According to Variety, Rachael Ray’s talk show of the same name will be ending in its seventeenth season. Ray is best known for hosting the CBS show, which has been on the air since 2006, and has appeared as herself on several television series such as Young & Hungry and Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life, as well as lending her voice to animated projects The Emoji Movie and Animals.
The Rachael Ray Show, via Deadline, “features Ray’s culinary skills, as well as celebrity interviews, tips from health and lifestyle experts, make-over segments and musical performances.” The series received 37 Daytime Emmy nominations and won awards for the Outstanding Talk Show category in 2008, 2009, and 2019.
In a statement to Deadline, Ray announced: “In my more than 20 plus years in television I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with Rachael. However I’ve made the decision that’s it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career.”
Following the news of the cancellation, Ray reportedly partnered with Intentional Content and created Free Food Studios. Ray explained, “My passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution. … That is why I am looking forward to putting all my energies into my recently announced production arm, Free Food Studios. Thank you to all of our Rachael daytime show partners, crew, and affiliates, and the wonderful years we all worked together.”
President of CBS Media Ventures, Steve LoCascio, said of the TV personality: “When Rachael debuted her show 17 years ago, she was a gamechanger in the daytime space. She made cooking accessible to the masses, taught viewers simple solutions on how to improve their lives and coaxed great stories out of celebrity guests with her relatable down-to-earth demeanor. We’re proud to have produced such a successful show with Rachael and her team for so many years. We’ll miss Rachael on the air every day, but we’ll always be family.”
According to Variety, the production for the talk show is expected to end in May. The episodes, however, will premiere on the network the entire summer. Additionally, Ray will also be inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in May.