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Frank Matson

Frank Matson

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Frank Matson is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning Executive Producer and the Founder/CEO of Denver-based Citizen Pictures, a full-service production company specializing in creating, developing, packaging and producing meaningful, inspiring content that pushes the creative envelope. Established in 1984 by Matson, Citizen Pictures began as a small branded programming company, and has grown into a multi-award-winning television production + content hub. Citizen is focused on creating lifestyle-centric programming that features talent-driven and high-profile storytelling. One of America's most prolific production companies, Citizen Pictures has produced thousands of hours of groundbreaking television for the likes of Food Network, Discovery, HGTV, Travel Channel, Bravo and other networks. Highlights include the Emmy Award-winning Giada at Home and pop culture phenomenon Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Network's #1 ranked show for nearly a decade, with more than two-dozen seasons and counting. Under Matson's visionary leadership, Citizen devolved from its origin as a TV-specific production house into a full-scale content creation company, with a thriving branded entertainment division. Notable clients include Toyota, AT&T, Target, Kellog's, Comcast, Carnival Cruise Lines and Vail Resorts, to name a few. The 1940s converted-shoe-warehouse-turned-office is the creative center for a multitude of diverse and talented individuals with a shared passion for storytelling. On top of that, there is not a better place to brainstorm, develop, or become inspired by one's surroundings than the city of Denver, Colorado. From food, travel, and home to sports, true crime, and competition formats, we create entertaining content that we would want to watch. And we do so by collaborating with some of the top networks, streamers, digital platforms, and talent. At Citizen, we stand by quality over quantity, and we don't take shortcuts. We believe in the power of the media industry to change perspective, to drive brands, and to ultimately create lasting impressions.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Frank Matson's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
48%
Self
23%
Bonds
20%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Community8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
8
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
2
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frank Matson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Matson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • La Pitchoune: Cooking in France(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Restaurant Hustle 2020: All On The Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Actor

  • Carnival Kings(2018)

    Show Producer

  • Guy's Family Road Trip(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Haylie's America(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Top Secret Swimming Holes(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • BBQ Pit Wars(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Race Across the Sky 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Race Across the Sky: The Leadville Trail 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • BBQ Pitmasters(2009)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Giada at Home 2.0(2008)

    Show 189 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Diners, Drive-ins and Dives(2006)

    Show 153 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Guy's Big Bite(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Levi Effect: The Story of Levi Leipheimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2007 to 2020.

Highest rated

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2006)

Midcredits 49th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 6: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 6: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 6: 2 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  6. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Frank Matson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Matson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Bibeau shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers