CHOPPING BLOCK (NBC)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
3/11/09
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7/17/09
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STATUS: canceled/ended (2008-2009 season) |
TIME SLOT: completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S): 1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES: confirmed as canceled on 3/26/09 |
DESCRIPTION: (from NBC's press release, January 2009) "The Chopping Block" will feature celebrated chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White (UK's "Hell's Kitchen") in a new original cooking competition series in which the British Michelin star chef gives neophyte hopeful chefs/restaurateurs working in couples the opportunity to compete in America's greatest restaurant challenge. The series will expose the unseen pitfalls and behind-the-scenes madness that goes into opening a restaurant in the most competitive city in the world -- with the help of a grand prize of $250,000. The series is produced by Granada America. The executive producers are David Barbour and Julian Cress. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Marco Pierre White as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· David Barbour as EP · Julian Cress as EP
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all) · reality (competition)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ITV Studios
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