Beat the Chefs
Beat the Chefs | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Matt Rogers |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 42–44 minutes |
Production company | RelativityREAL |
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Network | Game Show Network |
Release | August 23 November 26, 2012 | –
Beat the Chefs is an American television cooking game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN) and hosted by Matt Rogers. The series features contestants preparing a home-cooked family recipe, while professional chefs Beau MacMillan, Antonia Lofaso and Jeff Henderson make the same recipe in an upscale restaurant version. The two dishes are then judged by a panel of food critics who are Christy Jordan and Brad A Johnson. The series premiered on August 23, 2012, and aired its last episode on November 26, 2012.
Format
The series features two families, one in each half-hour of the episode, preparing their family recipe while the professional chefs cook a restaurant version of the same meal.[1] The family begins by revealing the dish they have selected to cook to the chefs as well as how longer they think it will take to prepare it. The chefs are then given the same amount of time to create their own version. Once the first cook-off is complete, the second family is brought out, and the procedure is repeated with their own meal. After the second cook-off, the judges reveal the winning dish from each round.[1] If the family's home cooked meal beats the chefs' professional version, the family wins $25,000, if the chefs win, the family receives $1,000 worth of kitchen supplies.
Production
Production company
The series premiered on August 23, 2012, immediately following the premiere of The American Bible Challenge. GSN continued to air one new episode a week until November 26, 2012. The show was not seen on GSN after its fourth episode and was canceled in October 2012.[14][15]
Reception
Beat the Chefs earned mixed reception from critics. Carrie Grosvenor of
The series earned relatively average ratings for GSN's standards. Despite The American Bible Challenge debuting to record ratings for GSN, Beat the Chefs maintained less than a third of the viewers that tuned in to its lead-in. The series premiere averaged 521,000 viewers, compared to the 1.73 million viewers who watched The American Bible Challenge.
References
- ^ About Entertainment. Archived from the originalon September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ The Futon Critic Staff (March 18, 2010). "Development Update: Thursday, March 18". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "GSN Unveils Its New Programming and Development Slate During Network Upfront Event in New York City" (Press release). GSN Corporate. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Beat the Chefs - Casting All Home Cooks!". Reality Wanted. May 25, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "GSN Announces Premiere Date for New Original Series" (Press release). GSN Corporate. July 2, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "GSN Announces Cast for Beat the Chefs, New Original Series that Pits Amateur Cooks Against the Pros, Premiering Thursday, August 23 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)". GSN Corporate. July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ Buchanan, Nikki (August 20, 2012). "Beau MacMillan Stars in New Game Show Beat the Chefs, Premiering Thursday, August 23rd". Phoenix New Times. Voice Media Group. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- South Florida Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Sylvester, Ron (August 23, 2012). "Las Vegas chef to host cable TV cooking competition". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Beat the Chefs. Season 1. Episode 1. August 23, 2012. Game Show Network.
- ^ Beat the Chefs. Season 1. Episode 2. August 30, 2012. Game Show Network.
- ^ Beat the Chefs. Season 1. Episode 3. September 6, 2012. Game Show Network.
- ^ Beat the Chefs. Season 1. Episode 4. September 13, 2012. Game Show Network.
- ^ "Showatch: Beat the Chefs". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ About.com. About Entertainment. Archived from the originalon April 14, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Beat the Chefs: Cook-Off, Show-Down! Set News". Hollywood Junket. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 24, 2012). "American Bible Challenge Scores Record Ratings for GSN". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (September 7, 2012). "Positive Start for The Pyramid on GSN". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine
- Beat the Chefs at IMDb