Playing with Fire (2013 TV series)

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Playing with Fire
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Anna Boiardi, Candice Kumai, Derek Koch, Julie Elkind, Daniel Koch (from left)
GenreDocumentary
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Bruce David Klein
  • Joseph Eardly
  • Lorri Leighton
Running time40 to 43 minutes
Production company Atlas Media Corporation
Release
Original network E!
Original releaseMarch 17 (2013-03-17) 
April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)

Playing with Fire is an American reality documentary television series on E! and premiered on March 17, 2013. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of five chefs, stars and taste-makers who have risen to the top of New York's culinary world. [3] [4] [5]

Cast

Main

Guest appearances

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"I Come First, You Come Second"March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)0.35 [12]
2"If We Lose This Restaurant, You Lose Me"March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)0.36 [13]
3"I Only Use Half of My Brain Half of the Time"April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)0.13 [14]
Note: First episode to air at the series' new time slot on Fridays at 8:00 PM ET/PT. [15]
4"Keep Your D... in Your Pants"April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12)0.17 [16]
5"Give It Up for the Loser!"April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)0.05 [17]
6"Three's a Crowd"April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)0.13 [18]

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