The Rachael Ray show has been renewed on ABC for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Former Food Network hottie Rachael Ray is one of very few to successfully transition from cooking show to hosting her own daytime talk show, winning the best talk show Daytime Emmy Award last year. Her show is also nominated for four 2009 Daytime Emmys, including best talk show and best talk show host.

Terry Wood, president of programming for CBS TV Distribution says:

“Viewers really responded to our initial idea to expand Rachael beyond the kitchen and turn it into a hit daytime show.”

So what do you think of Rachael Ray? Does she do the daytime talk show thing as good as she did the cooking shows? Leave your comments below!

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Rachael Ray’s talk show is facing a lawsuit filed by a former employee claims that he was forced to leave his job because he suffered from an eating disorder.

Aaron Ferguson, an accountant, filed at Manhattan’s Supreme Court against the Rachael Ray Show for discrimination and claimed that his supervisor (not Rachael Ray) made “Vile, discriminatory and hurtful comments” that led to him walking out. Other statements that the supervisor allegedly said to Ferguson included “Anorexics are sick in the head,” and “Anorexics should not be able to work.” Two other employees are mentioned in the suit.

This so doesn’t fly with Rachael’s hyper-happy routine.

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