<P> Season 1 aired under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show and marked a return of the GBBO format to American television after the cancellation of CBS' 2013 series The American Baking Competition . Six bakers participated in the first ABC season . The season was won by Lauren Katz, beating out Nicole Silva and Tim Samson in the final three . </P> <P> Season 2 returned the following year as The Great American Baking Show with ten bakers and an eight - week competition . The season was won by Amanda Faber, with Stephanie Chen as the runner - up . </P> <P> The third season began airing December 7, 2017 with a two - hour premiere . It is the first season hosted by Curry and Adams and for judge Hollywood who last appeared in the CBS version of the show in 2013 . In addition, the season marks the return of baker Antoinette Love, who had to voluntarily leave the previous season due to a family death . The season was withdrawn from ABC's schedule on December 13, 2017 following allegations from former employees of sexual misconduct by Iuzzini . ABC announced that it would not air the remaining episodes . On December 21, 2017, the day the season finale was supposed to air, it was revealed that Vallery Lomas won the competition and Cindy Maliniak and Molly Brodak finished as runners - up . </P>

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