For those that find themselves not being able to get enough of watching Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith take to the tent to judge amateur bakers in The Great British Bake Off, we have some good news. The Great American Baking Show is here, offering an interesting twist to the British hit series.
Since The Roku Channel acquired the rights to the American versions of the Great British Bake Off franchise, the streamer has already treated fans to the popular winter show The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday. Will the new series follow in its footsteps?
Here’s everything we know about The Great American Baking Show.
The Great American Baking Show on Roku release date
The Great American Baking Show premiered on Friday, May 5 on The Roku Channel. The Roku Channel is a built-in feature in Roku devices in the US. So for those that have such devices, you can simply start streaming the series when it airs.
If you don’t have a Roku device, you can still watch episodes by signing up for The Roku Channel app. The good news is that it is a free ad-supported service.
Would-be viewers in the UK can tune into The Great American Baking Show by accessing The Roku Channel via a Sky Q, Amazon Fire TV or NOW TV device.
The Great American Baking Show trailer
It looks like Paul and Prue aren’t holding back on their critiques of the bakers. Check out The Great American Baking Show trailer just below.
The Great American Baking show episode guide
Here is an episode guide for the season.
Episode 1: "Cookie Week"
"Nine amateur bakers meet in the iconic baking-show tent. It's Cookie Week, so bakers get their first chance to make their mark in the tent, unless their cookies crumble."
Episode 2: "Cake Week"
"It's Cake Week in the iconic tent, and the bakers are ‘batter’-ing through three whisk-challenging bakes, including16 identical sheet cakes, a decorated roll cake and an ‘illusion cake.’"
Episode 3: "Bread Week"
"It's Bread Week in the tent, and the remaining seven bakers have three freshly baked challenges to tackle in the hopes of impressing judges Prue Leith and Paul ‘King of Bread’ Hollywood. The bakers seek to rise to the occasion."
Episode 4: "Pastry Week"
"Six remaining bakers set out in pursuit of flakey, buttery deliciousness as they take on Pastry Week. From favorite childhood snacks to street food classics, plus pies galore, it's a week for tasty treats in the baking tent."
Episode 5: "Semi-Finals"
"It's time for the semi-finals in the baking tent as the final five bakers try to bake their way out of being sent home in a double elimination. The bakers strive to impress Paul and Prue hoping to secure a place in next week's finals."
Episode 6: "Finals"
"It's the final showdown, and the bakers have just three challenges left to convince judges Paul and Prue that they deserve to win it all."
The Great American Baking Show premise
Just like The Great British Bake Off, The Great American Baking Show sees contestants compete in a series of baking challenges and try their best to live up to the judges’ high expectations. At the conclusion of each week, one of the amateur bakers is crowned star baker while another is eliminated. This process continues on until one contestant is selected as the season’s winner.
The Great American Baking Show bakers
Here is your list of bakers competing in this season of The Great American Baking Show.
- Martin Sorge
- Nirali Chauhan
- Stacie Nakamoto
- Dyana O'Brien
- Susan Simpson
- Karis Stucker
- Jonathan Gottfried
- Sarah Chang
- Sean Liu
If you want to know more about this season's bakers, be sure you check out our casting piece.
The Great American Baking Show judges
Taking their turn judging American bakers in the tent for a change are Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. Hollywood has served as a judge on The Great British Bake Off since 2010 and Leith replaced longtime judge Mary Berry back in 2017.
The Great American Baking Show hosts
Fresh off their stint hosting The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday, Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry return to host The Great American Baking Show. Kemper is best known for her role as Kimmy Schmidt in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Erin Hannon in The Office. Cherry is known for his role as Dylan in Severance.
