The Great American Baking Show

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The Great American Baking Show
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Genre Baking
Reality
Created byRichard McKerrow
Anna Beattie
Directed byAndy Devonshire
Jeanette Goulbourn
Presented by Nia Vardalos
Ian Gomez
Ayesha Curry
Anthony Adams
Emma Bunton
Ellie Kemper
Zach Cherry
Casey Wilson
Judges Mary Berry
Johnny Iuzzini
Paul Hollywood
Sherry Yard
Prue Leith
Theme music composerTom Howe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes42 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producersRichard McKerrow
Kevin Bartel
Simon Evans
Faye Stapleton
Al Edgington
Joe LaBracio
Jeremy Finn
John Hesling
ProducerEllie Kemper
Production locations Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios [1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLove Productions USA
Original release
Network ABC (2015–2020)
The Roku Channel (2022–present)
ReleaseNovember 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) –
present
Related
The Great British Bake Off
The American Baking Competition

The Great American Baking Show is an American cooking competition television series and an adaptation of The Great British Bake Off (which is aired in the United States under the title The Great British Baking Show). Its first season aired on ABC under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show. [2] The show is the second licensed adaptation of the GBBO format in the United States. In 2013, CBS produced one season of The American Baking Competition, which was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, with Paul Hollywood and Mexican-American chef Marcela Valladolid as judges.

Contents

The first two seasons were hosted by Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez, with Mary Berry from the original GBBO series and American pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as judges. [3] [4] The third season was hosted by cookbook author Ayesha Curry and former football player Anthony Adams. Iuzzini returned as judge and was joined by original GBBO judge Paul Hollywood. [5] [6] The season was pulled off the schedule following sexual harassment allegations against judge Iuzzini, who was officially fired from the show and ABC. [7] [8] Curry and Iuzzini did not return for the fourth season.

On May 4, 2018, the show was renewed for a fourth season. [9] Emma Bunton and Sherry Yard were hired as replacement host and judge, respectively. On August 1, 2019, the show was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on December 12, 2019. [10]

On May 3, 2022, it was announced that The Roku Channel would be airing a new season of the show, with Paul Hollywood returning as judge, along with Prue Leith from GBBO. Roku also announced plans to air The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday, featuring celebrities competing to raise money for charity. [11] All six episodes of the new season of the show premiered on May 5, 2023. [12] The Roku Channel ordered a seventh season of this series, which premiered on May 24, 2024. [13]

Hosts and judges

Current
Hosts/JudgesSeason
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Zach Cherry Host
Casey Wilson Host
Paul Hollywood Judge
Prue Leith Judge
Former
Hosts/JudgesSeason
1 2 3 4 5 6
Nia Vardalos Host
Ian Gomez Host
Ayesha Curry Host
Anthony Adams Host
Emma Bunton Host
Ellie Kemper Host
Mary Berry Judge
Johnny Iuzzini Judge
Sherry Yard Judge

Season overview

SeasonEpisodesPremiereFinaleWinnerRunner(s)-upAverage viewers
(millions) [14]
1 4November 30, 2015December 21, 2015Lauren KatzNicole Silva3.97
Tim Samson
2 8December 1, 2016January 12, 2017Amanda FaberStephanie Chen4.39
3 2 [15]
(4 unaired)		December 7, 2017N/AVallery LomasCindy Maliniak3.84
Molly Brodak
4 6December 6, 2018December 20, 2018Tina ZaccardiAmanda Nguyen3.44
Andrea Maranville
5 8December 12, 2019January 2, 2020Br. Andrew Corriente, OFM Cap. Dana Commandatore
Marissa Troeschel
6 6May 5, 2023May 5, 2023Martin SorgeDyana O'Brien
Sarah Chang
7 6May 24, 2024May 24, 2024Mackenzie RubishRonald "RJ" Winter
Nicole Aufderhar

Season 1 (2015)

Season 1 aired under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show and marked a return of the GBBO format to American television after the cancellation of the series by CBS in late 2013 after one season when it originally aired under the title The American Baking Competition . Six bakers participated in the first ABC season. The season was won by Lauren Katz, beating out Nicole Silva and Tim Samson in the finale.

Season 2 (2016–17)

Season 2 returned the following year as The Great American Baking Show with ten bakers and an eight-week competition. The season was won by Amanda Faber, with Stephanie Chen as the runner-up.

Season 3 (2017)

The third season began airing December 7, 2017, with a two-hour premiere. [6] It is the first season hosted by Ayesha Curry and Anthony Adams and for judge Paul Hollywood who last appeared on the 2013 CBS version of the show. This season, baker Antoinette Love, who withdrew following a family death, returned to the competition. The season was withdrawn from ABC's schedule on December 13, 2017, following allegations of sexual misconduct by judge Johnny Iuzzini. [7] ABC announced that it would not air the remaining episodes. [16] On December 21, 2017, the day the season finale would have been broadcast, ABC announced that Vallery Lomas won the competition with Cindy Maliniak and Molly Brodak finishing as runners-up. [17]

Season 4 (2018)

The fourth season premiered December 6, 2018, under the title The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition. Anthony Adams returned for his second season as host, with former Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton as new host. Joining Paul Hollywood on the judging panel is American pastry chef and restaurateur, Sherry Yard. [18] The season was won by Tina Zaccardi. Amanda Nguyen and Andrea Maranville finished as runners-up.

Season 5 (2019)

The fifth season premiered December 12, 2019, with hosts Emma Bunton and Anthony Adams and judges Paul Hollywood and Sherry Yard, returning for the second Holiday Edition.

The contestants entering the tent are Dana Commandatore, Sarita Gelner, Bianca Jackson, Carlos Marquina, Sally Newton, Tanya Clark Ott, Helen Spencer Pantazis, Marissa Troeschel, Alex Willis, and Friar, Brother Andrew. The season was won by Brother Andrew. Dana Commandatore and Marissa Troeschel finished as runners-up.

Celebrity Holiday (2022)

  Star Baker

Signature ChallengeTechnical ChallengeShowstopper ChallengeContestantsAirdate
8 Cream Puff Holiday Characters Meringue Holiday WreathFavorite Holiday Memory Cake D'Arcy Carden December 2, 2022
Liza Koshy
Marshawn Lynch
Nat Faxon
Chloe Fineman
Joel Kim Booster

Season 6 (2023)

The sixth season of the show premiered on The Roku Channel on May 5, 2023, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry. The nine contestants entering the tent are Martin Sorge, Nirali Chauhan, Stacie Nakamoto, Dyana O'Brien, Susan Simpson, Karis Stucker, Jonathan Gottfried, Sarah Chang and Sean Liu. [12]

Celebrity Holiday (2023)

The second installment of The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday premiered on The Roku Channel on November 10, 2023, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry. [19]
  Star Baker

Signature ChallengeTechnical ChallengeShowstopper ChallengeContestantsAirdate
12 Christmas Memory Sandwich cookies Sufganiyah Favorite Childhood Toy Cake Arturo Castro November 10, 2023
DeAndre Jordan
Joel McHale
Heather McMahan
Ego Nwodim
Phoebe Robinson

Season 7 (2024)

The seventh season of the show premiered on The Roku Channel on May 24, 2024, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry. The eight contestants entering the tent are Chris Curcuru, Brad Gessner, Mackenzie Rubish, Ronald "RJ" Winter, Nicole Aufderhar, Ruoyun Zheng, Victoria Walters, and Jennifer Reyes. [20]

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The fourteenth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 26 September 2023. In December 2022, Matt Lucas announced his departure from the show after three series as a co-presenter. In March 2023, Alison Hammond was announced as his replacement and joined Noel Fielding as co-host. Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith returned to judge the series. The bakers competing in the series were announced on 18 September 2023, and included the show’s first ever deaf contestant.

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