Chopped dominates all other food competition shows. It's the only one I'll actually stop what I'm doing to watch, rather than end up watching. The mystery baskets are often hilarious and extremely difficult, some one cuts themselves every other episode and the pacing is just great. I am entertained.
The "Challenge" show where they build a cake that probably tastes like ass but looks like something is shit. It's also pointless, once you put wood dowels and cover it disgusting fondant it ceases to be about food and is instead just a timed sculpting competition involving a crappy medium. But the cupcake wars is hands down the shittiest show. So fucking boring, a total let down at the end and why do all the contestants love red velvet cake so much?