List of Next Great Baker episodes

Next Great Baker (also known as Cake Boss: Next Great Baker) is an American reality television series that airs on TLC, hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, Cake Boss. Season 3 commenced airing on November 26, 2012.

As of 22 July 2014^[update], 36 episodes, including 2 specials of Next Great Baker have aired in four seasons.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
2	11		November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
3	12		November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
4	10		June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)	August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)

Episodes

Season 1 (2010–11)

Main article: Next Great Baker (season 1)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Contestant eliminated
1	1	"Celebrate Good Times, C'mon"	December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)	Kendra
2	2	"Do Not Pass "Go"!"	December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13)	Joe
3	3	"Tis The Season To Be Jolly!"	December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)	Johanna
4	4	"It's Dyn-O-Mite!"	December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)	Pamela
5	5	"3-2-1 Blast Off!"	January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)	Greggy
6	6	"Here Comes The Bride!"	January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)	Joe
7	7	"Pedal To The Metal"	January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)	Brian & Jay
8	8	"The Big Finale!"	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)	Corina (1) - Megan (2)

Season 2 (2011–12)

Main article: Next Great Baker (season 2)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Contestant eliminated
9	1	"It's Go Time!"	November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)	Sara
10	2	"Life-Sized Cakes"	December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)	Tony
11	3	"Wedding Wonderland"	December 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)	Jasmine
12	4	"Bakers On Ice"	December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)	Wesley
13	5	"Let the Sparks Fly"	December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26)	Minerva
14	6	"Gators, Chimps and Bears...Oh My!"	January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)	Heather M.
15	7	"Here Comes The Bride-zilla!"	January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)	Heather G.
16	8	"Headbanging Bakers"	January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)	Carmelo & Megan
17	9	"Crown-Winning Cakes"	January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)	Chad
18	9A	"Finale Pre-Show"	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)	N/A
19	10	"…And the Winner Is?"	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)	(1) Ryan, (2) Nadine

Season 3 (2012–13)

Main article: Next Great Baker (season 3)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Contestant eliminated
20	1	"Game On!"	November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)	Emme
21	2	"Cake Powers, Activate!"	December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)	James (Quit)
22	3	"Bunny Suits and BB Guns"	December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)	Melissa
23	4	"Cake Roast"	December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)	Jessica & Garrett (Quit)
24	5	"New Year's Eve, Hoboken Style!"	December 31, 2012 (2012-12-31)	N/A
25	6	"Wedding Belles"	January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)	Peter
26	7	"Cakes Al Dente"	January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)	Letty
27	8	"Battle of the Sexes"	January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)	Chris
28	9	"Happy Birthday Kelly"	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)	Chad
29	10	"Momma Knows Best"	February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)	Paul
30	11	"Road to the Finale"	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)	Jen
31	12	"Vegas, Baby!"	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)	(1)Ashley , (2) Gretel-Ann

Season 4 (2014)

Main article: Next Great Baker (season 4)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Team eliminated
32	1	"Empire State of Mind"	June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)	Gray
33	2	"Sugar High"	July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)	Teal
34	3	"Destination Wedding!"	July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)	Pink
35	4	"Buddy's Winter BBQ"	July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)	N/A
36	5	"Nightmare on Baker Street"	July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)	Red
37	6	"Long Island Medium Cakes"[1]	July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)	Tan
38	7	"Gravity Defying Cakes"[2]	August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)	Brown
39	8	"Sexiest Cakes Alive"[3]	August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)	Purple
40	9	"Wow Cakes"[4]	August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)	Purple
41	10	"Vegas Showstoppers"[5]	August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)	(1)Blue (2)Black