''Somebody Feed Phil'' is an American television

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series presented by

Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal (born January 27, 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and tr ...

that premiered on

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on January 12, 2018. In May 2019, Netflix announced that it had renewed ''Somebody Feed Phil'' for a third season, which was released on May 29, 2020. A fourth season, shot back-to-back with the third, was released on October 30, 2020. The fifth season was released on May 25, 2022. The show was also renewed for a sixth season, which was filmed back-to-back with season 5. In January 2023, the show was renewed for a seventh season.

Overview

Each episode follows Rosenthal touring the cuisine of the episode's featured city, and spotlights charities and non-profit organizations that operate in the region. The show is a spiritual successor to Rosenthal's previous show on

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, '' I'll Have What Phil's Having''. When Rosenthal moved the program from PBS to Netflix, a theme song recorded by the band

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was added to the opening. Phil's brother Rich Rosenthal serves as executive producer and

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of the series, and sometimes appears on camera to sample food at Phil's urging. Near the end of each episode during the first two seasons, Rosenthal makes a

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to his parents, Max and Helen, relating to them his culinary discoveries. After Helen's death in 2019, Max continued to appear in the segment for the next two seasons until his death in 2021. In the fifth season, Rosenthal would call a different guest each episode, which included his son Ben, ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and ...

'' stars

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the ...

and

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, and

Paul Reiser Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and television writer. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom ''My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 fi ...

, to continue the tradition. Viewers have enjoyed the segment. A companion cookbook to the series, ''Somebody Feed Phil: The Book'', was released in October 2022.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2020)

Season 4 (2020)

Season 5 (2022)

Season 6 (2022)

References

External links

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