30 Minute Meals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Would you believe you can make impressive and delectable meals at home in less time than it takes to get takeout? Let Rachael Ray show you how easy it can be. From comfort food to sophisticated fare for entertaining, Rachael promises that her dazzling dishes will never take more than 30 minutes to make, from start to finish. Now you can put great food on the table, and still have time to enjoy your family, friends or tackle that home improvement project you've been waiting to get your hands on. "And remember, a good meal is never more than 30 minutes away".

Series details

• Title: 30 Minute Meals
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2001-11-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-01-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Food Network Kitchen
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41575
• IMDb ID: tt0337534
• TVDB ID: 73246

Cast and credited roles

• Rachael Ray — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-11-17; final listed air date 2002-06-05; episode order: 35.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-05-14; final listed air date 2003-12-02; episode order: 80.
• Season 3: premiered 2003-04-01; final listed air date 2003-11-04; episode order: 79.
• Season 4: premiered 2003-11-08; final listed air date 2006-01-01; episode order: 40.
• Season 5: premiered 2004-03-21; final listed air date 2004-09-29; episode order: 61.
• Season 6: premiered 2004-10-04; final listed air date 2004-12-06; episode order: 27.
• Season 7: premiered 2004-11-22; final listed air date 2005-07-02; episode order: 49.
• Season 12: premiered 2006-03-05; final listed air date 2006-03-05; episode order: 33.
• Season 15: premiered 2007-07-07; final listed air date 2007-07-22; episode order: 12.
• Season 16: premiered 2007-08-04; final listed air date 2008-04-20; episode order: 54.
• Season 18: premiered 2008-06-14; final listed air date 2008-08-09; episode order: 17.
• Season 19: premiered 2008-09-14; final listed air date 2009-01-03; episode order: 30.
• Season 21: premiered 2009-06-20; final listed air date 2009-09-19; episode order: 14.
• Season 22: premiered 2009-09-26; final listed air date 2010-06-12; episode order: 34.
• Season 23: premiered 2010-06-05; final listed air date 2010-09-05; episode order: 12.
• Season 24: premiered 2009-02-21; final listed air date 2010-10-09.
• Season 27: premiered 2012-05-05; final listed air date 2012-05-05.
• Season 28: premiered 2019-04-01; final listed air date 2019-04-30; episode order: 30.
• Season 29: premiered 2019-11-09; final listed air date 2020-01-18.
• Season 30: premiered 2020-09-14; final listed air date 2021-01-18; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from 30 Minute Meals on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.