Man v. Food
American food reality television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Man v. Food is an American food reality television series. It premiered on December 3, 2008 on the Travel Channel. The program was originally hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman.[1] In each episode, Richman explores the "big food" offerings of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant. The program airs in syndication at various times during the week.
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Man v. Food | |
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Genre | Food reality |
Presented by | Adam Richman (season 1–4) Casey Webb (season 5–present) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
No. of episodes | 175 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Matt Sharp Will Edward Powell Dan Adler (season 5) Bonnie Biggs (season 5) Alan Madison (season 5) |
Producers | Dan Adler (series) Alison Mouledoux (series) Colin Gilroy (story) Bonnie Biggs (story) Dave "Paco" Abraham (story) Claudia Castillo (story) Aaron Schoonhoven (story) Joshua C. Diaz (story) Jillian Horgan (field) Josh Abraham (coordinating producer) Emily Graham (ap) Andria Ortega (production coordinator) Dan Kornfeld (field) Chris Stearns (ap) Alvin Chan (pa) |
Cinematography | Peter Fackler Scott Sans Dan Akiba (season 5) |
Editors | Scott Besselle Bobby Munster Josh Baron Caton Clark Liam Lawyer Keith Krimbel Max Heller Caton Clark (season 5) Benedict Kasulis (season 5) |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 21 minutes |
Production company | Sharp Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Travel Channel (2008–2019) Cooking Channel (2019–present) |
Release | December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03) – present |
Travel Channel revived the series in 2017, with Casey Webb replacing Richman as host,[2] starting with the fifth season on August 7. The show moved to the Cooking Channel for season eight, which premiered on July 2, 2019. After an extended hiatus, season nine premiered on December 28, 2021.[3]