The Great Canadian Baking Show

The Great Canadian
Baking Show
Logo of the show
Genre Reality TV, Baking competition
Presented by
Judges
Narrated by Julia Chan
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Cathie James
Producer(s) Marike Emery
Production company(s)
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01) – present
External links
Website

The Great Canadian Baking Show is a Canadian cooking competition television series which premiered on CBC Television on November 1, 2017.[1] The show is hosted by Dan Levy and Julia Chan with French chef Bruno Feldeisen and Canadian-Australian pastry chef Rochelle Adonis as judges.[2][3] It is an adaptation of the U.K. series The Great British Bake Off, which is aired in Canada under the title The Great British Baking Show.[3]

Premise

The show brings ten amateur baking contestants together in a bake-off competition of "themed culinary challenges" to find a best, over-all competitor.[3] Each episode features three rounds: the Signature Bake, the Technical Bake, and the Showstopper.[4] After the judges taste and critique the entries, they will decide which contestant is crowned each week's "Star Baker," and which contestant will go home. Pastry chef Bruno Feldeisen, a multiple James Beard Award nominee and the former executive pastry chef for Four Seasons Hotels in New York and Vancouver, and Quebec-born pastry chef Rochelle Adonis, the European-trained creator of a flagship high tea salon and eponymous confectionery brand in Australia, served as judges.[4]

Once pared down to the final three bakers, they will compete for the Great Canadian Baking Show title.[2]

Production

Produced by Proper Television in association with the CBC and Love Productions, the show's first season was filmed on the grounds of the Windfields Estate in Toronto starting mid-July 2017,[4] and the premiered November 1, 2017 on CBC.[3] Levy, a self proclaimed "huge fan" of the British series upon which the show is based, stated that he "actively pursued" the hosting role.[3][5]

The executive producer is Cathie James, and the series producer is Marike Emery.[4]

CBC Television announced on February 7, 2018 that the series was renewed for a second season, and all hosts and judges would be returning.[6]

Hosts and judges

Hosts/Judges Season
1 2
Current
Dan Levy Host
Julia Chan Host
Bruno Feldeisen Judge
Rochelle Adonis Judge

Reception

John Doyle, reviewing the first episode for The Globe and Mail, called the show boring and said that it lacked "the major ingredients of eccentric flair and idiosyncratic contestants [of the original]."[7] Doyle's criticism of host Dan Levy's "feyness" in the review was called homophobic by Levy and others.[8][9] Eater Montreal writer Tim Forster said the show's first episode is "like somebody left the sugar out of the recipe: it looks right, but the flavour is kind of bland" due to a lack of focus on the contestants' stories, he primarily blamed poor editing and a rushed pace due to a shorter running time than the British series.[10] Joanna Schneller called the judging by Bruno Feldeisen and Rochelle Adonis "consistently dull" in a review of the second episode for the Toronto Star. She suggested that, like the judges in the original series, they should be instructing on the significance of dishes as well as judging.[11]

Greg David of TV, eh? called the show "unapologetically entertaining" and "a calming oasis amid the noisy negativity we're besieged with," specifically praising the chemistry of hosts Levy and Chan.[12] Katherine DeClerq, reviewing the final episode in Women's Post, said she was "pleasantly surprised" by the series and "while the dry humour could be a bit dryer and the puns slightly less cheesy, I have to say I am in love with the Great Canadian Baking Show."[13]

Season overview

Season Episodes Premiere Finale Winner Runners-up Average viewers
(millions)
1 8 November 1, 2017 December 20, 2017 Sabrina Degni Vandana Jain 1.4[6]
Linda Longson
2 8 September 19, 2018

Season 1 (2017)

The inaugural season featured ten bakers from across Canada competing over eight weeks. The season was won by Sabrina Degni of Montreal, Quebec. Runners-up were Vandana Jain (Regina, Saskatchewan) and Linda Longson (High River, Alberta).

Season 2 (2018)

Auditions for the second season were announced by CBC Television on February 7, 2018.[6] The season began airing on September 19, 2018.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Cooking up something good: CBC's Great Canadian Baking Show rolls out judges, hosts". CBC News. July 11, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Dan Levy and Julia Chan to Host the Great Canadian Baking Show; July 17, 2017; web article, "CBC Life"; CBC website; retrieved August 2017
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bradbrook, Hayley (July 12, 2017). "Dan Levy and Julia Chan to Host the 'The Great Canadian Baking Show'". Hello! Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 CBC Announces Hosts and Judges for the Great Canadian Baking Show; David, Greg; TV-eh? web article; July 11, 2017; accessed August 2017
  5. ↑ Dan Levy and Julia Chan Bake Up Fun on CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show; October 30, 2017; David, Greg; TV, eh?; retrieved November 2017
  6. 1 2 3 Yeo, Debra (February 7, 2018). "Great Canadian Baking Show renewed for Season 2". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Doyle, John (October 30, 2017). "Major ingredients missing in CBC's Great Canadian Baking Show". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Atad, Corey (November 3, 2017). "Dan Levy Slams TV Critic John Doyle For 'Homophobic' Review". ET Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Martin, Russ (November 2, 2017). "Why Calling Dan Levy 'Fey' Is Homophobic and Offensive". Flare. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ Forster, Tim (November 1, 2017). "Opinion: The Canadian 'Bake Off' Has Charming Cakes, But a Half-Baked Personality". Eater Montreal. Vox Media. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Schneller, Johanna (November 6, 2017). "Judges fail to rise to the occasion on Canadian baking show". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ David, Greg (November 8, 2017). "The Great Canadian Baking Show is unapologetically entertaining". TV, eh?. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ DeClerq, Katherine (December 21, 2017). "Great Canadian Baking Show — a real showstopper". Women's Post. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Great Canadian Baking Show is back!". CBC Life. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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