Food Network Star | |
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Genre | Food reality television |
Judges |
Bobby Flay Giada De Laurentiis |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 12 |
No. of episodes | 75 |
Production | |
Running time | 40–120 minutes |
Production company(s) |
CBS EYEtoo Productions (Seasons 1-8) Triage Entertainment (Seasons 9-present) |
Release | |
Original network | Food Network |
Original release | June 5, 2005 | – present
Chronology | |
Related shows |
Party Line with The Hearty Boys Guy's Big Bite Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Ultimate Recipe Showdown Guy Off the Hook The Gourmet Next Door Big Daddy's House Will Work for Food Ten Dollar Dinners Kid in a Candy Store Kelsey's Essentials Aarti Party Outrageous Food United Tastes of America Sandwich King $24 in 24 Southern at Heart BBQ Blitz Kitchen Sink |
External links | |
Website | www |
Food Network Star is a reality television series that premiered June 5, 2005. It was produced by CBS EYEtoo Productions for Seasons 1-8 and by Triage Entertainment for subsequent seasons. It airs on the Food Network in the United States. Prior to season seven, the series was known as The Next Food Network Star.
The first season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in February 2005, and was composed of five episodes in June 2005.Chicago area caterers Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh emerged as the winners, and went on to host a show called Party Line with Dan & Steve, now titled Party Line with The Hearty Boys, which premiered on September 18, 2005.
The runner-up, Deborah Fewell, was chosen to host a special on food at beaches, Surf N Turf, which aired in June 2006. Michael Thomas was the recurring chef on The Tyra Banks Show. Susannah Locketti made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show, and is also an on-air chef for Publix grocery stores in the southern United States.
The second season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in December 2005 and began airing in March 2006. Guy Fieri was announced as the winner on April 23, 2006, beating Reggie Southerland.
Fieri has achieved considerable success at Food Network since his victory, and is still regularly on air as of July 2017. Guy's Big Bite premiered in June 2006 and was picked up for a second season in 2008 and remains in production. Originally intended as a one-hour special, Fieri's second series, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, premiered April 23, 2007. He went on to the series, Ultimate Recipe Showdown, premiering February 17, 2008, and Guy Off The Hook on September 14, 2008. He has also started a new successful show called Guy's Grocery Games.