Here's What's Airing on Food Network This July
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Here's What's Airing on Food Network This July
Updated on June 08, 2026On the docket: four all-new series, one brand-new tournament, a fan-favorite return and more. We have all the details on this summer's fiery hot show lineup.
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What's Coming on Food Network Summer 2026
BBQ charcoals will be glowing, engines will be revving and the drama will be scorching this July on Food Network, where new and returning series are making for our hottest summer show lineup yet. Ahead, discover what's new, who's hosting, who's competing and how to watch.
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July 8: Guy's Grocery Games: Global Games Season 1
Athletes aren't the only ones competing in epic international games this year. On Wednesday, July 8 at 9|8c, Guy Fieri invites eight all-star masters of world cuisines to compete in the new five-part tournament, Guy’s Grocery Games: Global Games, for a chance to win the trophy and a $50,000 grand prize. Follow all the action and share which games are your favorite using #GroceryGames on social.
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July 8: Kitchen Chaos Season 1
Premiering Wednesday, July 8 at 10|9c (and available to stream the next day on HBO Max), Kitchen Chaos dives headfirst into the wild, unpredictable world of food with viral moments of jaw-dropping culinary triumphs and spectacular meltdowns. Think hibachi tricks gone wildly off the rails to bizarre and unhinged food recipes that must be seen to be believed. Along the way, professional chefs deliver hilarious reactions, insider tips and practical takeaways that reveal what went wrong, what went right and how to avoid culinary chaos at home. It's a fast, flavor-packed ride through the comedy of food culture. Check out Food Network's social pages to get a sneak peek of the most hilarious and unhinged moments on #KitchenChaos.
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July 13: Pitmasters Season 1
Premiering Monday, July 13 at 9|8c (and available to stream on HBO Max the next day), our brand-new series, Pitmasters, is a raw, relentless, real-world BBQ competition unlike anything ever attempted on Food Network. It's a nonstop, weeklong battle set deep in the wilderness where teams of the most notable pitmasters will push the boundaries of what BBQ can be. Competitors will cook from sunrise to sunset to sunrise again, fighting for survival and their share of up to $50,000. Teams must manage fire, fatigue and challenges within challenges to impress an elite panel of judges: Andrew Zimmern, Jess Pryles, Moe Cason and Ernest Servantes. Only one team will be crowned the Pitmasters Champion. Join the social conversation and share your takes on the hottest barbecue trends using #FNPitmasters.
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July 26: The Great Food Truck Race Season 19
This time around, it's going to be a battle of savory and sweet: four trucks specialize in savory dishes and four are experts on the sweet stuff. The eight competing teams each represent a dynamic mix of flavors, strategies and culinary creativity. Host Tyler Florence will lead the route from Nashville to the Great Smoky Mountains — complete with stops in cities with vibrant food scenes. Every week, the teams must prove their cooking expertise, marketing savvy and selling skills in themed challenges to beat their rivals. For the first time, the bottom two teams each week will go head-to-head in a taste redemption battle to see who earns the right to stay and who heads home. The season will culminate in an action-packed finale at the legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville, where only one truck will be awarded a life-changing $50,000 grand prize. The Great Food Truck Race kicks off a new season on Sunday, July 26 at 9|8c — and will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max. Get to know the competing teams and relive the most dramatic moments of the season using #GreatFoodTruckRace.
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This Summer: Kitchen Undercover Season 1
Also premiering this summer is new series Kitchen Undercover, a high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue led by chef Antonia Lofaso, alongside sous-chef Nestor Milian, who will go full undercover, slipping into failing restaurants that are one more bad review away from total collapse. While Antonia watches the drama unfold from a secret command center — spying on every meltdown, mistake and questionable choice — Nestor will be on the inside, embedded with the staff, stirring the pot and digging up the juicy truth. From toxic team dynamics to tragic food, nothing will stay hidden for long. When the real reasons customers aren’t coming back are exposed, Antonia will storm in to shake things up, call out the chaos and whip these teams into shape. But with the clock ticking and closure looming, only time will tell if Antonia can turn these hot messes into hot spots. Go behind the scenes on Food Network's social pages via #KitchenUndercover.
Get to Know Antonia Lofaso
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July 23: Restaurant Impossible: Last Call Season 1
Restaurant Impossible: Last Call — premiering Thursday, July 23 at 8|7c and streaming on HBO Max the next day — is a fresh take on a classic. The series follows acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and dynamic Canadian restaurateur Jen Agg as they lead the charge to rescue struggling restaurants across North America. Their goal is not to formulate quick fixes; they will dig into real problems, adapt to a new and challenging restaurant industry and find creative, unexpected solutions tailored to each business. While Jen tackles design and front-of-house issues, Aarón gets to work on the culinary side, assessing exactly what needs to change for the restaurant to thrive. From horrendous Yelp reviews to feuding family members, each episode will reflect the varying challenges today’s restaurateurs face. Emotions will run high, and the stakes are critical as Aarón and Jen strategize each location’s rescue plan — all while navigating the greater changes happening in an industry being forced to evolve. Keep up with Food Network's social pages via #RestaurantImpossible to hear from Aarón and Jen before each restaurant overhaul and learn their do’s and don'ts about running a successful eatery in 2026.
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This Summer: Food Network on YouTube
On Food Network’s YouTube channel, catch new episodes of:
- Cook Like an Italian With Gabe Bertaccini: Join the chef in his Brooklyn kitchen as he cooks some of his favorite Italian dishes to share with friends and family.
- Cooking With Choi: Chef Esther Choi shares her favorite Korean and Korean-American recipes and the personal stories behind them.
- Guy’s Feast Club: Guy Fieri is on a mission to serve up epic food and unfiltered conversation with celebrities and influencers.
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
