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TMC · 08-11-2018, 08:06 PM

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Food Network has "mostly settled into a comfortable, familiar format: a competition with a celebrity chef as host, set in a studio, with contestants facing a time limit," says Andy Dehnart. Meanwhile, Netflix is coming out with shows as diverse as Nailed It!, Chef's Table, Sugar Rush and the upcoming Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. As Food Network historian Allen Salkin says of the cable network, "at a critical juncture — which I would say was in the last five or ten years — they decided not to program for the audience that they created.”

Hawkee · 07-27-2020, 04:47 AM

Since cooking shows have begun getting popular Food Network has always been adding interesting ingredients to it's shows since it's debut in the 90's. And so with popular celebrities such as Bobby Flay Guy Fieri Ree Dummond "AKA" The Pioneer Woman country singer Trisha Yearwood Ayesha Curry and Sandra Lee Food Network has found the secret to success by taking two things that will make people watch cooking shows awesome recipes and celebrities Food Network has done what no other channel has done before. For example ever since he won the show The Next Food Network Star Guy Fieri turned into a giant celebrity and is one of Food Network's biggest stars with his shows Guy's Big Bite and Diners Drive-Ins And Dives and the same thing can be said for Bobby Flay because like Guy Fieri Bobby became a star for Food Network by writing cookbooks and selling kitchen appliances for Kohls. And now their big celebrity is The Pioneer Woman and she has made a name for herself by having cookbooks and a deal with Walmart and her very own magazine as well. While in heavy competition with Cooking Channel Food Network should develop another food channel with classic cooking shows like Julia Child's The French Chef Jacques Pepin The Galloping Gourmet with Graham Kerr and The Frugal Gourmet with the late chef Jeff Smith and the channel would be a monster hit with people who love to cook. But as long as people love cooking shows Food Network is here to stay
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08-11-2018, 08:06 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,813	How can Food Network survive in the age of Netflix foodie shows? http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/08/on...d-network.html Food Network has "mostly settled into a comfortable, familiar format: a competition with a celebrity chef as host, set in a studio, with contestants facing a time limit," says Andy Dehnart. Meanwhile, Netflix is coming out with shows as diverse as Nailed It!, Chef's Table, Sugar Rush and the upcoming Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. As Food Network historian Allen Salkin says of the cable network, "at a critical juncture — which I would say was in the last five or ten years — they decided not to program for the audience that they created.”

07-27-2020, 04:47 AM	#2
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,789	Since cooking shows have begun getting popular Food Network has always been adding interesting ingredients to it's shows since it's debut in the 90's. And so with popular celebrities such as Bobby Flay Guy Fieri Ree Dummond "AKA" The Pioneer Woman country singer Trisha Yearwood Ayesha Curry and Sandra Lee Food Network has found the secret to success by taking two things that will make people watch cooking shows awesome recipes and celebrities Food Network has done what no other channel has done before. For example ever since he won the show The Next Food Network Star Guy Fieri turned into a giant celebrity and is one of Food Network's biggest stars with his shows Guy's Big Bite and Diners Drive-Ins And Dives and the same thing can be said for Bobby Flay because like Guy Fieri Bobby became a star for Food Network by writing cookbooks and selling kitchen appliances for Kohls. And now their big celebrity is The Pioneer Woman and she has made a name for herself by having cookbooks and a deal with Walmart and her very own magazine as well. While in heavy competition with Cooking Channel Food Network should develop another food channel with classic cooking shows like Julia Child's The French Chef Jacques Pepin The Galloping Gourmet with Graham Kerr and The Frugal Gourmet with the late chef Jeff Smith and the channel would be a monster hit with people who love to cook. But as long as people love cooking shows Food Network is here to stay Bestie
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