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The Best Food Network TV Shows

Updated December 30, 2020 10.0k votes 932 voters 26.0k views86 items

List RulesVote up the best original TV shows that have ever debuted on The Food Network.

This list of the top current and canceled Food Network shows of all time includes the date when each show first aired, as well as which actors starred in the show. The best Food Network TV shows of all time includes old Food Network shows, as this list covers the entire history of the network. This list is sorted by popularity, so the shows with the most votes are at the top of the list.

Answering the question, “What is the best Food Network show of all time?”, this list includes favorites like Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Chopped, and Good Eats. If you're interested in competitive baking shows there’s everything from Cupcake Wars to Iron Chef America. If gentle cooking shows are your thing, then Food Network has got your back with Barefoot Contessa. For fans of reality shows, Food Network has you covered with shows like Ace of Cakes and Restaurant: Impossible.

What are the best Food Network TV series ever? Vote up the best Food Network shows, or use this list to build a whole new one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion.

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Chopped
Ted Allen, Alex Guarnaschelli
Premiered: 2009
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri, Duff Goldman
Premiered: 2006
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Cupcake Wars
Candace Nelson, Florian Bellanger
Premiered: 2010
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Good Eats
Alton Brown, Vickie Eng
Premiered: 1999
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Barefoot Contessa
Ina Garten
Premiered: 2002
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Iron Chef America
Bill Murray, Anderson Cooper
Premiered: 2005
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Chopped Champions
Ted Allen
Premiered: 2010

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The Next Iron Chef America International
Alton Brown, Mark Dacascos
Premiered: 2009
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Nigella Feasts
Nigella Lawson
Premiered: 2006
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The Best Thing I Ever Ate
Ted Allen, Sunny Anderson
Premiered: 2009
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Worst Cooks in America
Anne Burrell, Bobby Flay
Premiered: 2010
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Throwdown! with Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay, Stephanie Banyas
Premiered: 2006
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Iron Chef
Masaharu Morimoto, Hiroyuki Sakai
Premiered: 1993
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Food Network Star
Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis
Premiered: 2005
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Paula's Home Cooking
Paula Deen, Bobby Deen
Premiered: 2002
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Ultimate Recipe Showdown
Guy Fieri, Marc Summers
Premiered: 2008
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Guy Off the Hook
Guy Fieri
Premiered: 2008
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Tyler's Ultimate
Tyler Florence
Premiered: 2003
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Food Detectives
Ted Allen
Premiered: 2008
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30 Minute Meals
Rachael Ray
Premiered: 2001
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Unwrapped
Marc Summers
Premiered: 2001
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Cake Wars
Jonathan Bennett, Ron Ben-Israel
Premiered: 2015
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Ask Aida
Noah Starr
Premiered: 2008
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Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee, Reggie Southerland
Premiered: 2003
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The Next Iron Chef
Alton Brown, Simon Majumdar
Premiered: 2007