Editing Cooking show (section)

{{Short description|Television genre that presents food preparation}}
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A '''cooking show''', '''cookery show''',<ref name=firsts/> or '''cooking program''' (also spelled '''cooking programme''' in [[British English]]) is a [[television]] genre that presents [[food preparation]], often in a [[restaurant]] kitchen or on a [[Television studio|studio set]], or at the host's personal home.  Typically the show's host, often a [[celebrity chef]], prepares one or more dishes over the course of an episode, taking the viewing audience through the food's inspiration, preparation, and stages of [[cooking]].

Cooking shows have been a popular staple of [[Daytime television|daytime TV programming]] since the earliest days of television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flowtv.org/?p=1316|title=TV Cooking Shows: The Evolution of a GenreKathleen Collins / John Jay College, CUNY – Flow|website=flowtv.org}}</ref> They are generally very inexpensive to produce, making them an economically easy way for a [[Television station|TV station]] to fill a half-hour (or sometimes 60-minute) [[Dayparting|time slot]]. A number of cooking shows have run for many seasons, especially when they are sponsored by [[Local programming|local TV stations]] or by [[public broadcasting]].  Many of the more popular cooking shows have had flamboyant hosts whose unique personalities have made them into celebrities.