Man v. Food
Food & cookingCooking and food culture at the center.This show: 10/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Lifestyle realityUnscripted lives, homes and work observed.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | ||
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| S1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||
| S4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | ||||||
| S5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| S10 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About
"Comfort food television built on gluttony and grins"
This is the show that turned regional diners into pilgrimage sites. Each episode, the host travels to a different American city, samples the local food scene, then attempts a famous eating challenge, a mountain of wings, a triple-meat burger, ghost-pepper anything. It's breezy, food-porn comfort viewing more than drama. The pacing is formulaic by design: local color, three restaurant stops, one gut-busting finale. You watch for the food shots and the host's game charm, not for suspense about outcomes, which are often a coin flip anyway.
Watch it for
the genuine love of regional American food and dive-worthy local spots it showcases.
Maybe skip if
you find repetitive eating-challenge structure or excessive food gimmicks tedious after a few episodes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12008
8.31K186h 36m
Get ready to stuff yourself as host Adam Rich indulges his longtime passion for food with a culinary quest across the nation. For Adam, food is not just about taste; it's a competition. The bigger, the spicier, the faster to eat...the better! Whether he's devouring the Sasquatch Burger in Memphis, Atomic Hot Wings in Pittsburgh or a 13-pound pizza in Atlanta, Adam digs in with zeal, becoming our epicurean guide to gastronomic adventure and performer of foodie feats.
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Season 22009
8.41K238h 1m
In this season of Man v. Food, Adam is off on another chowdown tour, going coast-to-coast in the U.S. Adam will square off against the best of the best, and also visit the local eateries and landmarks that make each city great.
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Season 32010
8.41K207h 3m
The third season of the food reality television series, Man v. Food, premiered on the Travel Channel June 16, 2010, at 9PM Eastern time. On Man v. Food, the host, actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman, visits a different city to sample the "big food" of its local eateries before taking on a pre-existing eating challenge at one of the local restaurants.
The final third-season tally wound up at 12 wins for Man and 9 wins for Food.
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Season 42011
8.91K278h 32m
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Season 5
6.2213113h 30m
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Season 6
6.4251144h 54m
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Season 7
6.9245144h 54m
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Season 8
7.5424327h 36m
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Season 10
8.081111h 40m
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Season 11
—091h 20m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Adam Richman Self, Self - Host
Casey Webb Self - Host, Self . Host
Gladys Knight Self
Andrew Zimmern Self
Joey Chestnut Self
Kevin Youkilis Self
Dhani Jones Self
Barbara Harrell Self - Manager, Old Spanish Sugar Mill, Self - Manager: Old Spanish Sugar Mill
Stephen El Hassan Self - Owner: O'Bagel
Lori Kettelle Self - Co-Owner: PVDonuts
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