New York, NY, March 30th, 2009 – RACHAEL RAY, winner of the 2008 Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show, celebrates its 500th episode on April 1st. This episode will feature two huge celebrity interviews, special appearances, surprise guests, a high energy production number and a fond look back at highlights from the past three seasons.
After 499 episodes, Barbara Walters finally stops by Rach’s kitchen table to congratulate Rachael and dishes her favorite moments from her impressive career. Rachael also scores her dream interview with Matthew McConaughey, meeting up with him on location in Austin, Texas.
Also, special appearances from David Letterman, Harry Connick Jr., Craig Ferguson, Tom Jones, Candice Bergen, Jimmy Fallon, “The Watchmen” cast, Tim Gunn, Hilary Duff, Tom Selleck, Joan Rivers and many more. One lucky viewer at home will also receive 500 Snack-of-the-Days from every single episode. Plus, Rachael is whipping up a special recipe for the occasion while answering surprise questions from celebrities in the audience.
Season three of RACHAEL RAY has focused on value and giving back. Rachael considers her viewers her family and is committed to showing them ways to have a great life during tough economic times. Whether it’s ways to stretch a dollar at the grocery store, how to entertain friends on the cheap, bargain back to school clothes or recipes you can stretch out for the whole week, RACHAEL RAY is bringing budget back.
In the past three seasons, Rachael’s had amazing celebrity guests pull up a chair to her kitchen table. Past guests include: Kate Hudson, Brian Williams, “The Brady Bunch” cast, Ted Danson, Paula Abdul, President Clinton, Michael J. Fox, Ringo Starr, Jessica Simpson, Rosie O’Donnell, Mariah Carey, Dr. Phil, Robin McGraw, America Ferrara, New Kids on the Block, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Garner, Senator John McCain, Tyler Perry, Ty Pennington, Chandra Wilson, Joy Behar and many more.
Last season, RACHAEL RAY won the Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment Emmy and for the past two seasons the hit syndicated show secured a spot among the top daytime programs, after having the highest rated premiere for any first-run syndicated talk show since the 2002 launch of “Dr. Phil.”
RACHAEL RAY, the Emmy Award-winning Outstanding Talk Show, is distributed and produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks and Watch Entertainment. Janet Annino is executive producer. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.
