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Adam Richman has been robbed.

The Man v. Food star was on the road for Season 2 of his Food Network series Adam Richman Eats Britain when the show’s van was emptied by a thief during a bathroom stop.

Richman has chronicled the robbery on X, posting the live locations of belongings, including his laptop, as he awaits assistance from police.

The presenter said his crew’s filming gear was “completely cleaned out” during the incident, which he said took place in Barnet, north London, on Wednesday evening.

Well – the entire crew of season two of #AdamRichmanEatsBritain has just been robbed. We were driving from Birmingham to London, stopped at a rest, stop in Barnet for exactly 4 1/2 minutes to use the restroom, and came back to our van completely cleaned out.

All of the filming… pic.twitter.com/IZGpaFcOMK

— Adam Richman (@AdamRichman) October 23, 2024

In an update on Thursday morning, Richman thanked followers for their support.

For Mike Hurst, a New York-based sound supervisor and sound mixer on several reality series, the pandemic was the beginning of the end of production work as he knew it.

After getting through a five-week shutdown on the TLC series “Darcey and Stacey,” a spinoff of “90 Day Fiancé,” he noticed a steep decline in the number of jobs available. In three years, 86% of his client roster vanished, including shows like “Man vs. Food” from the Cooking Channel, HGTV’s “Life Under Renovation” and DIY’s (Now Magnolia Network) “First Time Flippers.”

Reality programming, once considered a cheap and plentiful way to fill the pipeline of cable and streaming companies, is in a nosedive. The first half of 2024 saw the lowest series orders for unscripted programming since 2019, according to research from Ampere Analysis. The company recorded a peak of 493 overall unscripted series orders in the second quarter of 2024, a 22% decrease...

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Vizio, a top smart-tv maker, has launched a branded content studio as part of its push into streaming programming.

The new business unit, unveiled Monday during the NewFronts, is expanding on a test show, 3 Pointers. The series, sponsored by BetMGM, is hosted by Man vs. Food‘s Casey Webb. It features sports-themed “hacks” related to food, beverages and entertainment for sports viewers.

The new brand studio’s slate includes Clean Break, a TikTok-inspired organizing show hosted by Michelle Hobgood; Island Eats, a food-and-travel series focused on obscure parts of the Caribbean; City Limits, showcasing unexpected offerings found just outside the border of cities; and From the Ground Up, a series hosted by comedian Rance Nix that shines a light on industry experts and entrepreneurs in multiple sectors.

The new brand studio “is the natural evolution for our team to offer advertisers an opportunity to authentically communicate the voice and value of their brand,...

Sony Pictures Television is expanding its unscripted footprint in a big way. The TV studio has signed an agreement to acquire independent nonfiction production company Industrial Media whose portfolio includes such series as American Idol, 90 Day Fiancé, Indian Matchmaking, Selena+Chef and So You Think You Can Dance. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media based on a purchase price which values the company at $350M. Sony’s stake is believed to be close to 100%, valuing the deal at more than $300M.

With the arrival of Industrial Media, which was formed in 2018 when Core Media acquired The Intellectual Property Corporation, Sony Pictures Television will restructure its unscripted operations with two new divisions, Nonfiction Entertainment, and Game Show production, which will replace the existing alternative department.

Industrial Media CEO and founder & CEO of Ipc,...

Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.”

The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to reveal its ownership percentage.

Industrial Media’s production shingles include 19 Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, House of NonFiction, Sharp Entertainment, the Intellectual Property Corporation (Ipc), This Machine Filmworks, This Radicle Act and Trilogy Films.

The company companies produce more than 100 programs distributed worldwide in genres including documentary, music competition and reality categories. Those include the hit “90 Day Fiancé” franchise for TLC, “Indian Matchmaking” for Netflix, “We’re Here” for HBO, “The Curse of Von Dutch” and “The D’Amelio Show” for Hulu, “Secrets of Playboy” for A&e, “Selena+Chef” and “Craftopia” for HBO Max, “So You Think You Can Dance...

Man v. Food star Adam Richman is serving up a new culinary format for British broadcaster UKTV in which he will cook for celebrities their pick for a last meal on Earth.

Entertainment One-owned producer Whizz Kid Entertainment is making the eight-part format for Dave, and it has been given the title Adam Richman: Supperman.

Richman will play host to a different celebrity each week. They will bring with them their favorite three-course meal, which Richman will taste and discuss. He will then go off in search of the finest ingredients to transform the dishes.

He said: “What I think sets this show apart from everything I have done in the past, is that I’ve been flying solo on all of my epic food journeys, and the itinerary was based upon my tastes. But here I’m joined by fun, passionate, celebrity foodies and the dishes I find...

Facebook has announced it is partnering with a bunch of European publishers to make 23 new Watch shows starring Facebook creators, including a format with Man V. Food star Adam Richman.

The collaborations see digital publishers match up with Facebook influencers to create shows for Watch, the social media giant’s video-first destination. Facebook funds the show and has a window of exclusivity before the publisher can then exploit it on other platforms. Publishers have creative control, Facebook added.

After testing in the U.S. in spring – giving rise to shows like Players’ Tribune’s Generations featuring Us soccer hero Megan Rapinoe – Facebook is now launching the project in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, with 23 shows going live over the next couple of months.

Facebook announced them all on Tuesday and they included three shows each from viral site LadBible and soccer website Copa90 in the UK, as well...

Matthew Butler has been named general manager of Travel Channel, the Discovery network announced on Monday.

Butler steps in for Jane Latman, who was recently named president of Hgtv. In the new role, he will oversee the development, production, scheduling and overall operations for Travel Channel, and will be charged with leading the strategic growth of the audience and the brand.

He will report to Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel.

Also Read: Jane Latman to Replace Allison Page as Hgtv President

“Given the terrific success of Travel’s recent repositioning, coupled with Matt’s long-term impact on the brand, we didn’t have far to go in search of our new Gm,” said Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brands officer for Discovery. “I’m delighted to have Matt continue the vision he and Jane Latman created together for Travel, opening the...

Discovery veteran Matthew Butler has been named general manager of Travel Channel, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer, and Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel.

His appointment follows the move of Jane Latman to head of Hgtv, which was announced last week.

“Given the terrific success of Travel’s recent repositioning, coupled with Matt’s long-term impact on the brand, we didn’t have far to go in search of our new Gm,” said Finch. “I’m delighted to have Matt continue the vision he and Jane Latman created together for Travel, opening the brand to explore more mystery and adventure, while remaining keenly focused on creating content that our loyal viewers will love.”

Schleiff, to whom Butler will now report, said Butler is taking the helm at the Travel Channel “at a time of great momentum and strength.

Updated with a statement from Original Media

The television production company behind such reality TV shows as Swamp People and Miami Ink agreed to pay $282,000 in uncompensated overtime as part of a settlement agreement reached with New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood.

The attorney general’s investigation that Original Media had misclassified employees, including production assistants and associate producers, as exempt from overtime pay. As a result, many workers who were entitled to overtime never received it.

The probe revealed that these production assistants and associate producers regularly worked at least 50 hours per week — and sometimes as many as 80 hours per week — without collecting overtime. Truly Original, the new entity formed in a merger of Original Media and True Entertainment, agreed to make restitution.

Truly Original issued a statement saying it was pleased to have settled the case, which pertains to Original Media, a company that no longer exists...

Original Media, the producer of “Miami Ink” and other reality shows, has agreed to pay $282,000 in back wages in a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office.

The company was accused of failing to pay overtime to production assistants and associate producers, who sometimes worked 50 to 80 hours a week. The settlement covers workers dating back to January 2009.

The settlement is the third involving such allegations against New York-based reality TV production companies. The office previously reached a settlement with Sharp Entertainment, the producers of “Man v. Food,” and with True Entertainment, which produced “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” True Entertainment and Original Media have since merged to form Truly Original.

The Writers Guild of America East has drawn attention to misclassification of workers in the reality TV industry as part of an organizing campaign. Truly Original is non-union.

“We are pleased the Attorney General has taken action and...

What's in store for Man v. Food? Recently, Travel Channel announced the TV show's seventh season will premiere later this month.The new season will see Casey Webb travel to "14 new cities for a slew of bigger, bolder challenges including a cauldron of pho in Baltimore, a colossal crepe piled high with Thai ice cream in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a 5-pound platter of Tater Tot nachos in Atlanta."Read More…...

Updated with statement from Sharp Entertainment, 2:57 Pm: New York’s Attorney General said today that the state has settled with Sharp Entertainment over the reality producer’s failure to pay overtime to dozens of workers. Eric Schneiderman said the company behind Man v. Food, 90 Day Fiancé and many other shows agreed to pay $226,000 in restitution to employees and to reform their business practices.

“Employees deserve fair pay for their work – period,” he said. “Our overtime laws are meant to guarantee that employees are fairly compensated for their long hours. To date we’ve already won back over $630,000 for TV production workers in New York – and my office will continue to act to protect workers’ fundamental rights.”

A Sharp representative sent a statement to Deadline on the company behalf this afternoon:

Over the last 15 years, Sharp Entertainment has employed thousands of employees in creating dozens of hit television shows. Every...

Sharp Entertainment has reached a $226,000 settlement with the state of New York over overtime pay due to production staffers who worked on the company’s roster of unscripted series.

The agreement calls for Sharp to distribute the back pay to production assistants and associate producers who were wrongly denied overtime pay while working ore than 40 hours a week for the company that is home to such series as Travel Channel’s “Man V. Food” and A&E Network’s “Bad Ink.”

The company was accused of inaccurately classifying certain production staffers as exempt from New York state’s overtime pay rules despite job duties and pay scales that fell into the category of qualifying for overtime pay. Sharp Entertainment maintains that its compensation formulas were designed to ensure that employees would receive a regular weekly paycheck even in the face of “uncertain production schedules” on many shows.

The settlement was unveiled...

Who got signed, promoted, hired or fired? The Hollywood Reporter’s Rep Sheet rounds up the week in representation news. To submit announcements for consideration, contact rebecca.sun@thr.com.

Agency Signs Man

Man V. Food host Casey Webb has signed with CAA. He previously was with Don Buchwald & Associates. The Travel Channel revived the series, originally hosted by Adam Richman, earlier this year and has renewed the reboot with Webb for a 14-episode second season. As an actor and comedian, Webb also has appeared on Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and several national commercials.

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The battle will continue. Today, Travel Channel announced they've ordered a second season of their Man v. Food revival.The docuseries reboot follows new host Casey Webb as he travels around the country to take on tremendous, outrageous and mind-boggling food challenges. The series formerly featured food enthusiast Adam Richman and ran for four seasons before ending in 2012.Read More…...

Man v. Food, the long-running Travel Channel series that saw Adam Richman taking on the country’s biggest food challenges, is back with new host Casey Webb.

A self-taught chef and actor -- he's appeared on Part-Timers and Inside Amy Schumer -- Webb tells Et that it’s his many years in the restaurant industry “that's helped me get to where I am today.”

More: Get Your First Look at Hannah Hart's New Food Network Series!

On the series, which returns Monday, Aug. 7 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, Webb is tasked with traveling around the country to take on foods that we all love. “They just happen to be greater in proportions or spicier,” he says, adding that nothing is more inspiring than “traveling to a city and meeting folks and trying their food for the first time.”

In the new season, that means traveling to Chicago, Houston, Billings, Montana, Charleston...

Man v. Food is back. Recently, Travel Channel announced the upcoming reboot of the popular TV show will premiere in August.The revival will follow new host Casey Webb as he travel across the United States "to uncover tasty treats and tackle the country’s iconic eating challenges." Previously, Adam Richman hosted the docuseries, which originally ran from 2008 to 2012.Read More…...

Netflix subscribers have been grumbling for a while about the service’s shrinking catalog of movies and shows, and we’ve got a bit more bad news for you today on that front. If you’ve been meaning to catch up with Man v. Food, or love binging Property Brothers, or want to revisit old episodes of Chopped, you’d best do that all […]

The post Netflix Will Lose All of These Networks’ TV Shows at the End of 2016 appeared first on /Film.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein has signed off on Core Media Group's plan for reorganization after the company filed for Chapter 11 upon the cancelation of American Idol and a fight with Idol creator Simon Fuller. With nearly $400 million of debt, Core declared bankruptcy in April and began negotiating with lenders including Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Crestview Media Investors, Bayside Capital and Hudson Bay Capital Management. The process occurred as Core Media produced the thirteenth season of its other big Fox competition show, So You Think You Can Dance. Ultimately, Core — whose subsidiaries produce other unscripted fare like Man v. Food, Extreme Couponing

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MTV has brought aboard Conde Nast Entertainment’s Michael Klein to be executive vice president, Original Content. Klein (pictured above), will oversee all original programming, development and creative across MTV and its related brands. His prior credits include “Vanity Fair Confidential” for ID; “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” and “Man v. Food” for Travel Channel; and “What Not to Wear” and “Miami Ink” for TLC. Most recently executive vice president of Programming and Content Strategy at Conde Nast’s Digital Channels, Klein will now report directly to Sean Atkins, President of MTV. Also Read: Conde Nast Expands Digital Team With...

MTV has named Condé Nast Entertainment executive Michael Klein as EVP Original Content. He will oversee all original programming across MTV and its related brands. MTV has been without a head of programming since Susanne Daniels exited her post as president of programming in July 2015. At the time, the plan was to not fill the position, with EVP Scripted Development Mina Lefevre and unscripted chief, EVP Series Development Lauren Dolgen, appointed co-heads of programming, reporting to then-mtv president Stephen Friedman.

The appointment of Klein was made by new MTV president Sean Atkins who replaced Friedman last fall. It is part of the revamp at the network, which is looking for a ratings turnaround under new Viacom boss Doug Herzog, President of Viacom Music and Entertainment Group. Klein will report to Atkins, with Lefevre and Dolgen reporting to Klein.

“Michael is a proven hitmaker with a strong feel for our audience,...

A young mariachi gets a voice, a statue celebrating all that is weird in Austin, and “Man V. Food” star comes to town. It's this week’s Texas News Roundup.San Antonio’s Little Mariachi Story Airs on ESPNYoung Sebastian De La Cruz’s rendition of the National Anthem in 2013 caused a hateful backlash that even led to President Obama making a statement on the child’s behalf. Now Espn is airing “¡Go Sebastian Go!”—a 16-minute film helmed by Eva Longoria and also starring San Antonio Spurs Coach Greg Popovich. The film debuted during May 8's broadcast of “SportsCenter” and kicks off “Versus,” a series of documentary shorts for Espn Films.Austin to Honor Its “Ambassador of Weird”In a city that strives to stay weird, even the avant-garde, cross-dressing, and often homeless Leslie Cochran stood out. And now, film producer Spenser Nuttig wants to honor the late “Ambassador...

Show us what's underneath the sheets, Ryan Guzman! The Boy Next Door actor poses totally nude for Cosmopolitan U.K.'s March 2015 issue. The picture isn't totally Nsfw, however, thanks to the strategically placed linens over the 27-year-old movie star's loins. Though he bared his buns in The Boy Next Door, Guzman posed for the magazine to raise awareness of male cancer for Cancer Research U.K. Past centerfolds include model Tyson Beckford, Homeland's Diego Klattenhoff, Man v. Food's Adam Richman, Revenge's Barry Sloane and U.K. reality star Mark Wright. Photographer James White shot Guzman in the buff. "I lost my grandfather to cancer when I was 13," the Pretty Little...

Ever wondered how well your favorite home cook would stack up against a Food Network star? That’s the question at the center of NBC’s new series Food Fighters.

Hosted by Man v. Food’s Adam Richman (who recently made news when he went on an anger-fueled Instagram rant), Food Fighters pits home cooks against professional chefs in a battle to win over a dinner party full of taste testers—think Throwdown with Bobby Flay, but with bigger prizes than just being able to say, “My dish was more popular than Bobby Flay’s!” The winning home cooks do get bragging rights,...

On Tuesday, July 22, NBC will premiere its new food competition series Food Fighters, hosted by Man v. Food‘s Adam Richman and featuring home cooks attempting to best the efforts of top TV chefs for cash and bragging rights. In each episode, the talented amateurs will go head-to-head with the pros who try to outcook them at their specialty dish. With each pro they defeat — average Joes are the judges — their cash bounty grows even bigger. And it won’t be easy. Iron Chef’s Cat Cora, Top Chef Masters’ Elizabeth Falkner and Lorena Garcia, Road Trip’s G. Garvin, Ace … Continue reading →

The post 7 Questions With … Adam Richman of NBC’s Food Fighters appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.

The Travel Channel is delaying the new series Man Finds Food after its star's online war of words.

By: CBS News

The Travel Channel is delaying the new series Man Finds Food after its star's online war of words.

The channel said Tuesday that Adam Richman's show has been postponed indefinitely, but it didn't explain why. Man Finds Food was to debut Wednesday.

The channel's move came days after the slimmed-down Richman posted his photo on Instagram with the hashtag "thinspiration."

Related Pics: Check Out Richman's Dramatic Weight Loss!

Some who viewed it accused Richman of glorifying negative body images. His response to one was to "grab a razor blade" in a bathtub, an apparent reference to suicide.

In a statement, Richman apologized for what he called "inexcusable remarks."

According to Variety, Richman had also apologized via Twitter, writing: "Yes. I've responded to internet hate recently with vile words directed at those hating me. I am sorry...

Man Loses TV Show! It seems the Travel Channel didn't appreciate Adam Richman's recent Instagram rant. The 40-year-old former host of Man V. Food was set to start a new series, Man Finds Food, but the network pulled the program after news of Richman's graphic tirade broke.  Man Finds Food was supposed to follow the grub-loving host as he "crisscrosses the country on the ultimate quest to uncover unique, surprising, and delicious hidden food treasures," according to the Travel Channel. The trouble began late last month when the [...]...

Adam Richman, of Man v. Food, and his new show Man Finds Food have been pulled from the Travel Channel after Richman went on a social media rant against critics, telling one user to commit suicide.

Adam Richman: '#Thinspiration' Photo On Instagram

The drama began when Richman, who recently lost 70 pounds after Man v. Food went off the air in 2012, posted a photo on Instagram of himself standing in suit pants he bought last year that are now too big. He captioned the photo with the hashtag “thinspiration,” which, as fans were quick to point out, is commonly used among online communities that are pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia.

Richman Lashed Out At Critics

When commenters pointed out how dangerous the term “thinspiration” can be – not to mention how offensive it is to those struggling with eating disorders and body image issues – Richman lashed out, telling one user “Dilligaf” (meaning...

Adam Richman–the formerly fluffy host of Man v. Food who irked online folks by using the word “thinspiration” to describe his recent weight loss–may be on the cusp of losing his new show too.

The Travel Channel recently announced that it was postponing the July 2 debut of Man Finds Food, a new show that would have sent Richman on the hunt for off-the-beaten-path restaurants and menu items. A spokesman for the cable network wouldn’t provide a reason for the decision, though the timing is suspect given Richman’s recent online tirade. After he posted a photo on...

A week after reportedly lashing out at Instagram users in an expletive-filled rant, Travel Channel star Adam Richman is apologizing for his comments. But the network has postponed the premiere of his new show, Man Finds Food, which was set to debut on July 2, according to The Washington Post. Photos 22 Celebrity-Owned Restaurants: The Hits and Misses Richman, the host of shows like Man v. Food, Best Thing I Ever Ate and Best Sandwich in America, went on an expletive-filled rant against several Instagram users after he posted a picture and bragged about his recent weight

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Talk about a transformation!"Man v. Food" host Adam Richman is striping down in the July issue of Cosmopolitan U.K., showing off his new body after losing a 70 pounds.In the pic, the 40-year-old TV star flashes a giant smile while lying on his back with only a strategically placed team USA soccer ball covering his private parts. "To go from hating the way I looked to being a Cosmo centerfold is a profound honor," Richman told the mag."If you're a guy who's always been the fun-to-be-around teddy bear, then all of a sudden people are viewing you as sexy, it's nice," he added. "It's great not having to be the plucky best friend, or the comic relief anymore—I love that. Who wouldn't rather hear, 'Wow, you look great,' than, 'Ewww…'?"Not only did Adam want to flaunt his fit physique, but he also posed...

Now that takes balls! Man v. Food host Adam Richman is showing off his hot body after losing a massive amount of weight. The 40-year-old TV star, who dropped a whopping 70 pounds last year after changing his diet, took it all off and posed naked for the July issue of British Cosmopolitan to raise awareness of male cancer for Cancer Research U.K. In the photo, Richman flashes a giant smile while lying on his back nude with only a strategically placed team USA soccer ball covering his private parts. Richman told the mag, "To go from hating the way I looked to being a Cosmo centerfold is a profound honor. "If you're a guy who's always been the fun-to-be-around teddy bear, then all of a...

Adam Richman ate moose lasagne for his new TV show. The 'Man v. Food' star is no stranger to eating extreme meals but while filming his latest Food Network series, 'Fandemonium', he got to sample some new, more unusual recipes including a twist on the old Italian favourite. Adam toured across North America to find the wildest super fan gatherings from Florida to Alaska. He describes his latest show as a celebration of the fan, their traditions, and culture. He exclusively told Bang Showbiz: ''These are people that are everyday people and their passion has sustained them for decades and despite what...

This Christmas, don’t feel pressured to attend yet another holiday party. If you’d rather stay in and enjoy a relaxing day in front of the television, you do have options. For the Christmas-lover, ABC Family will be running a marathon of holiday films, from The Santa Clause to National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. But if you’re not as excited about more holiday cheer, there are other options, such as a Doctor Who marathon or an evening spent with Duck Dynasty.

We’ve rounded up your marathon options below:

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Adam Richman and the Travel Channel are breaking bread together again. “Man v. Food” host Richman will host another series for the network, as part of a quintet of greenlit series that Travel Channel announced Monday. Also read: Travel Channel President Is Packing Her Bags and Taking Off Richman’s show, which bears the working title “Eat Secrets,” will feature Richman uncovering “the most unique, surprising and delicious hidden food treasures in every town,” according to Travel Channel. “He searches for the dishes you would never find anywhere else on the planet, at the places you would never expect,” Travel Channel said of.

Amelia Pulsford Tapped As Director Of Content at Sharp UK Amelia Pulsford has been named director of content for the newly formed London branch of Core Media‘s Sharp Entertainment. Reality producer Sharp, whose credits include Man V. Food, Extreme Couponing, Bad Ink and Doomsday Preppers, is launching Sharp UK to expand into the competitive European space. Pulsford previously worked for Sharp Entertainment in the U.S. as a producer on Fortune Diggers and Punkin Chunkin, among others. She has also been a producer on Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell and Car Vs. Wild for Discovery International. She will work closely with American Idol parent Core Media’s UK-based international team. CNBC’s ‘The Edge’ Focuses On Long-Term Tech Investments CNBC is launching a new half-hour series looking at long-term investment opportunities created by today’s technological innovations. The Edge will be fronted by network reporters including Ross Westgate,...

If there's one thing we all learned this week, it's that pretty much everyone is freaking out about the ending of Breaking Bad. In fact, #BreakingBad was a trending topic on Twitter for several days following Sunday night's mind-blowing (get it?) episode. Even Dean Norris (Hank) had something to say - via a FunnyOrDie video (Spoiler, obviously). And while people were live-Tweeting their reactions to the shocking show, BatDad was dispensing valuable advice, the '80s came back, and more random stuff happened online. Check it out: • Dean Norris Reacts to Breaking Bad He proves that nothing can keep Hank down.

Adam Richman once inhaled close to 5 lbs. of stuffed pizza on his gut-busting series Man v. Food. So it's understandable that on a recent road trip, the TV host found resisting one slice to be a tough challenge. "The crew got a bunch of pizzas, and it was all I could smell," he says. "It sucked. But I had a Greek yogurt with raw almonds, water and an iced coffee, and I was satisfied."The same stomach-of-steel star who found fame by taking on gluttonous food challenges such as an 8-lb. platter of steak and fries covered in mushroom sauce...

LoveFilm has entered a content agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive, giving UK subscribers access to programming from the Food Network and the Travel Channel.

The deal marks the Amazon-owned service's first foray into culinary content, with shows including Man v. Food Nation and Restaurant: Impossible coming to the platform.

"We're delighted to announce this latest deal with Scripps Networks Interactive, which brings something very different and exciting to our members," says Simon Morris, chief marketing officer at LoveFilm.

"There is no doubt that we are a nation of foodies, and it's great that this deal will enable us to meet increasing viewer demands for this particular type of content."

The news follows word that LoveFilm parent company Amazon has signed a similar deal with Scripps to bring its content to Amazon Instant Video users in the Us.

LoveFilm is accessible through a range of hardware, including tablets, smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles.

The new fall season is closer than you think, and NBC has released their full schedule. Apart from reality favorites The Biggest Loser and The Voice, they are mixing things up quite a bit.

Take a look at a complete preview of the shows coming your way, and mark your calendars. It looks good for NBC this year, and while I’m not sure all of these look like winners, I think you’ll find at least a couple that you’re really going to like.

Blacklist – Fall

The Blacklist — (Photo by: NBC)

For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known by many as “The Concierge of Crime.”

Now, he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: he will help catch a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani,...

NBC is making another play for culinary TV. The network said Tuesday that it has picked up Food Fighters, a reality competition from Electus. The series pits amateur cooks against six professional chefs, with Travel Channel personality Adam Richman (Man v. Food, Amazing Eats) hosting and overseeing the kitchen sparring. "Food Fighters combines compelling competition and game show fun with a delicious twist -- giving everyday home cooks a once-in-a-lifetime chance to compete with world-class chefs," said NBC alternative and late-night programming president Paul Telegdy. "Every true home cook has at least one 'signature dish,

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Seattle–Feb. 28, 2013– (Nasdaq: Amzn) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: Sni) that will make Prime Instant Video a subscription home to hundreds of episodes from past seasons of hit TV shows from the Scripps family of brands: Hgtv, Diy Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Travel Channel. Starting today, Prime members will be able to instantly view hundreds of episodes of original programming, including Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day; Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations; Cupcake Wars; Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives; House Hunters and House Hunters International; Iron Chef America; Man v. Food; Selling New York and Selling La; Throwdown With Bobby Flay; Chopped; Ghost Adventures; and Yard Crashers, among other popular shows across the networks. Many of the popular lifestyle programs from Scripps will also be available for purchase and download from Amazon Instant Video. “The Scripps family of networks – including Hgtv,...

Well, the bread has been broken, the wine has been spilled, and the gifts have been exchanged, so now what? It’s time for a full day of TV marathons! You still have the option of watching Christmas specials so we’ll tell you what’s available for your viewing pleasure, but for those of you interested in some non-festive programming, here are our top six picks.

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As with many of the challenges on 'Man v. Food Nation' (Wednesdays, 9Pm on Travel), the Elote Café & Catering Puffy Taco Challenge doesn't sound too crazy on paper. All you have to do is eat 23 puffy tacos in 90 minutes. That's a lot of time, you'd think, except the previous record was 22 tacos. And then host Adam Richman shows the puffy tacos being made, topped with free-range chicken breast, caramelized onions, romaine lettuce, cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, and crema fresca.

Then it starts to look pretty tough, maybe even for Us Navy Second Class officer Manny Groll, who took the challenge. "You have 90 minutes to take down 23 puffy tacos in order to be crowned the new Puffy Taco Master," said Richman. Groll had a fighting spirit. "I wanna be on that wall as number one," he said.

 

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For years, Adam Richman put his reputation and stomach on the line accepting outrageous food challenges at local restaurants around the country on 'Man v. Food.' These days, he gets a little help with the culinary challenges on 'Man v. Food Nation' (Wednesdays, 9Pm on Travel). On Wednesday's episode, he recruited a Rhode Island rugby player named Connor McQuade to take the Hot Wiener Challenge at Olneyville NY System in Providence.

The Hot Wiener Challenge meant eating fifteen hot dogs, fully-loaded with mustard, onions, and meat sauce, in 45 minutes. McQuade got off to a fast start, and had 39 minutes left to eat ten hot dogs. If he could do it, Richman said, he would "achieve eternal Providence food glory." If he lost, he'd have to face his disappointed teammates.

 

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Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, is ready for his close-up; tonight, he'll appear on the Travel Channel's "Man v. Food Nation" alongside Adam Richman. Van Winkle won't partake in the show's signature eating challenges, although he does scarf down some key lime pie.

"Man v. Food Nation" is a spinoff of "Man v. Food" that sees Richman as a coach and mentor for participants rather than an eating machine. Are you happy to see Vanilla Ice return to the entertainment world?...

It's doubtful that Vanilla Ice would have reached such dizzying sales heights in 1990 if his famous rap lyric had gone "Pie pie baby." Regardless, the one-time hip-hop star, aka Rob Van Winkle, drops some pastry science all over host Adam Richman's heinie on Wednesday's edition of "Man v. Food Nation," when the Travel Channel show stops in Key West, Florida, to sample some key lime pie. "I'm checking out your stylo, bro," says Van Winkle, referring to Richman's ensemble being too hot for southern Florida. "You've got a jacket on and...

Travel Channel.s Man v. Food Nation visited the Florida Keys and got a surprise visit from host of Diy Network.s .The Vanilla Ice Project,. Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice). This episode airs Wednesday, July 6th at 9:00p e/p on Travel Channel. Adam Richman.s travels head to Margaritaville, aka the Florida Keys; an archipelago at the southernmost tip of the continental United States. The Florida Keys is the fishing capital of the world-- with species ranging from Tarpon and Grouper to sharks and Barracudas, but the local favorite is Hogfish! Adam heads over to the Hogfish Bar & Grill to taste this truly local catch served up in a sandwich dubbed .The Killer Hogfish.. Next,...