Great Chocolate Showdown

Great Chocolate Showdown
GenreFood reality television
Judges
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes29
Production
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
  • Nikki Ray Media Agency
  • Corus Studios[1]
Original release
NetworkFood Network
ReleaseFebruary 4, 2020 (2020-02-04) –
present
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Great Chocolate Showdown is a Canadian cooking competition television series that airs on Food Network Canada, themed around chocolate baking and confections.[2] The show is carried in the United States by The CW Network.[1]

The first season of the series officially premiered on February 4, 2020,[2] with judges Steven Hodge, Anna Olson, and Cynthia Stroud. Episode 1, "The World Needs S'more People Like You", received a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award in the category of "Editing in a reality or competition program or series".[3] The second season premiered on February 22, 2021, while the third season debuted on March 1, 2022, retaining the same cast of judges. In May 2022, the CW renewed the series for a fourth season,[4] which premiered on August 5, 2023.[5]

The show features product placement from Purdy's Chocolates, which is the "official chocolate sponsor" of the show. Some challenges are presented by a representative of the company.[6][7]

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  3. ^ "2021 Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "The CW Network Announces Slate of Original Scripted And Unscripted Programming for Summer 2023" (Press release). The CW. May 10, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  5. ^ Starling, Morgan (August 4, 2023). "Jacksonville native to appear on baking competition show beginning this Saturday on The CW". Jacksonville Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Great Chocolate Showdown". Purdys Chocolatier. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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