The comedy usually consists of the host aggressively ranting in an unappealing know-it-all way about something or other that’s vaguely related to the episode’s theme, for long periods of time with very little comic payoff. I feel like I’m being berated when I hear these rants. I could forgive them if they were funny, but they just aren’t funny enough.

I don’t find that the host connects with the audience in any personal way. She’s far too “over the top” as a character, and seems to lack any real personality. Why should the audience care about what someone they DON’T care about has to say? It’s a problem, for sure.

The secondary characters basically do the same shtick every week – the meat guy’s dumb and has wife problems, the spice expert talks in non-sequiturs, and the bald body builder takes his shirt off. In other words, each episode is about the same as the other when it comes to these guys.

Having said all of that, I would also like to say that I don’t think the show is doomed. With some tweaking, a new writing staff, and the benefit of experience, it could turn into something interesting.