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Food Network
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| Launched | November 23, 1993 |
| Owned by | The E.W. Scripps Company |
| Country |  United States |
| Headquarters | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Sister channel(s) | HGTV, Fine Living, DIY Network, & Great American Country |
| Website | foodnetwork.com |
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| DirecTV | Channel 231 Channel 231-1 (HDTV) |
| Dish Network | Channel 110 Channel 9462 (HDTV) |
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| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
Food Network is a cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food and cooking and is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.
The network is seen in more than ninety million households. In addition to New York, it has offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville.
Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, France, and the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean, Polynesia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Food Network was founded on November 23, 1993 as TV Food Network; its legal name is still Television Food Network, G.P. Within a few years, the network had shortened its on-air brand name. Joe Langhan, now an executive producer with the Wine Network,[1] created the concept for Food Network in 1991 while working at the Providence Journal.[2]
Food Network is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. Scripps acquired the Food Network from the A. H. Belo Corp. Corporation (in exchange for recently-acquired broadcast stations KENS-AM/TV in San Antonio, Texas) in 1997, which had acquired the network through a takeover of the Providence Journal Company earlier that year.[3]
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- Further information: List of programs broadcast by the Food Network
Food Network unofficially divides itself into two dayparts, "Food Network In the Kitchen" and "Food Network Nighttime". Generally, "In the Kitchen" (weekday afternoons and weekend mornings) is dedicated to instructional cooking programs, while "Nighttime" features programming based on the history and knowledge of food, travel programming, cooking competitions and other entertainment-based concepts. Promos identify "Food Network Nighttime" programming but not daytime programming. Many of the channel's personalities routinely pull double-duty (or more) — hosting both daytime and nighttime programming — and the channel regularly offers specials which typically either follow its personalities on (working) vacations, or bring together a number of personalities for a themed cooking event.
Among the chefs present at the channel's 1993 launch were Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse, all three still major fixtures of the channel's lineup; Lagasse's Emeril Live! was the channel's signature series for many years, with the series' final taping slated for December 11, 2007. Among other duties, Flay and Batali appear regularly as "Iron Chefs" on Iron Chef America, the channel's well-received remake of the original Japanese series. America's host, Alton Brown, gained a cult following for his Good Eats, which mixes science, cooking and offbeat humor. Possibly the channel's biggest cross-over star is Rachael Ray, who has parlayed her cable following (primarily through the series 30 Minute Meals and $40 a Day) into a self-named syndicated talk show.
Beginning in 2005, an annual reality contest, The Next Food Network Star, has brought viewers to New York to compete for their own show. Previous winners include Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh (Party Line with The Hearty Boys) and Guy Fieri (Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives). The third season winner, announced on July 22, 2007 is Amy Finley. Her new show, The Gourmet Next Door, premiered October 14, 2007 on Food Network. A fourth season has been announced for Summer 2008.
Food Network HD is a high definition channel that plays select Food Network shows in HD. Unlike most HD cable channels, which mirror their normal lineup and show HD programming when available, Food Network HD only shows HD programming, and as a result has a limited lineup which includes later episodes of current Food Network series and specials.
- List of shows on the Food Network
- Food Network (Canada)
- List of Dish Network channels
- List of DirecTV channels
- The Food Network Awards
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Corporate Leadership: Kenneth W. Lowe (President & CEO) |
| Annual Revenue: $2.2 billion USD (2004) · Employees: 10,000 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: SSP · Website: www.scripps.com |