The Kitchen Cohost Katie Lee Biegel Speaks Out After Show's Cancellation

The Kitchen cohosts Katie Lee Biegel thanked fans for their support after the Food Network announced the beloved talk show would be serving up its last episode in December.

By Hayley Santaflorentina Oct 21, 2025 3:32 PMTags
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The Kitchen is closing its doors.

Following the Food Network’s announcement that the beloved series is being canceled after 40 seasons, Katie Lee Biegel—who led the series alongside cohosts Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian in addition to guest host Alex Guarnaschelli—shared a message for the show’s supporters.

“It’s the end of an era,” she wrote on her Oct. 21 Instagram Story. “Thank you so much to all of our fans. The Kitchen was the greatest professional honor of my life and I will be forever grateful.”

And she wasn’t the only face of the cooking-themed talk show mourning its incoming end. Jeff, too, fondly looked back at his time on the series.

“I always knew what we had was special—rare, a unicorn, an anomaly,” he wrote alongside a photo with his cohosts. “Shows don’t last this long… and ours did. I’ve prayed and given thanks every night for that fact. I got to spend a dozen years with my best friends—cooking, laughing, and eating life-changing bites from some of the world’s greatest chefs and cooks.”

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In addition to detailing some of his favorite memories from the series—including “blizzards, power outages and many small fires,” as well as time spent with guests such as Daniel Radcliffe and Vanilla Ice—Jeff reflected on what the series accomplished.

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“We laughed so much,” he continued, sharing special shoutouts to his cohosts. “We ate so much. I learned so much. I could write a book the size of a schooner—in fact, I just might. I didn’t expect to feel this sad, but my optimism for what lies ahead outweighs the sadness. More than anything, I’m deeply grateful and humbled for this immense opportunity that I will never forget.”

The Food Network announced on Oct. 20 that The Kitchen will come off the channel’s menu offerings in December, after 40 “unforgettable” seasons and more than 500 episodes.

Included in the announcement was a message from The Kitchen team, who said, “We’re immensely grateful to our hosts, crew, guests, and most of all, our loyal viewers for 10+ incredible years. Thank you for tuning in, cooking along, and being part of our community.”

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Within the post’s comment section were fans mourning the end of the show, as well as remarking on its legacy.

As fellow Food Network chef Bobby Flay wrote, “Thank you to The Kitchen and its fabulous chefs and hosts for holding it down in daytime on @foodnetwork for the last decade. Well done everyone.. an iconic run.”

For more series that have been cancelled or renewed this year, read on.

Renewed: Honest Renovations

Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis' Roku home renovation show will tackle new constructions on season four.

Renewed: Love Island: Beyond the Villa

The second season of Peacock's Love Island spinoff will debut in 2026.

Renewed: Nobody Wants This 

Everybody wants more of this. The Netflix comedy will be back for season three.

Canceled: Ridiculousness

After 14 years, the hit MTV clip show hosted by Rob Dyrdek is coming to an end.

Renewed: King of the Hill

The beloved animated comedy will continue grilling through seasons 16 and 17 on Hulu.

Renewed: Adults

The comedy about a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people will return for season two.

Renewed: Only Murders in the Building

OMITB is alive and well because the Hulu series is returning for season six in 2026.

The show will film overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.

Renewed: The Rainmaker

The USA Network legal drama will return to the courtroom for season two.

Canceled: The Kitchen

Food Network announced that the weekend culinary talk show hosted by Sunny AndersonJeff MauroGeoffrey ZakarianKatie Lee and Alex Guarnaschelli will end at the end in December 2025 after 12 years and 40 seasons.

Renewed: The Buccaneers

The Apple TV+ drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s final novel will return for season three.

Renewed: Lioness 

The Paramount+ thriller starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman was renewed for a third season, according to multiple outlets.

Canceled: The Ultimatum: Queer Love

The Netflix dating reality show won't be back for season three, Varity reported in October.

Canceled: Mid-Century Modern

The Hulu comedy inspired by The Golden Girls won't be returning for a second season.

Renewed: The Morning Show

The Apple TV+ drama, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will be back for season five.

Canceled: Catfish

The MTV series will end with season nine.

“After 12 years,” host Nev Schulman said as he sat next to Max Joseph in a Sept. 22 Instagram video, “300 episodes and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country, Catfish has officially been cancelled. Sorry.”

Renewed: Hunting Wives

After the May Cobb novel adaptation became a smash hit on Netflix when it was added to the platform in summer of 2025, the streamer confirmed it had picked up the series as an original for season two. 

 

Renewed: Foundation

The apocalyptic sci-fi drama will be back for season four.

Renewed: Overcompensating

The Prime Video comedy will head back to school for season two.

Renewed: Berlin ER

Apple TV+ renewed the German-language drama for a second season.

Renewed: The Paper

Stop the presses: The Office spinoff will be back for season two on Peacock.

Ending: Bel-Air

Peacock's reimagined drama will debut it's fourth and final season Nov. 24.

Renewed: Password

Get ready for more outrageous clues, wild guesses and comedic moments as Keke Palmer returns as host alongside wordplay master Jimmy Fallon for season three.

Renewed: The Institute

The horror series was for season two, which should come as no surprise given that The Institute ranks as the best premiere ever on MGM+.

Renewed: America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys

Season three will follow the 2025-2026 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish—kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.

Renewed: Solo Traveling

Tracee Ellis Ross' Roku Channel travel series will continue jet-setting to fabulous destinations with season two.

Renewed: American Ninja Warrior

The intense NBC competition series will continue to make jaws drop when more contestants compete for the $250,000 price on the upcoming 18th season.

Ending: And Just Like That...

Series creator Michael Patrick King revealed the Sex And The City spin-off starring Sarah Jessica Parker will end after the current third season in a two-part finale.

“And just like that…the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end,” Michael said in an Aug 1 Instagram post. “While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That…season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”

“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he added. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”

Renewed: Untamed

Netflix's new series set in Yellowstone National Park and starring Eric Bana scored a season two renewal, according to Variety.

Renewed: Pluribus

The new series, in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness, was renewed by Apple TV+ even before its season one premiere.

Renewed: Days of Our Lives

The long-running Peacock soap opera will return with more drama for seasons 62 and 63.

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