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Man v. Food (2008)

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Food fanatic Adam Richman has held nearly every job in the restaurant biz, and now he's on a journey to explore the biggest and best eats this nation has to offer, including some of the craziest eating challenges around.

IMDb rating
7.3 (7,787 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
HBO Max · Discovery+ Amazon Channel · Philo · Discovery + · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

8.29 avg 18 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 22 min avg

  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.2 · 106 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 101 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 102 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 83 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 83 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 85 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 83 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 80 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 81 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 74 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 69 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 71 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 66 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 71 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 64 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 65 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 67 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 62 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Amarillo8.2106
2Memphis7.7101
3Pittsburgh8.0102
4Columbus8.283
5Austin8.283
6Chicago8.385
7Atlanta8.483
8Boston8.280
9New York City8.281
10New Orleans8.474
11Portland8.569
12Seattle8.571
13Los Angeles8.566
14St. Louis8.471
15San Jose8.464
16Denver8.265
17North Carolina8.467
18Minneapolis8.562

Season 2 (2009)

8.38 avg 21 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 23 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.4 · 69 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 68 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 67 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 62 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 56 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 64 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 62 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 63 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 66 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 57 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 62 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 53 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 58 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 57 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 61 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 55 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 51 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 44 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1San Antonio, TX8.469
2Las Vegas, NV8.368
3Charleston, SC8.367
4San Francisco, CA8.262
5Durham, NC8.456
6Honolulu, HI8.261
7Sarasota, FL8.464
8Philadelphia, PA8.562
9Baseball Special8.363
10Springfield, IL8.366
11Boise, ID8.357
12Washington, DC8.463
13Baltimore, MD8.463
14Detroit, MI8.462
15Brooklyn, NY8.353
16Anchorage, AK8.458
17Little Rock, AR8.457
18Tucson, AZ8.461
19New Jersey8.455
20Hartford8.551
21Miami8.844

Season 3 (2010)

8.31 avg 20 episodes 8.5 → 7.9 21 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 55 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 54 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 53 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 51 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 56 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 59 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 58 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 53 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 48 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 51 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 49 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 52 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 52 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 51 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 50 votesEp 16: 6.2 · 27 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 46 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 51 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 45 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 51 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1San Diego8.555
2Boulder8.554
3Cleveland8.553
4Richmond8.451
5Salt Lake City8.056
6Phoenix8.059
7Puerto Rico8.358
8Long Island8.553
9Oklahoma City8.548
10Kansas City8.651
11Indianapolis8.549
12Jersey Shore8.552
13Syracuse8.652
14Portland8.551
15Niagara Falls8.650
16Butte6.227
17Sacramento8.446
18Des Moines8.651
19Knoxville8.645
20Ann Arbor7.951

Season 4 (2011)

8.91 avg 27 episodes 8.9 → 9.0 21 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 37 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 40 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 39 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 42 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 41 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 44 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 41 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 35 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 38 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 36 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 35 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 34 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 35 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 36 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 39 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 38 votesEp 17: 9.0 · 38 votesEp 18: 8.9 · 34 votesEp 19: 9.1 · 37 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 43 votesEp 21: 9.1 · 34 votesEp 22: 9.2 · 33 votesEp 23: 9.1 · 36 votesEp 24: 9.2 · 32 votesEp 25: 9.0 · 36 votesEp 26: 9.1 · 35 votesEp 27: 9.0 · 35 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Haven8.937
2Tampa Bay8.840
3Nashville8.839
4Tulsa9.142
5Albuquerque8.741
6Mobile8.044
7Florida Keys8.941
8Gulf Coast9.035
9Portsmouth8.938
10Louisville8.936
11Milwaukee9.135
12Providence9.034
13Dallas9.035
14Route 669.036
15Harlem8.739
16Pacific Coast Highway9.038
17Street Eats9.038
18St. Paul8.934
19Cincinnati9.137
20Nascar8.243
21Omaha9.134
22Green Bay9.233
23Savannah9.136
24Feast Special9.232
25Oahu9.036
26Jackson9.135
27Charlotte9.035

Season 5 (2017)

6.18 avg 10 episodes 6.4 → 6.2 21 min avg

Ep 1: 6.4 · 27 votesEp 2: 6.3 · 27 votesEp 3: 6.4 · 24 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 20 votesEp 5: 6.1 · 21 votesEp 6: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 20 votesEp 8: 5.5 · 19 votesEp 9: 6.1 · 18 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 18 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New York City6.427
2Milwaukee, WI6.327
3Charleston, SC6.424
4New Orleans, LA6.320
5Sleepy Hollow, NY6.121
6Houston, TX6.218
7Portland, OR6.320
8Chicago, IL5.519
9Des Moines, IA6.118
10Bllings, MT6.218

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