Food Network

Food Network is a unique lifestyle network and Web site that strives to surprise and engage its viewers with likable hosts, personalities and the variety of things they do with food. The network is committed to exploring new, different and interesting ways to approach food - through pop culture, adventure and travel – while also expanding its repertoire of technique-based information.

Fast Facts

Distribution: Food Network is available in over 98 million U.S. households. The network’s branded programming has also been licensed for airing in 149 territories across all seven continents, and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. In addition, Food Network HD is now available through Echostar’s DISH Network, Wide Open West in the Chicago, Detroit, Columbus and Cleveland DMAs, Buckeye Cable in the Toledo, Ohio area and Sunflower Broadband and Everest Connections in the Kansas City DMA.

Interactive: FoodNetwork.com consistently tops the Nielsen//NetRatings Food & Cooking category with an average of nearly 8.6 million unique visitors per month. FoodNetwork.com’s popular e-newsletter has a subscriber base of more than 2.6 million. FoodNetwork.com was among the first sites to offer original programming on the Web with the popular “Eat This” which garnered more than three million page views during its original six-week run.

Programming: Known for signature series, Iron Chef America, Good Eats and 30 Minute Meals, and for first-year hits, Ace of Cakes, Dinner: Impossible and Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Food Network continues to enhance its programming lineup. Ingrid Hoffman's Simply Delicioso joins the popular "In the Kitchen" daytime weekend lineup alongside Paula's Home Cooking with Paula Deen, Barefoot Contessa hosted by Ina Garten, and Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis. Primetime welcomes the search for the Next Iron Chef of America and two quirky newcomers Food Dudes and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives - the latter hosted by Guy Fieri, recent winner of The Next Food Star, an annual event taking its place alongside the highly-rated Food Networks Awards.