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NEXT LEVEL BAKER
Air Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (NLB-201) "A Slice of the Season"
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

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**SEASON PREMIERE** - Next Level Baker - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV

9 BAKERS WHISK UP HOLIDAY MAGIC ON AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERE OF NEXT LEVEL BAKER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, ON FOX

Nine bakers from home, professional and social media backgrounds enter a Next Level winter wonderland, where the all-new season kicks off with an unforgettable holiday performance by three-time Grammy Award winning supergroup Pentatonix. Following a surprise team reveal, the competition unfolds with festive flair. When a disastrous bundt bake sends two contestants into a high-stakes cinnamon elimination, one baker must fight to keep their holiday dream alive as they compete for $50,000 and the title of Next Level Baker in the all-new "A Slice of the Season" season premiere episode of Next Level Baker airing Thursday, Nov 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLB-201) (TV-14)

Judges: Gordon Ramsay, Carla Hall, Waylynn Lucas







NEXT LEVEL BAKER (FOX)
Returns Thursday, November 19
BROADCAST HISTORY:
12/4/25 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 2 & 3 ordered on 5/11/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, December 2025) Bakers are challenged to create eye-popping, festive holiday delights.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Carla Hall as Mentor
· Gordon Ramsay as Mentor
· Waylynn Lucas as Mentor (Season 2- )
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Candace Nelson as Mentor (Season 1)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as EP
· Matt Cahoon as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BiggerStage
· FOX Entertainment
· Studio Ramsay Global