Television channel
Cooking Channel
is an American
basic cable
channel owned by
Food Network
, a
joint venture
and
general partnership
between
Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
(69%) and
Nexstar Media Group
(31%). The channel is a spin-off of
Food Network
, broadcasting programming related to food and cooking. Cooking Channel is available via traditional
Cable Television
as well as
Discovery+
since January 2021.
American pay television channel
As of November 2023
[update]
, Cooking Channel is available to approximately 34,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2016 peak of 66,000,000 households.
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History
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As Fine Living
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The channel was announced by
Scripps
in 2001 and launched the following year as
Fine Living
(later
Fine Living Network
,
FLN
). The brand was positioned towards high-income viewers "who want guidance in helping spend their free time", and featured a mix of lifestyle- and leisure-themed programming dealing with topics such as travel and adventure, finance, real estate, "everyday pursuits", and technology. Scripps positioned Fine Living as a multi-platform brand, having launched a companion website, and purchasing a 49% stake in a free-circulation magazine that would be co-branded with the channel.
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[4]
Scripps planned to invest $100 million in original programming for Fine Living.
[5]
The network was launched on August 21, 2002.
In 2007, Fine Living acquired primetime encores of the syndicated series
The Martha Stewart Show
.
[6]
The network later added
Whatever, Martha!
, a series featuring her daughter
Alexis Stewart
and
Jennifer Hutt
comedically riffing
over footage from
Martha Stewart Living
.
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As Cooking Channel
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In October 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive announced that Fine Living would be relaunched as
Cooking Channel
in 2010, after the
Great Recession
and a severe decline in American personal income and spending effectively stunted Fine Living Network from any further ratings or programming expansion. The network would be a spin-off of
Food Network
oriented towards instructional and personality-based programming, which had been largely displaced by the growth of Food Network's reality and competition programming.
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The network airs both new series, and archived programming from Food Network. Cooking Channel launched on May 31, 2010 (coinciding with the
Memorial Day
holiday), pushed ahead from a planned launch later in the year.
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Programming
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Original series
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Food Network stars
Emeril Lagasse
,
Rachael Ray
and
Bobby Flay
were among the first to air new programs on the channel, entitled
Emeril's Fresh Food Fast
,
Week In a Day
, and
Brunch @ Bobby's
.
Original programming included the
Mo Rocca
-hosted food education program
Food(ography)
and the combination reality TV series and cooking show
Extra Virgin
, featuring slice-of-life footage of actress
Debi Mazar
, her Italian chef husband Gabriele Cocoros, their two children, and assorted friends and family members. The weekly series
Robert Earl's Be My Guest
, which premiered in September 2014, features entrepreneur and restaurateur
Robert Earl
as he goes behind the velvet rope to share the best-of-the-best dining secrets and destinations. During February 2015, Cooking Channel premiered
Unwrapped 2.0
?a revival of the original Food Network series
Unwrapped
.
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Actress
Haylie Duff
presented
The Real Girl's Kitchen
and
Haylie's America
on the channel.
[11]
Other original series include
Dinner at Tiffani's
hosted by
Tiffani Thiessen
,
Man Fire Food
hosted by
Roger Mooking
,
Food: Fact or Fiction?
hosted by Michael McKean,
Tia Mowry at Home
hosted by
Tia Mowry
,
Cheap Eats
hosted by
Ali Khan
,
Carnival Eats
hosted by
Noah Cappe
,
Rev Run's Sunday Suppers
hosted by
Rev Run
,
Unique Eats
,
Unique Sweets
, and
Donut Showdown
.
Repeats
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Shows airing on the Cooking Channel that are first to air in the United States but have previously aired outside the country come predominantly from cooks in
Canada
and
Great Britain
, such as Food Network Canada host
David Rocco
, who hosts the self-titled
David Rocco's Dolce Vita
and Irish chef
Rachel Allen
with
Rachel Allen: Bake!
. The following Cooking Channel programs are either "first to air in the U.S." or reruns that come from the
Food Network
library:
A Cook's Tour
,
Ace of Cakes
,
Bill's Food
,
Bitchin' Kitchen
,
Caribbean Food Made Easy
,
Chuck's Day Off
,
Chinese Food Made Easy
,
Cupcake Wars
,
Drink Up
,
Easy Chinese San Francisco by Ching He Huang
,
Everyday Exotic
,
Everyday Italian
with
Giada De Laurentiis
,
FoodCrafters
,
Food Jammers
,
French Food at Home
,
Good Eats
,
Indian Food Made Easy
,
Iron Chef
(original Japanese version),
Iron Chef America
,
MasterChef Canada
,
Spice Goddess
,
Two Fat Ladies
, and
Tyler's Ultimate
, in addition to various past programs hosted by
Julia Child
and
Nigella Lawson
.
International versions
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As Fine Living
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From September 3, 2004 to October 19, 2009, a Canadian version of FLN was broadcast under the name
Fine Living
. It was replaced by a
Canadian version
of
DIY Network
.
In Europe,
FLN
launched in 2010, replaced
Zone Club
, except Poland.
From March 26, 2014 to October 22, 2017, an Italian version of FLN was broadcast under the name
Fine Living
.
As Cooking Channel
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A
Canadian version of Cooking Channel
launched on December 12, 2016, replacing W Movies. It is operated by
Corus Entertainment
, who also operates the Canadian version of Food Network; Scripps Networks Interactive acquired a minority stake in the channel following its launch.
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Carriage Disputes
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A carriage dispute with
AT&T U-verse
resulted in
Food Network
, Cooking Channel,
HGTV
,
DIY Network
, and
Great American Country
being dropped by the provider on November 5, 2010; the dispute was resolved two days later, on November 7, 2010, after the two parties reached a new carriage agreement.
References
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"U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 ? 2023"
.
wrestlenomics.com
. May 14, 2024
. Retrieved
July 28,
2019
.
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Dempsey, John (November 20, 2001).
"Fine Living net adds mag"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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"Scripps Fine-Tuning Fine Living Net"
.
Multichannel
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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Oei, Lily (September 25, 2002).
"Fine Living grows in NYC"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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Dempsey, John (June 24, 2001).
"Scripps ponies up for Fine Living net"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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Dempsey, John (September 5, 2007).
"Fine Living repeats 'Martha Stewart'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2009).
"Fine Living orders more 'Whatever'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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a
b
Another Cable Helping for Food Lovers
,
The New York Times
, February 18, 2010
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Scripps Rebranding Fine Living Into Cooking Channel
,
MultiChannel News
, October 8, 2009
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"Cooking Channel Announces September 2014 Highlights"
.
Broadway World
. August 4, 2014.
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"Real Girl's Kitchen"
. Cooking Channel. May 30, 2011. Archived from
the original
on May 30, 2014
. Retrieved
June 4,
2011
.
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"Corus Entertainment shareholders report (Q3 2017)"
(PDF)
. Corus Entertainment. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on July 3, 2017
. Retrieved
July 15,
2017
.
On December 12, 2016, the Company sold a 19.8% interest in 7202377 Canada Inc. (the "Cooking Channel"), a subsidiary, to Scripps Network LLC for $7,500, the fair value at the date of the sale. Cash proceeds of $5,250 were received upon closing. Control of this subsidiary did not change, therefore a business combination did not occur
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"Corus feeds the food genre with new channel"
.
Realscreen
. Retrieved
October 19,
2016
.
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These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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