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Next Great Baker Presented by Buddy Valastro Judges Members of Valastro's Family Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 8 Production Location(s) Season 1:
Hudson County Community College,
Jersey City, New Jersey
Season 2:
Carlo's Bakery at Lackawanna Center,
Jersey City, New JerseyRunning time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel TLC (2010-present) Original run December 6, 2010 – Present Chronology Related shows Cake Boss
Kitchen Boss
Ultimate Cake OffExternal links Website Next Great Baker (also known as Cake Boss: Next Great Baker) is an American television series that aired on TLC, hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, Cake Boss. The show features contestants participating in challenges that test their baking and decorating skills. Each week, a contestant will be eliminated; the last contestant standing will win $100,000 cash and an apprenticeship at Buddy's bakery, Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey, as well as other prizes for winning a challenge or the competition.[1] The show was renewed for a second season on January 20, 2011.[2]
Contents
Gameplay
Each round has three stages.
Baker's Challenge: Each contestant has to do something for Buddy, like make a pastry, bake a cake or in the season finale, they had to fill buckets of grease. The winner of this challenge would receive a special bonus, revealed after the challenge.
Elimination Challenge: Each contestant has a set amount of time over two days -- usually three hours on the first day and the remaining time on the second -- to make a cake of the subject and specifications to Buddy's choosing.
Final Elimination: Buddy and the judges (the judge from the Baker's Challenge and a client) decide which three cakes are the best and two cakes that are the worst. After the decisions are made, the contestants (who were waiting in the student lounge) are brought into the judging room. Contestants determined "safe" are then dismissed. Then, the three contestants with the best cakes are announced, with the one with the best cake in the challenge singled out. The remaining contestants have the worst cakes in the challenge; one of these will be told to leave the competition, transported off campus by Danny (an employee of Carlo's Bakery and Buddy's close friend) inside a box truck marked "Not the Next Great Baker".
Season 1
Main article: Next Great Baker (season 1)The first season of Next Great Baker was taped inside a special kitchen studio set up at the Hudson County Community College Culinary Arts Institute in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was televised from December 6, 2010 to January 24, 2011 on TLC. Dana Herbert, the last contestant standing out of a field of ten contestants, won $50,000 cash, a Chevrolet Cruze and an apprenticeship at Carlo's Bake Shop.[1] Following his win, Dana had been featured in some episodes of Cake Boss.
Season 2
The second season of Next Great Baker is scheduled to begin Monday, November 28, 2011 on TLC. This second season will originate at Carlo's Bakery's new facility at Lackawanna Center in Jersey City.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Cake Boss Gets Competitive with New Spinoff Series". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Cake-Boss-Spinoff-1019881.aspx.
- ^ Great Baker renewed by TLC for a second season
- ^ "Cake Boss: Dear Buddy...", Cake Boss, TLC, October 10, 2011.
Categories:- TLC (TV channel) programs
- 2010 American television series debuts
- 2010s American television series
- Food reality television series
- Television spin-offs
- Television shows set in New Jersey
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