"THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR AFTER PARTY" PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 18 AT 11PM ET/PT ON COOKING CHANNEL

Can't get enough of "The Next Food Network Star"? For all the viewers who want more, "The Next Food Network Star After Party" will give an all-access recap and reveal behind-the-scenes scoop about the night's episode. Premiering on Sunday, July 18th at 11pm on sister network Cooking Channel, the "After Party" is hosted by Food Network personalities Adam Gertler, Sunny Anderson and Kelsey Nixon, a fan-favorite from Star's fourth season. From exclusive interviews with the contestants voted off to true stories about the kitchen drama, this is an after-party not to be missed.

*"The Next Food Network Star After Party" will air regularly on Sundays at 11pm on Cooking Channel, until the Star winner is named on Sunday, August 15.

Cooking Channel (www.cookingchanneltv.com) is an entertainment brand dedicated to today's passionate food lover. For food people, by food people, Cooking Channel is the answer to a growing hunger for more content devoted to food and cooking in every dimension from global cuisines to international travel, history and unconventional how-to's. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), which also owns and operates Food Network (www.foodnetwork.com), HGTV (www.hgtv.com), DIY Network (www.diynetwork.com) and Great American Country (www.gactv.com), is the manager and general partner.