| Genre: | Baking Reality |
| Creator: | Richard McKerrow Anna Beattie |
| Director: | Andy Devonshire Jeanette Goulbourn |
| Presenter: | Nia Vardalos Ian Gomez Ayesha Curry Anthony Adams Emma Bunton Ellie Kemper Zach Cherry Casey Wilson |
| Judges: | Mary Berry Johnny Iuzzini Paul Hollywood Sherry Yard Prue Leith |
| Theme Music Composer: | Tom Howe |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 7 |
| Num Episodes: | 42 (4 unaired) |
| Executive Producer: | Richard McKerrow Kevin Bartel Simon Evans Faye Stapleton Al Edgington Joe LaBracio Jeremy Finn John Hesling |
| Producer: | Ellie Kemper |
| Location: | Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios[1] |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Love Productions USA |
| Channel: | ABC (2015–2020) The Roku Channel (2022–present) |
| Last Aired: | present |
| Related: | The Great British Bake Off The American Baking Competition |
The Great American Baking Show is an American cooking competition television series and an adaptation of The Great British Bake Off (which is aired in the United States under the title The Great British Baking Show). Its first season aired on ABC under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show.[2] The show is the second licensed adaptation of the GBBO format in the United States. In 2013, CBS produced one season of The American Baking Competition, which was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, with Paul Hollywood and Mexican-American chef Marcela Valladolid as judges.
The first two seasons were hosted by Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez, with Mary Berry from the original GBBO series and American pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as judges.[3] [4] The third season was hosted by cookbook author Ayesha Curry and former football player Anthony Adams. Iuzzini returned as judge and was joined by original GBBO judge Paul Hollywood.[5] [6] The season was pulled off the schedule following sexual harassment allegations against judge Iuzzini, who was officially fired from the show and ABC.[7] [8] Curry and Iuzzini did not return for the fourth season.
On May 4, 2018, the show was renewed for a fourth season.[9] Emma Bunton and Sherry Yard were hired as replacement host and judge, respectively. On August 1, 2019, the show was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on December 12, 2019.[10]
On May 3, 2022, it was announced that The Roku Channel would be airing a new season of the show, with Paul Hollywood returning as judge, along with Prue Leith from GBBO. Roku also announced plans to air The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday, featuring celebrities competing to raise money for charity.[11] All six episodes of the new season of the show premiered on May 5, 2023.[12] The Roku Channel ordered a seventh season of this series, which premiered on May 24, 2024.[13]
| Season | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cherry | colspan="2" | |||||
| Casey Wilson | ||||||
| Paul Hollywood | colspan="5" | |||||
| Prue Leith | ||||||
| Season | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nia Vardalos | colspan="4" | ||||
| Ian Gomez | colspan="4" | ||||
| Ayesha Curry | colspan="3" | ||||
| Anthony Adams | |||||
| Emma Bunton | |||||
| Ellie Kemper | |||||
| Mary Berry | colspan="4" | ||||
| Johnny Iuzzini | colspan="3" | ||||
| Sherry Yard | |||||
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Average viewers (millions)[14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lauren Katz | Nicole Silva | 3.97 | ||
| Tim Samson | ||||||
| 2 | 8 | Amanda Faber | Stephanie Chen | 4.39 | ||
| 3 | 2[15] (4 unaired) | Vallery Lomas | Cindy Maliniak | 3.84 | ||
| Molly Brodak | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Tina Zaccardi | Amanda Nguyen | 3.44 | ||
| Andrea Maranville | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | Br. Andrew Corriente, OFM Cap. | Dana Commandatore | |||
| Marissa Troeschel | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | Martin Sorge | Dyana O'Brien | |||
| Sarah Chang | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | Mackenzie Rubish | Ronald "RJ" Winter | |||
| Nicole Aufderhar |
See main article: The Great American Baking Show season 1. Season 1 aired under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show and marked a return of the GBBO format to American television after the cancellation of the series by CBS in late 2013 after one season when it originally aired under the title The American Baking Competition. Six bakers participated in the first ABC season. The season was won by Lauren Katz, beating out Nicole Silva and Tim Samson in the finale.
See main article: The Great American Baking Show season 2. Season 2 returned the following year as The Great American Baking Show with ten bakers and an eight-week competition. The season was won by Amanda Faber, with Stephanie Chen as the runner-up.
See main article: The Great American Baking Show season 3. The third season began airing December 7, 2017, with a two-hour premiere. It is the first season hosted by Ayesha Curry and Anthony Adams and for judge Paul Hollywood who last appeared on the 2013 CBS version of the show. This season, baker Antoinette Love, who withdrew following a family death, returned to the competition. The season was withdrawn from ABC's schedule on December 13, 2017, following allegations of sexual misconduct by judge Johnny Iuzzini. ABC announced that it would not air the remaining episodes.[16] On December 21, 2017, the day the season finale would have been broadcast, ABC announced that Vallery Lomas won the competition with Cindy Maliniak and Molly Brodak finishing as runners-up.[17]
See main article: The Great American Baking Show season 4. The fourth season premiered December 6, 2018, under the title The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition. Anthony Adams returned for his second season as host, with former Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton as new host. Joining Paul Hollywood on the judging panel is American pastry chef and restaurateur, Sherry Yard.[18] The season was won by Tina Zaccardi. Amanda Nguyen and Andrea Maranville finished as runners-up.
See main article: The Great American Baking Show season 5. The fifth season premiered December 12, 2019, with hosts Emma Bunton and Anthony Adams and judges Paul Hollywood and Sherry Yard, returning for the second Holiday Edition.
The contestants entering the tent are Dana Commandatore, Sarita Gelner, Bianca Jackson, Carlos Marquina, Sally Newton, Tanya Clark Ott, Helen Spencer Pantazis, Marissa Troeschel, Alex Willis, and Friar, Brother Andrew. The season was won by Brother Andrew. Dana Commandatore and Marissa Troeschel finished as runners-up.
| Signature Challenge | Technical Challenge | Showstopper Challenge | Contestants | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Cream Puff Holiday Characters | Meringue Holiday Wreath | Favorite Holiday Memory Cake | D'Arcy Carden | December 2, 2022 |
| Liza Koshy | ||||
| Marshawn Lynch | ||||
| Nat Faxon | ||||
| Chloe Fineman | ||||
| Joel Kim Booster |
The sixth season of the show premiered on The Roku Channel on May 5, 2023, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry. The nine contestants entering the tent are Martin Sorge, Nirali Chauhan, Stacie Nakamoto, Dyana O'Brien, Susan Simpson, Karis Stucker, Jonathan Gottfried, Sarah Chang and Sean Liu.
The second installment of The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday premiered on The Roku Channel on November 10, 2023, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry.[19]
| Signature Challenge | Technical Challenge | Showstopper Challenge | Contestants | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Christmas Memory Sandwich cookies | Sufganiyah | Favorite Childhood Toy Cake | Arturo Castro | November 10, 2023 |
| DeAndre Jordan | ||||
| Joel McHale | ||||
| Heather McMahan | ||||
| Ego Nwodim | ||||
| Phoebe Robinson |
The seventh season of the show premiered on The Roku Channel on May 24, 2024, with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith joined by hosts Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry. The eight contestants entering the tent are Chris Curcuru, Brad Gessner, Mackenzie Rubish, Ronald "RJ" Winter, Nicole Aufderhar, Ruoyun Zheng, Victoria Walters, and Jennifer Reyes.[20]