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Food Network 2026 - 1 season 9 eps PG Returning series

Baking Championship: Next Gen

2026 - 1 season 9 eps PG

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Season 1

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Season 1

120 min

S1 · E1 · Jan 5, 2026

The Tryouts Episode 1

Twelve young sibling teams step into the pastry school style kitchen and learn that they must try out for their spot in the competition. Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown put the teams through two rounds of skills challenges to assess which 10 teams will move on and which two teams will be eliminated before the competition even starts! In the first skills test, the nervous teams put up their best cupcake. For the second skills test, the teams must create a pie from scratch that's good enough to prove they have what it takes to compete. First impressions are everything, and in the end, two teams do not make it through the tryouts.

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60 min

S1 · E2 · Jan 12, 2026

Family Favorite Episode 2

For our sibling teams, family is everything, so hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown task the bakers with creating family favorite desserts. They want to learn more about the bakers through these sweet treats, and they want to discover if the bakers can execute under pressure. But that's not all! There's a five-minute baking time extension at stake that puts the bakers into a spin -- literally! In the end, the least successful team is eliminated.

60 min

S1 · E3 · Jan 19, 2026

A Trip to Remember Episode 3

Family trips are the source of some of the best memories and often the best food! Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown challenge the sibling baking teams to tell them about their travel experiences through vacation desserts. The bakers put their teamwork to the test to recreate or reimagine a memorable food experience from a location they've visited. In the end, the least successful team is eliminated.

60 min

S1 · E4 · Jan 26, 2026

Puzzle Piece of Cake Episode 4

Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown challenge the sibling teams to create two separate cakes that fit together just like a puzzle. Then, the bakers must decorate each puzzle cake piece to represent their sibling. Assigned cake flavors include chocolate, lemon, spiced, carrot, red velvet, strawberry, cookies and cream, and raspberry. When the last piece locks into place, the least successful team is eliminated.

60 min

S1 · E5 · Feb 2, 2026

Rise & Shine Episode 5

It's everyone's favorite challenge! Inspired by the outrageously good breakfasts after the sleepovers of their youth, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown ask the bakers to create ultimate breakfast imposters. Each sibling team must make an over-the-top dessert imposter breakfast with three different dishes -- and don't forget the coffee twist! When the slumber party is over, the least successful team is eliminated.

60 min

S1 · E6 · Feb 9, 2026

Cream Puff Craze Episode 6

Friendship bracelets are all the rage these days, so the sibling teams must create cream puff friendship bracelets arranged in two circles, like a pair of bracelets, decorated with messages to each other. And there's a twist! Mid-bake, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown bring out "choux your own adventure" unexpected ingredients like ube, dates, tahini, yuzu, fresh corn and ricotta that the teams must incorporate into their cream puffs. In the end, the team who falls short is eliminated.

60 min

S1 · E7 · Feb 16, 2026

Bigs & Littles Episode 7

Desserts come in all sizes...just like kids! Since all the bakers are working in a team with their big or little sibling, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown ask the older sibling to make one large-scale big dessert and the younger sibling to make a dozen little desserts. And to make it even more challenging, the teammates can talk to each other, but they can't work on each other's desserts -- which makes for some epic and hilarious "sibling-splaining." In the end, one big and little team is eliminated.

S1 · E8 · Feb 23, 2026

Hat Tricks Episode 8

Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown ask the bakers to make "The Cat in the Hat" helper desserts. In order to earn a spot in the finale, the sibling teams must create an animal character who, like "The Cat in the Hat," brings joy to children and is represented in a large-scale, impressive dessert that isn't a cake. Once all the desserts have been tasted, the least successful team is eliminated.

S1 · E9 · Mar 2, 2026

Cakes to Move You Episode 9

For the final challenge, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown save the biggest and most difficult task for last: the sibling teams must create a delicious and visually stunning animated cake. The siblings must draw on every ounce of teamwork to pull off an impressive animated illusion as their cake spins around. The winning team walks away with $25,000 and the title of Next Gen Baking Champions.

9 episodes in Season 1

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Food Network introduces a new addition to the Baking Championship franchise, Baking Championship: Next Gen with hosts and judges, Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown. The pair of culinary experts helm the jam-packed pastry journey that gives a whole new meaning to sibling rivalry when 12 teams of siblings aged 8-14 compete to win $25,000 and become the next generation of Baking Champions. The wholesome and delightful confectionary competition will launch with a supersized two-hour qualifying round to determine who will continue across the eight subsequent episodes to clinch the prize. Once the competition begins, the sibling collaborators will take on tricky challenges like "breakfast dessert imposters," "cream puff friendship bracelets," and "animated cakes."

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Cast

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Kardea Brown

Self - Host

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Delicious Miss Brown

Duff Goldman

Self - Host

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Ace of Cakes

The Ultimate Baking Championship

Total runtime 10h 21m · Episode length 69 min · Type Reality

Show info

Premiered

January 5, 2026

Latest episode

March 2, 2026

Status

Returning series

Network

Food Network

Country

United States

Type

Reality

Episode length

69 min

Total runtime

10h 21m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

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