Next Great Baker: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the series, Buddy Valastro puts 10 talented pastry chefs through the ringer to earn the title of Next Great Baker. At stake - $50,000 cash and a chance to work side-by-side with Buddy at Carlo's Bakery. Each week, Buddy pushes the contestants' baking and decorating skills to the limit through a series of increasingly difficult challenges. Someone will win, and someone will go home every week - until the Next Great Baker is the last one standing.

Series details

• Title: Next Great Baker
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2010-12-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TLC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5610
• IMDb ID: tt1794050
• TVDB ID: 210771

Cast and credited roles

• Buddy Valastro — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-12-06; final listed air date 2011-01-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-11-28; final listed air date 2012-01-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-11-26; final listed air date 2013-02-11; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-06-24; final listed air date 2014-08-19; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Next Great Baker 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.