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Emmy-Nominated Food Network Show Abruptly Ending After 40 Seasons

  • On Monday, October 20, Food Network confirmed The Kitchen will end after 40 seasons and over 500 episodes produced by Garden Slate Productions, with the final episode airing Saturday, December 13 at 11 a.m.
  • A source told Variety that programming evaluation ahead of the new year and Warner Bros. Discovery's plan to separate linear channels from streaming drove the cancellation.
  • When it debuted over a decade ago, The Kitchen launched with Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee Biegel, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian and later added Alex Guarnaschelli, passing down more than 2,000 recipes with celebrity guests including Martha Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Flay.
  • Co‑hosts posted on social media, with Katie Lee Biegel calling it `It's the end of an era` and Jeff Mauro reflecting the show's run was `rare` and `a unicorn` while expressing gratitude.
  • After airing through the COVID‑19 pandemic, Betsy Ayala praised The Kitchen's `delicious way to spend an hour` and its 12-year legacy.
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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