| Man v. Food | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Season 1 DVD Cover | |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Travel Channel |
| Original release | December 3, 2008 – March 25, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Man v. Food, an American food reality television series hosted by Adam Richman on the Travel Channel, premiered on December 3, 2008. The series debuted with back-to-back new episodes airing for the first two weeks then settling down to a pattern of one new episode followed by one repeat episode. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern time. Man v. Food was executive produced by Matt Sharp, in association with the Travel Channel. The season contains 18 episodes and concluded airing on March 25, 2009.
Man v. Food is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman.[1] In each episode, Richman explores the "big food" of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant. Over the course of the first season, the final record wound up at 11 wins for "Man" and 7 wins for "Food".
- ^ Wiser, Paige (December 3, 2008). "Job is easy to stomach for TV show host". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2009.