Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BBQ Blitz


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Consensus is sourcing exists and examples of such have been provided. No issue with the nomination itself and if that conversation needs to continue, it can elsewhere. Star  Mississippi  02:45, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

BBQ Blitz

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No reliable sourcing found. Show only lasted six episodes and therefore got no WP:RS coverage. Fails WP:NTV Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 19:05, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 19:05, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Speedy close. The nominator was already asked on their talk page to slow down with all the nominations.  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 10:08, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * They were asked to slow down on PRODs and to notify the creator of the articles. Liz's warning has/had nothing to do with AFD's and nothing User:Liz said suggested in any way that TPH couldn't bring these to AFD. — Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 14:45, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete the article lacks enough reliable sources to justify having it.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:09, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment – See WP:NEXIST: topic notability is not based upon the state of sourcing in articles. North America1000 02:05, 11 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of Food Network original programming as sources pertaining to the show itself are lacking. The sources that do exist pertain mainly/only to those that appeared on the show and have little/nothing to do with the show itself.— Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 15:05, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Moving to Keep per Cunard.— Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 22:42, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "The 34-year-old Jackson won Season 11 of Food Network Star (hosted by celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis) in August, and finally goes prime time as host of a new six-episode series BBQ Blitz. The show premieres at 9:30 p.m. Friday on the Food Network with Jackson hitting a new city in each episode. The premiere episode was taped in Little Rock and features local chefs Justin Patterson and Donnie Ferneau, along with food truck owner Gwen Jones. The other cities, all with special connections to Jackson are Miami and Charlotte, N.C., (where he played with the Dolphins and Panthers, respectively); Dallas, his childhood home; Montgomery, Ala., where his extended family lives; and barbecue mecca Kansas City."  The article notes: "If there are two things football players can do well, it's compete and eat. Which, Eddie Jackson says, makes his new gig hosting Food Network's "BBQ Blitz" something of a natural fit. ... The six-episode competition series, which airs Fridays, goes to cities such as Miami, Dallas, Kansas City and Charlotte, N.C., where three top local grillers, smokers and fire-roasters prepare their signature dishes, then are challenged to transform them into something completely different - all to be evaluated by a panel of judges. The winner gets a $5,000 prize. ... And this isn't just a ribs and brisket show as literally anything - fish, pork, lamb, chicken, beef, turkey or even vegetables - could be on the grill. Creativity is on display in the stadium-like atmosphere, as the competitors must rely on their imaginations to reconfigure their dishes."  The article notes: "Three Alabama chefs matched their cooking skills on Thursday night's episode of the Food Network's "BBQ Blitz," but when the smoke cleared, John Hall of Post Office Pies in Birmingham came home with the $5,000 prize. ... Jackson, the "BBQ Blitz" host, is a former NFL football player who recently won the 11th season of "Food Network Star." Thursday night's show was taped in Montgomery outside the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts last month."  The article notes: ""BBQ Blitz," the show that fitness trainer Jackson got for winning Season 11 of the Food Network competition, premieres Oct. 9 at 9:30 p.m. In the six-episode series, Jackson hits a new city in each episode, including Miami and Charlotte, NC, where he played professional football. The series also visits Dallas, his childhood hometown; Little Rock, Ark., from his college days; Montgomery, Ala., where his extended family lives; and barbecue mecca Kansas City."  The article notes: "The Food Network is filming a barbecue chef showdown in Montgomery this weekend, and it’s looking for an audience. Former NFL player Eddie Jackson’s new show, “BBQ Blitz,” will host a competition featuring “three of Alabama’s best chefs,” the network said. The three-segment episode will start filming at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts."  The article notes: "Adrian Davila, of the family-owned Davila’s BBQ, will make his cooking debut as a competitor on the show, BBQ Blitz, which is set to air at 9:30 p.m. Friday. ... BBQ Blitz host Eddie Jackson travels from city to city, pitting three top chefs against each other in a sports-style setting, according to a press release."</li> <li> The article notes: "Local grill master, Adrian Davila sacked his competition in the Food Network show “BBQ Blitz.” In the episode “Texas Takedown,” — which premiered Friday night — Davila put his skills to the test, competing against Roe DiLeo and Kyle Noonan and coming out champion."</li> <li> The article notes: "Fans of the iconic Davila’s BBQ in Seguin can look forward to seeing the restaurant’s third-generation pit master Adrian Davila hit the television screen in this week’s “BBQ Blitz” show on the Food Network. The episode, called the “Texas Takedown,” will feature Davila and two other pit masters as they go head to head for $5,000 and, of course, bragging rights."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow BBQ Blitz to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:49, 30 April 2022 (UTC) </li></ul> Relisting comment: Please consider the newly discovered sources. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 22:54, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep – Meets GNG overall, although perhaps on a bit of a weaker level. Source examples include, , , . Another option would be to merge to Eddie Jackson (chef). North America1000 02:13, 11 May 2022 (UTC)


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