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Pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles was served by Ellen DeGeneres during the Oscars awards. Before tonight, the pizzeria was probably most famous for its 36 and 54 inch pizza challenges. update March 3 In 2010 Eva Longoria personally delivered a 36 inch pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's update #2 People.com has an article about the delivery. The Ellen DeGeneres show previously ordered a 54 inch pizza.
The Food Network is now showing Glutton Force Five on "Food Court Wars". update Glutton Force Five won the prize of a free mall spot for a year after changing their name to "Taco in a Bag".
The Daily Herald has an article about the appearance of Glutton Force Five on tomorrow's episode of "Food Court Wars" on the Food Network. If Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown win a spot at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL, their opening date has not been set.
The Northwest Herald has an article about Sunday's episode (8 pm ET/PT) of "Food Court Wars" on the Food Network where Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will compete for a spot at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL. The winner will not have to pay rent for a year, a prize valued at $100,000.
Molly Schuyler appeared on yesterday's episode of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central. update Omaha.com has an article
On yesterday's Rachel Maddow Show, a clip of last year's Nathan's men's final was shown while she talked about the possibility of an eating contest running out of food. (via Heath Walker)
Chicago's Best TV on WGN is looking for people to attempt local eating challenges.
Youtube has a video of an ice cream eating contest held on the game show "I've Got a Secret" in 1960. The sponsor was Winston cigarettes.
The 14 pound Whale bagel challenge at Spread Bageltry in Philadelphia will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
Joey Chestnut has been nominated for the "Outstanding New Limit" category of ESPN's Sport Science Newton Awards, which will be announced tomorrow on the 5 pm eastern edition of Sportcenter. One of Joey's rivals for the category is marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who wrote an anti-competitive eating column for the Huffington Post last year.
Molly Schuyler appeared on Omaha Morning Blend today to talk about her Wing Bowl victory.
Jamie McDonald appeared on Fox CT today to promote his candidacy in GoDaddy's Big Leap Contest. He says he might semi-retire from competitive eating if he wins the contest.
Glutton Force 5, the food truck owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, will face off against a vehicle called Fat Shallot for a spot in a food court located in Gurnee, IL in an upcoming episode of the Food Network's Food Court Wars which will probably be televised in March, possibly March 2. (via Val Bromann).
In last week's episode of Wahlburgers, a reality show on A & E about a Boston burger restaurant owned by the Wahlberg family, "Nacho" ate 4 burgers in 9 minutes.
TV crime dramas set in the competitive eating world
Yankee detectives are always on the TV
‘Cause killers in America work seven days a week.
The Clash “I’m so bored with the U.S.A.” (1977)
Tonight’s episode of “Supernatural” on CW will be at least the fourth episode of a television crime drama set in the world of competitive eating:
- CSI: “Dog Eat Dog” (2005)
- Without a Trace: “Eating Away” (2007)
- Bones: “The Hot Dog in the Competition” (2011)
- Supernatural: “The Purge” (2014)
Episodes of other dramas with a competitive eating plot:
- Las Vegas: “The Strangle Life of Bob” (2004)
- Grey’s Anatomy: “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies” (2006) (clip)
- Royal Pains: “After the Fireworks” (2012)
Comedies:
- The Phil Silvers Show: “The Eating Contest” (1955) (part 1 | part 2 | part 3)
- The Brady Bunch: “The Winner” (1971) (clip)
- According to Jim: “The Competition” (2005)
The 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC was attempted on tonight's episode of Myrtle Manor on TLC.
In the February 4 episode of Supernatural on CW, one of the victims is a competitive eater who has an unfriendly rivalry with another competitor. The cause of death is excessive liposuction. (preview video)
Kevin Ross appeared in a ghost pepper eating contest on tonight's rerun of Guinness World Records Unleashed on Tru TV. (video)
On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Australian actress Margot Robbie, co-star of Wolf of Wall Street, retold a story of how she ate 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) of spaghetti in an hour to win an eating contest.
Nathan’s Television Ratings 2004-2007, 2009-2013
Here are the official television ratings for 9 of the 10 years that Nathan’s has been televised on ESPN / ESPN2. (I have not been able to find 2008). Results are from SportsMediaWatch, NY Times and TBO.com
| Year | Rating | # Viewers (000) | Network |
| 2004 | ? | 926 | ESPN |
| 2005 | ? | 860 | ESPN |
| 2006 | ? | 1,460 | ESPN |
| 2007 | 1.3 | 1,632 | ESPN |
| 2008 | ? | ? | ESPN |
| 2009 | 1.0 | 1,340 | ESPN |
| 2010 | 1.0 | 1,677 | ESPN |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 1,949 | ESPN |
| 2012 | 0.8 | 1,299 | ESPN (tape delayed) |
| 2013 | 0.7 | 1,146 | ESPN2 |
Molly Schuyler appeared on yesterday's episode of Guinness World Records Unleashed to attempt the 16 inch pizza eating record. She finished in 2:12 but did not break the record.
In the Marie Claire Australia about female competitive eaters, the claim is made that the broadcast on ESPN2 received a higher rating than the major league baseball game on July 4. That is an interesting assertion since no baseball game was televised on ESPN / ESPN2 on that day. Sports Business Daily has a list of ratings from early July; the July 7 baseball game had a higher rating than the Nathan's programming (1.3 vs. 0.7).
Slims Last Chance Saloon in Seattle announces it will hold a pepper eating contest later today that will be recorded for an upcoming episode of Stan Lee's Superhumans.
Artie Lange's pizza eating contest from a 2003 episode of the Howard Stern Show can be viewed on youtube.
The correct course of actions to undertake when someone is choking in a cupcake eating contest will be the topic of the January 9 episode of Do or Die on the National Geographic Channel.
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