The original social content across saw a total reach of more than 50M during the season and earned 12M video views. The series is one of Food Network’s most-social series ever with a top social ranking at #4. Heading into the finale, Tournament of Champions II was the highest-rated series on Food Network to date in 2021, reaching nearly 11 million viewers with ratings doubling prior six-week benchmarks, and up 41% for the timeslot from year-ago levels. Adding to the intensity of the chefs not knowing who they would face in each round, or what cooking challenges they would tackle from the randomizer, their dishes were judged by culinary experts in blind tastings as the competitors watched their critiques from backstage.
West Coast bracket-style, single elimination competition.
NEW YORK – April 19, 2021 – After making it all the way to the semifinals last season, Maneet Chauhan was back with a vengeance on Tournament of Champions II. After weeks of dominating the wild ingredient combinations from the randomizer and going head-to-head with some of the most talented heavy hitters in the culinary world, Maneet won the final round of the difficult and unpredictable culinary competition last night, earning the coveted title, $25,000 and an all-new SUV! Throughout the action-packed, sports-like tournament, host and executive producer Guy Fieri put the culinary skills of 16 of the nation’s most celebrated chefs to the test in an East Coast vs.