The Food That Built America

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The Food That Built America
GenreReality
Presented byAdam Richman[1]
Narrated byCampbell Scott[2]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Woodard
  • Greg Henry
  • Isaac Holub
  • Yoshi Stone
  • Jim Pasquarella
  • Mary E. Donahue
Production companyLucky 8
DistributorA&E Networks
Release
Original networkHistory
Original releaseAugust 11, 2019 (2019-08-11) –
present
External links
Website

The Food That Built America is an American nonfiction reality television series for the History Channel, that premiered on August 11, 2019. Each episode tells a story behind the biggest food brands in the United States.

The series was first announced in March 2019. The first season premiered on August 11, 2019, and ran for three episodes until August 13. In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on February 9, 2021, and ran for 16 episodes. The third season premiered on February 27, 2022, and will consist of 19 episodes.[3]

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
13August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)
216February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)
319February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)TBA

Season 1 (2019)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Lines in the Sand"August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)1.16[4]
22"Best Served Cold"August 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)1.36[5]
33"The Spoils of War"August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)1.51[6]

Season 2 (2021)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
41"Pizza Wars"February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)1.21[7]
52"Chocolate Rush"February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)1.03[8]
63"The Kings of Burgers"February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)1.25[9]
74"American Cheese"February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)1.15[10]
85"Cola Wars"March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)0.99[11]
96"Chip Dynasties"March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)1.10[12]
107"Cookie Wars"March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)1.07[13]
118"Soup of the Century"March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)0.95[14]
129"Godfathers of Fast Food"April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04)1.15[15]
1310"The TV Dinner"April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)1.05[16]
1411"Ice Cream Empires"April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)1.00[17]
1512"A Game of Chicken"May 31, 2021 (2021-05-31)N/A
1613"When the Chips Are Down"June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)N/A
1714"The Rise of a Rival"June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)N/A
1815"Gum Slingers"June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)N/A
1916"Breakfast Barons"June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)N/A

Season 3 (2022)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
201"Submarine Warfare"February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)TBD
212"A Cold One"[18]March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)TBD
223"Do or Donut"[18]March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)TBD
234"A Dish Best Served... Soft"[18]March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)TBD
245TBAMarch 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)TBD
256TBAApril 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)TBD
267TBAApril 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)TBD
278TBAApril 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)TBD
289TBAApril 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)TBD
2910TBAMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)TBD
3011TBAMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)TBD
3112TBAMay 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)TBD
3213TBAMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)TBD
3314TBAMay 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)TBD
3415TBAJune 5, 2022 (2022-06-05)TBD
3516TBAJune 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)TBD
3617TBAJune 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)TBD
3718TBAJune 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)TBD
3819TBAJuly 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)TBD

Production[]

Photo of the Blimpie in North Bergen, New Jersey, which was used in the series' third season premiere

In March 2019, the series was green-lit.[19] In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.[20][21] Yoshi Stone is the series' showrunner.[22] Along with Stone, Kim Woodard, Greg Henry, and Isaac Holub executive produce for Lucky 8. Jim Pasquarella and Mary E. Donahue executive produce for the History Channel.[23][20]

Reception[]

The first season garnered a total of 18.8 million viewers.[24][20]

Podcast[]

In February 2021, the History Channel partnered with OZY Media to launch a podcast of the same name.[25] The first episode premiered on February 4, 2021.[26]

References[]

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