Food: Fact or Fiction?

Food: Fact or Fiction?
Genre	Food reality television
Created by	David Isser
Starring	Michael McKean
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	65 (as of June 2019) [1]
Production
Executive producers	David Isser, Megan Parlen-Isser, James Younger, Lori McCreary
Producers	Co-Executive Producers: Claudine Magre, Tony Sam, Kelly Mendelsohn
Editors	David Isser, Kazem Roghani, Tippy Lapin
Running time	22:00
Production company	Revelations Entertainment [2]
Release
Original network	Cooking Channel
Original release	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) – present (present) [2] [1]

Food: Fact or Fiction? is an American food-themed television series that airs on Cooking Channel. It is presented by actor Michael McKean. ^[3] The series features McKean discussing the history of different foods and then breaking down whether common beliefs about the history of those foods are indeed factual. ^{[3] [4]}

Food: Fact or Fiction? officially premiered on October 26, 2015. ^{[2] [1]}

Episodes

Season 1

No.	Title	Original air date [5] [6]	Production code
1	"What's for Dessert" [upper-alpha 1]	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)	TBA
2	"Passport's Please!" [upper-alpha 2]	November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
3	"Doctor's Note" [upper-alpha 3]	November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
4	"Breakfast" [upper-alpha 4]	November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
5	"Taste of War"	November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
6	"Hungry for Love"	November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)

Season 2

No.	Title	Original air date [7] [8]	Production code
1	"Hole in One" [upper-alpha 5]	October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)	TBA
2	"The Kitchen of Good and Evil" [upper-alpha 6]	October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
3	"Hungry Eyes" [upper-alpha 7]	November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
4	"Thanksgiving Winners" [upper-alpha 8]	November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
5	"Breadly Combinations" [upper-alpha 9]	November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
6	"Eat Your Words" [upper-alpha 10]	November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)
7	"Rags to Riches" [upper-alpha 11]	December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)
8	"Power Couples"	December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)
9	"Some Like It Hot" [upper-alpha 12]	December 19, 2016 (2016-12-19)
10	"State Fare" [upper-alpha 13]	December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)
11	"Eat to Win" [upper-alpha 14]	January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
12	"Carnie Knowledge" [upper-alpha 15]	January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)
13	"Up in the Air" [upper-alpha 16]	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)

Season 3

No.	Title	Original air date [9] [10]	Production code
1	"Sacred Chow" [upper-alpha 17]	October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)	TBA
2	"Disastrous Dishes" [upper-alpha 18]	October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)
3	"Opposites Attract" [upper-alpha 19]	November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)
4	"Bloodlines"	November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
5	"Name That Dish"	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
6	"Nifty Fifties"	November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)
7	"Seasons Eatings" [upper-alpha 20]	December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
8	"The Book of Food" [upper-alpha 21]	December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)
9	"The Takeaway" [upper-alpha 22]	December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)
10	"Sounds Delicious"	December 31, 2017 (2017-12-31)
11	"The Shape of Things"	January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)
12	"Diner Delights"	January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)
13	"Rainbow Connections"	January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)
14	"Street Foods"	January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)
15	"Crime Biters"	February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)
16	"Wedding Chows"	April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)
17	"Biting Words" [upper-alpha 23]	April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)
18	"Declassifried"	April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
19	"Townie Treats"	April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
20	"Gone Camping"	May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)

Season 4

No.	Title	Original air date [9] [10]	Production code
1	"Brunch Beauties" [upper-alpha 24]	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	TBA
2	"Happy Birthday"	October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)
3	"Game Night"	October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
4	"Wicked Good"	October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
5	"Baked Goodies"	November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
6	"I'm Stuffed"	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
7	"Dishes in Disguise"	November 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)
8	"Finger Foods"	November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)
9		December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)
10		December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13)
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Notes

1. "What's for Dessert" was produced as the second episode of the first season, but it aired as the pilot episode.
2. "Passport's Please!" was produced as the third episode of the first season, but it aired as the second episode of the season.
3. "Doctor's Note" was produced as the pilot episode, but it aired as the third episode of the first season.
4. "Breakfast" was produced as the fifth episode of the first season and "Taste of War" was produced as the fourth episode of the season, but the episodes aired in reverse order.
5. "Hole in One" was produced as the second episode of the second season, but it aired as the first episode of the season.
6. "The Kitchen of Good and Evil" was produced as the ninth episode of the second season, but it aired as the second episode of the season.
7. "Hungry Eyes" was produced as the fifth episode of the second season, but it aired as the third episode of the season.
8. "Thanksgiving Winners" was produced as the eighth episode of the second season and "Power Couples" was produced as the fourth episode of the season, but the episodes aired in reverse order.
9. "Breadly Combinations" was produced as the seventh episode of the second season, but it aired as the fifth episode of the season.
10. "Eat Your Words" was produced as the tenth episode of the second season, but it aired as the sixth episode of the season.
11. "Rags to Riches" was produced as the third episode of the second season, but it aired as the seventh episode of the season.
12. "Some Like It Hot" was produced as the first episode of the second season, but it aired as the ninth episode of the season.
13. "State Fare" was produced as the twelfth episode of the second season, but it aired as the tenth episode of the season.
14. "Eat to Win" was produced as the sixth episode of the second season, but it aired as the eleventh episode of the season.
15. "Carnie Knowledge" was produced as the thirteenth episode of the second season, but it aired as the twelfth episode of the season.
16. "Up in the Air" was produced as the eleventh episode of the second season, but it aired as the thirteenth episode of the season.
17. "Sacred Chow" was produced as the second episode of the third season, but it aired as the first episode of the season.
18. "Disastrous Dishes" was produced as the third episode of the third season, but it aired as the second episode of the season.
19. "Opposites Attract" was produced as the first episode of the third season, but it aired as the firstepisode of the season.
20. "Seasons Eatings" was produced as the eighth episode of the third season, but it aired as the seventh episode of the season.
21. "The Book of Food" was produced as the ninth episode of the third season, but it aired as the eighth episode of the season.
22. "The Takeaway" was produced as the seventh episode of the third season, but it aired as the ninth episode of the season.
23. "Biting Words" was produced as the nineteenth episode of the third season and "Townie Treats" was produced as the seventeenth episode of the season, but the episodes aired in reverse order.
24. "Brunch Beauties"was produced as the second episode of the third season, but it aired as the first episode of the season.

References

1. "Food: Fact or Fiction? TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More | TV Guide". TV Guide . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 29, 2018.
2. "Food: Fact or Fiction? (TV Series 2015– ) – IMDb". Internet Movie Database . Amazon.com . Retrieved April 29, 2018.
3. Rochlin, Margy (November 8, 2016). "Michael McKean talks food myths, and his 'Better Call Saul' character's favorite breakfast food". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 29, 2018.
4. "Michael McKean to Host New Season of Cooking Channel's FOOD: FACT OR FICTION?, 10/24". Broadway World. September 22, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
5. "Watch Food: Fact or Fiction? Episodes | Season 1 | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
6. "100 | Food: Fact or Fiction? : Shows : Cooking Channel | Cooking Channel". Cooking Channel . Scripps Networks Interactive . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
7. "Watch Food: Fact or Fiction? Episodes | Season 2 | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
8. "200 | Food: Fact or Fiction? : Shows : Cooking Channel | Cooking Channel". Cooking Channel. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
9. "Watch Food: Fact or Fiction? Episodes | Season 3 | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
10. "300 | Food: Fact or Fiction? : Shows : Cooking Channel | Cooking Channel". Cooking Channel. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Food: Fact or Fiction? at IMDb
• Revelations Entertainment