Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
American reality television series
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Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party is an American variety show that was hosted by Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. The show aired on VH1 for three seasons from November 7, 2016, to February 12, 2020, in which it broadcast 40 episodes. Taped at the CBS Studio Center, the show featured Stewart and Snoop Dogg hosting weekly dinner parties with celebrity guests.[1][2][3][4]
- Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge (S3)
| Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Martha Stewart Snoop Dogg Fredwreck |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | SallyAnn Salsano |
| Running time | 19–38 minutes |
| Production companies | VH1 Productions 495 Productions |
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| Network | VH1 |
| Release | November 7, 2016 – February 12, 2020 |
Production
According to Stewart, the show was "right for the time, I think, when we do need a little bit of levity in our lives, because of what’s going on".[5]
Broadcast history and release
On November 21, 2016, VH1 renewed the show for a second season.[6]
Episodes
Season 1 (2016–2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Putting the Pot in Potluck" | November 7, 2016 | 1.68[7] | |
| 2 | 2 | "Keep Your Claws Off Me" | November 14, 2016 | 1.52[8] | |
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Ashley Graham and Rick Ross appear as guests. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Ruffling Feathers" | November 21, 2016 | 1.47[9] | |
| 4 | 4 | "Bringing Home the Bacon" | November 28, 2016 | 1.56[10] | |
| 5 | 5 | "Deck the Balls" | December 5, 2016 | 1.05[11] | |
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Jason Derulo and Jamie Chung appear as guests. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Something Fishy" | February 13, 2017 | 1.29[12] | |
| 7 | 7 | "They Got Game" | February 13, 2017 | 1.11[12] | |
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Snoop Dogg's youth football team the Pomona Steelers appear as guests. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "High on the Hog" | February 20, 2017 | 1.00[13] | |
| 9 | 9 | "Keeping It in the Family" | February 27, 2017 | 0.90[14] | |
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Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross and Uncle Reo appear as guests. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Makin' That Dough" | March 6, 2017 | 1.11[15] | |
Season 2 (2017–2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Happy Birthday, Snoop!" | October 16, 2017 | 1.35[16] | |
| 12 | 2 | "Tricks and Treats" | October 23, 2017 | 0.84[17] | |
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Tichina Arnold and Ross Matthews appear as guests. | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Keepin' It Crunk" | October 30, 2017 | 1.02[18] | |
| 14 | 4 | "Let's Get Roasted" | November 8, 2017 | 0.54[19] | |
| 15 | 5 | "We've Got Sole" | November 15, 2017 | 0.62[20] | |
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Wendy Williams and Post Malone appear as guests. | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "Bon Appetizzle" | November 22, 2017 | 0.58[21] | |
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Wilmer Valderrama and Tamar Braxton appear as guests. | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Getting Some Tongue" | November 29, 2017 | 0.60[22] | |
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Kelly Rowland and George Lopez appear as guests. | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Joy to the Wizorld!" | November 29, 2017 | 0.53[22] | |
| 19 | 9 | "What's Your Beef?" | August 1, 2018 | 0.63[23] | |
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RuPaul and Faith Evans appear as guests. | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Gettin' Veggie With It" | August 1, 2018 | 0.57[23] | |
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Michelle Rodriguez and Cedric the Entertainer appear as guests. | |||||
| 21 | 11 | "Shell of a Good Time" | August 8, 2018 | 0.66[24] | |
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Anthony Anderson and Christina Milian appear as guests. | |||||
| 22 | 12 | "Grilled Muncheese" | August 8, 2018 | 0.51[24] | |
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Lil Rel and Kat Graham appear as guests. | |||||
| 23 | 13 | "Return of the Mac N Cheese" | August 15, 2018 | 0.73[25] | |
| 24 | 14 | "Wok This Way" | August 15, 2018 | 0.58[25] | |
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Margaret Cho and G-Eazy appear as guests. | |||||
| 25 | 15 | "In the Mood" | August 22, 2018 | 0.61[26] | |
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Craig Robinson and Jeannie Mai appear as guests. | |||||
| 26 | 16 | "Pasta La Vista, Baby!" | August 22, 2018 | 0.52[26] | |
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Wendi McLendon-Covey and Steve Aoki appear as guests. | |||||
| 27 | 17 | "Let's Bayou Dinner" | August 29, 2018 | 0.65[27] | |
| 28 | 18 | "Taj Ma-Holler" | August 29, 2018 | 0.57[27] | |
| 29 | 19 | "Stackin' My Bread" | September 5, 2018 | 0.482[28] | |
| 30 | 20 | "Spicing It Up" | September 5, 2018 | 0.396[28] | |
Season 3: Potluck Party Challenge (2019–20)
For this season, the show slightly changes into a competition format as Martha and Snoop along with their respective celebrity team members compete for the "Potluck Party Platter" with celebrity judge(s) choosing the winning team.
- Note: The winning team are listed in bold
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |||||
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| 31 | 1 | "4/20: The Munchie Snackdown" | April 3, 2019 | 0.710[29] | |||||
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| 32 | 2 | "Mother of All Brunches" | May 1, 2019 | 0.464[30] | |||||
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| 33 | 3 | "Best Friend-Ly Competition" | May 30, 2019 | 0.414[31] | |||||
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| 34 | 4 | "Father's Day Food Fight" | June 11, 2019 | 0.411[32] | |||||
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| 35 | 5 | "BBQ Battle" | July 16, 2019 | 0.453[33] | |||||
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| 36 | 6 | "Halloween Food Fight" | October 22, 2019 | 0.270[34] | |||||
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| 37 | 7 | "#Friendsgiving Face-Off" | November 20, 2019 | 0.369[35] | |||||
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| 38 | 8 | "Holiday Frost Fight" | December 11, 2019 | 0.358[36] | |||||
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| 39 | 9 | "Championship Chow Down" | January 15, 2020 | 0.449[37] | |||||
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| 40 | 10 | "Eat Your Heart Out" | February 12, 2020 | 0.411[38] | |||||
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Reception
Television viewership and ratings
The show was the number one non-sports cable show in its time slot and opened to a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49.[39]
Critical response
The show received a positive reception from television critics upon its premiere. Lauren Carroll Harris of The Guardian described it as a "glorious piece of ironic programming", in which she praised the show's format and the chemistry between its hosts.[40]
Awards
| Award | Year[a] | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Emmy Awards | 2017 | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program | Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg | Nominated | [41] |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2018 | Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | Nominated | [42] |
Notes
- Indicates the year of ceremony