Food Network (formerly known as TV Food Network until 1997) is a television channel in the United States launched on November 23, 1993. Food Network is currently the 12th most popular channel on TV, watched by a total number of 474,000 people (up +9% from last week) during primetime, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Food Network as of Sunday, December 14, 2025.
| Food Network Daily Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Nov-24 | PT | P2+ | 552,000 | 0.17 |
| 2025-Nov-23 | PT | P2+ | 375,000 | 0.12 |
| 2025-Nov-22 | PT | P2+ | 680,000 | 0.21 |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Nov-20 | PT | P18-49 | 95,300 | 0.07 |
| 2025-Nov-19 | PT | P2+ | 563,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Nov-18 | PT | P2+ | 526,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | ||
| P25-54 | 176,000 | 0.14 | ||
| Food Network Weekly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-14 | HH | 177,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 240,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 65,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 353,000 | 0.28 | |
| P2+ | 474,000 | 0.15 | ||
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Dec-07 | HH | 173,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 233,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 58,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 335,000 | 0.26 | |
| P2+ | 436,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P25-54 | 96,000 | 0.08 | ||
| 2025-Nov-30 | HH | 180,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 250,000 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 70,000 | 0.06 | ||
| PT | HH | 334,000 | 0.26 | |
| P2+ | 459,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P25-54 | 116,000 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Nov-23 | HH | 183,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 246,000 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 63,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 368,000 | 0.29 | |
| P2+ | 482,000 | 0.15 | ||
| P25-54 | 125,000 | 0.10 | ||
| 2025-Nov-16 | HH | 171,000 | 0.13 | |
| P2+ | 230,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 61,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 331,000 | 0.26 | |
| P2+ | 438,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Nov-09 | HH | 177,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 247,000 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 71,000 | 0.06 | ||
| PT | HH | 359,000 | 0.28 | |
| P2+ | 469,000 | 0.15 | ||
| P25-54 | 126,000 | 0.10 | ||
| Food Network Monthly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Nov | HH | 174,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 238,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 65,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 332,000 | 0.26 | |
| P2+ | 442,000 | 0.14 | ||
| P25-54 | 116,000 | 0.09 | ||
| 2025-Oct | HH | 154,000 | 0.12 | |
| P2+ | 210,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 58,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 275,000 | 0.21 | |
| P2+ | 367,000 | 0.11 | ||
| P25-54 | 104,000 | 0.08 | ||
| 2025-Sep | HH | 161,000 | 0.13 | |
| P2+ | 221,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 59,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 267,000 | 0.21 | |
| P2+ | 356,000 | 0.11 | ||
| P25-54 | 95,000 | 0.08 | ||
| 2025-Aug | HH | 154,000 | 0.12 | |
| P2+ | 205,000 | 0.06 | ||
| P25-54 | 58,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 243,000 | 0.19 | |
| P2+ | 328,000 | 0.10 | ||
| P25-54 | 95,000 | 0.08 | ||
| Food Network Quarterly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Q3 | HH | 171,000 | 0.13 | |
| P2+ | 230,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 61,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 274,000 | 0.21 | |
| P2+ | 372,000 | 0.12 | ||
| P25-54 | 104,000 | 0.08 | ||
| 2025-Q2 | HH | 172,000 | 0.14 | |
| P2+ | 234,000 | 0.07 | ||
| P25-54 | 67,000 | 0.05 | ||
| PT | HH | 291,000 | 0.23 | |
| P2+ | 400,000 | 0.13 | ||
| P25-54 | 121,000 | 0.10 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | HH | 194,000 | 0.15 | |
| P2+ | 258,000 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 76,000 | 0.06 | ||
| PT | HH | 313,000 | 0.25 | |
| P2+ | 423,000 | 0.13 | ||
| P25-54 | 136,000 | 0.11 | ||
| 2024-Q3 | HH | 192,000 | 0.15 | |
| P2+ | 249,000 | 0.08 | ||
| P25-54 | 72,000 | 0.06 | ||
| PT | HH | 312,000 | 0.25 | |
| P2+ | 416,000 | 0.13 | ||
| P25-54 | 129,000 | 0.10 | ||
| Food Network Yearly Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Daypart | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2024 | PT | P2+ | 535,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 118,000 | 0.09 | ||
| 2023 | HH | 264,000 | 0.21 | |
| P2+ | 344,000 | 0.11 | ||
| P25-54 | 106,000 | 0.09 | ||
| PT | HH | 421,000 | 0.34 | |
| P2+ | 672,000 | 0.21 | ||
| P18-49 | 156,000 | 0.12 | ||
| P25-54 | 188,000 | 0.16 | ||
| 2022 | HH | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| P2+ | 415,000 | 0.13 | ||
| P25-54 | 140,000 | 0.12 | ||
| PT | HH | 504,000 | 0.41 | |
| P2+ | 779,000 | 0.25 | ||
| P18-49 | 205,000 | 0.16 | ||
| P25-54 | 235,000 | 0.19 | ||
| 2021 | PT | P2+ | 820,000 | 0.26 |
| P18-49 | 258,000 | 0.20 | ||
The four highest-rated scheduled programs on Food Network by total viewership audience as of Sunday, December 21, 2025. See more Food Network shows.
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown | 769,600 | +60% |
| 2 | Holiday Baking Championship | 493,700 | -53% |
| 3 | Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives | 347,000 | -13% |
| 4 | Christmas Cookie Challenge | 276,000 | -36% |
They need to go back to multiple shows, i absolutely hate these cooking contest shows on. I want individual shows, new recipes not Pete and repeat shows of Pioneer woman, Molly Yee. Showing reruns of past shows would be better than these contests shows are the worst. Food network was started to teach homemakers how to cook, not any of this other contests shows. I stopped watching.
PLEASE CUT DOWN ON BOBBY FLAY AND BRING BACK SOME SCULPTURING. SICKSICKSICK OF FLAY.
I love the new direction Food Network is going in. .More diversity equals a larger audience. You are not going to love every program that they produce, that's why they are diversifying. Asia, Latino, and African Americans want to see their cuisine in the spotlight too. You call it WOKE, I call it GREAT! Welcome.to the 21st century people.
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I love Bobby triple threat ….. I love me some Tiffany Derry that young lady is awesome and have a wonderful personality I’ve watched several of her shows she’s in and I just can’t stop watching her . I’m gay so it’s not a sexual attraction it’s that I love her personality and how she knows her stuff - not to mention this chick knows how to cook . I just bought her cook book and guess what ?? My ass can’t cook
Please give SUNNY her own show. Have you noticed how the other cooks on the Kitchen don't speak a lot because sunny talks way too much. Is she in charge because she talks more than anyone. I put a stopwatch on her last Tuesday and she talked more than anyone on the show....why? Tries to be funny, the smartest and always wants to talk over everybody.
Today is August 13, 2023, a Sunday. Take a look at her hair! If she came to a job interview looking like this would you hire her? Unreal that you let her tease her afro as it looks awful. From 2018-2020 she wore her hair hideous why did you allow it? There are lots of black ladies on TV but they have a stylist to help them look better. Does sunny have a stylist? I bet she doesn't want to pay for one. She looks very unprofessional. Her fake laughs drive me nuts also. Saturday I heard her say on your show that she uses nothing that's lowfat (referring to cheese, milk, etc). She loves being fat and she's doing a great job. Since her "Cooking For Real" show back in 2010 when Food Network started I bet she's gained 100 lbs why would I eat any of her food? I have NEVER downloaded her recipes and nothing looks good when she cooks. Is that what you want?
Why is she on the kitchen when she uses only prepared ingredients (doesn't make her own whip cream, or pie crust, or rolls, microwaves rice from a box, uses marinara instead of making her own. You say the kitchen is made up of chefs. Get real! Why doesn't she care how fat she gets? However, she admits to having a tub of frozen cookie dough in her freezer) and she works for the kitchen but can't show her kitchen on TV because her bed is in the kitchen! Tacky and weird. She always says "I want the burger in the back on the right when they are cooking on the grill. Who does she think she is. Give her a show of her own and let's watch those ratings! Give Jeff Mauro one also. Big tall nerd that thinks he's funny and can sing. Not why I'm tuning in. People not cooking should shut up! Audience can only listen to one person at a time, right?
I remember when you canceled the Sandwich King, Jeff's show, Cooking for Real, Sunny's show (and she wasn't cooking for real, was she?) Uses pre-made ingredients in her food.
Did you know The Kitchen is down 8% on viewers. The Kitchen is stale. Jeff & Sunny are always joking and laughing, they throw food at each other. Tell me WHY sunny is always leaning with her right elbow on the counter? I know she weighs a ton but leaning looks very bad.
You guys are saying all these negative things about the show but yet look at their ratings? Obviously these two individuals whom you’re speaking of is doing a good job to allow the ratings to bloom ….. I’ll be honest with you and say I too agree with your thoughts about Sunny , I think she needs a stylist and sometimes she can be a little TOO LOUD at times . Sunny is sweet and her personality is what’s keeping her on the show . Trust me ! She’s funny and has a bubbly personality which what bring ratings
I agree with everything said above. Sunny & Jeff need to go. Put them on a show together! Bring back food network star!
Kids Baking Championship is the most enjoyable cooking show today. The hosts are great with the kids and their likable personalities shine
Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games has always been a favorite but now as they try new and impossible games it can be boring. The only offshoot I like so far is Tournament of Champions but I can see that becoming more bizarre and very loud.
I used to love to watch Guy's shows, all of them. However I got sick of seeing Chef Antonia LaFosa on every show he has. He even gave her her own show, the beach show. He used to have different judges, but now it is Antonia and rotates just a couple others. NO THANKS.
food network used to be my go to but I just cut the cord on my cable because everything on tv (not just food network) is woke and terrible now. netflix and youtube do the job just fine, but I could probably even do without netflix
She has the absolute worst attitude and is unbearable to watch...I refuse to watch this channel any longer because of her, and all the new woke crap...as long as you have the right skin color or are of a certain sexual persuasion, you are good to go! No talent needed! Joanna Gaines network is pretty awesome...cooking channel is OK just sometimes
"drag brunch" is a new food network theme. not only is it irrelevant to food, but drag cringe is a trend that died 5 years ago everywhere except new york. I swear new york and LA both went from two of the most influential cities in the world to some of the most out of touch places in america
you dont have to be a good chef to be on food network anymore you only have to be gay or brown skinned.