Supermarket Stakeout - General Discussion

[jcbrown]

Does anyone know if this show will be coming back?

[Yeah No]

8 hours ago, jcbrown said:

Does anyone know if this show will be coming back?

I would say it's likely given that I saw a casting call for it online dated October 2023.  And last year FN announced its return in March for the season beginning in late April 2023, so I'm figuring the timetable might be similar this year.

[eclectcmoi]

Alex has said on social media that it will be back, but didn't give any timeframe.

 

[Yeah No]

15 hours ago, eclectcmoi said:

Alex has said on social media that it will be back, but didn't give any timeframe.

 

[jcbrown]

I watched a rerun of this this morning (don't remember which episode) and was struck by what a good judge Eddie Jackson was on it. He thanked contestants for their work, complimented what he could, and offered specific feedback where needed. He has really grown into the role and I think this show exhibits that more than some of the others he is on (like the Christmas cookie one with craptastic Ree). He was very supportive and kind but also direct, and you don't always see that in these sorts of shows, especially on FN.

[Grizzly]

May 1, 9 pm!

[eclectcmoi]

Really happy this show is back and I enjoyed it as much as ever.  Good first episode too. I felt bad for the cheftestant who fell during her race back to her station.  That left bruises and sore areas the next day, I'm sure. 

[Salacious Kitty]

I thought production gave away the winner during the episode. I would have been more surprised if he hadn't won. 

Plus, isn't the winner determined from just the last cook? Because Alex said he'd had 3 good cooks. Is this a rule change, or have they been considering all 3 rounds before this? If so, they never mentioned it 

Edited May 3 by Salacious Kitty

[jcbrown]

I'm a terrible person but the woman who fell got on my last nerve with her yammering and I was really hoping she would not win. (Not that I wanted her to get hurt, I just wanted her to dial back the perky.) I am glad the show is back!

Edited May 7 by jcbrown

[Yeah No]

I actually thought the woman should have won.  This is one of those cases where I felt that it should have been a blind judging.  Also with two judges with Southern tastes it made me think their expectation for sweetness was on a much higher level than average, which worked against her.  That guy's dish looked like chicken with a candy coating....

I am happy the show is back, though.  I don't know why I love this show so much but I do, LOL.

[eclectcmoi]

In the latest episode, getting to go in whenever to buy one item was new and I kind of like it.  

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, eclectcmoi said:

In the latest episode, getting to go in whenever to buy one item was new and I kind of like it.  

I thought they changed that last season? 

[eclectcmoi]

I don't remember that, but maybe they did.  The first episode of this season, it was still only going in at the end of the 3rd round.  

 

[catrice2]

I haven't seen Alex in a while, she looks different than the last time I saw her, but it was a while ago. Glad she still has a show. I really hate they have celebrity chef's competing when so many regular chefs could use the money, 

[Yeah No]

I really enjoyed the latest episode where the judges competed.  Eric Greenspan used to be a regular on GGG but he hasn't been on it in a while so it was fun to see him again because he's funny and such a goof.  I thought it was a little suspect that a couple of the carts coming out had just the right ingredients for an Asian challenge.  It seems like most of the time in Arizona people come out with ingredients for Mexican dishes.  I was also floored on how the people caved and sold their carts for so little when they recognized the judge, lol.  Next week will feature another round with more judges like Damaris.

[jcbrown]

I am also enjoying the judges' episodes. I love Eric Greenspan. Did not realize he had started an American cheese company and now I am looking for where to get it.

[Gramto6]

I too am enjoying the judges contest!! You can tell they are all friends and are having fun while competing. 

[Grizzly]

Really happy for Joe! I was rooting for him to win.

[Yeah No]

I like Joe and appreciate his win, but I felt sorry for Karen Acunowicz losing to Viet Pham and missing the finale.  She is a James Beard award winner for best chef Northeast while Viet was a Beard semifinalist once.  I think she looks great, too, she lost a lot of weight.  I don't live that far from Boston.  One day I'd love to go to one of her restaurants.

[Grizzly]

A rerun, how disappointing.  My guide said this was new.

[Yeah No]

12 hours ago, Grizzly said:

A rerun, how disappointing.  My guide said this was new.

If you're talking about the deli episode for some reason it was new to me. 🤷‍♀️

[Gramto6]

On 6/20/2024 at 12:08 AM, Yeah No said:

If you're talking about the deli episode for some reason it was new to me. 🤷‍♀️

It was new to me also. Maybe @Grizzly,  by mistake caught the rerun that ran after the new show?

[Grizzly]

8 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

It was new to me also. Maybe @Grizzly,  by mistake caught the rerun that ran after the new show?

Nope. Couldn't forget the blonde who dithered about buying the couple's groceries out of their car.

[Yeah No]

1 hour ago, Grizzly said:

Nope. Couldn't forget the blonde who dithered about buying the couple's groceries out of their car.

I noticed it was marked as episode 4 which would make it an older episode than the most recent new one we've seen, which I think was episode 8.  But they often air shows out of order I've noticed, and interestingly because of that I've sometimes found eps they haven't aired yet on my "on Demand" with Comcast. 

[eclectcmoi]

I had missed the deli one too and looked for it on demand. We have DirecTV and I think some episodes were mislabeled when they first aired. I'm going to go back and make sure I didn't miss any more. 

[Grizzly]

I don't know who Owen Hall is but he can be on every show I watch! 😍

I would have given the win to the brownie sundae, but I have a sweet tooth. Will miss this show since we get to see the playful side of Alex and the judges.

[SHERMDOG]

2 hours ago, Grizzly said:

I don't know who Owen Hall is but he can be on every show I watch! 😍

I would have given the win to the brownie sundae, but I have a sweet tooth. Will miss this show since we get to see the playful side of Alex and the judges.

Sorry but Jesse's tortillas looked super greasy. I don't buy the "needs salt"  the brownie...if Maneet (sp) gadntvsaid something about no salt, I'm pretty darn sure the other judge wouldn't of thot the same thing. Oh well.

[libgirl2]

6 hours ago, SHERMDOG said:

Sorry but Jesse's tortillas looked super greasy. I don't buy the "needs salt"  the brownie...if Maneet (sp) gadntvsaid something about no salt, I'm pretty darn sure the other judge wouldn't of thot the same thing. Oh well.

I fell asleep at the end, who won? 

[Grizzly]

3 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

I fell asleep at the end, who won? 

Jesse and his enchiladas. 

[libgirl2]

2 minutes ago, Grizzly said:

Jesse and his enchiladas. 

Thank you. I was leaning that way by the previous rounds. 

[Yeah No]

On 7/2/2024 at 10:05 PM, Grizzly said:

I don't know who Owen Hall is but he can be on every show I watch! 😍

I would have given the win to the brownie sundae, but I have a sweet tooth. Will miss this show since we get to see the playful side of Alex and the judges.

I also thought the brownie sundae should win but what do we know? Since when is salt a requirement for caramel?

What do you mean by "miss this show"? I hope it's not going away any time soon, I thought it was pretty popular.

[eclectcmoi]

Do we have any new episodes coming or is the show done for this season?  My DirecTV genie/DVR's hard drive crashed and I lost everything I had recorded or set to record.  😖

[Yeah No]

1 hour ago, eclectcmoi said:

Do we have any new episodes coming or is the show done for this season?  My DirecTV genie/DVR's hard drive crashed and I lost everything I had recorded or set to record.  😖

According to Food Network there's supposed to be 14 episodes this season of which they have already shown 10. But my DVR is showing that the next two weeks' episodes will be repeats of the "Cheese Pull" episode (which is supposed to be #8) and the "All in the Family" episode (which is supposed to be #7), so I don't know what's up with that, especially because on my DVR it's listing them as episodes 1 and 2. More and more lately what appears on my DVR and program guide doesn't match up to what I see on many show's sites.

[eclectcmoi]

My DVR even before crashing was doing wonky things too.  Maybe it's the network though...  

This is what shows on the Supermarket Stakeout website... 

[Yeah No]

6 minutes ago, eclectcmoi said:

My DVR even before crashing was doing wonky things too.  Maybe it's the network though...  

This is what shows on the Supermarket Stakeout website... 

That is so weird, that is not what I'm seeing. This is what I'm seeing on the FN Supermarket Stakeout site:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/supermarket-stakeout/episodes

What you posted skips from episode 9 to episode 13 while mine shows all Season 6 episodes in order from 1-14.  WTF??? It's enough to drive one batty!

[eclectcmoi]

So weird!  I like what's in the link you shared more than what I posted.  That gives us more episodes!  This silly show gives me happy!  

[Grizzly]

What time do you show the July 9th episode as being broadcast? Because my guide shows Bobby's Triple Threat in the Stakeout time slot.

[Salacious Kitty]

Definitely Triple Threat tonight. FN has been showing previews with Marcus Samuelsson for the past couple of weeks.

[Yeah No]

There was no episode of "Supermarket Stakeout" shown tonight. The next one I see listed isn't until 7/16 and it's the "Cheese Pull Please" repeat episode.  The week after that on 7/23 they've listed the "All in the Family" repeat episode. That's as far in advance as my cable company shows me. Why they would show two repeats when they haven't shown all the new episodes yet is beyond me.

[Salacious Kitty]

My guide doesn't show any episodes of SS airing in the 16th. The lineup for that night is Chopped, Triple Threat, and a rerun of Alex vs. America at 10. I didn't look at 11pm, as they wouldn't air a new episode then. 

Edited July 10 by Salacious Kitty
Autofill got me again!

[Yeah No]

8 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

My guide doesn't show any episodes of SS airing in the 16th. The lineup for that night is Chopped, Triple Threat, and a rerun of Alex vs. America at 10. I didn't look at 11pm, as they wouldn't air a new episode then. 

I just noticed why - the two repeat episodes airing on the 16th and the 23rd are on from Noon to 1:00 p.m. My guide doesn't show what time they're airing until you go to record them for some reason, which is not helpful but it is what it is. The only reason I figured it out was because I saw the times listed on the TV Guide site.

The show might be on a break for a while and will resume airing new episodes in August. We can only hope.

[Yeah No]

I just wrote a message to FN on their customer service help page:

Hi, I belong to a TV chat board and we noticed that no new episodes of "Supermarket Stakeout" are currently scheduled to air within the next two weeks. Meanwhile we know that there are 4 new episodes that have not aired according to your website.  Our question is, will they air and when will they resume airing?  We all love this show and are anxious to see more of it.  Thank you!

 

Let's see if they respond!

[eclectcmoi]

You're awesome @Yeah No!!!🥰 Thank you!

 

Edited July 10 by eclectcmoi

[Yeah No]

On 7/10/2024 at 11:20 AM, eclectcmoi said:

You're awesome @Yeah No!!!🥰 Thank you!

 

Thank you, but they never responded. They said they get a high volume of messages so they can't reply to every one. 🙁

I might try writing again! 

[Gramto6]

It is possible they just saved that block of 4 episodes to air after all the Olympic stuff is over.  If the went up to Opening day they'd only have 1 or 2 to show after.  This way they have a sort of "mini season" left to air after.  Just my thought...

Edited July 31 by Gramto6

[Yeah No]

42 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

It is possible they just saved that block of 4 episodes to air after all the Olympic stuff is over.  If the went up to Opening day they'd only have 1 or 2 to show after.  This way they have a sort of "mini season" left to air after.  Just my thought...

I wish, but I also watch "Alex vs. America" and it looks like they pulled Stakeout to start airing that because it started the very week after they stopped airing this. So maybe after that season is over they'll air it? We can only hope.