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News,11 Sep 2025,13 mins

What's the secret to why TV cooking shows are dying out?

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The light sprinkling of food shows of the early 90s went on to become a daily staple of TV schedules throughout the 2000s and 2010s. In 2014, there was a complaint that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ had, in one week, broadcast 21 hours of cooking shows. Then, seemingly just as abruptly as it all began - it was all over.   Commissions for all forms of food programmes across British TV have dropped 44% in a year, according to Ampere Analysis. Our media and arts correspondent, David Sillito, takes a look at what's happened. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ InDepth is the home of the best news analysis, with fresh perspectives that challenge assumptions and deep reporting on the biggest issues of the day. You can find more articles from InDepth - like this one - on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News website and app. (Image: Getty / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)

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