From Bill Harris of QMI:
From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:
Full audition information is at thenextstar.ytv.com
From a media release:
CHEF MICHAEL POTTERS TURNS UP THE HEAT IN THE KITCHEN WITH A NEW SEASON OF CHEF WORTHY ON VIVA
Chef Worthy returns to VIVA this May with a fresh batch of amateur chefs competing for the title of Chef Worthy. Chef Michael Potters, owner of the renowned Harvest restaurant, is back to host the series which pits family and friends against each other in a friendly kitchen competition. Two cooks face the heat, but only one can reign supreme when Chef Worthy Season 2 premieres Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m. during the VIVA Cuisine block.
Produced by Big Coat Productions in association with VIVA, each episode sees two brave and competitive amateur cooks step up to the stove and present their culinary skills to Chef Potters and a panel of experts. From tasting challenges and working on the line in some of the city’s busiest restaurants, to the ultimate final showdown in the Culinary Coliseum, only one cook will walk away with the Chef’s hat and bragging rights to call themselves Chef Worthy.
The first episode of the season introduces viewers to Sheryl and Lisa, both overconfident and outspoken; they became instant friends when their husbands introduced them years ago. Both enthusiastic home cooks, they started trying to outdo each other at dinner parties and now compete over pretty much everything. Chef Michael Potters discovers what both cooks need to do to become more proficient in the kitchen, and let’s them loose to show off their skills in The Host restaurant. Who has what it takes to win the title of best cook? Audiences can tune in to find out when Season 2 of Chef Worthy premieres Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
For more information on Season 2 of Chef Worthy and recipes from the series, viewers can visit http://www.myviva.ca/chefworthy.
From Brian Ford Sullivan of the Futon Critic:
From a media release:
Episode 1 of CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 Wins the Night for Specialty with 500,000 Viewers
Last night, the season premiere of Discovery Channel’s CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 nailed down a ratings victory, drawing 500,000 P2+ viewers to the series featuring five inept handymen and handywomen in “reno rehab †– the highest premiere in the series’ history. Episode 1 of Season 5, titled “The Frat Pack,†was the #1 show of the day across key demos – P2+, A25-54 and A18-49 – across all Non-Sports English Specialty Television (Canadian and U.S.).
This season, a new class of disastrous DIYers have moved into Reno Rehab, this time renovating a frat house in a southern Ontario university town. With reno ambitions that so exceed their abilities, these offenders have left monumental home improvement disasters in their wake. Over the course of seven episodes, CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 reveals how and where it all goes wrong when DIY enthusiasm and ineptitude collide. Guided by series host and writer Andrew Younghusband, this season’s “class†of reckless renovators are shown the error of their ways and offered the expert coaching and tools to help them improve. But will the tutorials offered at Reno Rehab earn any of them a passing grade?
CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN continues Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Catch an encore presentation of the record-setting Episode 1 “The Frat Pack†on Fri., May 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Sat., May 8 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.
For even more of the CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 experience, visit worsthandyman.ca for exclusive interactive content, bonus material and full episodes.