On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Dish Nation was cancelled after thirteen seasons by Fox First Run.

[3] Dish Nation was conceived in 2008 by broadcast marketing veteran and former radio DJ and TV weatherman Stu Weiss.

The show starred J-Si Chavez, Kellie Raspberry, Jenna Owens, and Big Al Mack.

During the 2011 Dish Nation summer test, recording artist DJ Felli Fel and Jessi Malay of Los Angeles' KPWR were a part of the radio roundtable.

[1] With the help of Madeleine Smithberg, co-creator of The Daily Show and Scott Rockett, co-creator of Hollywood Uncensored, the show began as a fast-paced entertainment round-table covering pop culture and celebrity news through four radio teams.

[6] Hosts for the test run included WPLJ's Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill, WHTA's nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show, featuring Ebony Steele, Gary With Da Tea, and HeadKrack, as well as WDVD's Fowler and Martinek.

Recording artist DJ Felli Fel and Jessi Malay, with comedian Michael Bachmann, were the show's Los Angeles hosts.

[4] It experienced an 11% increase in household ratings from the premiere week to the end of the six-week test.

[8] After the rating success of its first 100 episodes, 20th Television announced on January 25, 2013, that Dish Nation had been picked up for a second season.

In late 2013, the show was renewed for a third season, having finished first in key demographics among freshman and sophomore syndicated programs.

Among them were Ben Campbell and Matt McAllister ("Ben and Matt") from KNIX-FM in Phoenix, Miguel Fuller and Holly O'Connor ("Miguel and Holly") from WPOI in Tampa, Florida, and Anthony May ("Tone Kapone") from WGCI-FM in Chicago.

It averaged 4.1 million weekly viewers in the fifth season and continued to skew towards a younger audience, with a median age of 49.8.

In January 2023, it was renewed for a 12th season, In addition, Tamar Braxton and Jessie Woo joined the show as co-hosts.