Rachael Ray (show) Information

Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a how-to series starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006. It is filmed at EUE/Screen Gems' facility in New York City. The show's 7th season premiered on September 17, 2012, and became the last Harpo show in syndication to switch to HD with a revamped studio. In January 2012, CBS Television Distribution announced a two-year renewal for the show, taking it through the 2013-14 season.

Show format

The concept behind this program focuses on more than just Ray's culinary skills, offering many other celebrity interviews, provocative discussions, musical performances and groundbreaking features along the lines of The Oprah Winfrey Show. According to Ray, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share." The set has the audience seated on a large turntable that rotates so that the audience can always see the "action" on the circular stage that surrounds them. At the end of each show, with the exception of a few more guests after Ray's cooking segments, Ray's tagline is, "We'll see you when we see you."

On March 9, 2007, Entertainment Tonight revealed that the show's theme music was written and recorded by Rachael's husband, John Cusimano. The original theme song to the show was performed by R&B, Soul and Jazz group The Neville Brothers. Their song has the same rhythm as their classic hit "Yellow Moon", but with different lyrics. Aaron Neville sings the song. Starting with the fifth season the original theme was retired.With the start of the seventh season the show will be shot in a new studio.

Awards and ratings

The show now has 2 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment winning in 2008 and 2009. The show was nominated for Talk Show Entertainment in 2010 but lost to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Rachael Ray was also nominated for Talk Show Host in 2007, 2009 and 2010 but lost to Ellen DeGeneres in 2007, The View in 2009 and Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2010.

During its first season, the show averaged about 2.6 million views daily, making it one of the highest viewed daytime shows. Not long after it debuted, it was revealed that Rachael Ray was renewed through 2010, adding 2 years to the already 2 years it had received.Then again in June 2009 Rachael Ray was renewed for 2 more years, till 2012, making 6 seasons. Rachael Ray was the only one of the four syndicated daytime talk shows that premiered for the 2006-07 season to be renewed. By the show's third season in 2008, ratings had dropped to a 1.8. However ratings leveled off in 2010 with 1.5 and roughly 2 million viewers for the fifth season. At the start of its sixth season in 2011, the show's ratings rose to 1.7.

International airings

The show airs all across America as well as internationally in the following countries:

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Finland
• Germany
• Greece
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Japan
• Latin America
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Middle East

• New Zealand
• Norway
• Philippines
• Poland
• Romania
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sweden
• Thailand
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• United States

See also

• List of Rachael Ray guests
• Oprah Winfrey