Season 17, its current season, will be the final season of The Rachael Ray Show, CBS Media Ventures confirmed in a press release. The first season of the show came out on September 18, 2006. It got immediate rating success, concluding its first season as the top syndicated strip introduced during the 2006–2007 season.
With Rachael Ray as host, the series shows off Ray’s culinary prowess and includes celebrity interviews, advice from health and lifestyle experts, makeover segments, and musical performances. The program received 37 Daytime Emmy nominations over 17 years, three of which it won for Outstanding Talk Show. Critics from all over the country have expressed their praises for the syndicated daytime talker.
“In my more than 20 plus years in television, I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with Rachael. However I’ve made the decision that’s it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career,” Ray said.
“My passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution. I am truly excited to be able to introduce and develop new and upcoming epicurean talent on all platforms. That is why I am looking forward to putting all my energies into my recently announced production arm, Free Food Studios. Thank you to all of our Rachael daytime show partners, crew, and affiliates, and the wonderful years we all worked together,” she added.
“When Rachael debuted her show 17 years ago, she was a gamechanger in the daytime space. She made cooking accessible to the masses, taught viewers simple solutions on how to improve their lives, and coaxed great stories out of celebrity guests with her relatable down-to-earth demeanor,” said Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures. “We’re proud to have produced such a successful show with Rachael and her team for so many years. We’ll miss Rachael on the air every day, but we’ll always be family.”
Alongside The Rachael Ray Show, Dr. Phil, Judge Mathis, and The People’s Court also suffered a similar fate on the daytime syndication landscape.
CBS Media Ventures, in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks, and Watch Entertainment, distributes and produces The Rachael Ray Show. Janet Annino serves as executive producer.
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