16--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.31 
17--SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---0.30 
18--GIRL MEETS FARM---0.29  
19--GIADA ENTERTAINS---0.28 
20--SYMON’S DINNERS--- 0.27 
21--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---0.27 
22--CHOPPED SWEETS---0.26 
23--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---0.25 
24--BIG TIME BAKE---0.25 
25--BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---0.25 
26--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---0.22 
27--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---0.21 
28--SUMMER RUSH---0.20  
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FOOD NETWORK SHOWS 2Q 2020  VS 2Q 2019 COMPARISON
(Avg. of all original episodes; change in avg. viewers & demo 18-49 in parenthesis)
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

1---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---(+23%, +12%)
2---SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT---(+22%, +14% from 3Q 2019)   
3---TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN---(+20%, +22%) 
4---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---(+19%, +26%)
5---THE KITCHEN---(+19%, +18%) 
6---GIRL MEETS FARM---(+19%, +10%) 
7---GIADA ENTERTAINS---(+16%, +6%) 
8---PIONEER WOMAN---(+11%, +15%)  
9---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---(+9%, -8%) 
10--CHOPPED---(+7%, EVEN)  
11--SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---(+4%, -17%)
12--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---(-1%, EVEN)
13--WORST COOKS CELEBRITY---(-1%, -9%) 
14--BAREFOOT CONTESSA---(-3%, -6%)
15--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---(-7%, -12%) 
16--BUDDY VS DUFF---(-13%, -22%)
17--WORST COOKS IN AMERICA SUMMER---(-16%, -19%) 
18--DUFF TAKES THE CAKE---(-36%, -41%) 
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS 2Q 2020 NEW SHOWS (April 1-June 30, 2020) 
(Avg. viewers & demo 18-49 in parenthesis)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---(1,098,000/0.28) 
2---THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE SPRING---(979,000/0.26)
3---CHOPPED: BEAT THE JUDGE---(956,000/0.27)
4---SYMON’S DINNERS---(858,000/0.17) 
5---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---(854,000/0.28) 
6---BAKEAWAY CAMP W/MARTHA STEWART---(813,000/0.18) 
7---CHOPPED SWEETS---(775,000/0.20) 
8---BIG TIME BAKE---(717,000/0.18) 
9---VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT---(680,000/0.16) 
10--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---(662,000/0.21) 
11--OPENING NIGHT---(533,000/0.13) 
12--SUMMER RUSH---(513,000/0.13) 
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS 2Q 2020  SPEICALS & PILOTS (April 1-June 30, 2020) 
(Date, Avg. viewers & demo 18-49 in parenthesis)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---IN THE KITCHEN W/JOANNA GAINES---(April 5 – 2,090,000/0.40)
2---GRILL POWER PILOT---(June 27 - 874,000/0.17) 
3---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN: COOKING WITH ‘MA---(June 28 - 832,000/0.18) 
4---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: QUARANTINE CHECK-IN---(April 30 - 663,000/0.15) 
5---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: 1ST EPISODE REWATCH---(May 7 - 645,000/0.13)
6---KITCHEN EXPEDITION---(April 30 - 620,000/0.14) 
7---KITCHEN EXPEDITION---(May 7 - 599,000/0.13) 
8---QUESTLOVE’S POTLUCK---(May 28 - 478,000/0.13) 
9---WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? W/OPRAH---(June 9 - 289,000/0.10) 
10--WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? W/OPRAH PT.2---(June 10 - 249,000/0.08)

Edited July 8, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (July 6-12, 2020)*
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---Sunday 9:00PM---1,276,000 (0.33)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,118,000 (0.18)
3---GGG SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES (Premiere)---Wednesday 9:00PM---1,011,000 (0.35)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,006,000 (0.17)
5---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---999,000 (0.23)
6---GGG: BEHIND THE GAMES (Season Premiere)---Wednesday 10:00PM---967,000 (0.34)
7---GIADA AT HOME---Saturday 12:00PM---964,000 (0.15)
8---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---864,000 (0.22)
RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE REPACKAGED---Thursday 9:00PM---862,000 (0.18)*
9---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING (Season Finale)---Sunday 11:30AM---859,000 (0.17)
DELICIOUS MISS BROWN REPACKAGED---Sunday 12:00PM---841,000 (0.14)*
SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT: WHAT WOULD ALEX DO?---Tuesday 10:00PM---818,000 (0.23)*
10--SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---791,000 (0.12)
11--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---776,000 (0.23)
12--BIG TIME BAKE---Monday 9:00PM---694,000 (0.15)

* repackaged show; not counted in the weekly & final quarter ranking

[ny1221]

After 5 episodes, 'Worst Cooks' season 20 is ahead of season 18 (with Alton Brown as co-host/mentor) by 17 percent in viewers and 15% demo but, is only ahead of season 14 (with Robert Irvine as co-host/mentor), the second lowest rated non-celebrity season, by just 2% in viewers and is down 6% in demo.

'Big Time Bake' with Buddy Valastro ended its season with an average of 718,000/0.18, up 6% in viewers and down 18% in demo from last year's 'Bake You Rich', which was not as heavily promoted as 'Big Time Bake' was. Currently, 'BTB' is FN's sixth lowest rated new show of the year. In the Monday 9P timeslot, it was down 13% in viewers and on par in demo of Martha Stewart's 'Bakeaway Camp'.

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (July 13-19, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---Sunday 9:00PM---1,187,000 (0.26)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,124,000 (0.19)
3---DDD: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS (Premiere)---Friday 9:00PM---1,047,000 (0.28)
4---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---1,035,000 (0.29)
5---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,018,000 (0.16)
6---GIADA AT HOME---Saturday 12:00PM---941,000 (0.15)
7---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: REVISITED---Thursday 9:00PM---854,000 (0.21)
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---853,000 (0.24)
9---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---847,000 (0.11)
DELICIOUS MISS BROWN REPACKAGED---Sunday 12:00PM---828,000 (0.13)
10--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---809,000 (0.18)
11--CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---806,000 (0.21)
SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT: WHAT WOULD ALEX DO?--Tuesday 10:00PM--795,000 (0.21)
RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE REPACKAGED---Thursday 10:00PM---751,000 (0.18)
12--BIG TIME BAKE (Finale)---Monday 9:00PM---732,000 (0.19)

* repackaged shows; aren't counted in the weekly/quarterly ranking

[HyeChaps]

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/food-network-ratings-success-coronavirus-1234719118/

 

Pandemic schmandemic

[xaxat]

2 hours ago, HyeChaps said:

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/food-network-ratings-success-coronavirus-1234719118/

What? Amy Schumer's show got an Emmy nomination?

 

[chessiegal]

And Amy's show is coming back for a second season. I enjoyed it.

[ny1221]

Pending ratings for the finale, season 20 of 'Worst Cooks in America' is running 2 percent up in viewers and down 9% in demo from Robert Irvine's season 14, the second lowest rated non-celebrity season in show's history.

Cooking Channel's 'Best Thing I Ever Ate' episodes premiered to better numbers than previous timeslot occupants 'Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart' and 'Big Time Bake'.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (July 20-26, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---Sunday 9:00PM---1,189,000 (0.24)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,101,000 (0.20)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKEOUT ALL-STARS--Fri 9:00PM--1,043,000 (0.30)
4---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---999,000 (0.30)
5---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---986,000 (0.18)
6---GIADA AT HOME---Saturday 12:00PM---968,000 (0.16)
7---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---867,000 (0.25)
8---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE (Premiere)---Monday 9:00PM---835,000 (0.19)
9---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---795,000 (0.13)
10--CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---790,000 (0.20)
SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT: WHAT WOULD ALEX MAKE?---Tuesday 10PM---650,000 (0.18) *

* repackaged show; not counted in weekly/quarterly ranking

[TheOtherOne]

Was looking for a thread on the Amy Schumer show, and didn't find one, but I suppose there's not much to say. I'm one of those who doesn't normally watch the Food Network and can take or leave her, but after watching some videos of her husband on Youtube (after being nosy/curious about him), I finally checked out this show. I like his laidback vibe (perfect for these times) and he knows what he's doing (since he obviously is a chef), so I mainly kept watching for him. (She's fine; moderately amusing in general, I guess.) I know "Chris Fischer Teaches Amy Schumer to Cook" wouldn't be a title that sells, but that's the show I'm watching. Sorry to see it isn't doing well, but glad it's coming back.

Edited August 2, 2020 by TheOtherOne

[ny1221]

‘Worst Cook’s’ season 20’s finale was up 11 percent in viewers and 3% in demo from last year’s S17 summer finale (1.08M/0.29 on 9/22/2019 with co-host Bobby Flay). Compared to 2019, S20 held up pretty well, down just 1% in viewers and 3% demo. Nonetheless, it’s the show's 3rd least watched non-celebrity season and 5th overall; plus, it was the second lowest demo rated season ever. Alton Brown’s S18 was the worst ever on both counts.

Viewers prefer Tyler Florence as WCA's co-host, as he has 4 out of the top 10 most watched 'civilian' seasons, being his least watched this year’s celebrity S19; Bobby Flay follows with 3. Robert Irvine has both the second most watched (S2) and the second least watched (S14) seasons. Only Irvine's S2, Flay's S3 and Beau MacMillan's S1 had an average of 2+ million viewers. WCA premiered in 2010 to 4M viewers. Rachael Ray has both the highest rated (S7, fall 2015) and the 2 least watched celebrity seasons (S9 & 11).

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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (July 27-August 2, 2020) *
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA (Season Finale)---Sunday 9:00PM---1,197,000 (0.30)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,125,000 (0.22)
3---GIADA AT HOME (Season Finale)---Saturday 12:00PM---1,001,000 (0.21)
4---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---974,000 (0.20)
PIONEER WOMAN REPACKAGED---Saturday 10:00AM---957,000 (0.16)
5---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK IN BUSINESS---Thursday 9:00PM---936,000 (0.21)
6---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---853,000 (0.20)
7---BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Special Time)---Sunday 10:30PM---839,000 (0.21)
8---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---829,000 (0.25)
9---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---821,000 (0.18)
10--CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---675,000 (0.15)
11--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---657,000 (0.18)
SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT: WHAT WOULD ALEX MAKE?---Tuesday 10:00PM---647,000 (0.18)

* repackaged shows; won't be counted on weekly/quarterly ranking

Edited August 8, 2020 by ny1221

[Maverick]

 Ok,, Alton Brown has gone too far.   He's been on a downward spiral for likability for years now but this is the final straw.   He was just is an ad shilling for Healthy Choice Ranch Dressing.   Healthy is not the point of ranch dressing.   Those two things don't go together.   If you try to make it healthy it won't taste like ranch dressing.   It will taste like crap.   It's like plant burgers and vegan lobster.   

[ny1221]

The premiere of 'Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay' at 992,000 viewers and 0.29 demo, was, so far, the lowest rated premiere of a FN Sunday night game show this year and the lowest in nine months, since 'Ultimate Thanksgiving Showdown' premiered to 913,000/0.22 on Nov. 3rd of last year. It was also down 11 percent in viewers and 15% in demo from the premiere of the first installment of 'Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay' on Thursday, October 20th, 2016 (1.12M/0.34).
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (August 3-9, 2020) 
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,095,000 (0.15) 
2---PIONEER WOMAN---Saturday 10:00AM---999,000 (0.16) 
3---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Premiere)---Sunday 9:00PM---992,000 (0.29) 
4---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES (Finale)---Wednesday 9:00PM---908,000 (0.30) 
5---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---894,000 (0.22) 
6---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK IN BUSINESS---Thursday 9:00PM---845,000 (0.21) 
7---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---839,000 (0.20) 
8---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---833,000 (0.23) 
9---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Friday 9:00PM---820,000 (0.19) 
10--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---778,000 (0.28) 
11--SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---723,000 (0.13) 
12--CHOPPED SWEETS (Season Premiere)---Tuesday 10:00PM---636,000 (0.20) 
13--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW (Premiere)---Thursday 10:00PM---593,000 (0.12)

[ny1221]

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (August 10-16, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---DDD: FIERI FAMILY 1ST EPISODE WATCH PARTY (Special)--Friday 9:00PM--1,065,000 (0.28)
2---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 9:00PM---1,047,000 (0.24)
3---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,027,000 (0.17)
4---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---1,012,000 (0.28)
5---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---947,000 (0.14)
6---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---937,000 (0.19)
7---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK TO BUSINESS---Thursday 9:00PM---910,000 (0.18)
8---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---853,000 (0.21)
9---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---789,000 (0.15)
10--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: GLOBAL GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---769,000 (0.22)
11--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---Thursday 10:00PM---658,000 (0.15)
12--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---618,000 (0.19)
13--CHOPPED SWEETS---Tuesday 10:00PM---604,000 (0.17)

[ny1221]

'Emmy nominated' show 'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook' returned for its second season on Monday, August 17 to low ratings, regardless of countless promotion among all Discovery platforms; by its second week this past week, the show improved around 15 percent in viewers and 30% demo: as it happened last time around, the show is being powered by young women demos. At the moment, it ranks as FN's fifth lowest rated new show of 2020, out of 22 programs.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (August 17-23, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,068,000 (0.16)
2---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,054,000 (0.16)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---970,000 (0.22)
4---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 9:00PM---968,000 (0.25)
5---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---936,000 (0.22)
6---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: X-TREME ABC GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---924,000 (0.26)
7---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---811,000 (0.19)
8---RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK TO BUSINESS---Thursday 9:00PM---809,000 (0.18)
9---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---800,000 (0.15)
10--ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---797,000 (0.19)
11--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---738,000 (0.23)
12--CHOPPED SWEETS---Tuesday 10:00PM---673,000 (0.16)
13--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---Thursday 10:00PM---552,000 (0.13)
14--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK (Season Premiere)---Monday 10:00PM---519,000 (0.13)

[RealityCheck]

Food Network's Halloween Shows For 2020

• ROAD TO HALLOWEEN WARS returns Sunday, September 13th at 8pm ET/PT.
• The new season of HALLOWEEN WARS premieres Sunday, September 13th at 9pm ET/PT hosted by Jonathan Bennett.  Judges Shinmin Li and Todd Tucker are joined by a rotating panel of celebrity judges.
• Two-episode special HALLOWEEN WARS: LEGENDS airs Sunday, October 18th at 9pm ET/PT and Sunday, October 25th at 9pm ET/PT, featuring three teams composed of reigning Halloween Wars champions and judged by Shinmin Li and Todd Tucker.
• New series OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS premieres on Sunday, September 13th at 10pm ET/PT, hosted by Alyson Hannigan and judged by Terri Hardin and master pumpkin carver Ray Villafane.
• The new season of HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP premieres Monday, September 14th at 9pm ET/PT hosted by Carla Hall and judges Stephanie Boswell and Zac Young.
• WORST COOKS IN AMERICA: HALLOWEEN REDEMPTION premieres Sunday, October 11th at 10pm ET/PT with mentors Anne Burrell and Carla Hall.

[bad things are bad]

Carla on Worst Cooks? That could be fun! 

[ny1221]

'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook,' continues to struggle with viewers, as this past week's episode was the least watched original on FN and this past Monday it didn't reach the 600,000 viewer mark again (566,000/0.15),
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (August 24-30, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKEOUT---Friday 9:00PM---1,116,000 (0.25)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,105,000 (0.18)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,048,000 (0.16)
4---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---1,023,000 (0.25)
5---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 9:00PM---1,022,000 (0.25)
6---SYMON’S DINNERS---Sunday 12:30PM---922,000 (0.19)
7---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---881,000 (0.21)
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: VEG GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---841,000 (0.24)
9---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---780,000 (0.21)
10--ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---767,000 (0.19)
11--CHOPPED SWEETS---Tuesday 10:00PM---746,000 (0.20)
12--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK TO BUSINESS---Thursday 9:00PM---657,000 (0.11)
13--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---Monday 10:00PM---589,000 (0.17)

Edited September 6, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

'Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay's second edition finished its 5 episode run with an average of 1M viewers/0.25 demo, down 10 percent in viewers and 26% demo from its first edition in October 2016 (1.2M/0.34). So far this year, it's the lowest rated Sunday 9PM game show, even lower than Alton Brown's season of 'Worst Cooks'.

In daytime, 'Delicious Miss Brown's new season, now in the post-'The Kitchen' timeslot, had an increase of 20% in viewers and was even in demo from its 2nd season premiere (878,000/0.16 on January 5th), while 'Symon's Dinners' ended with an average of 835,000/0.15, the 7th highest rated new show of the year, out of 22 programs so far.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,235,000 (0.18)
2---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN (Season Premiere, New Day & Time)---Saturday 12:00PM---1,058,000 (0.16)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---1,018,000 (0.24)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,007,000 (0.17)
5---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY (Finale)---Sunday 9:00PM---984,000 (0.23)
6---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---848,000 (0.18)
7---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---Sunday 10:00PM---846,000 (0.20)
8---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---Monday 9:00PM---842,000 (0.20)
* GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:00AM---835,000 (0.16)
9---SYMON’S DINNERS (Season Finale)---Sunday 12:30PM---812,000 (0.17)
10--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: BACK TO BUSINESS (Finale)---Thursday 9:00PM---772,000 (0.18)
11--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: ULTIMATE GROCERY LIST---Wednesday 9:00PM---751,000 (0.22)
12--CHOPPED SWEETS---Tuesday 10:00PM---688,000 (0.16)
13--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---Wednesday 10:00PM---666,000 (0.16)
14--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---Monday 10:00PM---566,000 (0.15)

* repackaged show; doesn't count for rankings

Edited September 11, 2020 by ny1221

[ny1221]

It took a week to replace ‘Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay’s as FN’s lowest rated Sunday 9P game show of the year, as surprisingly, ‘Halloween Wars’, one of the network’s tentpoles, premiered to 879,000 viewers/0.20 demo, a huge drop of 37 and 48 percent respectively from last year (1.40M/0.39 on 9/29/2019). ‘Road to Halloween Wars,' another strong performer, took a tumble of 20% in viewers/17% demo. Two years ago, ‘Wars’ premiered to close to 2M viewers and ‘Road’ had 1.6M. This year, ‘Wars’ premiered two weeks earlier than last year, so it’s unclear that viewers aren’t ready yet to watch Halloween shows or this will become a trend, as ‘Wars’ was a show that started strong right from its premiere, instead of one that had to build an audience as it goes along. 

‘Halloween Baking Championship,’ now with Carla Hall as host/judge, premiered Monday night down 15% in viewers and a steep 25% demo. Curiously, so far this year, other than Alton Brown’s ‘Worst Cooks’ season in January, the shows with the biggest viewer/demo declines are baking/dessert shows, like ‘Duff Takes the Cake,’ ‘Buddy vs Duff’ and ‘Kids Baking Championship.’ Also, ‘Big Time Bake’ is the 7th lowest rated new show of the year and 'Chopped: Sweets' the 8th. 

At this point, the 5th lowest rated new show, ‘Amy Schumer Learns to Cook’ ended its season the same way it started: in last place. The show had an average of 607,000 viewers and 0.18 demo. On the other side, reruns of Cooking Channel's 'All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate' were strong and reliable performers, averaging 819,000/0.19.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (September 7-13, 2020) 
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis) 

1---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,260,000 (0.23) 
2---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,103,000 (0.18) 
3---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---Saturday 12:00PM---993,000 (0.18) 
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:00AM---920,000 (0.14)*
4---ROAD TO HALLOWEEN WARS (Special)---Sunday 9:00PM---882,000 (0.23) 
5---HALLOWEEN WARS (Season Premiere, Special Time)---Sunday 10:00PM---879,000 (0.20)
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Friday 9:00PM---866,000 (0.24) 
TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN REPACKAGED (New Day & Time)---Sunday 11:30AM---847,000 (0.13)*
7---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE (Finale)---Monday 9:00PM---832,000 (0.17) 
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: GROCERY RUSH---Wednesday 9:00PM---830,000 (0.25)
9---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---771,000 (0.17)
10--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES (Finale)---Wednesday 10:00PM---660,000 (0.18)
11--CHOPPED SWEETS---Tuesday 10:00PM---624,000 (0.16) 
12--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK (Finale)---Monday 10:00PM---539,000 (0.14)

* repackaged shows; numbers aren't counted on rankings

Edited September 17, 2020 by ny1221

[letusprocrastinate]

Aaron McCargo, Jr., winner of season 4 of Next Food Network Star and host of the resulting show "Big Daddy's House", is now the on-air product representative for QVC's house brand of cookware, Cook's Essentials.  He made his debut today via Skype since QVC hasn't had product reps live in studio standing next to a host since late March.

[ny1221]

This past Monday 9/21, 'Halloween Baking Championship's second episode (1.20M/0.27) recovered quite nicely from its premiere, up 21 percent in viewers and down 7% in demo. Also recovering from its premiere ratings was 'Halloween Wars', up 20% in viewers and 26% demo; its still down 20% in viewers and 38% demo from last year's second episode of 'Wars' (1.40M, 0.39 on 9/29/2019).

Meanwhile, 'Outrageous Pumpkins,' a game show based on FN's Halloween specials of the same name, debuted down 9% in viewers and 24% demo from last year's special (974,000/0.29 on 9/29/2019). Finally, 'Chopped: Sweets' ended its season averaging 657,000/0.17. Currently, its the 7th lowest rated new show of the year, below 'Big Time Bake' and slightly above 'Vegas Chef Prizefight'.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (September 14-20, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,122,000 (0.17)
2---HALLOWEEN WARS---Sunday 9:00PM---1,113,000 (0.28)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---1,104,000 (0.24)
4---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---1,070,000 (0.17)
5---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP (Season Premiere)---Monday 9:00PM---993,000 (0.29)
6---OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS (Series Premiere)---Sunday 10:00PM---890,000 (0.22)
7---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---Saturday 12:00PM---877,000 (0.11)
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: ALL-STAR BUDGET GAMES---Wednesday 9:00PM---862,000 (0.25)
TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:30AM---860,000 (0.13) *
9---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---829,000 (0.20)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:00AM---787,000 (0.12) *
HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP REPACKAGED---Monday 10:00PM---741,000 (0.19) *
10--CHOPPED SWEETS (Finale)---Tuesday 10:00PM---635,000 (0.15)

* repackaged shows; ratings aren't counted on rankings

[ny1221]

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (September 21-27, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis)

1---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Monday 9:00PM---1,204,000 (0.27)
THE KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Saturday 11:00AM---1,087,000 (0.20) *
2---HALLOWEEN WARS---Sunday 9:00PM---1,058,000 (0.27)
3---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---975,000 (0.17)
4---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---Saturday 12:00PM---963,000 (0.17)
5---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---Friday 9:00PM---929,000 (0.23)
GIRL MEETS FARM REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:00AM---857,000 (0.14) *
6---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---844,000 (0.21)
7---OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS---Sunday 10:00PM---781,000 (0.19)
TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:30AM---781,000 (0.13) *
HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP REPACKAGED---Monday 10:00PM---759,000 (0.19) *
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: NOTHIN’ BUT NOODLES---Wednesday 9:00PM---709,000 (0.17)

* repackaged shows; numbers won't be counted for rankings

[ny1221]

Food Network’s 3rd quarter ended with a 7 percent drop in primetime viewers from the Q2 (784,000 vs 843,000) and 13% in 24hr viewers (474,000 vs 548,000). Counting only original shows, daytime has the most viewers average: 964,000 vs. primetime’s 820,000, while primetime has better demo, 0.21 to 0.16. Daytime lost fewer viewers from last quarter, 7% to primetime’s 9%. In demo, primetime lost 12%  to daytime's 20% with shows like ‘Trisha’s Southern Kitchen’ and ‘Girl Meets Farm’ airing repackaged episodes. 

Primetime shows that gained the most viewers vs last quarter were: regular episodes of ‘Chopped’ (7.1 million viewers) and ‘Worst Cooks’ (3.9M). Shows that lost the most viewers: ‘GGG: Behind the Games’ (3.3M), regular episodes of ‘GGG’ (2.5M) and ‘Restaurant Impossible’ (2.4M). In daytime, ‘Symon’s Dinners’ (4.9M) and ‘The Kitchen’ (2.6M) gained the most, while ‘Pioneer Woman’ lost 2.9M. Only two shows stayed even in demo from Q2: ‘Worst Cooks’ and ‘Beat Bobby Flay’. The biggest demo losses in primetime were: ‘DDD: Take-Out' (41%), ‘Big Time Bake’ (32%), ‘Amy Schumer Learns to Cook’ (28%) and ‘DDD’ (24%). In daytime, ‘The Kitchen’ (27%) and ‘Pioneer Woman’ (26%), lost the most.
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FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATINGS MOST WATCHED SHOWS (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Only Originals; in millions of viewers)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---THE KITCHEN---13.57 
2---PIONEER WOMAN---12.34
3---CHOPPED---11.25
4---SYMON’S DINNERS---8.37
5---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---8.08
6---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---7.71
7---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---7.58
8---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---6.55
9---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---6.16
10--CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---5.01
11--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---4.93
12--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---4.91
13--GIADA AT HOME---4.86
14--GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN’ GAMES---4.78
15--CHOPPED: SWEETS---4.61
16--DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---3.89
17--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-0UT---3.73
18--HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---3.33
19--HALLOWEEN WARS---3.05
20--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---2.21
21--DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS---2.09
22--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---1.80
23--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---1.68
24--OUTREAGEOUS PUMPKINS---1.67 
25--BIG TIME BAKE---1.43
26--THE BIG BAKE---724,000
27--UNDERCOVER CHEF---555,000 
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FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATINGS AVG. VIEWERS (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(0nly Originals) 
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

1---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---1,232,000 
2---THE KITCHEN---1,131,000 
3---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---1,103,000 
4---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS---1,045,000 
5---PIONEER WOMAN---1,028,000 
6---HALLOWEEN WARS---1,017,000 
7---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---1,003,000 
8---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---982,000 
9---GIADA AT HOME---973,000 
10--DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---973,000 
11--GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN GAMES---956,000 
12--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---934,000 
13--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---898,000 
14--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---856,000 
15--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---841,000 
16--SYMON’S DINNERS---837,000 
17--OUTREAGEOUS PUMPKINS---836,000 
18--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---822,000 
19--ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---819,000 
20--CHOPPED---804,000 
21--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---758,000 
22--THE BIG BAKE---724,000
23--BIG TIME BAKE---713,000 
24--CHOPPED SWEETS---658,000 
25--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---601,000 
26--UNDERCOVER CHEF---555,000 
27--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---553,000 
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FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATING AVG. DEMO 18-49 (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Only Originals)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN GAMES---0.30 
2---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---0.29 
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS---0.29 
4---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---0.28 
5---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.25 
6---HALLOWEEN WARS---0.25
7---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---0.24 
8---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.23 
9---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---0.23 
10--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---0.23 
11--DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---0.22 
12--OUTREAGEOUS PUMPKINS---0.21
13--CHOPPED---0.20 
14--THE KITCHEN---0.19 
15--ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---0.19 
16--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---0.18 
17--PIONEER WOMAN---0.17 
18--GIADA AT HOME---0.17 
19--CHOPPED SWEETS---0.17 
20--BIG TIME BAKE---0.17 
21--DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---0.16 
22--THE BIG BAKE---0.15
23--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---0.15 
24--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---0.15 
25--SYMON’S DINNERS---0.14 
26--UNDERCOVER CHEF---0.14 
27--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---0.13 
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FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATING AVG. DEMO 25-54 (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Only Originals)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS---0.42 
2---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---0.39 
3---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLIN GAMES---0.39 
4---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---0.38
5---HALLOWEEN WARS---0.34 
6---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---0.34 
7---CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.33 
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---0.33
9---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---0.32
10--OUTREAGEOUS PUMPKINS---0.32 
11--BEAT BOBBY FLAY---0.30 
12--CHOPPED---0.28
13--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---0.28 
14--ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---0.28 
15--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---0.27 
16--THE KITCHEN---0.27 
17--DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---0.27 
18--SYMON’S DINNERS---0.25  
19--BIG TIME BAKE---0.25 
20--PIONEER WOMAN---0.24 
21--GIADA AT HOME---0.23 
22--CHOPPED SWEETS---0.23 
23--VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---0.22 
24--THE BIG BAKE---0.22
25--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---0.21 
26--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---0.18 
27--UNDERCOVER CHEF---0.18 

FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATING AVG. CHANGE VS 3Q 2019 (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Avg. viewers & demo 18-49 in parenthesis)
Source: Showbuzzdaily
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1---GIADA AT HOME---(+27%, -10%) 1ST/Q2 2015   
2---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---(+24%, +14%)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---(+16%, EVEN) 
4---BEAT BOBBY FLAY---(+14%, +4%)
5---THE KITCHEN---(+4%, -4%) 
6---CHOPPED---(+4%, -15%)
7---WORST COOKS IN AMERICA---(+2%, -3%)
8---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES---(+2%, -11%)
9---VALERIE’S HOME COOKING---(-3%, -12%)
10--PIONEER WOMAN---(-4%, -15%)
11--HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---(-4%, -17%)
12--CHOPPED: BEAT BOBBY FLAY---(-10%, -26%) 4Q 2016
13--HALLOWEEN WARS---(-15%, -22%)
14--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE---(-17%, -14%)
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FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATING NEW SHOWS (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Avg. viewers & demo 18-49)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES: TAKE-OUT ALL-STARS---1,045,000/0.29
2---GGG’S SUMMER GRILLING GAMES---956,000/0.30
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES: TAKE-OUT---934,000/0.23
4---OUTREAGEOUS PUMPKINS---890,000/0.22
5---SYMON’S DINNERS---837,000/0.14
6---ALL-STAR BEST THING I EVER ATE---819,000/0.19
7---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BEHIND THE GAMES---758,000/0.23
8---THE BIG BAKE---724,000/0.15
9---BIG TIME BAKE---713,000/0.17
10--CHOPPED SWEETS---658,000/0.17
11--RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE: AFTERSHOW---601,000/0.13
12--UNDERCOVER CHEF---555,000/0.14
13--AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK---553,000/0.15
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 FOOD NETWORK 3Q RATING SPECIALS (July 1-Sept.30, 2020) 
(Avg. viewers & demos 18-49 and 25-54)
Source: Showbuzzdaily

1---DDD: FIERI FAM 1ST EPISODE WATCH PARTY (August 14)---1.07M/0.28/0.40
2---ROAD TO HALLOWEEN WARS (September 13)---882,000/0.23/0.27

[ny1221]

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (September 28-Oct. 4, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis) 

1---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Monday 9:00PM---1,113,000 (0.28)
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,071,000 (0.17)
3---DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES---Friday 9:00PM---1,032,000 (0.25) 
4---GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: BATTLE OF THE BACON---Wednesday 9:00PM---1,027,000 (0.31) 
5---HALLOWEEN WARS---Sunday 9:00PM---1,027,000 (0.23) 
6---PIONEER WOMAN: HOME SWEET HOME---Saturday 10:00AM---995,000 (0.15) 
7---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---Saturday 12:00PM---934,000 (0.14) 
8---GIRL MEETS FARM (Season Premiere)---Sunday 11:00AM---866,000 (0.17) 
TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:30AM---836,000 (0.18) *
9---OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS---Sunday 10:00PM---731,000 (0.16) 
10--THE BIG BAKE (Series Premiere)---Monday 10:00PM---724,000 (0.15)
11--CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---702,000 (0.18)

* repackaged show; numbers won't count for rankings

[ny1221]

'Halloween Wars' finale (1.28M/0.32) was up 3 percent in viewers and down 6% demo from last year's finale (1.25M/0.34 on 10/27/2019). Overall, this season (1.07M/0.26) was down 10% in viewers and 18% demo from 2019's (1.20M/0.32). 

'Outrageous Pumpkins' ended its 4 episode season averaging 820,000/0.20, while the 'Good Eats' Halloween special, flopped this past Thursday with less than 600,000 viewers and the lowest demo rating of all primetime shows and second overall of all originals.
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FOOD NETWORK RATINGS FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAMS (October 5-11, 2020)
Source: Showbuzzdaily 

(Rank/Show/Timeslot/# of Viewers/Demo rating 18-49 in parenthesis) 

1---HALLOWEEN WARS (Season Finale)---Sunday 9:00PM---1,284,000 (0.32) 
2---THE KITCHEN: FAMILY STYLE---Saturday 11:00AM---1,231,000 (0.20)
3---HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP---Monday 9:00PM---1,203,000 (0.27)
4---PIONEER WOMAN---Saturday 10:00AM---1,055,000 (0.17)
5---GIRL MEETS FARM---Sunday 11:00AM---1,048,000 (0.20) 
6---CHOPPED---Tuesday 9:00PM---1,012,000 (0.25) 
7---DELICIOUS MISS BROWN---Saturday 12:00PM---972,000 (0.14)
TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN REPACKAGED---Sunday 11:30AM---912,000 (0.18) *
8---OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS (Finale)---Sunday 10:00PM---907,000 (0.21)
9---THE BIG BAKE---Monday 10:00PM---781,000 (0.19) 
10--GUY’S GROCERY GAMES: DELIVERY (Series Premiere)---Wednesday 9:00PM---703,000 (0.18) 
11--GOOD EATS: THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED CHOCOLATE (Special)--Thursday 9:00PM--592,000 (0.15) 

* repackaged show; numbers won't count for rankings

Edited October 17, 2020 by ny1221

[RealityCheck]

FOOD NETWORK CELEBRATES THE SEASON with Eight Weeks of Holiday Programming

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• Holiday Wars premieres on Sunday, November 1st at 8pm ET/PT with judges Shinmin Li and cake artist Erin McGinn

• Holiday Baking Championship premieres on Monday, November 2nd at 9pm ET/PT with host Jessie Palmer and judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Carla Hall

• A special episode of Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings airs Sunday, November 8th at 9pm ET/PT

• A new season of Christmas Cookie Challenge premieres on Monday, November 9th at 10pm ET/PT with Ree Drummond, Eddie Jackson and joined by Gesine Prado and Jason Smith

• The Big Bake: Holiday premieres on Monday, November 9th at 11pm ET/PT with judges Eddie Jackson, Harry Eastwood and a third rotating judge

• An all-new competition Candy Land premieres on Sunday, November 15th at 9pm ET/PT with host Kristin Chenoweth and judges Nacho Aguirre and Aarti Sequeira

• Buddy Valastro premiers in a new series, Buddy vs. Christmas, on Sunday, November 22nd at 10pm

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by RealityCheck

[Spunkygal]

1 hour ago, RealityCheck said:

FOOD NETWORK CELEBRATES THE SEASON with Eight Weeks of Holiday Programming

 

Well, I’ll be skipping Candy Land. Kristen Chenowith as host? Oh hell no. Hasn’t 2020 been painful enough?