Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations was an American Traveling and food show to the Travel Channel. In addition, it airs on the Discovery Travel & Living channel. In it, host Anthony Bourdain visits overseas nations, cities worldwide, and places over the U.S., where hosts treat him to local culture and cuisine. The show established in 2005. Content and the format of this series is similar to the 2001 -- 2002 Food Network show, A Cook's Tour of Bourdain. The Travel Channel announced that season 9 will soon be the last year of the show. Season 9 premiered on September 3, 2012 and concluded on November 5, 2012 with its series finale event.The incident Anthony Bourdain had been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming in 2007. In 2009 the series won the Emmy for"Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming".