'The Scoop' - Food Network's New Talk Show

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Back in August, 18 Label Studios posted pictures (pictured right) on their Twitter and Instagram accounts that showed a filming of a show with Geoffrey Zakarian, Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, and Marcela Valladolid.  It wasn't clear what the show was, but after doing a little research (with help from a loyal reader), it seems like the show was a pilot they were testing out.

It now appears that they are going to go forward and produce the show, and that it will be called The Scoop.  The show will be a talk show about food related topics that should premiere in early 2014 on the Food Network.



The Scoop will be an hour-long daytime show, and there are 13 episodes planned.  As this is the case, it will most likely be on Saturday or Sunday mornings for 13 weeks.  Whether they film them ahead of time or film them close to the air date to stay relevant remains to be seen.


This sounds pretty much like a ripoff of ABC's The Chew, and it seems like every new show that comes out uses the Mad Lib of 'The _______(verb/noun).'

What do you think about this idea for a show?  Do you think Geoffrey Zakarian, Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, Marcela Valladolid, and Katie Lee are good choices as co-hosts of the show?