The Martha Stewart Show
The Martha Stewart Show | |
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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[1] (as of May 20, 2009[update])[needs update] |
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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)
- 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
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2012 American television series endings
- 2000s American television series
- 2010s American television series
- American cooking television series
- American television talk shows
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Horticulture and gardening television
- Television series by Universal Television
- English-language television programming
- Eponymous television programs