Food Network’s Holiday Lineup Promises Comfort, Joy, and 50+ Festive Hours✨🎄

Food Network will deliver a joyful slate of freshly baked holiday programming launching in November. (The most exciting order of business is possibly the debut of a new holiday-themed spinoff of fan-fave Tournament of Champions.) Ahead, get the details on all the holly-jolly shows airing this season.

Pictured: Bobby Flay laughs with co-host and daughter Sophie Flay on Season 4 of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown.

The holidays begin with the return of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking on Sunday, November 2 at 8|7c. Season 2 features even more spellbinding creations, enchanted elements and baking wizardry as a new field of competitors embarks on the experience of a lifetime. Hosts James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) bring their charm, humor and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. They’re joined by esteemed culinary judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef, who bring their discerning palates and high expectations to the table. Special guests this season include Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Afshan Azad (Padma Patil) and Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan). Follow #WizardsOfBaking on social media to watch behind-the-scenes videos, tour the new sets, check out fun games with the hosts and judges, and hear from the Phelps and special guests.

Then, on Sunday, November 2 at 10|9c, the special World’s Sweetest Candy Shops will give viewers a look behind the scenes at three of the world’s biggest sweets stores as they prepare for their busiest time of the year. The It’Sugar flagship store in New Jersey’s American Dream mall will battle its rival store in Times Square to see who will make the most sales during the holiday rush. Across the pond, Cadbury World in the United Kingdom will unveil an elaborate chocolate sculpture to celebrate its grand reopening following a massive renovation. In Sweden, Gottebiten, the world’s largest candy store by floor area, will struggle to keep up with demand for its 700 varieties of pick ‘n’ mix sweets in a nation of candy-loving Swedes.

Holiday Baking Championship will return on Monday, November 3 at 8|7c, and for the first time ever, it will split the 12 competing bakers into two teams of Naughty vs. Nice. Host Jesse Palmer welcomes them to an adorable, immersive holiday village with a working coffee shop, general store and town hall. In this joyful world, the teams will take on tasks like “Snow Day Desserts,” “Chrismukkah Platters” and, of course, “Naughty Elf Desserts.” Judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller and Kardea Brown will bring tough love as they determine which baker will earn the title of Holiday Baking Champion and receive a feature in Food Network Magazine and $25,000. Follow #HolidayBakingChampionship across Food Network socials for exclusive content shot on set, including holiday hot takes with the judges, holiday “Two Truths and a Lie,” taste tests and more.

On Wednesday, November 5 at 8|7c, host Guy Fieri will make the most wonderful time of the year even more wonderful with a high-stakes holiday incarnation of the ultimate sudden-death culinary showdown, Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas. And because the holidays are a time for cooking for loved ones, chefs will be invited to pair up in teams of two. In every battle, teams will serve up a savory and a sweet dish based on a spin of the Randomizer. Chefs will need to be in sync and on their game to earn the title, the belt, a $100,000 cash prize furnished by Carnival Cruise Lines and their split of an additional $50,000 prize to give to a cause close to their hearts. Judges across the season include Michelle Bernstein, Scott Conant, Cat Cora and more. Floor reporters Tiffani Faison and Justin Warner will be joined by Hunter Fieri to provide insight into each team’s strategy. Follow #TournamentOfChampions and #AllStarChristmas across Food Network social platforms to watch behind-the-scenes videos, including a tour of the set hosted by Guy, and more.

Making its wintry debut on Sunday, November 9 at 9|8c is a new competition series, Sweet Empire. Fourteen of the most competitive and talented sweets makers are invited to the Yuletide Lodge for a competition. The competitors enter as individuals, but their goal is to get on — and stay on — the strongest team by any means necessary, because in this game, the bakers must create incredible edible works of art to grow their teams and avoid elimination. In the end, teams will crumble until only the strongest will be left standing to become the Sweet Empire. Wells Adams will host, while pastry chef Jacques Torres and cake artist Yolanda Gampp will serve as judges. Follow #SweetEmpire across Food Network social platforms for exclusive content shot on set with Wells, plus culinary demos from Yolanda and Jacques.

‘Tis the season for revenge when Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown Season 4 premieres on Tuesday, November 11 at 8|7c. Last season, Bobby Flay didn’t play nice and ended up with a clean sweep. This year, all his old friends and favorite chefs will return to serve a helping of “Revengesgiving” with a heaping side of “holi-payback.” The stakes will be higher than ever, as everyone is out to ruin Bobby’s holiday season. Season competitors and guest hosts include Sunny Anderson, Gabe Bertaccini, Maneet Chauhan and more. Follow #BeatBobbyFlay across Food Network social platforms for more on this star-studded holiday throwdown.

On Monday, November 17 at 9|8c, Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition will premiere on Food Network and Magnolia Network. Hosted by Oliver Hudson and executive-produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, top bakers will face off in the biggest little gingerbread competition ever. Over a series of four challenges, teams will build edible worlds from scratch with lights, motion and storybook-level detail in every miniature. Each week, Oliver guides the fun with warmth and humor, inviting viewers into a magical holiday world. Judges for the series include acclaimed pastry chef Gale Gand and professor and architect Michael Ford, along with episodic guests, celebrity stylist Brad Goreski, chef Christina Tosi, actress D’Arcy Carden and, for the finale, Joanna. Follow #GingerbreadLand across social platforms for more on this all-new holiday competition.