‘MasterChef’ Renewed for Season 14; Gordon Ramsay, Fox and Studio Execs Talk Competition’s Impact on Food TV Ahead of 250th Episode (EXCLUSIVE)

ITV's mischievous travel series with Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix will wrap up next month with a two-part Spanish special. Marking their final trip together, after contractual issues and scheduling caused chaos this year, Gordon, Gino and Fred: Viva Espana! sees the famous foodies journeying from Malaga to Ronda and Jerez. "Along the way, the lads become waiters at a bustling beachfront restaurant, before Gordon and Gino go head-to-head in a tapas cook-off, and Fred puts on a laugh-out-loud performance as he showcases his skills as a Flamenco dancer," teased a description.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Chef and restauranteur Franco Noriega has landed his own cooking show at Food Network, “Hot Dish with Franco.” If you’re familiar with Noriega from his shirtless appearances on talk shows and clips shared on social media, you’ll get the double entendre reference here, as he’s widely known as the “naked Peruvian chef.” The half-hour daytime show will premiere Sept. 30 at 12 p.m. on Food Network.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Chip and Joanna Gaines are ready to roll. The home renovation titans behind Magnolia Network are developing a roller dancing competition series for Max.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Vice TV has set the premiere date and released the trailer for “Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2, its “Dark Side” spinoff series that explores the behind-the-scenes stories of iconic comedians. Season 2 subjects include Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, the sitcom “Family Matters,” Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald and Gilda Radner.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Food Network fires up the second season of “Bobby’s Triple Threat” Tuesday, treating fans to the return of host Bobby Flay and the three “titan” chefs he’s once again relying on to do the cooking competition for him: Tiffany Derry, Michael Voltaggio and Brooke Williamson. The trio will face off against chef Michael Symon as a team, going for three head-to-head rounds full of surprise ingredients and evaluated by a mystery judge on the Season 2 premiere Tuesday at 9 p.m.

Gordon Ramsay has made a bold comeback after his infamous "medium rare" grilled cheese debacle by unveiling a new recipe that involves an astonishing twist. Responding to the criticism he faced three years ago for his grilled cheese fail, the chef has showcased a new approach that includes the use of a supercar engine.

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Holly Ramsay, daughter of renowned TV chef Gordon Ramsay, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a sizzling bikini snap that left her followers and boyfriend Adam Peaty in awe. Sporting a pink checked bikini, Holly showcased her enviable figure as she posed for the camera.The 23 year old accessorised with two pendant silver necklaces and showed off her two tattoos, one on her arm and another on her ribs. In the carousel of pics, all pink-themed, Holly treated her followers to a second snap, this time donning a pink bralette and matching shorts.

The much-anticipated Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards, which honours the regional hospitality industry's most talented, will be back at a new venue and a new time of year.

Spoiler alert! Do not read this story unless you’ve seen Wednesday’s season one finale of Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars on Fox.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” on Fox. A (food) star was born on Fox Wednesday, when Gordon Ramsay picked the winner of his new food business-focused competition series.

Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix are set to reunite for a new travel food show which will see the trio travel around Spain.

Line of Duty maker World’s BBC thriller Showtrial has been renewed for a second season with a fresh cast.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of Fox’s “Crime Scene Kitchen.” While the final bake of Fox’s “Crime Scene Kitchen” Season 2 turned out to be a “Dark and Stormy” cake, inspired by the cocktail of the same name, it was a light and sunny treat for contestants Amber Croom and Yassmeen Haskins. The classically trained baking duo beat out the other two teams competing for the Joel McHale-hosted mystery baking competition’s second-season trophy in Monday’s finale episode, titled “I Need a Drink.” And they did it without even making the exact right recipe, as they had first decided to make a “Dark and Stormy” cake, they pivoted to a piña colada-flavored version when they started to doubt their detective work.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery is getting into the spooky spirit early, setting the Halloween-themed programming slate for its cable networks, which includes the linear debut of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” as well as new and returning specials and film marathons across Food Network, Discovery Channel, TNT, TBS, TCM, Travel Channel and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim. The leader in Warner Bros.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the ongoing writers and actors strikes during the Mouse House’s quarterly earnings call Wednesday, just as the WGA’s work stoppage hit the 100-day mark. “Nothing is more important to this company than its relationships with the creative community. That includes actors, writers, animators, directors and producers,” Iger said.

Fox is cooking up more MasterChef.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer In the summer of strikes and labor action, calls for reality TV personalities to form a union are gaining steam. Bethenny Frankel unleashed a storm last month with her unvarnished criticism of Bravo and other unscripted-focused platforms for the way that unscripted stars are treated behind the scenes. Frankel was not shy about detailing what she described as commonplace abuses, including producers manipulating contestants for the cameras.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Longtime “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. spoke about the future of late-night TV at Variety and Rolling Stone’s Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime, saying he believes studios don’t realize that the more they look to downsize shows, the more likely they will face stiff competition from TikTok creators and other social media stars who can retain the rights to their content.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery streaming comms senior vice president Chris Willard is exiting the company to pursue other interests after 14 years working with the HBO team, Variety has learned.