On the clock
All-new series asks chefs to compete for 24-hours straight
Start your timers, but don’t hold your breath. Putting chefs through a once-in-alifetime culinary marathon, the all-new cooking-competition series, “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing,” premieres Sunday, April 14, on Food Network.
Hosted by Michael Symon (“Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out”) and Esther Choi (“Battle of the Brothers”), this supersized competition puts 24 chefs in a 24 hour, non-stop race, in which they’ll have to face 24 different cooking challenges. Dubbed by the network as their “most ambitious and grueling culinary competition to date,” Food Network describes the upcoming series as an extreme marathon demanding the skill, creativity and stamina required of elite chefs.
“This competition is as extreme as it sounds,” Symon was quoted to say. “Chefs often talk about the 24/7 nature of our industry, but this is the first competition to truly capture that intensity.”
His co-host Esther chimed in, adding: “it’s a culinary battle like no other with surprising twists and curveballs along the way. It’s a test of endurance, creativity, and collaboration that push these chefs to their limits.”
After 24 hours, endless taste-tests and a series of heartbreaking eliminations, only one true champion will be left standing — one lucky winner determined by the season’s judges: Eric Adjepong (“Alex Vs. America”), Maneet Chauhan (“Festive Cooking with Maneet”), Scott Conant (“Wildcard Kitchen”), Stephanie Izard (“Guy’s Grocery Games: All-star Invitational”), Jet Tila (“Kitchen Lab”) and Brooke Williamson (“Beachside Brawl”), along with Bryan and Michael Voltaggio (“Battle of Brothers”). This masterful (and exhausted) chef will be awarded $50,000, the trip of a lifetime and, of course, ultimate bragging rights.
The 24 chefs in question range from Food Network stars and culinary icons to rising stars and competition “newbies,” with an impressive list of names including Carlos Anthony (“Tournament of Champions”), Emilie Rose Bishop (“Guy’s Grocery Games”), Josephine Clemens (“Peeled”), Kess Eshun (“Holiday Baking Championship”), Declan Horgan (“Superchef Grudge Match”), Airis Johnson (“Beat Bobby Flay”), Camille La Caer (“Chopped”), Mika Leon (“Guy’s Grocery Games”), Chris Oh (“Tournament of Champions”),viet Pham (“Extreme Chef”), Marc Quinones (“Cutthroat Kitchen”), Vijay Sadhu (“Cutthroat Kitchen”), Aarthi Sampath (“Tournament of Champions”), Martel Stone (“Beachside Brawl”) and Marcel Vigneron (“America’s Best Cook”), among many others.
With a hefty prize on the line — and plenty of hours on the clock — these chefs will have to prove their talent and their durability in “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing,” premiering Sunday,april 14, on Food Network.
“Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet” – Season 12
“Spanning thousands of acres and incorporating hundreds of species of animals; Michelle Oakley's veterinary practice is Yukon tough,” says Disney. Saving creatures big and small, this one-of-a-kind veterinarian returns in Season 12 of “Dr. Oakley,yukon Vet,” making its streaming debut Wednesday, April 17, on Disney+. In a description for the season — which recently premiered on Nat Geo Wild — the network explains that “there is no such thing as a typical day in Michelle's practice,” a sentiment proven true throughout each of Season 12's 14 episodes, which join Dr. Oakley as she utilizes her veterinary skills with a wide range of patients — from a jet-setting chihuahua and a few feral cats, to a baby elk with a limp, an electrocuted sloth and an unwell emu — offering help as the area's only trained vet. “Accompanied by her teenage daughters and armed with humor as sharp as a scalpel,” Disney concludes, “Michelle deftly juggles being a full-time Veterinarian, wife and doctor, taking us into unexplored and unexamined regions of the Yukon.” From executive producers Rich Confalone (“Building Off the Grid”), Kip Prestholdt (“Body Parts”) and Tracy Rudolph (“Mythbusters”).all previous episodes of “Dr. Oakley,yukon Vet” can also be found on Disney+.
“PJ Masks: Power Heroes” – Season 1, New Episodes
It's time to mask up and fight crime, as the heroes return for eight new episodes from Season 1 of “PJ Masks: Power Heroes,” coming to Disney+ on Wednesday,april 17.This latest slate of adventures will see the return of fan-favorites Catboy, Owlette and Gekko, but will also feature “Power Heroes” six newest characters — a diverse group of crime-fighters eager to help their friends and keep their city safe.together, the bunch will travel across the furthest reaches of outer space, taking trips to the moon, the Sun Factory and Planet Goop as they take on a bunch of new bad guys and utilize their latest
A scene from “Drain the Oceans”
and greatest vehicle: the Power Q. With episodes directed by Christian De Vita (“Yellowbird,” 2014), this “PJ Masks” spin-off series features the voice acting talents of Kai Harris (“Paw Patrol”),addison Holley (“Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood”), Rain Janjua (“Work It Out Wombats!”), Housten Daghighi (“Leo's Pollinators”), Nylan Parthipan (“PAW Patrol”), Kari Wong (“Unicorn Academy”), Simon Pirso (“Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates”), Zoe Hatz (“Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum”), Michaela Mohamud (“Gisele's Mashup Adventures”), Jacob Soley (“The Snoopy Show”), Callum Shoniker (“PAW Patrol:the Movie,” 2021) and Logan Nicholson (“Children Ruin Everything”), among others.
“Drain the Oceans” – Season 6
Dive deep into the unknown when Season 6 of the National Geographic docuseries “Drain the Oceans” arrives on Disney+, Wednesday, April 17. This “truly epic, original series [takes] underwater adventure and earth science illustration into a whole new era,” Disney promises, allowing viewers to watch on as world-renowned oceanographers, marine biologists and maritime archaeologists lead underwater expeditions that utilize the latest and greatest in deep sea technology, including topnotch scanners and cameras, alongside state-ofthe-art digital recreations.the networks' description continues: “Ambitious exploration, advances in scientific research and innovative technology mean earth science and history step forward to expose hidden evidence of the most amazing undersea mysteries as never seen before, revealing nature's hidden marvels and the past's best-kept secrets.” Gathering research across the globe — their search ranging from the icy waters of the Baltic sea, to the underwater graveyards of the American Civil War — the team uses their scientific data to answer underwater mysteries, from sunken cities and shipwrecks to geological oddities hiding along the ocean floor. Uncovering treasures across the globe, “Drain the Oceans” is narrated by Craig Sechler (“The Pacific War in Color”), and comes from creator Sophie Elwin-harris (“Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster,” 2020).