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Loved the first season but the second season was a big letdown. The whole atmosphere of the first one was quite enjoyable and comforting.

I loved the first season but here is my rating First season versus the second season 👍🏼👎🏻

The first season was charming with great hosts and judges, and had a lovely atmosphere. Second season with a change of hosts, judges, location and format lost all the charm of the first. 9/10 for first season, 5/10 for the second.

I'm obsessed with this show I love it from the real people to the nice judges everything was just great and it feels genuine and honest and the cooking is wonderful

Season one of this show is fantastic and really easy to get into. Great family dynamics and humor, the hosts are friendly and keep things moving, and it's really about the joy of families cooking together; just what everyone needs in this climate. In season 2 the whole dynamic changed. The hosts seem to mostly be there to make fun of the contestants behind their backs and it's much more geared towards, "drama". There's plenty of American cooking shows for that. I go to the British ones for a more relaxing, wholesome experience. I was really looking forward to season 2, but sadly don't think I'll make it through the first three episodes. Definitely worth watching for the first season though.

Really enjoyed the first season and improved on a good thing with the second. The chefs and hosts for both seasons are good and all the families are easy to cheer for.

Absolutely loved Series 1, and am bitterly disappointed by the new season. Gone is everything that made the first season unique and special. Season 2 is just another cooking competition show.

I watched the second season first and absolutely loved it. If you're looking for a fast paced, fun, creative cooking competition, this is the show for you. Thoroughly enjoyed watching various families vie for the first place win. Although I didn't agree with the outcome, it was fascinating watching the families cook up exotic and delicious looking food, many of which I was seeing for the first time.

The first season was unwatchable for me and I stopped after the first 20 minutes.

I liked the show format of Season 1 better than Season 2, but I liked the two hosts/judges better in Season 2 than the 2 hosts/2 judges in Season 1.

My biggest problem with this show is just the frequent stupidity of the contestants -- or their lack of skills. I'm sick of seeing contestants who decide to completely disregard the recipe when they are cooking something they have never made before, only to completely screw it up. (D'uh, what did you expect? That you, who had never made something before, could improve on the tried & true recipe that the judges gave you?!)

Also, sometimes the contestants would make something they had never made before in the part of the competition that they were supposed to have practiced ahead of time! Why come on the show if you can't even practice your dish before being on national television?

I am not a great cook or a great baker but I do all right. I have seen a lot of really basic mistakes that even I know better than to make, so why are some of these people on a national cooking competition?!!

(Note: I am a big fan of The Great British Baking Show, which has a great format, but also has a lot of really talented bakers. If this show was trying to create another winner like the GBBS, they really failed!)

I watched the first season and loved it and was excited to see season 2 was updated. I honestly was disappointed when I saw that we had new judges/hosts. I have never heard of either Judge Angelica or Tommy and found that their commentary on the meals seemed very repetitive. Also why are they showing the same recaps of the families almost every episode. I've seen the same script or dialalogue of Whites at least 3 times. We get it, you love British produce and you garden. I also liked that last season, they visited the families in their home. It's like they are trying to mimic great British bake off but with really bad producer handling it. Bottom line, judges were not likeable and just snarky.

Although the season 1 judges could be somewhat sniffy, they created an atmosphere that encouraged good food and presentation. They stressed quality in both food and how it looked. And they didn't suffer fools. The families on season 1 were there to do their best. Season 2 presenters were more laid-back, as were the contestant families. These hosts were lacklustre and not as professional as in season one. Many of the groups in season 2 were simply annoying, fighting amongst themselves, and were poor cooks to boot. The hosts let poor food quality and presentation from families off the hook far too often. Season 2 was a big disappointment. Season 3 could be amazing.

I loved watching this UK series here in the States. And, like some of the negative reviews for the 2nd season...well...I understand some of the criticisms. However, I'm so glad that there were 2 seasons! Watching people interact and create and being together as (partial) families just really helped me get through my own extreme isolation many nights. I wish there were more seasons of this show. Cooking shows aren't my typical genre, but I've started to fall in love with them over the past couple of years...and now especially during this very stressful time. I'm explaining all of this, because, at the end of the day...there are worse things than a "so so" 2nd season. Yes, I preferred season 1. But, I very gladly kept going thru season 2. Keep an open mind, stay safe, and have fun watching families stress out over their gravies and sides, etc.!

No where else in the history of mankind can we attribute the task of cooking but, to "Family." We have passed down recipes for generations, perfected techniques for thousands of years and created the art of culinary adventures within the structure of socio-demographics. I appreciate that this show encompasses families of diverse backgrounds even, the eclecticism thereof. It is, without due, a British influence to home cooking however! Lol. I am most engaged watching families cook their masterpieces. There are aspects of accompanying ancestral stories that I truly believe are amiss. The evolution of Reality TV should surely find a way to document such experiences of their subjects more so in the future whereas, I think, we have too much emphasis on "in-the-moment" emotions as easily criticized by the audience. Nevertheless, I am elated that cooking continues to be a demand in perhaps, it's founded genre of media. Giorgio and Rosemary are a delectable judging pair panel to this series. They are both critical and comforting which makes it fun and almost suspenseful at times at the attempts to impress such experts. Their commentary is useful while bringing the home cook into the realm of professional culinary arts by way of competition. The hosts, Zoe and Nadiya are another ode to the British and their reality cooking tele. I could sense their evolving and much appreciated focus on the competitors ''stories" more within each episode of my watching of the first season. I am rather entertained with ability to watch such international television. I love it! I love cooking and I love family! I look forward in continuing my foodie media journey with this show!

Very enjoyable show, even if everything looks too formidable to recreate. The only shortcoming is the racism.

The show is amazing!!! The only disappointment is that one person (contestant) that doesn't really work well with their group (family). My belief is everyone should be able to share ideas without being chastised or treated like a underling.

Liked the first season, but second season judge continued to put one family through though they did not do as well as other families. Definitely think Tom should go. He was not voting for what the families cooked but who he wanted to win.

I just happened upon this cooking show and I loved it! I REALLY enjoyed the hosts Tommy Banks and Angelica Bell. It was a different type of show and I loved It! Low key, supportive hosts, and interesting families with their ideas.

I'm so disappointed it was cancelled. PLEASE bring it back with these specific hosts.

Great new concept for a cooking show!

I thoroughly enjoyed the first season of this show. The presenters and judges were excellent and the structure of the show was exciting and different. I loved that one of the challenges took the families and judges to their own homes. The new season has a totally different format and it might as well now be "Chopped: Family Edition". I've only watched two episodes of the new season and I may not bother to finish the series.

I give the first season a solid 8 and the new season a 1. Netflix, you screwed this one up big time.

Whoever is responsible for changing the hosts/judges, should be fired together with Tommy Banks and Angellica Bell. This second season was a great let down. If there is a third season, revert back to almost everything in Season 1, especially Nadiya Hussain.

I'm three episodes into the second season and I think I'm going to pass on the rest. I enjoyed watching the home cooks in the first season however these current ones seem to be in it more for a laugh then bringing real talent to the table. A let down!

I just finished watching the first season which I really liked. I started the 2nd season to find the entire format changed including hosts and location. It was so bad I couldn't finish watching the 2nd episode, the new hosts have no chemistry, the new location is horrible and the contestants (as far as I saw) were pretty corny plus the food didn't even look that great. The first season was SO MUCH BETTER!!