Crime Scene Kitchen

I rolled my eyes when I saw the description, but I'm a baking show fan and figured it'd be fine as background noise. By the third episode I'd promoted it to a foreground show - it's great! The crime scene element I'd rolled my eyes at became my favorite part and even managed to rope in my baking show-hater husband. We enjoyed guessing along with the contestants, and they did a really good job of making that element fun and interesting, not kitschy. I hope they do a season 2!

It's surprisingly very funny and we learned a ton of new dresserts and baking techniques we've never heard of. I hope there's a season 2!

Usually its the "comedian" host that makes me want to scream at the screen. Here it's the type A contestants. I will say its fun to watch moms and daughters try not to fight on screen, but some contestants are so uptight that you actively hope they get cut.

Joel McHale is fun to watch. He has to wait to taste the dessert until after the judges do, and sometimes he's literally dancing behind the judges holding a spoon.

It is also fun to watch cooks and chefs who could really use the $100K, and I find myself getting invested in some of the less-annoying contestants. Of course, they usually get cut, but then I find new contestants to like.

A neat concept and an easy watch! Cracks me up when some of the bakers go totally off the rails! Like "oh yes, it is something nobody has heard of! Yes, clearly!'

Love it and love Joe!

As someone who loves cooking shows, I thought that it there were no more new ideas for cooking and baking shows. Then this show premiered and as soon as I saw the title, I thought, "That's a fantastic idea. Omg. You're gonna get every single millennial and Gen-X True Crime and Cooking Show fiend!"

I was nervous this show would not be good at first, but then the show was explained and it's, to be honest, genius. Bakers have two minutes in a Crime Scene Kitchen to find clues and put the clues together to figure out what to bake. Viewers at home who like to bake get to sit and go, "Oh. They obviously have to make an Upside down cake." It's fun!

Joel McHale is a great host as always and he has effortless banter with the contestants. None of his interactions seem forced or awkward, which can be a huge problem with baking shows.

The chef judges (Yolanda and Curtis) don't really do much. They taste the food and say, "If the mystery bake was... you might be safe." But they're not THAT important in the grand scheme of things.

Love that this show got a second season. I hope it continues to gain momentum. This is a great concept and it's super fun to watch.