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Anthony Bourdain: The Layover

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The Layover is a travel and food show on the Travel Channel hosted by Anthony Bourdain. The show premiered on November 21, 2011 in an episode based on Singapore. The format and the content of the show are based on what a traveler can do, eat, visit and enjoy within 24 to 48 hours in a city. Each episode starts with the host landing at the city, with the clock starting the countdown until the time that he will leave the city. As a seasoned traveler, he meets up with locals and explores the city in and out, within matters of hours, both the touristy way and the local way. On February 15, 2012, Travel Channel renewed the show for the 2012/2013 season, selecting November 19, 2012 for the second season premiere; featured cities for the season include Atlanta, Chicago, Dublin, New Orleans, Paris, Philadelphia, São Paulo, Seattle, Toronto, and Taipei.

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Seasons

Season 1

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 21, 2011

Season 2

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 19, 2012

Episodes

1–6 of 10

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Ep 1

Singapore

Nov 21, 2011

42m

Tony's first 24-hour layover lands him in Singapore, a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities that all come together over a national obsession with food. Tony's friends take him on a tour of the hyper-modern city that manages to stay true to its culinary roots

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Ep 2

New York

Nov 28, 2011

42m

Tony takes on his hometown of NYC. Having lived and explored the city for years, Tony's better equipped then anybody to show even the most novice traveler, how to explore this diverse and fast paced city

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Ep 3

Rome

Dec 5, 2011

42m

Tony has just over 30 hours to explore the Eternal City. From dusk till dark, he sets off to explore and eat as much as he can in a whirlwind tour, from the banks of the Tiber River, and deep into the crooked ancient alleyways.

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Ep 4

Miami

Dec 12, 2011

42m

Paying homage to his love for Miami Vice, Tony Bourdain's Layover in Miami is full of hilarity as he takes in the South Beach Art Deco architecture scene and spots bikini clad roller bladers while cruising around in his red convertible.

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Ep 5

Hong Kong

Dec 19, 2011

42m

Tony finds himself on a Layover in the fast paced, fascinating city of Hong Kong...in the middle of summer. Sweltering heat, oppressive smog, and intermittent rain, add some sardonic twists to Tony's travels to the Far East.

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Ep 6

Montreal

Dec 26, 2011

42m

A Montreal Layover for Tony means calling up local friends like Martin Picard to explore the city's hot spots that can't be found in any guidebook. He sees first hand how intrinsic the local environment is to food and fun.

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