Stanley Tucci's Beloved Italian Food Show Was Just Canceled By CNN

[Earth-shine]

Stanley Tucci's adventures in Italy are officially finito. At least for now.

During his Dec. 14 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the beloved actor revealed that his Emmy Award-winning food and travel docuseries, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, has been put on the chopping block.

"Unfortunately, CNN has canceled all of their original programming. So hopefully we'll end up on another streamer, network—we don't know," Tucci told Fallon. "But yes, I have plans to do season 3 and more."

Fallon joked, "So Searching for Italy is searching for a new network," to which Tucci responded, "It's not as appetizing."

https://www.eatthis.com/stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy-canceled/

[marble falls]

1. I'd watch Tucci knitting while reciting the Canton, Ohio phone book at a mumble on cold medication.

[MLAA]

6. I'm a Tucci fan as well.

[marble falls]

15. The first thing I saw him on was a lawyer show called, "Murder 1". He was an eye catcher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_One_(TV_series)

Premise

In its first season, the series starred Daniel Benzali as defense attorney Theodore (Ted) Hoffman, a criminal litigator and the principal of his own firm, Hoffman and Associates. Backed by a cadre of young associates, Hoffman was a gruff, masterful criminal lawyer who zealously represented his clients in high-profile cases. Patricia Clarkson played his wife, Annie. Unique for a television drama at that time, the first season of the series revolved around a single high-profile criminal case. Stanley Tucci played Richard Cross, a charming but morally ambiguous philanthropist and the first man arrested for the murder of Jessica Costello. Bobbie Phillips played Julie Costello, the murder victim's sister and the girlfriend of Richard Cross.

[XanaDUer2]

2. I loved it nt

[jalan48]

3. It's a great show. Maybe another network will pick it up.

[FakeNoose]

4. I think it's a reflection on CNN, not on Stanley Tucci's marvelous show

They're just running out of money, it seems everything and everyone is fired.

[elleng]

9. Surely reflects badly on CNN.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. That's too bad

Only watched it once but I liked it.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. A Few Times For Me

Wasn't a regular viewer, but watched a few episodes.
I agree with you. I liked it, too.
My dad worked with a couple brothers at the dairy that shared Stanley's last name.
One of them was a retail driver. (Delivered to the homes, unlike my dad who delivered to the supermarkets.)
The kids in the neighborhoods where he went loved him.
Maybe it's a rule that with the name Tucci, you have to be nice!

[montanacowboy]

7. CNN screws up again

I haven't watched them since they went crazy - I sure hope Tucci finds another outlet for his show. It was fantastic. And the fact that he grew up in Italy as a young boy and speaks Italian beautifully only gives more credence to the show. He is one of our great actors, I especially liked him in the Lovely Bones.

[Clash City Rocker]

8. It's hard to believe someone won't pick it up

One reason Tucci has risen above the label “character actor” is that he’s just so likable. When he’s in a scene, he’s the one you’re watching. And he cares deeply about the subject.

I suspect a news channel was the wrong place for it. On the Food Network, or one of the streaming platforms, it would be huge.

[elleng]

10. Right, hard to believe.

Think anyone/channel can afford such? DO wish PBS could; surely they WOULD, if they could.

[FalloutShelter]

11. WOW... what jerks.

Chris Licht strikes again!

[FarPoint]

12. CNN has fallen to Voldemort...

Into the darkness they have turned....

[tavernier]

14. Interesting

Considering Tucci was Snape’s best friend IRL.

[FarPoint]

16. Great connection!

I forgot about that ..👍

[Rebl2]

13. Move it to

Discovery+ or some other free streaming channel, if those even exist. I would say put it on Food Network, but they have become the food competition channel. Seems like the only time they have a show with a person cooking on the show it’s for a few hours on Saturday and Sunday and most of those are repeats.

[whistler162]

17. Dang I was hoping some day

he would figure out where Italy was.

[mcar]

18. I'd rather watch CNN's specials like this

than the all-day, all-the-same news shows. I feel the same about MSNBC. Every hour, same 3 or 4 topics.

[Stinky The Clown]

21. A good place for it to land might be Byron Allen's Recipe TV

If you haven't watched it, give it a try, A quiet, soothing tone tothe programming. The network is still young so the inventory of programs is such there are reruns. The talent is young but engaging. Tucci could go there and inject real excitement. I could imagine two shows. One focused more on the travel and one focused more on recipes.

[nightwing1240]

22. I loved that show

Well darn it, I hope it finds a new home

[liberal_mama]

23. I love this show! CNN sucks now. Ana Cabrera is leaving CNN for MSNBC probably because she knows she

will be fired or demoted soon. I used to love to watch the night shows on CNN with Anderson, Chris Cuomo, and Don Lemon. I realize that Chris Cuomo was fired for certain reasons, but I did enjoy his show. Now they have Don Lemon in the morning. I don't even bother to watch anymore unless there is some major story breaking. Plus they kept having all the Covid death cultists on like Leana Wen and the other Covid-loving freaks.

[nolabear]

24. All their original programming? Damn.

They’ve done some amazing, important in depth work. What on earth? Are they trying to sink?

[bahboo]

25. I could watch that show on an endless loop...

in fact...I have. It will find another network, it's too good not to....

[Oneironaut]

26. CNN is trash.

All they do now is speculate about what Trump is doing all day. They’re obsessed with him, probably because they feel like it will give them the most ad revenue. They were slobbering over Trump’s stupid “announcement,” like usual.

[GoCubsGo]

27. I hope PBS picks it up.

It would be perfect for them. I think Amazon carries it on Prime Video, so maybe they'll take over. Bezos can afford it.

[tirebiter]

28. Tucci did a good stint on ER.