Dessert Games

US television program

Reality
Cooking
Game show

StarringDuff Goldman and Guy FieriCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes4ProductionRunning time60 MinutesProduction companyRelativity MediaOriginal releaseNetworkFood NetworkReleaseJuly 10 (2017-07-10) –
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)

Dessert Games is an American-based cooking television game show hosted by Duff Goldman and Guy Fieri on Food Network (USA), that debuted in 2017. The show is a spin-off to Guy's Grocery Games (GGG).

Synopsis

Each episode features four chefs competing in a three-round elimination contest, cooking desserts with ingredients found in a supermarket grocery store (GGG's Flavortown Market) as Duff or Guy poses unusual challenges to them. The winning chef can collect $10,000.

History

The show is based on the popular show Guy’s Grocery Games, which aired back in October 2013 and has had a run of 15 seasons.

The host of this new show Dessert Games is Guy Fieri together with the judges Ron Ben Israel and Duff Goldman. The show is produced by the production company Lando Entertainment and the executive producer is by John Bravakis, Steve Kroopnick, Brian Lando, Francesco Giuseppe Pace and Guy Fieri.^[1]

A backdoor pilot for the series aired as part of GGG, season 9 episode 12, "Guy's Dessert Grocery Games", aired on 26 June 2016 under the title Guy's Dessert Games, featuring Duff suggesting the theme of the show to Guy, and being a judge on that 2016 episode.^[2]

The series first airs in 2017 on the Food Network, with Duff as host, and Guy as guest star, with the standard complement of 3 judges and 4 competitors in an episode, inheriting from GGG.^[3]

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Welcome to Sweet City"	July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)	TBA	N/A
2	2	"Piece of Cake"	July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	TBA	N/A
3	3	"Sugar High"	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	TBA	N/A
4	4	"Guilty a la Mode"	July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)	TBA	N/A

References

^ "Dessert Games Season 2 Dropped by Food Network". premieredate.news. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^ "Guy's Dessert Games". Guy's Grocery Games. Season 9. Episode 12. 26 June 2016. Food Network USA.
^ "Premiere". Dessert Games. Season 1. Episode 1. Food Network USA.

External links

Food Network USA: Dessert Games
Food Network Canada: Dessert Games

Food Network original programming

Current
BBQ Brawl (since 2019) BBQ USA (since 2022) Beat Bobby Flay (since 2014) Bobby's Triple Threat (since 2022) Chopped (since 2009) Delicious Miss Brown (since 2019) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (since 2007) Girl Meets Farm (since 2018) The Great Food Truck Race (since 2010) Guy's Grocery Games (since 2013) Halloween Baking Championship (since 2015) Halloween Wars (since 2011) Holiday Baking Championship (since 2014) Kids Baking Championship (since 2015) The Kitchen (since 2014) The Pioneer Woman (since 2011) Spring Baking Championship (since 2015) Supermarket Stakeout (since 2019) Tournament of Champions (since 2020) Worst Cooks in America (since 2010)

Current

BBQ Brawl (since 2019)
BBQ USA (since 2022)
Beat Bobby Flay (since 2014)
Bobby's Triple Threat (since 2022)
Chopped (since 2009)
Delicious Miss Brown (since 2019)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (since 2007)
Girl Meets Farm (since 2018)
The Great Food Truck Race (since 2010)
Guy's Grocery Games (since 2013)
Halloween Baking Championship (since 2015)
Halloween Wars (since 2011)
Holiday Baking Championship (since 2014)
Kids Baking Championship (since 2015)
The Kitchen (since 2014)
The Pioneer Woman (since 2011)
Spring Baking Championship (since 2015)
Supermarket Stakeout (since 2019)
Tournament of Champions (since 2020)
Worst Cooks in America (since 2010)

Former

1990s debuts	Cooking Live (1997–2003) Emeril Live (1997–2010) Essence of Emeril (1994–2007) Good Eats (1999–2012; 2019–21) How to Boil Water (1993–2000)
2000s debuts	30 Minute Meals (2001–12; 2019) $40 a Day (2002–05) 5 Ingredient Fix (2009–11) Ace of Cakes (2006–11) Ask Aida (2008–09) BBQ with Bobby Flay (2004–07) Barefoot Contessa (2002–21) Behind the Bash (2006) Big Daddy's House (2008–11) Chocolate with Jacques Torres (2002–04) Chopped Junior (2015-19) A Cook's Tour (2002–03) Cupcake Wars (2009–16) Dinner: Impossible (2007–10) Dweezil & Lisa (2004) Everyday Italian (2003–08) Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin (2009–10) Feasting on Asphalt (2006–08) Food 911 (2000–06) Food Detectives (2008) Food Network Challenge (2007–11; 2019–20) Food Network Star (2005-18) Giada at Home (2008–15) Giada's Weekend Getaways (2007–08) Glutton for Punishment (2007–11) Good Deal with Dave Lieberman (2005–07) Guy's Big Bite (2006–16) Guy Off the Hook (2008) Ham on the Street (2006) How'd That Get on My Plate? (2008) Iron Chef America (2005–18) The Next Iron Chef (2007–12) Party Line with the Hearty Boys (2005–06) Paula's Best Dishes (2008–13) Paula's Home Cooking (2002–12) Paula's Party (2006–08) Private Chefs of Beverly Hills (2009–11) Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels (2005–09) Road Tasted (2006–08) The Secret Life of... (2002–08) Sara's Secrets (2002–07) Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (2008–12) Sugar Rush (2005–07) Ten Dollar Dinners (2009–12) Throwdown! with Bobby Flay (2006–10) Trivia Unwrapped (2003–2004) Tyler's Ultimate (2003–10) Ultimate Recipe Showdown (2008–10) Unwrapped (2001–11) What Would Brian Boitano Make? (2009–10) Will Work for Food (2009)
2010s debuts	24 Hour Restaurant Battle (2010–11) $24 in 24 (2012) Aarti Party (2010–11) America's Best Cook (2014) BBQ Blitz (2015) Best Baker in America (2017–21) The Best Thing I Ever Made (2011–13) Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2011–14) Brunch @ Bobby's (2010–15) Cake Wars (2015–17) Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (2012–13) Chopped After Hours (2015-17) Clash of the Grandmas (2015–16) Cutthroat Kitchen (2013–17) Dessert First with Anne Thornton (2010–11) Dessert Games (2017) Food Court Wars (2013–14) Food Network Star Kids (2016) Guilty Pleasures (2015–16) Heat Seekers (2011–12) I Hart Food (2017) Iron Chef Gauntlet (2017–18) Iron Chef Showdown (2017) Kid in a Candy Store (2010–11) Kids BBQ Championship (2016–17) Kitchen Casino (2014) Kitchen Sink (2016–17) Mystery Diners (2012–16) Patricia Heaton Parties (2015–16) Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off (2012–14) Restaurant: Impossible (2011–23) Restaurant Express (2013) Restaurant Stakeout (2012–14) Rewrapped (2014) Southern at Heart (2013–16) Sweet Genius (2011–13) Top 5 Restaurants (2015–16) Trisha's Southern Kitchen (2012–22) Unwrapped 2.0 (2015) Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–23) Worst Bakers in America (2016–19)
2020s debuts	Amy Schumer Learns to Cook (2020)