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There’s heat in the kitchen, but no one wants to get out.
More than ever before, cooking shows — more precisely, competitive cooking shows — are burning up the ratings chart these days, with viewers devouring the cutthroat culinary competition in droves.
Shows such as Food Network’s Chopped and Cupcake Wars, Bravo’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef and TLC’s The Great Baker are driving ratings for cable networks, not as much for the education as for the entertainment of watching kitchen meltdowns.