Rachael Ray (TV series)

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Rachael Ray
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Genre	Talk show
Starring	Rachael Ray
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rachael Ray Oprah Winfrey
Running time	1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	September 18, 2006 – Present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray of Food Network fame that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006.^[1] The hour-long daytime program is co-produced by Ray and Oprah Winfrey through her Harpo Productions and distributed domestically by King World Productions and globally by CBS Paramount International Television.

The concept behind this program is expected to focus on more than just her culinary skills and offer a lot of other topics, stories, and ideas, along the lines of Winfrey's show. According to Ray, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share."^{[citation needed]} The set is unusual, in that the audience is seated on a large turntable that rotates so that the audience can always see the "action" on the circular stage that surrounds them.

The show is filmed at Screen Gems Studios, located at 222 E. 44th St. in New York City.

On January 16, 2007 The Rachael Ray Show was renewed through the 2009-2010 season.^[2]

On March 9, 2007, Entertainment Tonight revealed that the show's theme music was written and recorded by Rachael's husband, John Cusimano.

The show averages about 2.6 million views daily, making it one of the hightest viewed daytime shows.

[edit] Notable Guest Appearances

Diane Sawyer was the debut episode's guest. Co-producer Oprah Winfrey appeared on the September 19 episode. Jessica Simpson, Katharine McPhee and other celebrities have also appeared.^{[citation needed]}