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TV Series and Episodes
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
Premieres Monday, April 17 on NBC (9-10 p.m.ET); Series Run: on NBC April 18-21 (8-9 p.m. ET)
Courtesy NBC Entertainment
"Celebrity Cooking Showdown" is a exciting new reality show that brings the world of cooking to primetime television and gives stars a chance to live out
their dream of cooking with the world's best chefs.
The series is hosted by television favorite, Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains"). The in-studio judges will be lifestyle expert Colin Cowie ("Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie") and New York Magazine food critic, Gael Greene. Celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora (Food Network's "Iron Chef America") and Govind Armstrong (executive chef, Table 8, Los Angeles) will pair up with celebrities in this new reality cooking competition over the course of five consecutive weeknights from April 17-21.
April 17, 2006 (9-10 p.m. ET) – Night one showcases football starTony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs), Alison Sweeney ("Days of our Lives") and internet star Cindy Margolis.
April 18, 2006 (8-9 p.m. ET) – In night two of the competition, singing legend Patti LaBelle will face-off against Ashley Parker Angel (MTV's "There and Back") and supermodel Gabrielle Reece
April 19, 2006 (8-9 p.m. ET) – Night three of the competition will feature comedian Tom Arnold, Miss USA Chelsea Cooley and country star Big Kenny ("Big and Rich").
From Reveille in association with Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment, "Celebrity Cooking Showdown" will match three celebrity chefs to train side-by-side with nine celebrities. After one-on-one coaching and a culinary "boot camp," competition will play out in real time in front of a live studio audience as the stars race against the clock in this adrenaline-filled event to complete their world-class meal.
Each chef will train their assigned stars providing culinary tips and secrets to prepare their meal for the final presentation. As the audience cheers for their favorites, the chefs and celebrities must work together – a simple timing mistake, a forgotten ingredient, or a dropped plate could mean the difference between victory or defeat.
The format of each night's show will evolve as the week progresses. On Monday-Wednesday (April 17-19), three different celebrities will compete each night. On Thursday, April 20, the three winners from each night will advance to don aprons for the final cook-off. Viewers will then have the chance to vote via phone and online based solely on presentation and comments from the in-studio judges
On the week's final episode on Friday, April 21, the results will be in, the winner declared and the audience will get to see the professional chefs in action. Then the tables will be turned in the "Chef's Challenge," while choice unseen moments from the week's competition are revealed.
"Celebrity Cooking Showdown" is executive-produced by Silverman, David A. Hurwitz ("Fear Factor," "The Man Show") and Sean "Diddy" Combs (MTV's "Make the Band," "Run's House," HBO's "Bad Boys of Comedy").
© 2006 NBC Universal Inc.
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