The Martha Stewart Show

*The Martha Stewart Show*
The Martha Stewart Show
Genre	How-to series with a focus in cooking, arts and crafts, interior design, gardening
Created by	Mark Burnett
Presented by	Martha Stewart
Theme music composer	Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, co-founders of Ah2 Music
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	1000 (as of May 20, 2009)[needs update]
Production
Executive producers	Martha Stewart; Mark Burnett
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia; Mark Burnett Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication (September 11, 2005 – May 1, 2010); Hallmark Channel (September 13, 2010 – May 11, 2012)
Release	September 11, 2005 –; May 11, 2012

Martha, also known as The Martha Stewart Show, is an American, weekday one-hour how-to show hosted by Martha Stewart. The program debuted on September 11, 2005 in syndication, primarily on NBC stations. At the end of its fifth season, Martha moved to cable and began airing exclusively on Hallmark Channel on September 13, 2010. There it remained for two additional seasons, before it was cancelled in early 2012 with the final episode airing on May 11, 2012.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

Each episode includes several segments related to cooking, crafts, gardening, interior design and other topics related to arts and crafts. The program also features celebrity guests.

Production and distribution

The program is taped before a studio audience at the Chelsea Studios in New York City, New York, weekdays at 10 a.m. Eastern time (15 UTC).

It was distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution in a partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

Broadcasts

U.S. broadcasts

The syndicated version aired Monday through Friday at various times throughout broadcasting markets and previously aired on Fine Living Network until it became Cooking Channel.

The Hallmark Channel version aired Monday – Friday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

Non-U.S. broadcasts

The program airs internationally in countries including:

(times listed are local to respective country)

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Australia – HOW TO Channel (cable channel); currently airing

January 2010 episodes in January 2011 7Two (free-to-air channel);airing at 12 p.m. weekdays which as at September 2010 is showing episodes from the 2008 season.

Belgium – Vitaya
Canada - CBC Television (2007–09)
Finland – MTV3 AVA
Hong Kong – TVB Pearl
Israel – yes stars Base and HOT Family
Japan – LaLa TV
Lithuania – TV8
Malaysia – Ntv7; airs at 10.30 a.m. every Monday to Wednesday
New Zealand – TV ONE
Pan-Arab – Dubai One
Philippines – Lifestyle Network
Poland – Kuchnia TV
Portugal – SIC Mulher
Thailand – True Series; airs at 7 p.m. weeknights
Turkey – Show Plus and e2
Singapore – MediaCorp Channel 5; airs at noon weekdays; repeated at 4 a.m. the next day
South Africa – The Home Channel (channel 182 on DStv); airs at 10 a.m. weekdays; repeated at 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
South Korea – StoryOn
Sweden – Kanal 9 and TV4 Plus

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References

^ Martha Stewart Twitter status June 20, 2011
^ Martha Stewart Show series overview New York Times
^ "Our Television Wrap Party at EN Japanese Brasserie" from The Martha Blog (May 11, 2012)

External links

[1] Martha Stewart Twitter status June 20, 2011

[2] Martha Stewart Show series overview New York Times

[3] "Our Television Wrap Party at EN Japanese Brasserie" from The Martha Blog (May 11, 2012)

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