The first season from Man v. Food , the American food reality television series hosted by Adam Richman on the Travel Channel, aired on December 3, 2008. The series begins with back-to-back new episodes aired over the first two weeks then settling into a pattern of one new episode followed by one repetition episode. The first episode of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Wednesday at 10:00 Eastern time. Man v. Food is an executive produced by Matt Sharp, in collaboration with the Travel Channel. This season contains 18 episodes and aired on March 25, 2009.
Man v. Food guided by actor and food fan Adam Richman. In each episode, Richman explores the "great food" of different American cities before facing the challenges of eating already in local restaurants. During the first season, the last record ended with 11 victories for "Man" and 7 wins for "Food".
Video Man v. Food (season 1)
Reception
Ratings
First season Man v. Food was originally taken for 10 episodes and then, after a successful initial rating, 8 additional episodes were ordered. The Los Angeles Times noted that the Travel Channel received the highest ever ratings for a new debut with Man v. Food . They highlight the show as an example of another network that operates in the traditional field of Food Network.
Critical reaction
CityPages Minneapolis/St. Paul explains the show, "... like the food version of Jackass , with host Adam Richman as Steve-O himself." In Star-Ledger Television critic Alan Sepinwall writes, "It's not in, and it's definitely not healthy (I can feel my arteries clogging just from watching), but it's fun." Features reporter Thomas Rozwadowski of Green Bay Press-Gazette says that "the passionate host Adam Richman has won me" and "it's all fun."
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External links
- Man v. Food official website
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