Rebranded Lifestyle Network Launches with 22
Canadian and International Series Featuring Pamela Anderson,
Noah Cappe, Carla Hall, Anna
Olson, Andrew Phung,
Gordon Ramsay and More
New Corus Greenlights Include Halloween
Bakeshop and Holiday Bakeshop
Stream Flavour Network Anytime on STACKTV
Watch the Flavour Network launch promo at
FlavourNetwork.ca
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TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2024
/CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's new food-focused lifestyle
brand, Flavour Network, announces its exclusive winter
programming slate, including sizzling Canadian originals,
Pamela's Cooking With Love, Big Burger Battle, Great
Chocolate Showdown and Carnival
Eats, and freshly picked international titles,
Gordon Ramsay's Food
Stars, Chasing Flavor, Adam Richman
Eats Britain, and more.
"Flavour Network is delivering what viewers crave with a fresh
slate of premium content, Canadian originals, and a curated menu of
international titles," said Jennifer
Abrams, SVP, Programming and Multiplatform, Corus
Entertainment. "From bold new tastes to unexpected stories, Flavour
Network's programming captures the creativity, excitement, and
culinary excellence Corus is known for – now with a refreshing
twist that speaks to modern audiences."
Upcoming Flavour Network premieres include:
- Great Chocolate Showdown, Season 4
*CANADIAN* (8x60 – Corus Original, produced by Nikki Ray Media
Agency, distributed by Corus Studios) premieres Monday, December 30 at 9
p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Steven Hodge, Anna Olson, and Cynthia Stroud judge this sweet, serialized
competition. In the brand-new season, 10 amateur baker-chocoholics
compete against each other in demanding baking challenges to claim
the $50,000 prize and be crowned the
Great Chocolate Showdown champion.
- Kitchen Nightmares, Season 8 (10x60 – Fox)
premieres Saturday, January 11 at
8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT with a special presentation of episodes on
Wednesday, January 1 from
4-8 p.m. ET/1-5 p.m. PT. Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road to help
struggling restaurants all over the
United States turn their luck around. Ramsay examines the
problems each establishment faces, from unsanitary refrigerators to
lazy or inexperienced staff, and searches for resolutions.
- Morimoto's Sushi Master, Season 1 (6x60 –
Fifth Season) premieres Wednesday, January
1 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Chef Masaharu Morimoto tests the sushi skills of
eight expert chefs, alongside fellow judges J. Kenji-Alt and
Dakota Weiss. The chefs
create sushi platters, Omakase service and more, hoping to win a
cash prize and the title of Sushi Master.
- Chasing Flavor, Season 1 (6x30 –
HBO Max Original) premieres Thursday,
January 2 at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
ET/6 & 6:30 p.m. PT. Chef
and author Carla Hall travels
around the world to track down the unexpected lineage of dishes
thought to be quintessentially American. Along the way, she learns
how their international origins and buried truths paved the way for
today's cuisine.
- Gordon Ramsay: Food
Stars, Season 1 (10x60 – Studio Ramsay Global &
FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE)) & Season 2 (10x60 –
Studio Ramsay Global & FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE))
premieres Saturday, January 4 at 9
& 10 p.m. ET/6 & 7 p.m. PT. Award-winning chef, restaurateur and
presenter Gordon Ramsay puts his
knives aside as he hunts for the most exciting and innovative new
food & drink entrepreneurs in his competition series
Gordon Ramsay: Food Stars.
This time, he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is, by
backing the winner with an investment to take their idea to the
next level.
- Carnival Eats Season 10 *CANADIAN* (13x30
– Corus Original, produced by Alibi Entertainment) premieres
Sunday, January 5 at 8 &
8:30 p.m. ET/5 & 5:30 p.m. PT. Host Noah Cappe hits fairs and festivals across
North America in search of the
most amazing food on the midway. Season 10 takes viewers further on
the journey to the biggest, craziest, messiest and most delicious
items on offer.
- Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs
Villains, Season 28 (4x60, 2x90, 1x120 – All3Media
International) premieres Sunday, January
5 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The special edition of Worst Cooks
in America brings a brand-new roster of stars who shine
everywhere but the kitchen in Worst Cooks in America Celebrity
Edition: Heroes vs. Villains featuring Tiffany Pollard, Frankie
Grande, and Cheryl
Burke.
- The Great American Recipe, Season 3 (8x60
– PBS) premieres Tuesday, January 7
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and moves to 9
p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT beginning
January 28. Follow eight talented
home cooks from different regions of the U.S. as they compete
weekly with their most memorable recipes. In the final week, the
top three home cooks vie for a chance to win The Great American
Recipe.
- Adam Richman Eats Britain, Season 1 (10x30
– eOne) premieres Thursday, February
6 at 9 & 9:30 p.m. ET/6
& 6:30 p.m. PT. A foodie show
where Adam Richman embarks on a
unique culinary tour of Britain,
visiting places that share their name with a famous food. From
sandwich to scone, he explores the world's most famous dishes that
have their names tied to specific places in Britain.
- Celebrity Family Food Battle, Season 1
(6x30 – Fifth Season) premieres Wednesday,
February 12 at 9 p.m. &
9:30 p.m. ET/6
p.m. & 6:30 p.m. PT.
Hollywood celebrities team up with
family members in a cooking competition that puts their culinary
knowledge, or lack thereof, to the test with host Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.
- Pamela's Cooking With Love, Season 1
*CANADIAN* (8x60 – Corus Original, produced by Fireworks Media
Group, distributed by Corus Studios) premieres Monday, February 24 at 9
p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The new
Canadian series follows Pamela
Anderson as she invites some of today's most
sought-after and buzz-worthy chefs to join her on a stunning rural
property on Vancouver Island, where together they'll prepare
delicious plant-based meals to share with family and friends at
dinner parties beautifully styled by Pamela.
- Dinner Budget Showdown, Season 1 (6x30 –
Fifth Season) premieres Wednesday, March
19 at 9 & 9:30 p.m. ET/6
& 6:30 p.m. PT. Co-hosts
Sandra Lee and
Jordan Andino challenge three
home cooks to create a five-star meal on a two-star budget. Who
will make the best, least expensive dish and win free groceries for
a year?
- Home Plate: New York
with Marcus Samuelsson,
Season 1 (6x30 – Marcus Samuelsson Group & YES Network)
premieres Thursday, April 10 at 9
& 9:30 p.m. ET/6 &
6:30 p.m. PT. In the melting pot of
New York, there's one thing that
truly unites us all: food. In Home Plate: New York, acclaimed award-winning chef
Marcus Samuelsson invites celebrity
guests into the kitchens of iconic New
York City restaurants to create and enjoy dishes that
represent their culture and heritage.
- Billy and Dom Eat the World, Season 1
(8x60 – Sphere Abacus/Dash Pictures) premieres Friday, April 11 at 9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT. This travel
series will follow Billy Boyd and
Dominic Monaghan, famed for
portraying the lovable and mischievous hobbits in The Lord of
the Rings trilogy, to eight unique culinary locations on a
quest to eat the world.
- Big Burger Battle, Season 1 *CANADIAN*
(6×60 – Corus Original, produced by Nikki Ray Media Agency,
distributed by Corus Studios) premieres Monday, April 21 at 9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT. Hosted by
Andrew Phung, this fiery
competition series sees seven passionate, fearless, grill-loving
chefs battle it out in their quest to create the ultimate burger.
They will grind, smash, flip and stack their way to lip-smacking
victory and a $25,000 prize.
- Chain Food: All Star Dishes (1x60 – Fifth Season)
premieres Wednesday, April 23 at
9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT. Celebrities gather at Chain in Los Angeles, where Chef Tim Hollingsworth puts a gourmet spin on
eight iconic dishes from beloved chain restaurants.
The winter schedule also sees continuing episodes of
Chopped (4x60 – Warner Bros Discovery) Tuesdays at
9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT, Guy's Grocery Games (5x60 – Warner
Bros Discovery) Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
ET/5 p.m. PT, Bizarre
Foods with Andrew Zimmern
(8x30 – Warner Bros Discovery) Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m.
PT and moves to back-to-back premieres at 10 &
10:30 p.m. ET/7 & 7:30 p.m. PT starting February 26, and Beat Bobby Flay (6x30 – Warner Bros
Discovery) Fridays at 9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT.
Plus, joining Corus' list of recently greenlit Canadian
originals for Flavour Network, brand-new greenlights
Halloween Bakeshop (7x60 - Nikki Ray Media Agency)
and Holiday Bakeshop (7x60 - Nikki Ray Media Agency)
promise to be the next step in festive baking competition shows and
are scheduled to begin shooting February
2025 to air later in fall 2025.
Viewers can learn more about these series by visiting the
recently launched FlavourNetwork.ca, the ultimate collection of
food entertainment: from high-stakes competition to delicious
destinations from around the world, featuring diverse and unique
stories from the best chefs and boundary-pushing culinary experts
who offer a fresh take on all things food. Flavour Network's social
platforms will be live on December 27,
2024. Read information on today's Home Network Winter/Spring
2025 launch announcement here.
Flavour Network and Home Network will continue in the current
channel position of Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada on
December 30, 2024. Customers can
contact their service provider for more details. Flavour Network
and Home Network will be available for free preview for two months,
from January 3 – February 28, 2025. Viewers will also be able to
stream full episodes from both networks on STACKTV.
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audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the
company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 32 specialty
television services, 37 radio stations, 15 conventional television
stations, digital and streaming platforms, and social digital
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Global Television, W Network, Flavour Network and Home Network
(launching soon), The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim,
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