RACHAEL RAY DISHES UP FESTIVE RECIPES IN NEW SERIES "RACHAEL RAY'S HOLIDAYS" PREMIERING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 10AM ET/PT ON A&E

FOLLOWING AT 11AM ET/PT "RACHAEL RAY'S REBUILD" FOLLOWS RACHAEL AND HER TEAM AS THEY HELP FAMILIES CONSTRUCT NEW HOMES AFTER DISASTER STRIKES

New York, NY -October 30, 2024 - Television personality, businesswoman, celebrity cook, philanthropist, and author, Rachael Ray is bringing her love of cooking and entertaining to new six-episode A&E series "Rachael Ray's Holidays." As part of the on-going A+E Networks partnership with Rachael Ray's and Intentional Content's Free Food Studios, the series invites viewers into Rachael's home as she prepares unique dishes perfect for celebrating the holidays with family and friends. "Rachael Ray's Holidays" premieres with back-to-back episodes Sunday, December 8 at 10am ET/PT on A&E as part of the Home.Made.Nation lifestyle programming block.

Rachael loves to cook and entertain, but especially during the holiday season when friends and family gather to celebrate. In each half-hour episode, "Rachael Ray's Holidays" brings viewers into Rachael's kitchen as she shares some of her favorite holiday dishes. From chestnut and sausage stuffing and roasted garlic and rosemary prime rib to beef and chorizo chili with queso and holiday lasagna, Rachael has every type of holiday recipe covered for any type of gathering and celebration.

"Cooking and entertaining are both central parts of my life, but around the holidays it takes on an especially significant role for myself, my family and many others" says Ray. "It's a time where we all gather to celebrate, and the joy of food and cooking is so unifying, so I'm especially excited to invite audiences into my home to share the familial traditions and recipes that make this time so meaningful."

Immediately following at 11am ET/PT, the linear premiere of "Rachael Ray's Rebuild" follows Rachael and her team as they bring their experience and the resources needed to help families working to rebuild their lives and get back into their homes following disaster. From her own experience, Rachael knows that when catastrophe strikes one's home, life is turned upside down and rebuilding is extremely challenging. Beyond the physical damage to the structure, there are nightmare scenarios with insurance companies, contractors, safety concerns, unforeseen financial obligations and the emotional toll this all takes on a family. In each half-hour episode, Rachael and her team are there for families working through their rebuilding journey to help make their new homes better than they were before.

"Rachael Ray's Holidays" is produced by Free Food Studios for A&E Network. Executive producers for Free Food Studios are Rachael Ray, Brian Flanagan, Anthony Amoia, and Sean Lee. Executive producers for A+E Networks are Teri Kennedy and Jordan Harman. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights.

"Rachael Ray's Rebuild" is produced by Intentional Content and the Six West Media(TM) group for A&E Network. Executive producers for Intentional Content are Brian Flanagan, Sean Lee, and Anthony Amoia. Executive producers for the Six West Media(TM) group are Steve Asher and Natalie Feldman. Executive producers for A&E are Teri Kennedy and Jordan Harman.

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Series will be available on demand and to stream on the A&E app and aetv.com

About Free Food Studios

Free Food Studios is a collaboration between superstar food personality Rachael Ray and her long-time producing partners Brian Flanagan, Anthony Amoia and Sean Lee. The full-service production and distribution company produces and owns a library of original content in the food space for distribution both domestically and internationally. Free Food Studios focuses on producing, owning, and distributing "in the kitchen" content created by Rachael Ray and serving as a platform for the introduction and development of new and upcoming epicurean talent across a variety of social, linear and streaming platforms. Free Food Studios is a joint venture between A+E Networks, Intentional Content and Rachael Ray.

About Home.Made.Nation

Home.Made.Nation is A+E Networks' cross-network, cross-platform hub for lifestyle programming, currently available on A&E, FYI and A+E's FAST channels. Home.Made.Nation features series and short form content that covers all things DIY, home improvement, home searching, and decor as well as food, cooking and travel and other lifestyle related content. Home.Made.Nation is currently home to content from best-in-class talent like Rachael Ray and Buddy Valastro, as well as hit home flipping and renovation series including "Zombie House Flipping."

About Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray is a television personality, businesswoman, celebrity cook, philanthropist, and author. She hosted the Emmy-award winning daytime talk show, Rachael Ray, for 17 seasons, the incredibly popular Food Network series 30 Minute Meals, and Rachael Ray's Italian Dream Home. Rachael partnered with Intentional Content in 2023 to form Free Food Studios, a media production company developing "in the kitchen" content highlighting a new class of epicurean talent and most recently, forged a joint venture with A+E Networks. In 2007, Rachael launched the nonprofit organization Yum-o!, that empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking. In 2010, she launched the pet food line Rachael Ray Nutrish, which fully funds The Rachael Ray Foundation whose goal is to support causes that help animals in need as well as Yum-o! related initiatives. Rachael recently launched Staple Gin and has a line of cookware and kitchen items as well as home furnishings. To learn more, visit rachaelray.com and follow her on Instagram @rachaelray, and Facebook for more cooking inspiration.

About A&E Network

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