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{{Short description|American basic cable channel launched in 1993}}
{{About|the American channel|the Canadian version previously known as Food Network|Flavour Network||Food Network (disambiguation)}} 
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Food Network
| logo = Food Network logo.svg
| logo_alt = Food Network logo
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2013
| image = 
| image_size = 
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1993|11|23}}
| timeshift_service = Food Network +1 (UK)
| owner = {{Plainlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks]] (69%)
* [[Nexstar Media Group]] (31%)
}}
| parent = Television Food Network, G.P.
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br />{{small|(downscaled to letterboxed [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| caption = logo used in 2016.
| country = [[United States]]
| area = Worldwide
| headquarters = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
| former_names = TV Food Network (1993–96)
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
* [[Adult Swim]]
* [[American Heroes Channel]]
* [[Animal Planet]]
* [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]
* [[Cartoon Network]]
* [[Cartoonito (American programming block)|Cartoonito]]
* [[Cinemax]]
* [[CNN]]
* [[Cooking Channel]]
* [[The CW]] <small>(12.5%)</small>
* [[Destination America]]
* [[Discovery Channel]]
* [[Discovery en Español]]
* [[Discovery Family]]
* [[Discovery Familia]]
* [[Discovery Life]]
* [[HBO]]
* [[HGTV]]
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
* [[Investigation Discovery]]
* [[Magnolia Network]]
* [[Motor Trend (TV network)|Motor Trend]]
* [[Oprah Winfrey Network]]
* [[Science Channel]]
* [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
* [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
* [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
* [[Travel Channel]]
* [[TruTV]]
* [[Turner Classic Movies]]
}}
| website = {{URL|foodnetwork.com}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] {{small|(UK)}}
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 43
| terr_serv_2 = [[DStv]] (Sub-Saharan Africa)
| terr_chan_2 = Channel 175
| online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service
| online_chan_1 = [[Max_(streaming_service)|Max]]
| online_serv_2 = Services
| online_chan_2 = [[Sling TV]], [[YouTube TV]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[Hulu]] + Live TV, [[DirecTV Stream]], [[Vidgo]]
}}

'''Food Network''' is an American [[basic cable]] channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a unit of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]], who manages and operates it as a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks. The channel airs both [[television special|special]] and regular episodic programs about food and cooking. [[Cooking Channel (American TV channel)|Cooking Channel]], a network launched in 2002, is a spin-off of Food Network. In addition to its headquarters in [[New York City]], Food Network has offices in [[Atlanta]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], [[Chicago]], [[Detroit]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Cincinnati]], and [[Knoxville]].

Food Network was established on November 23, 1993, 6:00 am as '''TV Food Network''' and on April 1, 1996, it adopted its current name. It was acquired by [[Scripps Networks Interactive]] who later merged with [[Discovery, Inc.]] in 2018, and [[WarnerMedia]] was merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery. {{As of|2023|11}}, Food Network is available to approximately 70,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
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In 1990, ''[[The Providence Journal|Providence Journal]]'' company president Trygve Myhren was attempting to grow the company and decided that basic cable programming at the time was a high growth area with cable companies beginning to expand their overall channel capacities. With many basic cable channels at the time, Myhren was looking for something different. With food selected as the channel's genre, the working title for the channel was The Cooking Channel up until the channel's launch, although the [[Cooking Channel]] name would later be used for a spin off channel that launched in May 2010. Myhren hired Stephen Cunningham and [[Reese Schonfeld]], co-founder of [[CNN]], to help Joe Langhan and Jack Clifford to found the channel. Both The Cooking Channel and the Food Network [[trademark]]s were taken by other entities, with the Food Network being a newsletter. Myrhen originally wanted the network to be operated from [[Providence, Rhode Island]] as he argued that a cable network's costs were much more scalable from a lower-profile location, while Schonfeld preferred it be originated from [[New York City|New York]], considered the American nucleus of [[culinary arts]]; Schonfeld's preference eventually won out, though at the peril of the network's launch budget, which was lower than it would have been from Providence.<ref name="grubst">{{cite news |last1=Sugar |first1=Rachel |title=How Food Network Turned Big-city Chef Culture Into Middle-America Pop Culture |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2017/11/early-days-food-network-oral-history.html |access-date=January 17, 2020 |work=Grub Street |date=November 30, 2017 |language=en-us}}</ref> Cunningham also separated from the venture at that time and went on to launch other networks from his Denver base. 

Food Network was formed on April 19, 1993, as "TV Food Network"; its legal name remains Television Food Network, G. P. After acquiring the Food Network trademark after several years, it shortened the name to that. The network initially launched on November 22, 1993, with two initial shows featuring [[David Rosengarten]], [[Donna Hanover]], and [[Robin Leach]]. On November 23, 1993, Food Network began live broadcasting.<ref>{{Citation|last=The New School|title=The Founding of the Food Network: A 20 Year Retrospective|date=2013-09-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6TH1Bdq-ZI&t=760s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/t6TH1Bdq-ZI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Its original partners included the Journal itself, [[Adelphia Communications Corporation|Adelphia]], [[E. W. Scripps Company|Scripps-Howard]], [[MediaOne|Continental Cablevision]], [[Cablevision]], and most importantly, the [[Tribune Media|Tribune Company]], which provided the network's technical output.

Given that the channel could only afford to run programming that was produced themselves, the channel started taping 5 shows with a potential host to see if they worked. This was later turned into ''Chef Du Jour'' series.<ref name="grubst"/>

[[Image:Food Network 2000.svg|thumb|right|150px|Former logo, used from April 1, 1996 to December 31, 2002.]]
Schonfeld was appointed as managing director of TV Food Network and maintained a spot on its management board along with two Providence Journal employees. The original lineup for the network included [[Emeril Lagasse]] (''[[Essence of Emeril]]''), [[Debbi Fields]], [[Donna Hanover]], [[David Rosengarten]], Curtis Aikens, Dr. [[Louis Aronne]], [[Jacques Pépin]], and [[Robin Leach]]. The following year, the network acquired the rights to the [[Julia Child]] library from [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]].

In 1995, Schonfeld resigned as managing director of the network, but remained on its board until 1998, when he and Cunningham sold their interest in the company to Scripps. In 1996, Erica Gruen was hired as the president and CEO of TV Food Network, becoming the second woman in history to be the CEO of a U.S. television network. That same year, the "TV" portion of the name was dropped, thus making it simply Food Network. Gruen led the network into an explosive growth until 1998, by launching the largest website for food, FoodNetwork.com, more than doubling the subscriber base, tripling the viewership and multiplying the network's yearly revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scripps.com/press-releases/190-food-network-president-and-ceo-erica-gruen-leaving-network|title=Food Network President and CEO Erica Gruen leaving network |publisher= The E.W. Scripps Company|website=www.scripps.com|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref> In 1997, it was the second fastest growing cable network. Gruen changed the brand positioning from Schonfeld's "TV for people who cook" to "TV for everyone who loves to eat," thereby greatly improving the appeal to viewers and advertisers, and saving the network from bankruptcy. Greg Willis and Cathy Rasenberger were two of the original members of the start-up team who led the affiliate sales and marketing of the company from 1995 to 1998. Greg Willis served as senior vice president of worldwide distribution until he left to join [[Liberty Media]] in 1998.

[[File:Food Network.svg|135px|left|thumb|Food Network logo used from January 1, 2003 to January 5, 2013. On January 6, 2013, a new version of this logo was introduced with a different font.]]
The [[Belo Corporation|A. H. Belo Corporation]] acquired Food Network when it purchased The Providence Journal Company in February 1997.  Belo sold its 56% stake in the channel to the [[E. W. Scripps Company]] in October 1997, in a trade deal that resulted in Belo acquiring the television-radio station combination of [[KRDY|KENS-AM]]/[[KENS|TV]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{cite book |title=International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 30 |date=2000 |publisher=St. James Press | via=FundingUniverse |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/a-h-belo-corporation-history/ |access-date=17 January 2020 |chapter=History of A.H. Belo Corporation}}</ref>

The [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[simulcast]] feed of Food Network launched on March 31, 2008.

Food Network was first launched outside of North America in the [[United Kingdom]] on November 9, 2009, and in [[Food Network Asia|Asia]] on July 5, 2010 (on [[StarHub TV]] channel 433 and in HD on channel 468).<ref>[http://www.foodbusinessnews.net Food Business News: Schroeder, Eric "Food Network to launch in international markets" November 4, 2009. ''(Registration required to view entire article.)'']</ref> Since the UK launch on November 9, 2009, on [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a180719/food-network-coming-to-sky.html|title=Food Network coming to Sky|publisher=Digital Spy|date=October 6, 2009}}</ref> the channel has been added to the [[Freesat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a191318/food-network-launches-on-freesat.html|title=Food Network launches on Freesat|publisher=Digital Spy|date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a328608/food-network-to-launch-on-freeview.html|title=Food Network to launch on Freeview|publisher=Digital Spy|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> and [[Virgin Media]] platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a491480/food-network-travel-channel-come-to-virgin-media-tv.html|title=Food Network, Travel Channel come to Virgin Media TV|publisher=Digital Spy|date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2015, the Food Network collaborated with [[Snapchat]] and launched its own Food Network channel, "Discover Food Network", where social media users can watch the channel through the app. The channel features recipes, food hacks, and tips to entertain and appeal to the social media savvy millennials of today while watching from the palm of their hands.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2015/01/food-network-launches-new-discover-food-network-channel-on-snapchat|title=Food Network Launches New "Discover Food Network" Channel on Snapchat|work=Food Network|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref>

==Food Network programming ==
{{Further|List of programs broadcast by Food Network}} 
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Food Network programming is divided into a [[Daytime television|daytime]] block known as "Food Network in the Kitchen" and a [[primetime]] lineup branded as "Food Network Nighttime". Generally, "In the Kitchen" is dedicated to instructional cooking programs, while "Nighttime" features food-related entertainment programs, such as cooking competitions, food-related travel shows, and reality shows. Promos identify "Food Network Nighttime" programming but not "In the Kitchen" daytime programming. Many of the channel's personalities routinely pull double-duty (or more) – hosting both daytime and nighttime programming – and the channel regularly offers specials which typically either follow its personalities on working vacations, or bring together a number of personalities for a themed cooking event. Food Network broadcasts on weekdays from 8:00&nbsp;a.m. to 5:00&nbsp;a.m. and weekends from 7:00&nbsp;a.m. to 4:00&nbsp;a.m. ET, with the rest of the day being taken by [[infomercials]]. The UK channel broadcasts from 6:00&nbsp;a.m. to 3:00&nbsp;a.m. (UK time [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]/[[British Summer Time|BST]] as applicable) daily.

[[Mario Batali]] and [[Bobby Flay]] joined the network in 1995. In 1996, Erica Gruen, the network's CEO created ''[[Emeril Live|Emeril Live!]]'', which became the channel's signature series. Although Batali has moved on to other endeavors,  Flay still appears regularly on many programs, including ''[[Iron Chef America]]'', the channel's well-received remake of the original Japanese series. ''Iron Chef America's'' host, [[Alton Brown]], gained a cult following for his ''[[Good Eats]]'', which mixed science, cooking and off-beat humor. Later the network had a series entitled, "Ruggerio to Go" hosted by [[David Ruggerio]].

In 2002, Food Network made an appeal to the home cook by adding ''[[Paula's Home Cooking]]'', hosted by [[Paula Deen]]. Home Cooking focused mostly on [[Cuisine of the Southern United States|Southern cuisine]] and comfort food. The show took overly complicated recipes and classic dishes and broke them down for the home cook. The show did increasingly well, and Deen revamped the show in a series called ''Paula's Best Dishes''. In this series, friends and family members would join her in the kitchen and put a twist on classics and introduce new recipes. In June 2013, Food Network announced that they were not renewing Deen's contract due to publicity about her racial remarks revealed in a lawsuit brought on by a former worker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20711370,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621231157/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20711370,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2013|title=Paula Deen Dropped by Food Network After Racial Slur Controversy|publisher=People Magazine|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref>

Also in 2002, [[Ina Garten|Ina Garten's]] show ''Barefoot Contessa'' aired. Garten is well known for [[cookbook]]s, including ''The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook'', ''Barefoot Contessa Family Style'', and ''Barefoot Contessa in Paris''. Garten was also mentored by [[Martha Stewart]]. Garten's show features her cooking for her husband or hosting friends at their home in the [[Hampton, New York|Hamptons, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ina Garten|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/profiles/talent/ina-garten|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Food Network|language=en}}</ref> ''Barefoot Contessa'' typically has about one million viewers per episode, and has received some of the highest ratings for Food Network.

Currently, the channel's biggest cross-over stars are [[Rachael Ray]] and [[Paula Deen]], who have both taken their cable following (primarily through the series ''[[30 Minute Meals]]'', ''[[$40 a Day]]'', and ''Paula's Best Dishes'') into a [[Rachael Ray (TV series)|syndicated talk show]] and [[Positively Paula]]. Both [[Paula Deen]] and [[Rachael Ray]] also have merchandise lines of cookware, food products and pet lines.

Beginning in 2005, an annual reality contest, ''[[The Next Food Network Star]]'', brought viewers to New York City to compete for their own show on the channel. Previous winners include Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh (''[[Party Line with The Hearty Boys]]''), [[Guy Fieri]] (''[[Guy's Big Bite]]'', ''[[Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]]'', ''Guy Off the Hook,'' ''Ultimate Recipe Showdown,'' ''Guy's Big Night,'' ''Guy's Family Feast'', ''Guy's Grocery Games''), [[Amy Finley]] (''[[The Gourmet Next Door]]''), [[Aaron McCargo, Jr.]] (''[[Big Daddy's House]]''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Aaron McCargo, Jr.|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_am/article/0,3201,FOOD_32117_5909447_,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805013931/http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_am/article/0,3201,FOOD_32117_5909447_,00.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=2008-08-05|access-date=2008-07-28}}</ref> [[Melissa d'Arabian]] (''[[Ten Dollar Dinners]]''), and [[Aarti Sequeira]] (''Aarti Party'').<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Slezak |first=Michael |title='Next Food Network Star' season finale recap: And the winner is... |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 16, 2010 |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/16/next-food-network-star-season-finale-recap/ |access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> For the 2010 season, production of ''The Next Food Network Star'' was relocated to Los Angeles.  It has become the network's flagship show.  For most of its 13-year run, season finales of the show have been followed by lead-out shows the network deems has great potential and will draw even more viewers.  These consist of either premieres of new shows, season premieres of continuing shows, or episodes of continuing shows that are significant to the schedule.  For instance, the most recent season finale of ''Star'' was followed by the season premiere of ''[[Beat Bobby Flay]]''.

In December 2007, ''[[The New York Times]]'' business section published an article on the end of Emeril Lagasse's show ''Emeril Live'', and quoted Brooke Johnson, the president, as saying that Lagasse "remains a valued member of the Food Network family".<ref name=jensen/> Derek Baine, senior analyst at the media research firm SNL Kagan, is reported to have commented, "It's not surprising that people move on... They pay almost nothing for the people as they are building their careers... That's been their strategy all along". The article also commented on the declining popularity of the Food Network whose daily ratings were reported had fallen "to an average of 544,000 people from 580,000 a year [earlier]". It noted, "More significant, its signature weekend block of instructional programs, known collectively as 'In the Kitchen,' has lost 15 percent of its audience in the last year, to 830,000 viewers on average. This had left the network owing refunds, known as 'make goods,' to advertisers." Erica Gruen, president and CEO of the Food Network from 1996 to 1998 who created ''Emeril Live'' during her tenure, was reported to have blamed the decline on increased competition, "There's all sorts of instructional cooking video on the Web".<ref name=jensen/> But it reported that, "Bob Tuschman, Food Network's senior vice president for programming and production, said the weekend ratings drop was 'nothing we haven't anticipated'. He said the network's ratings in that time period grew by double digits in each of the last four years, growth that could not be sustained."<ref name=jensen/> It also wrote, "About a year ago, the Food Network began aggressively trying to change that with new deals that were 'way more onerous' from the stars' point of view, said a person who has been affected by the changing strategy, by insisting on a stake in book deals and licensing ventures, and control over outside activities.<ref name=jensen>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/business/media/17food.html Changing Courses at the Food Network], ''New York Times'', December 17, 2007</ref>

==Carriage==
===Past American carriage disputes===
On January 1, 2010, [[HGTV]] and Food Network were removed from cable provider [[Cablevision]], which operates systems serving areas surrounding [[New York City]]. Scripps removed HGTV and Food Network from Cablevision following the expiration of the company's carriage contract on December 31, 2009; Cablevision and Scripps had been in negotiations for several months to agree on a new contract, but no progress had been made. The discontinuance of Food Network from Cablevision led the channel to make arrangements with Tribune-owned [[The CW|CW]] affiliates [[WPIX]] in New York City and [[WCCT-TV|WTXX]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], to broadcast a special episode of ''[[Iron Chef America]]'' with First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] on January 10, 2010, after that episode enjoyed high ratings on its January 3 cable premiere.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704160504574641202605830242 Wall Street Journal: "Scripps to Offer Free Show In Fight With Cablevision", January 6, 2010. ''(Subscription required to view entire article.)'']</ref> On January 21, 2010, Cablevision and Scripps reached an agreement that resulted in Food Network and HGTV being restored on Cablevision's systems that day.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/article/scripps-cablevision-strike-deal-return-food-network-hgtv-subscribers-13344 Scripps, Cablevision Deal Returns Food Network, HGTV to Subscribers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329040516/http://www.thewrap.com/article/scripps-cablevision-strike-deal-return-food-network-hgtv-subscribers-13344 |date=March 29, 2010 }}, ''The Wrap'', January 21, 2010</ref>

A similar carriage dispute with [[AT&T U-verse]] resulted in Food Network, [[Cooking Channel]], [[HGTV]], [[DIY Network]], and [[Great American Country]] being dropped by the provider on November 5, 2010;<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711104627/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/11/atts-u-verse-drops-food-network-hgtv-and-other-scripps-networks.html AT&T's U-verse Drops Food Network, HGTV and Other Scripps Networks], ''Chicago Tribune'', November 5, 2010</ref> the dispute was resolved two days later, on November 7, 2010, after the two parties reached a new carriage agreement.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120708090224/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-11-07/business/ct-biz-att-uverse-1108-20101107_1_u-verse-customers-at-t-u-verse-scripps-networks Food Network, HGTV, Back on U-verse], ''Chicago Tribune'', November 7, 2010</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20101113121937/http://www.multichannel.com/article/459564-AT_T_U_Verse_Scripps_Reconnect_On_Carriage_Contract.php AT&T U-verse, Scripps Reconnect on Carriage Contract], ''MultiChannel News'', November 7, 2010</ref>

==Food Network properties in video games==
Red Fly Studio developed a video game for the [[Wii]] console in partnership with Food Network called ''[[Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked|Cook or Be Cooked]]''. The game, which was published by [[Namco Bandai Games]] and was released on November 3rd, 2009, simulates real cooking experiences.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nelson, Randy|date=April 30, 2009|title=Joystiq impressions: Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked|work=Joystiq.com|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/joystiq-impressions-food-network-cook-or-be-cooked/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903231046/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/joystiq-impressions-food-network-cook-or-be-cooked/|archive-date=September 3, 2012|access-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Brion, Raphael|date=October 22, 2009|title=Upcoming: Food Network's Cook or Be Cooked Video Game|work=EatMeDaily.com|url=http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/10/upcoming-food-networks-cook-or-be-cooked-video-game/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731060035/http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/10/upcoming-food-networks-cook-or-be-cooked-video-game/|archive-date=July 31, 2012|access-date=October 29, 2009}}</ref> Players can also try out the recipes featured on the game. Other games include ''[[Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine]]'', based on ''[[Iron Chef America]]''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8OipDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA193|title=Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness|author=Cat Cora|author-link=Cat Cora|year=2016|publisher=Simon and Schuster|page=193|isbn=9781476766157}}</ref> and PC game ''[[Cooking Simulator]]'', developed by Big Cheese studio and released on October 24th, 2019, which has extended [[downloadable content]] branded with Food Network branding, including a kitchen which resembles a Food Network competitive cooking show's studio, complete with a studio audience section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cooking Simulator - Cooking with Food Network on Steam|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1168680/Cooking_Simulator__Cooking_with_Food_Network/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en}}</ref>

==International variants and languages==

===UK and Ireland ===
In accordance with an agreement between Scripps and [[Chellomedia]], Food Network programs started to air internationally in the fourth quarter of 2009 in the United Kingdom and then in other markets in early 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scripps, Chello to launch Food Network overseas|url=http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/10/05/daily1.html|work=Business Courier of Cincinnati|date=October 5, 2009}}</ref>

Food Network UK initially launched on the Sky platform as a free-to-air channel, joined by a +1 hour timeshift, taking the channel slots vacated by the closure of [[Real Estate TV]]. (Following Scripps' acquisition of Travel Channel International, the four channel positions on Sky were reordered to move Food Network up the grid.) Food Network and +1 were subsequently also made available on the Freesat satellite platform.

On terrestrial service Freeview, initially a four-hour primetime evening block was acquired, sharing capacity with channels including [[Ideal World|Create and Craft]]; subsequently Food Network relocated to its own full-day service, with the four-hour berth used to bring Travel Channel to DTT. (Travel has since itself moved to all-day operation, with the evening hours now absorbed into Create & Craft.) Scripps subsequently signed a carriage deal with [[Virgin Media]] to bring Food Network and Travel Channel to the cable platform (in Travel's case this was a re-addition following its earlier removal from the cable platform.)

In September 2019, it was announced that [[UKTV]] channel [[Good Food]], which Discovery had acquired full control of earlier in the year, would be closed from September 12, 2019; its content merged into Food Network UK.<ref>[https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/09/good-food-channel-to-close-content.html?m=1 RXTV-log, 2019-09-05]{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Elsewhere===

Some countries have their own Food Network. Examples include: [[Flavour Network]], [[Food Network Asia]], [[:it:Food Network (Italia)|Food Network Italy]] and Food Network Europe. In the second half of 2014, Food Network Brazil began broadcasting with programs fully dubbed in Portuguese and optional subtitles.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140806005011/http://www.vcfaz.tv/artigo.php?t=216209 http://www.vcfaz.tv/artigo.php?t=216209], ''Vc Faz'', August 31, 2014.</ref> On February 1, 2015, Food Network Asia launched on [[Internet Television in Australia|Australian IPTV]] service [[Fetch TV]].<ref name="Fetch TV">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Fetch TV adds BBC First|publisher=TV Tonight|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/fetch-tv-adds-bbc-first.html|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Fetch TV2">{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Kevin|title=Big Blow for Foxtel as they Lose Exclusive Rights for Premium Drama Channel BBC First|publisher=Nelbie|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://nelbie.com/kevmarl/2014/12/8/big-blow-for-foxtel-as-they-loose-exclusive-rights-for-premium-drama-channel-bbc-first|access-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219134256/http://nelbie.com/kevmarl/2014/12/8/big-blow-for-foxtel-as-they-loose-exclusive-rights-for-premium-drama-channel-bbc-first|archive-date=December 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The channel launched in Latin America in March 2015 with full Spanish dubbed programs.

A localized [[free-to-air]] [[Food Network (Australia)|Australian version]] was launched on November 17, 2015 by [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]], which had a licensing and programming output arrangement with Scripps.<ref name="TVTlaunch">{{cite web|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/10/food-network-to-launch-on-sbs-november-17.html|title=Food Network to launch on SBS November 17 |date=22 October 2015|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> Another reiteration, the [[Seven Network]]'s [[7food network]] began broadcasting in December 2018 after SBS's deal ended in November 2018. After lower than expected ratings, 7food network closed on December 28, 2019, although select Food Network shows continued to air on sister network [[7flix]] until December 1, 2020.

In Australia, Food Network currently screens on [[IPTV]] service [[Fetch TV|Fetch]] on channel 136. <ref name="Fetch">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvchannellists.com/w/List_of_channels_on_Fetch_TV|title=Fetch TV channel listing|date = 29 December 2021}}</ref>

On December 1, 2018, [[Discovery Networks Asia Pacific]] rebranded its Food TV channel in New Zealand to a [[Food Network (New Zealand)|New Zealand version]] of Food Network.<ref name="NZ Launch">{{cite web|date=26 October 2018|title=Christmas comes early as Food Network launches on Sky|url=https://www.sky.co.nz/-/mk_foodnetwork_launch|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130071445/https://www.sky.co.nz/-/mk_foodnetwork_launch|archive-date=November 30, 2018|access-date=30 November 2018|publisher=[[Sky Network Television]]}}</ref> On February 3, 2021, Sky announced that Food Network would close in New Zealand and a selection of Food Network shows would be moved to its sister channel, [[Living (New Zealand)|Living]].  On March 1, 2021 the channel was replaced by [[Investigation Discovery]].<ref name="Sky Channel Changes">{{cite web|publisher=[[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]]|url=https://www.sky.co.nz/channel-changes-faqs|title=Channel Changes FAQs - Sky|date=3 February 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Food Network airs in Spanish on the Hogar de HGTV channel. They share this network with [[Warner Brothers|Discovery]] and [[HGTV]].

Food Network was available in the Netherlands and Flanders between April 22, 2010<ref>{{cite web|author=Jarco Kriek|date=20 April 2010|title=Food Network Channel in Nederland beschikbaar|url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nl/nieuws/food-network-channel-in-nederland-beschikbaar/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131201312/https://www.totaaltv.nl/nl/nieuws/food-network-channel-in-nederland-beschikbaar/|archive-date=January 31, 2019|access-date=31 January 2019|work=TotaalTV.nl|language=nl}}</ref> and January 31, 2019. Content from former Scripps television channels [[Travel Channel International|Travel Channel]], [[Fine Living (European TV channel)|Fine Living]] and Food Network has been integrated into the programming of [[Discovery (Dutch TV channel)|Discovery]], [[TLC (Dutch TV channel)|TLC]] and [[Investigation Discovery (European TV channel)|Investigation Discovery]] in the Benelux.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/travel-channel-fine-living-en-food-network-stoppen-in-benelux/|title=Travel Channel, Fine Living en Food Network stoppen in Benelux|publisher=TotaalTV.nl|author=Jarco Kriek|date=28 November 2018|language=nl}}</ref>

==Television Food Network, G.P.==
Founded in 1993, the company's business includes visual and textual television programs on a subscription or fee basis. In 2011, Scripps requested to add its [[Cooking Channel]] (formerly Fine Living Network) to the partnership, and Tribune agreed for $350 million, Tribune would need to add additional capital.<ref>Brickley, Peg. (February 14, 2011) [https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2011/02/14/tribune-seeks-to-keep-food-network-stake/ Tribune Seeks to Keep Food Network Stake]. Wall Street Journal. Accessed on August 26, 2013.</ref>

== Criticism ==

=== Consumerism and programming ===
While Food Network programming generally does not explicitly advertise products, author Cheri Ketchum argues that Food Network advertises a lifestyle that is consistent with the norms of consumer culture.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting|date=2007|publisher=NYU Press|jstor=j.ctt9qg15n|isbn=978-0-8147-9949-9}}</ref> Ketchum argues that Food Network deliberately chooses non-controversial programming, rather than programming which challenges aspects of consumer culture such as food classism, food deserts, [[food waste]], and environmental impacts of food production.<ref name=":0" /> Critics of Food Network such as Michael Z. Newman argue that the use of lighting and close-ups, along with the use of conventionally attractive hosts, create a fetishization of desirable foods and a consumerist lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite book|title=How To Watch Television|date=2013|publisher=NYU Press|jstor=j.ctt9qght3|isbn=978-0-8147-4531-1}}</ref>

=== Racial representation ===
Critics complain of disproportionate racial representation in Food Network programming. Tasha Oren argues that the overrepresentation of Asian-Americans in competition shows on the network, along with the lack of representation of Asian-Americans as hosts of programs, contributes to the "model minority" stereotype of Asian-Americans.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Global Asian American Popular Cultures|date=2016|publisher=NYU Press|jstor=j.ctt18040jc}}</ref> However, Oren also offers the perspective that competition shows are viewed by network management as a low-risk entry point for hosts, especially those for whom a program may not be well received by audiences.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
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*[[Flavour Network|Flavour Network (Canada)]]
*[[7food network]]
*[[Food Network (New Zealand)]]
*[[List of programs broadcast by Food Network]]
*[[The Food Network Awards]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|foodnetwork.com}}
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