“RACHAEL RAY” KICKS OFF SEASON 7 IN A BRAND NEW STUDIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

NEW YORK, NY – August 23rd, 2012 –CBS Television Distribution’s two-time Emmy® Award-winning RACHAEL RAY returns on September 17 with its season seven premiere featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. In a day of firsts, Rachael will give the First Lady the first tour of her new daytime home and state of the art kitchen. The First Lady will then join Rachael for an exciting chat at the kitchen table to discuss her Let’s Move! initiative and more.

Season seven will feature more of RACHAEL RAY’s favorite guests including Fergie, Zooey Deschanel, Kevin and Danielle Jonas, Jeff Probst, Jamie Lee Curtis, Wyclef Jean, Lucy Liu, Mindy Kaling, Valerie Bertinelli, Tyra Banks, Emeril and Donnie Wahlberg.

The season seven premiere episode of RACHAEL RAY is scheduled to air on September 17, 2012. Please check local listings at www.rachaelrayshow.com.

RACHAEL RAY,the 2008 and 2009 Emmy® Award-winning Outstanding Talk Show,is distributed and produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks and Watch Entertainment.  Janet Annino is the Executive Producer. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.