FOOD NETWORK'S "TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS VII" DELIVERS IMPRESSIVE RATINGS IN KEY DEMOS

NEW YORK - April 27, 2026 - Food Network's Tournament of Champions aired its seventh season finale on Sunday, April 19 reaching more than 18 million P2+ cross-platform viewers across Food Network/HBO Max/Discovery+ and became the highest-rated season ever for W25-54. On average the seventh season garnered 1.00 P25-54 / 1.26 W25-54 L3 ratings and remains on track to be Food Network's highest-rated series among P25-54 for the sixth year in a row. Ratings grew 96% among P25-54 and 110% among W25-54 over prior six-week benchmarks and the show currently ranks as Sunday night's #1 non-news/sports ad-supported cable program for M25-54 this year and the #2 non-news/sports for P25-54, and #3 non-news/sports for W25-54. This season also had the highest social engagement to date with related content earning 75 million impressions and 58 million video views, a 32% and 53% increase over year ago levels across Food Network's platforms.

"TOC consistently delivers on so many levels with its high-stakes action, big drama and incredible cooking by world-class competitors" said Betsy Ayala, President, Food Network. "The combination of unpredictable culinary challenges and blind judging make each head-to-head battle more compelling than the last, keeping fans cheering until the winner is finally crowned."

Throughout the action-packed tournament, host and executive producer Guy Fieri put the culinary skills of 32 of the nation's most celebrated chefs including four surprise food world icons to the test in the bracket-style, single elimination tournament. After weeks of dominating the randomizer and going head-to-head with some of the most talented chefs in the culinary world, Bryan Voltaggio emerged the victor of the win-or-go-home competition.

Tournament of Champions VII was produced by Knuckle Sandwich and Lando Entertainment for Food Network.

Source: Nielsen L+3 data, based on currency (Panel Only prior to 9/29/25, Big Data + Panel starting 9/29/25, no sample blending). Reach based on a 1-minute qualifier across premieres & repeats in Total Day. Cable rankings based on premiere & repeat delivery in Prime (Sun 8P-11P, 12/29/25-4/19/26)

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