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Rachael Ray: RACHAEL RAY CELEBRATES 17 SEASONS OF HER DAYTIME TELEVISION SHOW WITH A THREE-DAY FAREWELL EVENT
RACHAEL RAY CELEBRATES 17 SEASONS OF HER DAYTIME TELEVISION SHOW WITH A THREE-DAY FAREWELL EVENT
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AIR DATE: MONDAY, MAY 22ND- WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH
Show Website Link: https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/
Photo/Video Credit: Rachael Ray Show
New York, NY – May 22, 2023 – Rachael Ray has brought her viewers delicious recipes, laughs, celebrity interviews and good deeds for 17 seasons. Rachael Ray is saying farewell with three back-to-back shows, packed with celebrity messages, iconic chefs and special guests, airing Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24.
Monday, May 22
Rachael’s final episodes kick off with heartfelt messages from notable former guests, including Michelle Obama, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba and 50 Cent. Culinary icon Chef Jacques Pepin joins Rachael to help take burger night to the next level. Also, ’80s icon Andrew McCarthy joins the show to share incredible stories from his new project with his son.
Tuesday, May 23
Rachael Ray’s farewell event continues with Rachael's culinary pals Buddy Valastro, Jeff Mauro and Sunny Anderson sharing memories of their time on the show. The three chefs have guested on the show almost 200 times combined. Plus, an all-star foodie tribute continues with chef friends including Emeril and Curtis Stone.
Wednesday, May 24 *FINAL EPISODE*
Rachael Ray takes a trip down memory lane and revisits some of the show's greatest moments. The show’s final guest Donnie Wahlberg catches Rachael up on the latest with his family and his “Blue Bloods” family, while his wife, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, sends a very special message for Rachael. Plus, Rachael gets a special goodbye message from Oprah.
“To the people that did our show for all these years and kept it on for 17 seasons, it truly is because of the talent of all of you. It’s unheard of. All of your love, all of your great food, all of our friends...I don’t want to stop working and I will not stop working," says Rachael Ray in Tuesday’s episode.
PREVIEW CLIP 1: CELEBRITY GUESTS SEND FAREWELL MESSAGES AFTER 17 SEASONS OF THE SHOW | PART 1
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PREVIEW CLIP 2: CELEBRITY GUESTS SEND FAREWELL MESSAGES AFTER 17 SEASONS OF THE SHOW | PART 2
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PREVIEW CLIP 3:MICHELLE OBAMA TOASTS RACH'S 17 YEARS ON THE AIR WITH A HEARTFELT GOODBYE: "WHAT AN INCREDIBLE RU…
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RACHAEL RAY, debuted on September 18, 2006 and was the No. 1 syndicated strip launched that season. The show, which mixed celebrity interviews with real life takeaways for viewers, broke ground by being the first to bring food and cooking to the forefront of a mainstream daytime television show. During its 17 season run, Rachael Ray earned more than 30 Daytime Emmy nominations and won Outstanding Talk Show three times, most recently in 2019. The show is distributed and produced by CBS Media Ventures in association with Harpo Productions, Discovery Inc., and Watch Entertainment. Janet Annino is the Senior Executive Producer.
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