Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Explained

Runtime:60 minutes
Creator:Zero Point Zero Production Inc.
Presenter:Anthony Bourdain
Country:United States
Network:CNN
Num Seasons:12
Num Episodes:104

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown is an American travel and food show on CNN which premiered on April 14, 2013. In the show, Anthony Bourdain travels the world uncovering lesser-known places and exploring their cultures and cuisine.[1] The show won twelve Primetime Emmy Awards out of 31 nominations, as well as a 2013 Peabody Award.[2] [3] [4] The digital series Explore Parts Unknown, an editorial partnership with Roads & Kingdoms, won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.[5] Parts Unknown aired the last collection of episodes on CNN in the autumn of 2018. The series finale, titled "Lower East Side"—bringing Bourdain's culinary travelogue full circle back to Bourdain's hometown of New York—aired November 11, 2018.[6]

Bourdain was working on an episode of the show centered in Strasbourg, France, at the time of his death on June 8, 2018.[7]

Episodes

Season 4 (2014)

Season 4 aired from September to December 2014.[8]

Season 5 (2015)

Season 5 aired from April to June 2015.[9]

Season 6 (2015)

Season 6 aired from September to November 2015.[10]

Season 7 (2016)

Source:[11] The season finale (Buenos Aires) was moved to Season 8 when its original broadcast was pre-empted by coverage of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Season 8 (2016)

Season 8 aired from September to December 2016, and notably features an interview with U.S. president Barack Obama.[12] Episode 8 (Buenos Aires) was originally scheduled as the Season 7 finale, but was pre-empted by coverage of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Season 9 (2017)

Season 9 was broadcast from April to July 2017.[13] The final two episodes were delayed one week when coverage of the attack near the Finsbury Park mosque pre-empted the June 18, 2017, broadcast.

Season 10 (2017)

Season 10 premiered on October 1, 2017.[14] In the premiere, Bourdain traveled to Singapore. Other locations include the French Alps, Lagos, Pittsburgh, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Seattle, and Southern Italy.[15] On November 12, 2017, the show was pre-empted when Bourdain presented his documentary Jeremiah Tower, The Last Magnificent, exploring America's first celebrity chef.

Season 11 (2018)

Season 11 premiered on April 29, 2018, and took Bourdain on excursions to West Virginia, Uruguay, Newfoundland, Armenia, Hong Kong, Berlin, Louisiana, and Bhutan.[16]

Season 12 (2018)

On June 8, 2018, Bourdain was found dead by his friend and collaborator Éric Ripert[17] of an apparent suicide by hanging in his room at Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg, France. They had been filming an episode in nearby Strasbourg.[18] [19]

In August 2018, CNN announced that it would broadcast a final season of the series, with a premiere date later set for September 23, 2018. As only one episode (which featured a trip to Kenya with W. Kamau Bell, host of fellow CNN docuseries United Shades of America) was fully completed before Bourdain's death, four of the season's episodes (on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Indonesia, Spain's mountainous Asturias region, and the Texas "Big Bend" area bordering Mexico) were completed using narration and additional interviews provided by guests who were featured in each episode, while the other two episodes will act as retrospectives focusing on the show's production, and a tribute to the impact of Bourdain's life.[20] [21] [22] The episode shot in Alsace at the time of Bourdain's death was not aired; it would have featured scenes of Ripert showing Bourdain around sights and restaurants along the Franco-German border.

The closing credits of the final episode, which featured a tour of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, ran while a cover of the Johnny Thunders song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" played. Prior to his death, Bourdain asked Parts Unknown music director Michael Ruffino to record a cover version for the show; the recording was not made until after Bourdain's death, and Ruffino asked Bourdain's daughter Ariane to contribute backing vocals.[23]

Availability

The series has not been released on DVD or Blu-ray. Besides being broadcast on CNN, the show has been made available on demand through cable on-demand services as well as from streaming video providers including HBO Max (in the United States) and Netflix (internationally). The series is also available for purchase on the iTunes Store, Vudu, and Amazon Video. CNN has also released the series as an audio-only podcast.[24]

The show was shot in high definition, and made available for streaming in both standard definition and high definition.

Following the conclusion of the final season, a special edition collection of the entire series, featuring a Prime Cuts: Through The Years compilation has been made available for purchase on the iTunes Store. On May 27, 2020, with the launch of HBO Max, the entire series was made available for streaming, omitting the Prime Cuts episodes. Following the launch of CNN+ on March 29, 2022, the full episode library moved to that service, leaving HBO Max with only 8 episodes. Despite CNN+'s quick shut down just 30 days later, the full series has yet to return to HBO Max. On August 19, 2022, the full episode library began streaming on Discovery Plus as part of an extensive library of CNN shows that moved there following the shutdown of CNN+.

Awards and nominations

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2013Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[25]
Peabody Award
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesNick Brigden (for "Tokyo")[26]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale, Jared Andrukanis[27]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramTodd Liebler, Zach Zamboni and Morgan Fallon (for "Myanmar")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon (for "Myanmar")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Libya")
2014Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[28]
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesHunter Gross (for "Iran")[29]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale, Jared Andrukanis[30]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramTodd Liebler and Zach Zamboni (for "Punjab")
Morgan Fallon (for "Tokyo")
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramNick Brigden (for "Tokyo")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon and Hunter Gross (for "Punjab")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken (for "Tokyo")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Congo")
2015Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[31]
Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Reality Series[32]
Best Reality Show HostAnthony Bourdain
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsBenny Mouthon (for "Madagascar")[33]
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesHunter Gross (for "Bay Area")[34]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Tom Vitale, Erik Osterholm[35]
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon (for "Madagascar")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken (for "Jamaica")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Iran")
2016Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[36]
Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Unstructured Reality Show[37]
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsBenny Mouthon (for "Hanoi")[38]
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesMustafa Bhagat (for "Senegal")
Hunter Gross (for "Manila, Philippines")
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Toby Oppenheimer, Mike Steed, Tom Vitale[39]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramTodd Liebler and Zach Zamboni (for "Cuba")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken and Nick Brigden (for "Okinawa")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon (for "Ethiopia")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Borneo")
2017Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[40]
Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Unstructured Reality Show[41]
Best Reality Show HostAnthony Bourdain
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsBenny Mouthon (for "Oman")[42]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Tom Vitale, Jeffrey D. Allen[43]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramTodd Liebler and Zach Zamboni (for "Rome")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon (for "Hanoi")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken (for "Rome")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Houston")
2018Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction TelevisionAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[44]
TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in News and Information[45]
Critics' Choice Documentary AwardsBest Ongoing Documentary Series[46]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Morgan Fallon[47]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramMorgan Fallon, Jerry Risius, Tarik Hameedi (for "Lagos")
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramHunter Gross (for "Lagos")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken, Nick Brigden (for "Seattle")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon (for "Lagos")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Southern Italy")
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsBenny Mouthon (for "Bhutan")[48]
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesHunter Gross (for "West Virginia")[49]
2019Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialAnthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Jared Andrukanis, Michael Steed, Jonathan Cianfrani[50]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramMorgan Fallon, Todd Liebler and Zach Zamboni (for "Bhutan")
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramTom Patterson (for "Lower East Side")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Benny Mouthon, Hunter Gross (for "Far West Texas")
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)Brian Bracken (for "Kenya")
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgrammingAnthony Bourdain (for "Kenya")

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: CNN will say goodbye to Anthony Bourdain with a final season this fall . August 1, 2018 . Stephen . Battaglio . Los Angeles Times.
  7. Web site: CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 . Brian . Stelter . CNN . June 8, 2018.
  8. Web site: 'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown' Launches Season Four with a Tour of Shanghai, Sept. 28 – CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs . September 14, 2014 . September 10, 2014 . CNN.
  9. Web site: 'Season 5 of "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" Premieres Sun, April 26 With a Look at Korea (In Reverse), April. 15 – CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs . April 15, 2014 . April 15, 2015 . CNN.
  10. Web site: 'Season Six of CNN Original Series "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" Premieres Sunday, Sept. 27, With a Trip to Cuba . September 9, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . CNN.
  11. Web site: 'Season Seven of "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" - The Peabody, Emmy-Award-Winning CNN Original Series - Premieres Sunday, April 24 With a Trip to Manila . April 8, 2015 . April 8, 2015 . CNN.
  12. Web site: A Trip to Hanoi, Featuring Dinner with President Obama, Kicks off Season Eight of CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Sunday Sept. 25 at 9pm . September 7, 2016 . September 7, 2016 . CNN.
  13. Web site: An Alternative Tour of Los Angeles Kicks off Season Nine of CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Sunday April 30 at 9pm . April 13, 2017 . April 13, 2017 . CNN.
  14. Web site: Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Season 10 . CNNCreativeMarketing.com . October 28, 2017.
  15. Web site: Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Season 10: 'It's the Funniest, Filthiest, Most Off-Brand Thing We've Done to Date' . FoodAndWine.com . October 28, 2017.
  16. News: Anthony Bourdain to Eat Bear Meat, Talk Trump on 'Parts Unknown' Season 11 . Eater . June 14, 2018.
  17. News: Miller . Matt . From Gonzo Chef to World-Renowned Traveler: Remembering Anthony Bourdain's Life Behind the Camera . January 7, 2020 . Esquire . November 11, 2018.
  18. News: CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 . Brian . Stelter . CNN . June 8, 2018 . June 8, 2018.
  19. News: Anthony Bourdain, Chef, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 . Haag . Matthew . June 8, 2018 . The New York Times . 0362-4331.
  20. News: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown to Air Final Season This Fall on CNN . Schwartz . Ryan . August 1, 2018 . TVLine . September 11, 2018 . en-US.
  21. News: Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' has a final-season premiere date . Cooper . Gael Fashingbauer . The San Diego Union-Tribune . September 11, 2018 . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225430/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sns-dailymeal-1944844-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-final-season-premiere-date-20180910-story.html . September 11, 2018 . dead.
  22. News: Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown Will Say Goodbye with One Final Season . Bradley . Laura . HWD . September 11, 2018 . en.
  23. News: Siegel . Alan . Tony's Compass . December 29, 2019 . The Ringer . December 18, 2018 . Ringer Siegel . Ruffino didn't record the song until after Bourdain's death. When Ruffino finished, he said, 'I just felt like it needed something in there.' At the last minute, Bourdain's daughter, Ariane, recorded backing vocals into her iPhone and sent them to Ruffino. 'She was a trooper,' he said. The song plays over the episode's closing montage. And then the screen cuts to black..
  24. News: Globetrot with 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' in this CNN Audio showcast . October 5, 2022 . en.
  25. Web site: PGA Awards Unveils TV Nominees . Deadline Hollywood . July 8, 2018 . December 3, 2018.
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  27. Web site: Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners . . September 15, 2013.
  28. Web site: 2013 Peabody Awards . April 2, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . Peabody Award.
  29. News: Adam Chitwood . NIGHTCRAWLER, GONE GIRL, and BOYHOOD Land ACE Editing Awards Nominations . January 13, 2015 . . January 2, 2015.
  30. Web site: Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners . . August 16, 2014.
  31. News: McNary . Dave . Producers Guild Unveils TV Nominees . December 8, 2015 . . December 8, 2015.
  32. The Critics' Choice TV Awards 2015: And the nominees are... . . May 6, 2015 . Shirley . Li . May 6, 2015.
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  34. News: Adam Chitwood . 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Star Wars', 'The Big Short' Land ACE Eddie Editing Nominations . January 13, 2015 . . January 4, 2016.
  35. Web site: Emmy Award nominations . . September 12, 2015.
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  45. Web site: 'Killing Eve,' FX Lead 2018 TV Critic Awards Nominations . Lesley . Goldberg . . June 19, 2018 . June 19, 2018.
  46. Web site: Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards . November 11, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . December 28, 2020.
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  48. Web site: 54th Award Winners . . May 10, 2019.
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  50. Web site: 71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners . . July 27, 2019.

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