Cooking Channel To Serve Up New Shows

Cooking Channel To Serve Up New Shows From Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay And More. The Cooking Channel is bringing the heat into the kitchen with a whole new lineup of shows. This fall viewers will get to see new shows that will feature cooking colossals Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, along with a new series that will feature Nadia G and Al Roker. Rachael Ray’s “Week in a Day” will be her first solely food-focused show in nine years. The show will introduce her fresh groundbreaking cooking concept for busy families that encompasses one day of cooking for five days of eating. Fans can tune into “Brunch @ Bobby’s” as Bobby Flay celebrates his favorite meal of the week, brunch on Sunday. Flay will cook from his relaxed Hamptons kitchen as he whips up everything from French breakfasts, Italian brunches and family favorites. Al Roker will be adding a new dimension to food shows with his executive produced-series, “My Life In Food.” The show will take a serious look at food issues such as allergies and obesity that have affected various communities across the U.S. Chef-comedienne Nadia G will lighten things up with her show, “Bitchin’ Kitchen,” while cook Kelsey Nixon will give a fresh take on cooking basics. Fans can check out the new fall lineup by heading to CookingChanneltv.com.

Good Morning America the Daytime Emmy Nominees are Announced.

Daytime Emmy Nominees Announced, Ellen DeGeneres, “General Hospital” Score Multiple Nods. The nominees for the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards have been announced, with the soap “General Hospital” leading the tally with 18 nods overall. Although Ellen DeGeneres did not score a hosting nomination, her eponymous talk show got 8 mentions. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is up for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment against “Rachael Ray” and “Live with Regis and Kelly.” DeGeneres missed out on a nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host, though. Rachael Ray, Bonnie Hunt, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, and the women of “The View” got that honor. The Daytimes Emmy Awards is set to take place in Las Vegas in June 27, and will air on CBS.

Partial list of nominees:

Outstanding Drama:

•“The Bold and the Beautiful”
•“The Young and the Restless”
•“General Hospital”
•“All My Children”
Outstanding Culinary Program:

•“America’s Test Kitchen”
•“Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth”
•“Giada at Home”
•“Tyler’s Ultimate”
Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show:

•“Wheel of Fortune”
•“Jeopardy”
•“Cash Cab”
•“The Price is Right”
•“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader”

Outstanding Lifestyle Program:

•“This Old House”
•“Clean House”
•“How do I Look?”
•“Make”
•“The Martha Stewart Show”
Outstanding Morning Program:

•“Good Morning America”
•“Today Show”
•“CNN/American Morning”
Daytime Entertainment:

•“Indebted”
•“Unplugged”
•“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
•“The New York Times Style Magazine Screen Test Series”
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:

•“Rachael Ray”
•“Live with Regis and Kelly”
•“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

Outstanding Talk Show/Informative:

•“Dr. Phil”
•“The Dr. Oz Show”
•“The Doctors”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

•Crystal Chappell, “Guiding Light”
•Michelle Stafford, “The Young and the Restless”
•Maura West, “As the World Turns”
•Sarah Brown, “General Hospital”
•Bobbie Eakes, “All My Children”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

•Peter Bergman, “The Young and the Restless”
•Jon Lindstrom, “As the World Turns”
•Michael Park, “As the World Turns”
•Doug Davidson, “The Young and the Restless”
•James Scott, “Days of Our Lives”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

•Beth Chamberlin, “Guiding Light”
•Julie Pinson, “As the World Turns”
•Carolyn Hennesy, “General Hospital”
•Arianne Zucker, “Days of Our Lives”
•Bree Williamson, “One Life to Live”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

•Billy Miller, “The Young and the Restless”
•Bradford Anderson, “General Hospital”
•Jonathan Jackson, “General Hospital”
•Ricky Paull Goldin, “All My Children”
•Brian Kerwin, “One Life to Live”
Outstanding Game Show Host:

•Pat Sajak, “Wheel of Fortune”
•Alex Trebek, “Jeopardy!”
•Ben Bailey, “Cash Cab”
•Wayne Brady, “Let’s Make a Deal”
•Carnie Wilson, “The Newlywed Game”
Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host:

•Bobby Flary, “Grill It! With Bobby Flay”
•Ina Garten, “Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics”
•Paula Deen, “Paula’s Best Dishes”
•Martha Stewart, “The Martha Stewart Show”
•Giada De Laurentiis, “Giada at Home”
Outstanding Talk Show Host:

•Rachael Ray, “Rachael Ray”
•Bonnie Hunt, “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
•Dr. Mehmet Oz, “The Dr. Oz Show”
•Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, “Live with Regis and Kelly”
•Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters, “The View”

End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years

No more Oprah? Oprah Winfrey announced that after 25 years, she will be pulling the plug on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Sept. 9, 2011. Oprah is preparing to start her own cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Celebs voiced their support and awe at Oprah’s decision. Ellen DeGeneres said, “I don’t think I could be here without her,” and Gayle King said, “We don’t need to worry about [Oprah] filling her time, I promise you that!” The media-mogul reaches 7 million viewers a day with The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Winfrey has announce today that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end Continue reading →