Great Chocolate Showdown
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Genre | Food reality television |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (as of August 2021) |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
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Original network | Food Network Canada |
Original release | February 4, 2020 present | –
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Great Chocolate Showdown | Food Network |
Great Chocolate Showdown is a Canadian cooking competition television series that airs on Food Network Canada, themed around chocolate baking and confections.[1] The show is carried in the United States by the CW Network.[2]
The first season of the series officially premiered on February 4, 2020,[1] with judges Steven Hodge, Anna Olson, and Cynthia Stroud. Episode 1, "The World Needs S'more People Like You", received a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award in the category of "Editing in a reality or competition program or series".[3] The second season premiered on February 22, 2021, with the same cast of judges.
The show features product placement from Purdy's Chocolates, which is the "official chocolate sponsor" of the show. Some challenges are presented by a representative of the company.[4][5]
Format[]
Each season begin with 10 amateur home bakers. After each episode, a contestant is eliminated, until a finale episode to determine the season winner. Episodes typically consist of two challenges: an initial "Technique Test" and a "Chocolate Elimination Challenge". Winners of the skills challenge receive either immunity from elimination, or an advantage in the elimination round. Season winners receive a grand prize of $50,000.[6]
Season 1[]
Contestants[5][]
- Fadi Odeh – Dallas, Texas
- Casey Hallen – New York City, New York
- Craig Taylor – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Andrew Keen – Falls Church, Virginia
- Renu Mathew – Olds, Alberta
- T. Lawrence-Simon – Somerville, Massachusetts
- Venessa Liang – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Katie Rochin – Montreal, Quebec
- Trinity Andrew – Los Angeles, California
- Kathy Choffe — Aurora, Ontario
Episodes[]
No. | Title[1] | Original air date | |
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1 | "The World Needs S'more People Like You" | February 4, 2020 | |
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2 | "Choc Full of Impressions" | February 11, 2020 | |
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3 | "Chocolate Panning, Spice & Everything Nice" | February 18, 2020 | |
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4 | "Mirror, Mirror on the Glaze" | February 18, 2020 | |
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5 | "I Have a Confection to Make" | March 2, 2020 | |
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6 | "Life is What you Bake it" | March 10, 2020 | |
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7 | "Don't Be Afraid to Take Whisks" | March 17, 2020 | |
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8 | "The Finale: Good Things Come to Those Who Bake" | March 24, 2020 | |
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Elimination Table[]
Place | Team | Episodes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
1 | Casey | WIN | SAFE† | RISK | WIN[a] | WINNER | |||||
2–3 | Renu | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK† | RISK† | RUNNER-UP[b] | |||
2–3 | T | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | RUNNER-UP[b] | ||||
4 | Vanessa | SAFE† | RISK | RISK | SAFE† | ELIM | |||||
5 | Kathy | SAFE† | RISK | SAFE† | WIN | ELIM | |||||
6 | Fadi | SAFE | SAFE† | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
7 | Trinity | RISK | SAFE† | ELIM | |||||||
8 | Andrew | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
9 | Katie | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
10 | Craig | ELIM |
†The baker(s) that won in the first round.
Season 2[]
Contestants[7][]
- Sheldon Taylor-Timothy – Rehabilitation Assistant and Bouncer
- Richard Martemucci – Retiree
- Tam Truong – Real Estate Appraiser
- Latice Williams – Dental Office Manager
- Jujhar Mann – Student
- Raphael Nishida – Commercial Operations Manager
- Saudat (Sabby) Atta – IT Manager
- Abbey White – Retail Operations Specialist
- Atikah Mohamed – Campus Administrator
- Ginny Lepp – Civil Servant
Episodes[]
No. | Title[1] | Original air date |
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1 | "Do You Have What it Bakes?" | February 22, 2021 |
2 | "Where There's a Whisk, There's a Way" | March 1, 2021 |
3 | "It's Time to Glaze the Bar" | March 8, 2021 |
4 | "Moved to Tiers" | March 15, 2021 |
5 | "Donut Give Up" | March 22, 2021 |
6 | "Bake It Till You Make it" | March 29, 2021 |
7 | "A Legend in the Baking" | April 5, 2021 |
8 | "You Bake My Dreams Come True" | April 12, 2021 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Great Chocolate Showdown (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb". IMDb. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2021-01-27). "The CW Picks Up Canadian Dessert Competition Series 'Great Chocolate Showdown'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "2021 Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition". Academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Great Chocolate Showdown | Purdys Chocolatier". www.purdys.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ a b "FOOD NETWORK CANADA'S DECADENT DESSERT COMPETITION SERIES GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN DEBUTS ON FEBRUARY 4 AT 9 P.M. ET/PT". Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Food Network Canada sets premiere for "Great Chocolate Showdown"". Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "CORUS STUDIOS GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN RETURNS FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF SWEET VICTORY STARTING FEBRUARY 22 AT 10 P.M. ET/PT ON FOOD NETWORK CANADA". Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- 2020s Canadian reality television series
- 2020 Canadian television series debuts
- Cooking competitions in Canada
- Food reality television series
- Food Network (Canadian TV channel) original programming