The Cooking Channel is an educational food show based in Knoxville, Tennessee, that launched in 2010, replacing the former Good Life Network, and by 2015, 6,195,000 households had purchased the channel. The regular programming on Cooking Channel USA includes food education, cooking demonstrations, and a weekly program called "My Guest Robert Earl" that began in 2014 and follows host Robert into the backrooms of major restaurants as he takes viewers behind the scenes to discover the secrets behind the food.