...my only fear in the TVFN evolution is that good, but less pretty and perky cooks, will not be on anymore. If you saw Rachael Ray on earlier shows, she was much more normal and there was only an occassional giggle. Now, she's so put on and excruciatingly perky that I can't stand to watch her even though I think she is a good cook.
SandySlop has no place on any cooking channel. Especially for novice cooks. She is a hazard to learning about food and cooking.
I've been watching the Create channel more these days. They have Jacques, Ming, Lidia, and some interesting veggie/wholistic chefs on and it's more about food and cooking and less about being cute.
I find myself watching TVFN more for laughs than instruction or new recipes. I hope you're wrong about the masses preferring this fluff, but we'll see.
