Ranked by acclaim and reach (editorial pick, checked against TMDB). None were in Plex on 30 Sep 2026. All 50 sit at the front of the Seerr priority drip; the first 10 were requested at 20:27 GST.
| # | Show | Scope | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chef's Table 2015 · Netflix · 34 episodes | all 7 seasons | Requested |
| 2 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2013 · CNN · 95 episodes | all 12 seasons | Requested |
| 3 | The Great British Bake Off 2010 · BBC One · 89 episodes | all 7 seasons | Requested |
| 4 | Salt Fat Acid Heat 2018 · Netflix · 4 episodes | all 1 season | Requested |
| 5 | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2005 · Travel Channel · 137 episodes | all 8 seasons | Requested |
| 6 | Good Eats 1999 · Food Network · 265 episodes | latest 2 of 16 seasons | Requested |
| 7 | MasterChef Australia 2009 · 10 · 1151 episodes | latest 2 of 18 seasons | Requested |
| 8 | Top Chef 2006 · Bravo · 342 episodes | latest 2 of 23 seasons | Requested |
| 9 | Iron Chef 1993 · Food Network · 299 episodes | latest 2 of 7 seasons | Requested |
| 10 | The Mind of a Chef 2012 · PBS · 86 episodes | all 6 seasons | Requested |
| 11 | Culinary Class Wars 2024 · Netflix · 25 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 12 | Street Food: Asia 2019 · Netflix · 9 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 13 | Ugly Delicious 2018 · Netflix · 12 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 14 | Somebody Feed Phil 2018 · Netflix · 49 episodes | all 8 seasons | Next in queue |
| 15 | Kitchen Nightmares 2007 · FOX · 92 episodes | all 6 seasons | Next in queue |
| 16 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares 2004 · Channel 4 · 30 episodes | all 5 seasons | Next in queue |
| 17 | Hell's Kitchen 2005 · FOX · 387 episodes | latest 2 of 25 seasons | Next in queue |
| 18 | Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 2021 · CNN · 14 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 19 | The French Chef 1963 · PBS · 205 episodes | latest 2 of 10 seasons | Next in queue |
| 20 | The Chef Show 2019 · Netflix · 25 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 21 | Taco Chronicles 2019 · Netflix · 21 episodes | all 3 seasons | Next in queue |
| 22 | Chef's Table: France 2016 · Netflix · 4 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 23 | Chef's Table: BBQ 2020 · Netflix · 4 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 24 | High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America 2021 · Netflix · 8 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 25 | Cooked 2016 · Netflix · 4 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 26 | A Cook's Tour 2002 · Food Network · 35 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 27 | Anthony Bourdain: The Layover 2011 · Travel Channel · 20 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 28 | Two Fat Ladies 1996 · BBC Two · 23 episodes | all 4 seasons | Next in queue |
| 29 | The Naked Chef 1999 · Food Network · 24 episodes | all 3 seasons | Next in queue |
| 30 | Heston's Feasts 2009 · Channel 4 · 13 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 31 | Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection 2006 · BBC Two · 15 episodes | all 2 seasons | Next in queue |
| 32 | MasterChef: The Professionals 2008 · BBC One · 386 episodes | latest 2 of 18 seasons | Next in queue |
| 33 | MasterChef 2010 · FOX · 313 episodes | latest 2 of 16 seasons | Next in queue |
| 34 | Great British Menu 2006 · BBC Two · 548 episodes | latest 2 of 16 seasons | Next in queue |
| 35 | Iron Chef America 2005 · Food Network · 236 episodes | latest 2 of 13 seasons | Next in queue |
| 36 | Chopped 2009 · Food Network · 817 episodes | latest 2 of 64 seasons | Next in queue |
| 37 | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 2007 · Food Network · 723 episodes | latest 2 of 57 seasons | Next in queue |
| 38 | Nailed It! 2018 · Netflix · 43 episodes | all 7 seasons | Next in queue |
| 39 | The Final Table 2018 · Netflix · 10 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 40 | Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted 2019 · National Geographic · 29 episodes | all 4 seasons | Next in queue |
| 41 | The F Word 2005 · Channel 4 · 51 episodes | all 5 seasons | Next in queue |
| 42 | Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip 2018 · ITV1 · 11 episodes | all 4 seasons | Next in queue |
| 43 | Flavorful Origins 2019 · Tencent Video · 60 episodes | all 5 seasons | Next in queue |
| 44 | Street Food: Latin America 2020 · Netflix · 6 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 45 | Chef's Table: Pizza 2022 · Netflix · 6 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 46 | Chef's Table: Noodles 2024 · Netflix · 4 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 47 | Omnivore 2024 · Apple TV · 8 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
| 48 | Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern 2007 · Travel Channel · 194 episodes | latest 2 of 15 seasons | Next in queue |
| 49 | Barefoot Contessa 2002 · Food Network · 305 episodes | latest 2 of 29 seasons | Next in queue |
| 50 | Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home 1999 · PBS · 22 episodes | all 1 season | Next in queue |
Status as of 30 Sep 2026 20:27 GST. Source: StudioServer/video/cooking/cooking-50.json.