''Donut Showdown'' is an American food-based television series that aired on
Cooking Channel
Cooking Channel is an American basic cable channel owned by and spin-off of Food Network. Both are owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (69%) and Nexstar Media ...
. The show was originally hosted by Danny Boome
and was later hosted by
Daryn Jones
Daryn Jones (born January 3, 1978, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian comedian and radio and television personality.
Career
He began his career in stand-up comedy clubs at the age of 17, receiving formal training in a private trainin ...
. The series was produced by Architect Films.
The series pits three contestants against each other to make
donuts
A doughnut or donut () is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough. It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franch ...
, with the winner awarded a US$10,000 prize.
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
Broadcast
The series premiered in America on The Cooking Channel on 3 July 2013.
Internationally, the series premiered in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
on 14 August 2015 on
LifeStyle Food
Lifestyle Food (stylised as Lifestyle FOOD) is an Australian pay-TV food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of Lifestyle, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel.
On 19 September 2016, ...
in double episodes each week.
References
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2010s American cooking television series
2013 American television series debuts
2015 American television series endings
American English-language television shows
Cooking Channel original programming
Reality cooking competition television series
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