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"  The on-air fights. The tawdry romances. The betrayal. The family drama. And now, the bacon. The airwaves, once ruled by reality TV and daytime soaps are now being conquered by food programming. Once relegated to Saturday morning public television, food shows got their big break when the Food Network emerged in 1993. Back then food programming meant a one shot show set in a kitchen. But things changed. In 2006 Bravo&amp;#039;s Top Chef let a wide range of viewers in on the seedier side of cooking. Who doesn&amp;#039;t remember the clandestine affair between Leah and Hosea in season 5? But can you tell me what the winning meal was of that season? As food-based programming becomes more and more popular and mainstream, it seems to be bleeding more and more into the once reigning monarch of the airwaves: reality television. Is food TV the new reality TV? More from Delish: Know Your TV Food Stars? Last week, Food Network&amp;#039;s parent company, Scripps Networks, announced the new shows that will be airing this year and next. While there are some shows that seem to fall into the traditional &amp;quot;food show&amp;quot; stereotype in the works such as Bobby Flay&amp;#039;s Barbecue Addiction and Crave, in which a food journalist explores the history behind a dish or food trend, some of the other shows are a bit more familiar to the reality TV connoisseurs. Following in the footsteps (food-steps?) of the Cake Boss is Tough Cookies, which follows a mult-generational family as they go through the trials and tribulations of running a New Jersey Bakery. Sticking with the sugary shows, the Food Network will also be premiering Have Cake Will Travel, which, according to TvRage.com, follows Ashley Vicos, a woman &amp;quot;known for her bold sense humor, blonde bombshell looks and Southern twang,&amp;quot; around the country as she copes with the drama provided by her assistants and collaborator and occasionally bakes a cake. And that&amp;#039;s not all. Food programming is literally taking over the time slots of soap operas. ABC has announced that they are ending the long, seasoned, storied runs of both All My Children and One Life to Live. According to The Globe and Mail, ABC executives came to the decision to replace their beloved soaps with food shows because of research that showed a changing viewing pattern of their audience. No more kidnappings and evil twins reappearing after having seemingly been killed, from now on two one-hour talk shows, The Chew and The Revolution, will entertain those at home. The Revolution, premiering in January, will focus on changing women&amp;#039;s lives through the help of Project Runway&amp;#039;s Tim Gunn and celebrity trainer, Harley Pasternak. Sort of a Queer Eye for the Straight Guy with less sparkly transitions and more exercising women. Chew, which premiers in September, will look at food from every possible point of view: as an element in relationships, in health, in happiness, in travel, etc. It will feature a rotating cast of hosts including Mario Batali, Michael Symon and Top Chef&amp;#039;s Carla Hall, along with a slew of other foodie big wigs. The president of the Daytime, Disney ABC Television Group, Brian Frons, told The Globe and Mail that the station&amp;#039;s viewers are telling them that &amp;quot;there is room for informative, authentic and fun shows that are relatable, offer a wide variety of opinions and focus on &amp;#039;real life&amp;#039; takeaways.&amp;quot; This translates to food shows. More from Delish: Top Chef Where Are They Now Of course, we know that food-based entertainment has already inspired sitcoms with ABC&amp;#039;s upcoming food truck-based Family Owned. The adult industry wasn&amp;#039;t even able to escape the draw of the food industry. So, what will food programming conquer next? And is reality TV being taken over by food TV or is food TV turning into reality TV? What do you think? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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