Food Network is Now in HD

[TVViewer]

FOOD NETWORK CANADA LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER

Channel Launches in High-Definition on Shaw Cable in Time for Thanksgiving Marathons

TORONTO, October 5, 2011– Food Network Canada’s most mouth-watering dishes and dramatic kitchen flare-ups are about to be more tempting and intense than ever before. As of today, the channel will be available in High-Definition for the first time ever through Shaw Cable. The channel will continue to feature the best in food-centric entertaining programming that is now more vivid with a clear and true-to-life picture quality. Food Network HD will be available on free preview to Shaw Cable customers on channel 232 through November 30th.

Launching just in time for Thanksgiving, Canadians can enjoy Food Network’s marathons of entertaining holiday themed content in superior high definition image quality.

Food Network’s Thanksgiving Marathons include:

Thanksgiving Marathons
Sunday, October 9 from 12:00PM ET to 3:00PM ET repeating from 4:00PM ET to 7:00PM ET

Kick back and gear up for thankful feasting with four back-to-back Thanksgiving-themed episodes of Unwrapped, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and Chopped.

12:00PM ET: Unwrapped (Episode- Turkey and Trimmings, Repeats at 4:00pm ET)

1:00PM ET: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives (Episode- A Triple D Thanksgiving, Repeats at 5:00PM ET)

1:30PM ET: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives (Epsiode- Talkin' Turkey, Repeats at 5:30PM ET)

2:00PM ET: Chopped (Episode- Cronuchopia, Repeats at 6:00PM ET)

Sunday, October 9 from 8:00PM ET to 11:00PM ET

Two back-to-back Thanksgiving-themed episodes of Iron Chef America are followed by a Thanksgiving-themed episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate for the tastiest way to end a Sunday night.

8:00PM ET: Iron Chef America (Episode- Thanksgiving Battle)

9:00PM ET: Iron Chef America (Episode- Thanksgiving Showdown: Flay Symon vs. Morimoto/Cora

10:00PM ET: The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Episode- I'm Thankful For)

Chopped Thanksgiving Day Marathon

Monday, October 10 from 10:00AM ET to 6:00AM ET

Bring some excitement back into your Thanksgiving kitchen with twenty back-to-back episodes of Chopped.

To join the Food Network Canada conversation, follow @FoodNetworkCA on Twitter and visit Facebook.com/FoodNetworkCanada.

[bigoranget]

Any idea if this channel will make an appearance on Shaw Direct?

[CDN Viewer]

Any idea if this channel will make an appearance on Shaw Direct?

I was wondering the same thing. If they have room to add more damn sports channels then they should be able to find room to add Food Network HD. I think the odds are good that it will be added since they own the channel- HGTV HD was added as soon as it launched.

[InMontreal]

Cue TVViewer's next week message that claims Food Network HD was the highest rated specialty for thanksgiving weekend...