Next Great Baker (also known as Cake Boss: Next Great Baker) is an American reality television series that airs on TLC, hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, Cake Boss. Season 3 commenced airing on November 26, 2012.
As of 22 July 2014[update], 36 episodes, including 2 specials of Next Great Baker have aired in four seasons.
Main article: Next Great Baker (season 1) |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
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1 | 1 | "Celebrate Good Times, C'mon" | December 6, 2010 | Kendra |
2 | 2 | "Do Not Pass "Go"!" | December 13, 2010 | Joe |
3 | 3 | "Tis The Season To Be Jolly!" | December 20, 2010 | Johanna |
4 | 4 | "It's Dyn-O-Mite!" | December 27, 2010 | Pamela |
5 | 5 | "3-2-1 Blast Off!" | January 3, 2011 | Greggy |
6 | 6 | "Here Comes The Bride!" | January 10, 2011 | Joe |
7 | 7 | "Pedal To The Metal" | January 17, 2011 | Brian & Jay |
8 | 8 | "The Big Finale!" | January 24, 2011 | Corina (1) - Megan (2) |
Main article: Next Great Baker (season 2) |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
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9 | 1 | "It's Go Time!" | November 28, 2011 | Sara |
10 | 2 | "Life-Sized Cakes" | December 5, 2011 | Tony |
11 | 3 | "Wedding Wonderland" | December 12, 2011 | Jasmine |
12 | 4 | "Bakers On Ice" | December 19, 2011 | Wesley |
13 | 5 | "Let the Sparks Fly" | December 26, 2011 | Minerva |
14 | 6 | "Gators, Chimps and Bears...Oh My!" | January 2, 2012 | Heather M. |
15 | 7 | "Here Comes The Bride-zilla!" | January 9, 2012 | Heather G. |
16 | 8 | "Headbanging Bakers" | January 16, 2012 | Carmelo & Megan |
17 | 9 | "Crown-Winning Cakes" | January 23, 2012 | Chad |
18 | 9A | "Finale Pre-Show" | January 30, 2012 | N/A |
19 | 10 | "…And the Winner Is?" | January 30, 2012 | (1) Ryan, (2) Nadine |
Main article: Next Great Baker (season 3) |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 1 | "Game On!" | November 26, 2012 | Emme |
21 | 2 | "Cake Powers, Activate!" | December 3, 2012 | James (Quit) |
22 | 3 | "Bunny Suits and BB Guns" | December 10, 2012 | Melissa |
23 | 4 | "Cake Roast" | December 17, 2012 | Jessica & Garrett (Quit) |
24 | 5 | "New Year's Eve, Hoboken Style!" | December 31, 2012 | N/A |
25 | 6 | "Wedding Belles" | January 7, 2013 | Peter |
26 | 7 | "Cakes Al Dente" | January 14, 2013 | Letty |
27 | 8 | "Battle of the Sexes" | January 21, 2013 | Chris |
28 | 9 | "Happy Birthday Kelly" | January 28, 2013 | Chad |
29 | 10 | "Momma Knows Best" | February 4, 2013 | Paul |
30 | 11 | "Road to the Finale" | February 11, 2013 | Jen |
31 | 12 | "Vegas, Baby!" | February 11, 2013 | (1)Ashley , (2) Gretel-Ann |
Main article: Next Great Baker (season 4) |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Team eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 1 | "Empire State of Mind" | June 24, 2014 | Gray |
33 | 2 | "Sugar High" | July 1, 2014 | Teal |
34 | 3 | "Destination Wedding!" | July 8, 2014 | Pink |
35 | 4 | "Buddy's Winter BBQ" | July 15, 2014 | N/A |
36 | 5 | "Nightmare on Baker Street" | July 22, 2014 | Red |
37 | 6 | "Long Island Medium Cakes"[1] | July 29, 2014 | Tan |
38 | 7 | "Gravity Defying Cakes"[2] | August 5, 2014 | Brown |
39 | 8 | "Sexiest Cakes Alive"[3] | August 12, 2014 | Purple |
40 | 9 | "Wow Cakes"[4] | August 12, 2014 | Purple |
41 | 10 | "Vegas Showstoppers"[5] | August 19, 2014 | (1)Blue (2)Black |