Cooking Channel is an American

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channel owned by

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, a

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and

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between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (69%) and

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(31%). The channel is a spin-off of

, broadcasting programming related to food and cooking. Cooking Channel is available via traditional

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as well as

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since January 2021.

History

As Fine Living

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. Scripps planned to invest $100 million in original programming for Fine Living. The network was launched on August 21, 2002. In 2007, Fine Living acquired primetime encores of the syndicated series '' The Martha Stewart Show''. The network later added ''Whatever, Martha!'', a series featuring her daughter Alexis Stewart and Jennifer Hutt comedically riffing over footage from ''

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''.

As Cooking Channel

In October 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive announced that Fine Living would be relaunched as Cooking Channel in 2010, after the

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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

oriented towards instructional and personality-based programming, which had been largely displaced by the growth of Food Network's reality and competition programming. The network airs both new series, and archived programming from Food Network. Cooking Channel launched on May 31, 2010 (coinciding with the

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holiday), pushed ahead from a planned launch later in the year.Scripps Rebranding Fine Living Into Cooking Channel
''MultiChannel News'', October 8, 2009
''

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'', February 18, 2010

Programming

Original series

Food Network stars

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, Rachael Ray and

Bobby Flay Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's ...

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

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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 ''Unwrapped 2.0'' is an American food-themed television series that aired on Cooking Channel. It is presented by actor Alfonso Ribeiro; and it is a revival of the 2001-2011 series ''Unwrapped'', which was hosted by Marc Summers. The series aire ...

''—a revival of the original Food Network series '' Unwrapped''. Actress Haylie Duff presented ''

The Real Girl's Kitchen ''The Real Girl's Kitchen'' is an American cooking television series that aired on Cooking Channel. The series was presented by actress Haylie Duff; and it featured Duff showcasing recipes inspired by her travels to New York City, as well as her ...

'' and ''Haylie's America'' on the channel. Other original series include ''

Dinner at Tiffani's ''Dinner at Tiffani's'' is an American food-based television series on the Cooking Channel that premiered on February 25, 2015. The show follows host Tiffani Thiessen Tiffani Amber Thiessen (born January 23, 1974) is an American actress who ...

'' hosted by Tiffani Thiessen, '' Man Fire Food'' hosted by

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, '' Food: Fact or Fiction?'' hosted by Michael McKean, ''Tia Mowry at Home'' hosted by Tia Mowry, ''

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'' hosted by Ali Khan, ''

Carnival Eats ''Carnival Eats'' is a Canadian television series about various eating establishments at carnivals in Canada and the United States. The series features host Noah Cappe as he travels to the many carnivals, state fairs and festivals to sample a va ...

'' hosted by Noah Cappe, ''Rev Run's Sunday Suppers'' hosted by Rev Run, '' Unique Eats'',

Unique Sweets ''Unique Sweets'' is an American television series on Cooking Channel about various eating establishments across the United States and their signature or most popular desserts. The series features interviews with guest pastry chefs and food crit ...

'', and ''

Donut Showdown ''Donut Showdown'' is an American food-based television series on the Cooking Channel that premiered on July 3, 2013. The show was originally hosted by Danny Boome and is currently hosted by Daryn Jones. The series is produced by Architect Films ...

''.

Repeats

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

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and

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, such as Food Network Canada host David Rocco, who hosts the self-titled ''

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'' and Irish chef

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with '' Rachel Allen: Bake!''. The following Cooking Channel programs are either "first to air in the U.S." or reruns that come from the

library: '' A Cook's Tour'', '' Ace of Cakes'', ''Bill's Food'', ''

Bitchin' Kitchen ''Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen'' is a Canadian cooking television series that began airing simultaneously on Food Network Canada in Canada and Cooking Channel in the United States on April 2, 2010; after originating as a web series in 2007. It w ...

'', ''Caribbean Food Made Easy'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Cupcake Wars ''Cupcake Wars'' is an American reality competition series that premiered on December 27, 2009, on cable television network Food Network. The show, which is based on creating unique and professional-style cupcakes, was hosted by Justin Willman ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Easy Chinese San Francisco by Ching He Huang Easy Chinese:San Francisco is a Cooking Channel show hosted by Ching He Huang Ching-He Huang (; (born 8 April 1978), often known in English-language merely as Ching, is a Taiwanese-born food writer and TV chef. She has appeared in a variet ...

'', ''

Everyday Exotic ''Everyday Exotic'' is a Canadian instructional cooking series starring Roger Mooking. It was produced by Magee TV in association with Food Network Canada. Overview Mooking, a third generation restaurateur, takes ingredients that are used in ev ...

'', ''

Everyday Italian ''Everyday Italian'' is a Food Network show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. In the show, De Laurentiis focuses for her viewers on traditional Italian cuisine with an American flair. Popularity The show is recorded (shot at 24 frames for a cinema ...

'' with Giada De Laurentiis, ''

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'', ''

Food Jammers ''Food Jammers'' is a cooking show featuring Micah Donovan, Chris Martin, and Nobu Adilman; three backyard mechanics who make homebrew cooking equipment using junkyard parts, found objects, and locally sourced ingredients. Cooking is essentiall ...

'', ''

French Food at Home French Food at Home is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning cooking show presented by Laura Calder. It is filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and airs on Food Network Canada, the Asian Food Channel, and the Cooking Channel. French Food at Home is ...

'', '' Good Eats'', ''Indian Food Made Easy'', ''

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'' (original Japanese version), ''

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'', '' MasterChef Canada'', ''

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'', and ''Tyler's Ultimate'', in addition to various past programs hosted by

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and Nigella Lawson.

International versions

As Fine Living

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 22 October 2017, an Italian version of FLN was broadcast under the name Fine Living.

As Cooking Channel

A Canadian version of Cooking Channel launched on December 12, 2016, replacing W Movies. It is operated by

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, who also operates the Canadian version of Food Network; Scripps Networks Interactive acquired a minority stake in the channel following its launch.

Carriage Disputes

A carriage dispute with AT&T U-verse resulted in

, Cooking Channel,

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, DIY Network, and

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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

External links

* official website * * * {{Commons category, Cooking Channel Works about cooking Companies based in Knoxville, Tennessee Television channels and stations established in 2002 English-language television stations in the United States Food and drink television Food Network Warner Bros. Discovery networks Nexstar Media Group 2002 establishments in Tennessee Former E. W. Scripps Company subsidiaries