Food television has been shifting for years, moving away from showcasing the mastery of chefs like Jacques Pépin or Julia Child to the less polished charm of celebrities dabbling in the kitchen.

None of us had ever really dabbled with dating apps.

I had dabbled in meal prep before but mostly for office lunches—and let’s be honest, they weren’t thrilling.

Mr Bartlett has dabbled in dubious health claims before.

ABC took a hands-off approach to the show, and rarely meddled with its content, even when “My So-Called Life” dabbled in controversial issues like gun violence.