Rachael Ray: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rachael Ray, also known as Rachael and The Rachael Ray Show, is an American talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006 and also airs in other countries. It is taped at Chelsea Television Studios in New York City. The show's 8th season premiered on September 9, 2013, and became the last Harpo show in syndication to switch to HD with a revamped studio. The concept behind this program showcases Ray's culinary skills. She brings various celebrities on screen to discuss their accomplishments in the entertainment, sports, and media industries. Ray asks for tips and strategies for staying healthy and safe from various health and lifestyle experts, she includes make-over segments, and features musical performances, all of which are features along the same lines of The Oprah Winfrey Show. She does, however, keep cooking in the forefront by including at least one cooking segment at the end of each episode, and sometimes inviting her celebrity guests to join her in the kitchen. 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".

Series details

• Title: Rachael Ray
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2006-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 9077
• IMDb ID: tt0827947
• TVDB ID: 267266

Cast and credited roles

• Rachael Ray — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-09-18; final listed air date 2006-09-18.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-09-10; final listed air date 2007-10-24.
• Season 9: premiered 2014-09-15; final listed air date 2015-09-11.
• Season 10: premiered 2015-09-14; final listed air date 2016-04-29.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-02-23; final listed air date 2017-07-04.
• Season 12: premiered 2017-09-11; final listed air date 2018-09-07.
• Season 13: premiered 2018-09-10; final listed air date 2019-08-27.
• Season 14: premiered 2019-09-09; final listed air date 2020-08-27.
• Season 15: premiered 2020-09-14; final listed air date 2021-08-23.
• Season 16: premiered 2021-09-13; final listed air date 2022-07-29.
• Season 17: premiered 2022-09-12; final listed air date 2023-05-24.

Source and licence

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