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CHOPPED CASTAWAYS (FOOD)
Premieres Tuesday, May 12
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
5/12/26
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STATUS:
new this spring (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Food Network's press release, April 2026) Chopped Castaways, the most extreme evolution of Food Network's juggernaut Chopped, premieres Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network and will be available to stream the following day on HBO Max(R). Hosted by Ted Allen, the eight-episode series strands 12 elite chefs on a remote island, where survival skills are just as critical as culinary talent. Battling the elements across two grueling cooking rounds each week, competitors must build a working kitchen from basic supplies, earn their signature Chopped ingredient baskets through intense physical challenges, and cook entirely over open fire. Culinary heavyweights Gabe Bertaccini, Maneet Chauhan and Marcus Samuelsson serve as judges throughout the arced competition, offering guidance while deciding who advances - and who is chopped. The season begins as a team competition before dissolving into an individual battle, raising the stakes as the chefs fight to outlast their rivals and claim the $100,000 grand prize. Only the most resilient, strategic, and adaptive chef will survive island life and the pressure of the competition. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ted Allen as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· no information is available
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GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Notional
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