Food Network’s 2026 lineup is full of old and new favorites.
Coming off a slew of holiday series and the end of The Kitchen, Food Network kick-started its 2026 programming with the return of shows such as Worst Cooks in America and Wildcard Kitchen. January also saw the premiere of the brand-new competition series Baking Championship: Next Gen.
Hosted by Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown, the series featured 12 sibling duos competing for a $25,000 cash prize. The show’s debut season, which ended in March, saw Illinois natives Abigail and Kenneth Wolf take home the grand prize.
March marked a month of new show premieres for the network. Guy Fieri debuted his latest cooking competition series, Flavortown Food Fight, on March 4. Goldman, meanwhile, followed up Baking Championship: Next Gen with The Ultimate Baking Championship, which debuted on March 9. The following week, Chopped quietly returned for its 64th season.
A new season of the Bobby Flay-led BBQ Brawl will return for a new season in May, and will shake things up with a new lineup of judges and team captains.
Scroll down to see which other Food Network series will return with new episodes in 2026.