Cooking Shows Will Eat Themselves

I know. It's a bold prediction but in my opinion the overdose of cooking shows on our TV screens can only lead to one thing: they will eventually eat themselves. I believe it's already begun.

Trends come and go. Cooking shows are no different. They've reached their pinnacle and are entering a downward slide to ratings oblivion. Oh sure they're still enjoying massive success at the moment but mark my words, the light in their little oven is beginning to dim as sure as Gordon Ramsay's heart is to fail from extreme levels of cortisol in his bloodstream.

There are way too many cooking shows and most of the competitive ones rely on the same kind of format. Granted one of the keys to capitalism's success is making minor variations to the same product and then selling it as something new, different or improved but when it comes to TV shows the formula eventually becomes stale and the audience begins looking for new fish they can watch being fried.


Or am I the only one who's over it?