Check, Please!
- 2001 –2008
- Returning series
Check, Please! is a popular restaurant review program that first aired on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The show's popularity inspired spin-offs in several other markets. A San Francisco version of the show, Check, Please! Bay Area, began its first season in 2005, airing on KQED. A Miami version for WPBT, Check, Please! South Florida, debuted in January 2008. Check, Please! Kansas City then began airing on KCPT in 2009, and Check, Please! Arizona on Phoenix's KAET made its debut in 2010. A Seattle version, Check, Please! Northwest, began airing on KCTS in 2012. The format of the show is simple: three people sit down with a host to discuss three local eating establishments, one favorite chosen by each guest. Before the program is taped, each person chooses a favorite restaurant, and everyone in the group is required to visit each person's selection. Afterwards, everyone describes their eating experiences. Although many participants select trendy, upscale restaurants, just about any eating establishment is fair game including hot dog stands and "neighborhood joints".
- Created by
- David Manilow
- Seasons
- 19
- Episodes
- 84
- Episode length
- ~26m
- First aired
- Oct 2, 2001
- Networks
- PBS, WTTW
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Check, Please!
Cast information is not available.
Where to Stream Check, Please! by Country
- United States
- Streaming on PBS
- United Kingdom
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- India
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- Canada
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- Australia
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Seasons
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Season 1
Oct 2, 2001
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Spago's Amanda Puck, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. In each show, Puck will moderate an ever-changing panel of three diners, who are not professional restaurant critics.
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Season 2
Oct 10, 2002
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Spago's Amanda Puck, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Amanda invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
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Season 3
Oct 17, 2003
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Alpana Singh, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Alpana invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
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Season 4
Oct 15, 2004
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Alpana Singh, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Alpana invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
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Season 5
Oct 7, 2005
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Alpana Singh, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Alpana invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
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Season 6
Oct 6, 2006
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Alpana Singh, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Alpana invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
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Season 7
Oct 12, 2007
12 episodes
Restaurants. We love to talk about them. We want to know where to go, what to eat, what's hot...and what's not. Check, Please!, hosted by Alpana Singh, compares notes on favorite local eateries with a variety of price ranges. Every week, Alpana invites three new guests, who are not professional restaurant critics, to try each other’s recommendations, and then discuss their dining experiences on the show.
