Food Network Announces Returning Shows for 2026 Holiday Lineup: Details
Food Network‘s 2026 lineup has been full of old favorites, including several of its sweetest holiday shows.
The network kick-started this year’s programming with returning shows such as Worst Cooks in America and Wildcard Kitchen. A new season of the Bobby Flay‘s BBQ Brawl returned for a new season in May, shaking things up with a new lineup of judges and team captains.
Tyler Florence, for his part, hit the road again for a new season of The Great Food Truck Race in July. The network got an early start on spooky season by debuting new seasons of Halloween Wars and Halloween Baking Championship in September.
Garten has had a busy 2026 on Food Network, as her latest series, Be My Guest, returned with not one, but two new seasons. Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking is set to return just in time for the holiday season, along with several other festive-themed competition shows.
Scroll down to see which other Food Network series returned with new episodes in 2026, and which are still to come.
Worst Cooks in America — Season 30
The show returned for its first season without the late Anne Burrell on January 4. Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry stepped in to host this season’s competition, which pitted celebrities against each other in a culinary boot camp. Shahs of Sunset star Reza Farahan was crowned as the season’s winner.
Wildcard Kitchen — Season 3
Eric Adjepong returned to host another season of the Food Network series, which premiered on January 6. A mix of skill and luck, the show follows three chefs as they must base their culinary creations on the cards they are dealt.
Tournament of Champions — Season 7
The show’s seventh season kicked off with The Qualifiers round on February 15, followed by The Bracket Reveal on February 22. The season’s competition officially commenced on March 1. Bryan Voltaggio beat out the competition and was named the Season 7 winner.
Chopped — Season 64
Hosted by Ted Allen, Chopped returned for a brand-new season on March 17.
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing — Season 3
Hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi, a new batch of chefs faced off in a 24-hour culinary battle on the latest season of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing, which premiered on April 26. Lee Anne Wong was crowned as the winner of Season 3.
BBQ Brawl — Season 7
The cooking competition series returned with new episodes starting on May 11. Joining Flay and Maneet Chauhan as a team captain this season was Brooke Williamson, who previously served as a judge on Seasons 2 through 6.
The nine-episode season saw Carson Kressley, Adrienne Cheatham, and Rashad Jones judge the show’s latest group of 12 pitmasters.
The Great Food Truck Race — Season 19
The food truck competition returned for Season 19 on July 26. Stuph’d Beignets & Burgers were crowned as this season’s champions.
Bobby's Triple Threat — Season 5
One of Flay’s most recent Food Network shows returned for its fifth outing on August 25.
Halloween Wars — Season 16
Jonathan Bennett returned to host the new season of Halloween Wars, alongside judges Shinmin Li and Andrew Fuller. The season premiered with a two-hour episode on September 13.
Halloween Baking Championship — Season 12
Like Halloween Wars, Halloween Baking Championship returned with a special two-hour episode September 14. John Henson returned to host the spooky series, featuring judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young.
Be My Guest with Ina Garten — Seasons 7 & 8
Ina Garten was joined by the likes of Allison Janney, Jon Batiste, Hoda Kotb, and Michael Barbaro on Season 7 of Be My Guest, which premiered on April 11.
The show’s eighth season debutedt October 3. The new episodes will feature guests Christina Tosi, Yotam Ottolenghi, Dan Barber, and Garten’s husband, Jeffrey.
Holiday Baking Championship — Season 13
Jesse Palmer returns to host the new season of the festive baking competition, which premieres on Monday, November 2, at 8/7c. Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown return as judges alongside new addition Molly Yeh. This year’s winner will take home bragging rights and a cash prize of $25,000.
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking — Season 3
Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas — Season 2
Following the latest season of Tournament of Champions, Guy Fieri returns for a new edition of the show’s holiday version, which premieres on Sunday, November 8, at 8/7c.
A new group of 32 chefs will compete in duos “to make both sweet and savory dishes in a one-of-a-kind holly jolly tournament,” all in hopes of earning $100,000 for charity, per the season’s description.
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown — Season 5
The Beat Bobby Flay spinoff returns with a fun twist on Tuesday, November 17, at 8/7c. Flay will compete against Williamson in a “girls vs. guys” battle.
“Brooke joins forces with chefs Antonia Lofaso and Ayesha Nurdjaja, while Bobby teams up with chefs Michael Voltaggio and Michael Jenkins,” the season’s description reads. “Each week, eager guests arrive ready to join the teams to celebrate, but as the cocktails flow, holiday traditions are put to the test, team pride takes over, and the party quickly spirals into an all-out culinary showdown.”
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J
I miss the more fun seasonal baking shows. The camaraderie and relaxed atmosphere was much more enjoyable to watch than the more serious competition shows. I'm not a fan of the serious competition shows that come across as sporting events with the audience cheering and screaming.
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D
I love the baking shows-Spring, Summer, Halloween. You shouldn’t get rid of shows that people actually enjoy
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J
All competition shows except the Ina Garten show, which I enjoy.
Don’t enjoy competition shows so that is why I rarely watch Foodnetwork any more.
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S
The Kitchen was the only show that actually was a true cooking show, stop with all the competition shows !!!
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J
I totally agree. Please bring The Kitchen back.
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J
People once cared about HGTV but we know there was an escape from the original formula and people tuned out since no one at HGTV was listening; The same could happen with Food Network since there are more complaints now then compliments.
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C
I stopped watching Food Network awhile back when everything became a competition. I'll check out Ina but that's about it. A shame, really. I liked when they just cooked and taught me something.
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Q
The competition shows are why we watch Food Network. We really enjoy seeing people think on their feet and create really special dishes!
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P
We do not watch any of these except, Ina.
Goodbye Food Network
Not interested in competition shows at all.
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F
I think they should just change their name to Guy Fieri and Bobby Flay channel..so sick of both of them and their shows!! Guy makes a complete fool of his son on the shows..the son will never make it as a host..keep him in the wine company..out of sight!!
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J
Wildcard Kitchen is really good!
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D
Mistake getting rid of the Kitchen. Issue with the completions is the same people competing on them all! 🥱🥱🥱
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T
I never watch anymore. I want live cooking shows. Not competitions!
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T
Less Holloween, 1 is plenty ,the baking one. Mote holiday baking shows, also with kids baking championships. I miss the cookie holiday show, since the holidays is more cookies than pie & cakes. Guys new shows are horrible. The only good ones is his tournament of champions, & guys grocery show. I love the new show helping restaurants with Antonia . She is a natural down to earth star who gives such great help to failing restaurants. Wildcard, good show as well as triple threat. Since people are worried about what is happening with the wether, power grid, outages, don’t you think a prep-per show is what people would like. Making meals from pantry staples, how to cook , when there is no power. Older adults , baby boomers would love this since they have done this kind of stuff, but younger generations would not survive unless they were taught these things. I’m guessing 75% are clueless.
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V
I totally agree with your post. As a senior, living in a region that loses power I would love ideas for using only pantry staples, etc.
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M
What happened to the good shows for the holidays the good competitions gingerbread holiday war pumpkin, craving
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Q
Exactly, that's what I love about the competitions. I like the creativity they show with having to create dishes from random ingredients. I've learned a lot about the versatility of ingredients seeing them use ingredients in a variety of ways. I do wish there was more variety in the people competing, but that's not uncommon in food competitions period. You often see the same people competing and winning, even when it's not for a TV network.
I was always a fan of Food Network, grew up watching it, but as more people started posting recipe videos online I stopped watching as often. It was just often easier and more convenient to watch the videos online whenever I needed or wanted to. I doubt I was the only one.
I returned to more regular watching of Food Network when they started with the competion shows. Iy was just a more interesting way of seeing people cook. I imagine that is probably why they started investing in the production of those shows because they saw higher viewing numbers on the competition shows. At the end of the day, they are a business. If shows about food competitions drive profits morethan the traditional shows, they are gonna go with what makes them money.
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M
If something ever happens to Bobby Flay or Guy Fieri, food network is done. Are there any other chefs in the world?
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V
The food network should be called the Guy & Bobby Channel.
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B
Please say it isn't so! The Kitchen has been canceled!!!. It was the best show on so many levels. All of the chefs actually cooked and many of the recipes were very easy to re-produce. In addition, so often the viewers were given such helpful hints and tips. The banter and genuine respect for each other was great to hear. I always thought that this show should have been scheduled for "prime time". Now, it's gone. Well, so am I.
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M
Noooo where is Aarti on Halloween Wars!!!! Her and Shin Min together were the best. That makes me so sad.
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M
Why not bring Ciao House back! That was truly a fun show!
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C
I stopped watching the food network too because it became a competition. I liked it when they shows like unwrapped
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R
Please bring back the Holiday Baking Championship and keep all the baking championships
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