‘The Good Dish’ canceled two months after premiering, other options being explored
“The Good Dish” had a bad aftertaste.
The food-focused new daytime show hosted by celebrity chef Daphne Oz, “caterer to the stars” Jamika Pessoa and “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons has been canceled from its national syndication launch less than two months after launching.
The hour-long series, distributed by Sony Pictures Television in the style of multi-host culinary talk shows such as Food Networks’ weekly “The Kitchen” and the former ABC Emmy winner “The Chew,” replaced “The Dr. Oz Show” on major Fox stations in mid-January after the celebrity medical expert Dr. Mehmet Oz launched his political career.
According to Deadline, the Fox station group has decided to not move forward with a second season of the series, which originated as a weekly-featured segment on the long-running “Dr. Oz.”
But there may be some leftovers available; the outlet also reported that Sony Pictures Television is looking to shop the series with cable or streaming as a likely option.
When initially announced in October 2019, the female-centric “Dr. Oz” spinoff had former Miss America-turned recording, author, television, film and Broadway star Vanessa Williams attached as a fourth co-host.
Like the “Nick Cannon” show, also syndicated on Fox stations and canceled this week, “The Good Dish” wasn’t given the proper amount of time or marketing push to develop solid viewership.
As far as ratings go, the show never gained any traction within its less-than eight week run. According to TVNewsCheck, a month after launching, “The Good Dish” reached a 0.4 household rating, barely performing higher than low-rated talk shows “The Real” and “The Doctors.”
