Rachael Ray
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Rachael Ray
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	17
No. of episodes	2,941[1]
Production
Executive producers	Janet Annino Rachael Ray
Production locations	Chelsea Studios,New York City
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Harpo Productions (2006–10) Harpo Studios (2010–23) Scripps Networks (2006–18) Discovery Productions (2018–22) Warner Bros. Discovery (2022–23) Watch Entertainment
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) – July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)

Rachael Ray (also known asThe Rachael Ray Show andRachael) is an Americantelevisiontalk show hosted byRachael Ray that aired insyndication from September 18, 2006 to July 28, 2023.^[2] It was taped atChelsea Television Studios inNew York City and her home.^[3]

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 ofThe 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."^[4] 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."

On March 9, 2007,Entertainment Tonight revealed that the show's theme music was written and recorded by Ray's husband, John Cusimano. The original theme song to the show was performed by R&B, Soul and Jazz groupThe Neville Brothers. Their song had the same rhythm and melody as their classic hit "Yellow Moon", but with different lyrics.Aaron Neville sang the song. Starting with the fifth season, the original theme was retired. With the start of the seventh season, the show relocated toChelsea Studios in theChelsea section of New York, the same facility whereThe Wendy Williams Show andSherri tape in a second studio.^[3]

During its first season, the show averaged about 2.6 million views daily, making it one of the highest viewed daytime shows. Not long after it debuted, it was revealed thatRachael Ray was renewed through 2010, adding two years to the already two years it had received. In June 2009,Rachael Ray was renewed for two more years, till 2012, making 6 seasons.^[5]Rachael Ray was the only one of the four syndicated daytime talk shows that premiered for the 2006–07 season to be renewed. By the show's third season in 2008, ratings had dropped to a 1.8.^[6] However, ratings leveled off in 2010 with 1.5 and roughly 2 million viewers for the fifth season.^[7] At the start of its sixth season in 2011, the show's ratings rose to 1.7.^[8]

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• Official website
• Rachael Ray atIMDb

• 2006 American television series debuts
• 2023 American television series endings
• 2000s American television talk shows
• 2010s American television talk shows
• 2020s American television talk shows
• American television spinoffs
• American English-language television shows
• First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
• Television series by CBS Studios
• Television series by Harpo Productions
• Television series by King World Productions
• Television shows filmed in New York City
• Warner Bros. Discovery
• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show winners

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