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oducers, judges and presenters. amie, who’s churned out an astonhing 30 series since 1999, is the hest chef in the world, with a net rth of more than €265 million. The ke Off earned Paul Hollywood a dy €11 million, seafood guru ck Stein has €33 million to his me, and dear old Mary Berry is portedly sitting on a fortune of 7million — not bad for an year-old. oday’s surfeit of cookery shows is, imately, not benefiting us at all. t you can bet that TV executives e already putting their heads gether — no doubt in a swanky, chelin-starred restaurant — to eam up the next big thing. E SCOURED this week’s TV guide d totted up which chef appears on r screens the most, including curnt series, repeats and re-runs of d series, as well as how many hours they’re being broadcast each week. The results are astonishing…

JAMIE OLIVER

27 times — 22 hours 30 mins THE ubiquitous cook famed for his speedy suppers tops the charts with frequent re-runs of Jamie At Home, Jamie’s Great Britain and Jamie’s American Road Trip on the Good Food Channel and the Food Network. Devotees can also watch old episodes, including Jamie’s Christmas specials, on Channel 4.

MARY BERRY

26 times — 23 hours 30 mins THE Queen of Cakes is everywhere, with her own show, Mary Berry Cooks, on demand on BBC One, and repeats of The Great British Bake Off and the kids’ version, Junior Bake Off, being shown on the Good Food Channel.

KEITH FLOYD

20 times — 9 hours 30 mins HIS first cookery show, Floyd On Fish, debuted in 1984 — but more than 30 years later, eight years after his death, the flamboyant chef is back on screen. Floyd On Food and Floyd On France are aired daily on the Good Food Channel.

GORDON RAMSAY

15 times — 12 hours 30 mins THE foul-mouthed chef continues to terrorise restaurant staff in interminable episodes of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA, shown back-toback on Channel 4 and digital channels More4 and 4seven. Series 13, 14 and 15 of Hell’s Kitchen, which starts its 17th series next month, is also behing shown on TV3.

NADIYA HUSSAIN

11 times — 4 hours 55 mins THE likeable Bake Off winner has taken a leaf out of Mary Berry’s book and got a presenting job of her own, fronting Nadiya’s British Food Adventure, which has a primetime Monday night slot on BBC Two. It is repeated on Saturdays on BBC One and on Thursdays on BBC Two. You’ll also find her judging Junior Bake Off on CBBC.

NIGELLA LAWSON

4 times — 2 hours HER seductive style may have lost its charm, but Nigella Bites, which once drew two million viewers an episode on Channel 4, is still being churned out on daytime TV on the Good Food Channel.