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The Food That Built America (2019)

Documentary · History

The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

IMDb rating
8.4 (1,951 votes)
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Disney+ · Hulu · Philo · HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel · HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel · History · The Roku Channel · DistroTV · Tubi TV · Hoopla · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

8.07 avg 3 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 86 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 154 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 128 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 104 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lines in the Sand7.9154
2Best Served Cold8.1128
3The Spoils of War8.2104

Season 2 (2021)

7.97 avg 16 episodes 8.1 → 7.3 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 134 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 105 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 120 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 102 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 113 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 101 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 89 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 94 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 89 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 93 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 81 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 77 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 79 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 73 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 72 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 83 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pizza Wars8.1134
2Chocolate Rush8.2105
3The Kings of Burgers8.1120
4American Cheese8.2102
5Cola Wars8.4113
6Chip Dynasties8.2101
7Cookie Wars8.189
8Soup of the Century8.094
9Godfathers of Fast Food7.889
10The TV Dinner8.193
11Ice Cream Empires7.781
12A Game of Chicken8.277
13When the Chips Are Down7.879
14The Rise of a Rival7.873
15Gum Slingers7.672
16Breakfast Barons7.383

Season 3 (2022)

8.19 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.4

Ep 1: 8.0 · 84 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 73 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 72 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 67 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 65 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 64 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 71 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 63 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 68 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 63 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 66 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 65 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Submarine Warfare8.084
2A Cold One7.873
3Do or Donut8.272
4A Dish Best Served... Soft8.267
5The Best Thing Since...8.365
6Cookie Fortunes8.364
7The Beef is On8.471
8Pop Stars8.063
9Beyond the Burger8.368
10Chain Reaction8.263
11Let Them Eat Snack Cakes8.266
12Pasta Party8.465

Season 4 (2023)

7.85 avg 16 episodes 7.7 → 7.9

Ep 1: 7.7 · 58 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 55 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 64 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 56 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 58 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 55 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 50 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 53 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 55 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 49 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 52 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 51 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 51 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 44 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 42 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 43 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Breakfast That Pops7.758
2Holiday Treats7.655
3Flight of the Buffalo Wing7.664
4Candy Revolution7.756
5Clash of the Coffee8.058
6The Chicken Coup7.955
7When Food Freezes Over7.850
8Thanksgiving Dinner7.853
9Peanut Butter Battle8.055
10American Spirits7.349
11Where There's Smoke8.152
12Thirst Quenchers8.251
13Supermarket Sweep8.151
14Bring Home the Bacon8.044
15Dog Eat Dog7.942
16Beer Run7.943

Season 5 (2024)

8.07 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 8.0

Ep 1: 8.2 · 47 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 42 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 39 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 39 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 37 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 40 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 39 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 36 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 35 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 38 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 37 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 34 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1All American Marinara8.247
2Ice Cream Revolution8.442
3Soda Rising: Birth of Pop8.039
4Let Them Bake Cake8.239
5Penny Candy Craze7.937
6Sunshine in a Glass8.240
7Champions of Breakfast8.339
8Planet Mars8.136
9Lunchbox Legends8.235
10The Colonel7.738
11Citrus Soda Legends7.637
12Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story8.034

Season 6 (2025)

8.00 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 7.1

Ep 1: 8.2 · 33 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 35 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 31 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 31 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 33 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 29 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 27 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 31 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 27 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 27 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tortilla Takeover8.233
2Movie Theatre Munchies8.235
3Baking Chocolate Chip History8.331
4Empire of Convenience8.231
5Legends of the Mall8.433
6Coffee: A Brewed Awakening7.729
7A Box of Chocolates8.127
8Beer Necessities7.531
9Asian Food Invasion8.327
10You Don't Know Jack7.127

Season 7 (2026)

8.10 avg 14 episodes 8.3 → 7.9

Ep 1: 8.3 · 22 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 23 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 22 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 11 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pizza Power Play8.322
2Cereal Killers8.523
3The Birth of Bubblegum8.320
4Drive-Thru Burger Revolution8.722
5Chocolate in a Glass8.220
6Clash of the Cookie Giants6.822
7Cheesecake Chronicles8.718
8Rice To Riches8.217
9Burgers, Burritos & the Battle for Fast Food8.215
10Icons of Ice Cream8.215
11Spilling the Tea8.117
12Let's Get Cracker-ing7.313
13Cereal Sensations8.012
14Say Yes to the Dressing7.911

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