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Revision as of 16:31, 17 April 2012

Rachael Ray
File:Rachael Ray logo.png
Current logo of the show
Created byOprah Winfrey
Presented byRachael Ray
Opening theme"Rachael Ray"
by The Neville Brothers
Ending theme"Rachael Ray" (instrumental)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes1,000 as of February 20, 2012
Production
Executive producersRachael Ray
Oprah Winfrey
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesWatch Entertainment
Scripps Networks
Harpo Productions
KWP Studios/King World Productions (2006-2007)
CBS Television Distribution (2007-present)
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) –
present

Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006.[1] The hour-long daytime program is co-produced by Ray and Oprah Winfrey through her Harpo Productions in association with and distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television Distribution (CTD). This show is the last remaining program to have the involvement of CTD's predecessor, KingWorld (KWP Studios, the last remaining component of KingWorld, holds the series copyright). It is filmed at EUE/Screen Gems' New York facility.

Show format

The concept behind this program focuses on more than just Ray's culinary skills, offering many other celebrity interviews, provocative discussions, musical performances and groundbreaking features along the lines of The Oprah Winfrey Show. According to Ray, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share."[2] The set has the audience seated on a large turntable that rotates so that the audience can always see the "action" on the circular stage that surrounds them. At the end of each show, with the exception of a few more guests after Ray's cooking segments, Ray's tagline is, "We'll see you when we see you."

Rachael Ray with John McCain in the kitchen on her show.

On March 9, 2007, Entertainment Tonight revealed that the show's theme music was written and recorded by Rachael's husband, John Cusimano. The original theme song to the show was performed by R&B, Soul and Jazz group The Neville Brothers. Their song has the same rhythm as their classic hit "Yellow Moon", but with different lyrics. Aaron Neville sings the song. Starting with the fifth season the original theme was retired.

Awards and ratings

The show now has 2 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment winning in 2008 and 2009. The show was Nominated for Talk Show Entertainment in 2010 but lost to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Rachael Ray was also nominated for Talk Show Host in 2007, 2009 and 2010 but lost to Ellen DeGeneres in 2007, The View in 2009 and Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2010.

File:Rachaelrayicon.jpeg
Logo used in it's fifth season.

During its first season, the show averaged about 2.6 million views daily, making it one of the highest viewed daytime shows. Not long after it debuted, it was revealed that Rachael Ray was renewed through 2010, adding 2 years to the already 2 years it had received.Then again in June 2009 Rachael Ray was renewed for 2 more years, till 2012, making 6 seasons.[3] Rachael Ray was the only one of the four syndicated daytime talk shows that premiered for the 2006-07 season to be renewed. By the show's third season in 2008, ratings had dropped to a 1.8.[4] However ratings leveled off in 2010 with 1.5 and roughly 2 million viewers for the fifth season.[5] At the start of its sixth season in 2011, the show's ratings rose to 1.7.[6] On January 10, 2012, it was announced that Rachael Ray had been renewed till 2014 taking it up to it eighth season.

International airings

The show airs all across America as well as internationally in the following countries: Template:Multicol

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See also

References

  1. ^ "KingWorld Programming: Rachael Ray". kingworld.com. 2006.
  2. ^ "Happy Day For Rachael Ray". Forbes. 2007.
  3. ^ "Rachael Ray Renewed". MediaWeek. 2007.
  4. ^ Despite Obama endorsement Oprah is still the queen of syndicated ratings
  5. ^ Syndicated Ratings: Oprah Rises, Clobbers Judge Judy; 'TMZ' Falls to All-Time Lows
  6. ^ 'The Dr. Oz Show' Crushes 'Anderson Cooper' Premiere, Has Best Day Ever

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