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Greatest Cooking Shows of All Time

Decades of food TV — from competitive cook-offs to immersive culinary travel.

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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
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Global Ranking

1

Top Chef

2

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

3

Chef's Table

4

Iron Chef

5

The Great British Bake Off

6

MasterChef

7

Salt Fat Acid Heat

8

The Mind of a Chef

9

Ugly Delicious

10

Hell's Kitchen

11

Somebody Feed Phil

12

Kitchen Nightmares