Hell's Kitchen is an American reality television cooking competition based on the British series of the same name, broadcasted on Fox. It is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
Each season brings twelve to twenty aspiring chefs to Hell's Kitchen, a modified warehouse in Los Angeles (For Seasons 19-20, Las Vegas) that includes the restaurant, dual kitchen facilities, and a dormitory where the chefs reside while on the show. Two teams of chefs compete for a job as head chef at a restaurant, while working in the kitchen of a restaurant set up in the television studio.
Episode List[]
The following is a list of episodes of Hell's Kitchen. As of January 2024, 346 episodes have aired across 22 seasons. The series has been renewed through Season 24.
Season 1 (2005)[]
The winner received their own restaurant named Tatou, located in Los Angeles.
The winner became Head Chef at the Terra Verde restaurant in the Green Valley Ranch resort and spa in Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.
The winner was promised a Head Chef position at the Savoy Hotel in London, United Kingdom. This position never occurred because of supposed visa issues, instead accepting an undisclosed amount of cash and kept the title of Season 7's winner.
The winner was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at the Paris Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
125
1
HK-1001
June 4, 2012
18 Chefs Compete
126
2
HK-1002
June 5, 2012
17 Chefs Compete
127
3
HK-1003
June 11, 2012
16 Chefs Compete
128
4
HK-1004
June 12, 2012
15 Chefs Compete
129
5
HK-1005
June 18, 2012
14 Chefs Compete
130
6
HK-1006
June 19, 2012
13 Chefs Compete
131
7
HK-1007
June 25, 2012
132
8
HK-1008
June 26, 2012
12 Chefs Compete
133
9
HK-1009
July 2, 2012
11 Chefs Compete
134
10
HK-1010
July 3, 2012
135
11
HK-1011
July 9, 2012
10 Chefs Compete
136
12
HK-1012
July 16, 2012
9 Chefs Compete
137
13
HK-1013
July 17, 2012
138
14
HK-1014
July 23, 2012
8 Chefs Compete
139
15
HK-1015
July 24, 2012
7 Chefs Compete
140
16
HK-1016
August 13, 2012
6 Chefs Compete
141
17
HK-1017
August 20, 2012
5 Chefs Compete
142
18
HK-1018
August 27, 2012
4 Chefs Compete
143
19
HK-1019
September 4, 2012
2 Chefs Compete
144
20
HK-1020
September 10, 2012
Winner Chosen
Season 11 (2013)[]
The winner was to be awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary. However, they denied the position due to unforeseen circumstances, but kept the money and the title of Season 11's winner.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
145
1
HK-1101
March 12, 2013
20 Chefs Compete
146
2
HK-1102
147
3
HK-1103
March 19, 2013
19 Chefs Compete
148
4
HK-1104
March 26, 2013
17 Chefs Compete
149
5
HK-1105
April 2, 2013
16 Chefs Compete
150
6
HK-1106
April 9, 2013
151
7
HK-1107
April 16, 2013
15 Chefs Compete
152
8
HK-1108
April 23, 2013
14 Chefs Compete
153
9
HK-1109
April 30, 2013
13 Chefs Compete
154
10
HK-1110
May 7, 2013
12 Chefs Compete
155
11
HK-1111
May 13, 2013
10 Chefs Compete
156
12
HK-1112
9 Chefs Compete
157
13
HK-1113
May 23, 2013
8 Chefs Compete
158
14
HK-1114
May 30, 2013
7 Chefs Compete
159
15
HK-1115
June 6, 2013
160
16
HK-1116
June 13, 2013
6 Chefs Compete
161
17
HK-1117
June 20, 2013
5 Chefs Compete
162
18
HK-1118
June 27, 2013
163
19
HK-1119
July 11, 2013
164
20
HK-1120
July 18, 2013
4 Chefs Compete
165
21
HK-1121
July 25, 2013
2 Chefs Compete
166
22
HK-1122
Winner Chosen
Season 12 (2014)[]
The winner was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
167
1
HK-1201
March 13, 2014
20 Chefs Compete
168
2
HK-1202
March 20, 2014
19 Chefs Compete
169
3
HK-1203
March 27, 2014
18 Chefs Compete
170
4
HK-1204
April 3, 2014
17 Chefs Compete
171
5
HK-1205
April 10, 2014
16 Chefs Compete
172
6
HK-1206
April 17, 2014
15 Chefs Compete
173
7
HK-1207
April 24, 2014
14 Chefs Compete
174
8
HK-1208
May 1, 2014
13 Chefs Compete
175
9
HK-1209
May 8, 2014
12 Chefs Compete
176
10
HK-1210
May 15, 2014
11 Chefs Compete
177
11
HK-1211
May 22, 2014
10 Chefs Compete
178
12
HK-1212
May 29, 2014
10 Chefs Again
179
13
HK-1213
June 5, 2014
9 Chefs Compete
180
14
HK-1214
June 12, 2014
8 Chefs Compete
181
15
HK-1215
June 19, 2014
7 Chefs Compete
182
16
HK-1216
June 26, 2014
7 Chefs Again
183
17
HK-1217
July 3, 2014
6 Chefs Compete
184
18
HK-1218
July 10, 2014
5 Chefs Compete
185
19
HK-1219
July 17, 2014
4 Chefs Compete
186
20
HK-1220
July 24, 2014
Winner Chosen
Season 13 (2014)[]
The winner was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Atlantic City, with a $250,000 salary.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
187
1
HK-1301
September 10, 2014
18 Chefs Compete
188
2
HK-1302
17 Chefs Compete
189
3
HK-1303
September 17, 2014
16 Chefs Compete
190
4
HK-1304
September 24, 2014
15 Chefs Compete
191
5
HK-1305
October 1, 2014
14 Chefs Compete
192
6
HK-1306
October 8, 2014
13 Chefs Compete
193
7
HK-1307
October 15, 2014
12 Chefs Compete
194
8
HK-1308
November 5, 2014
11 Chefs Compete
195
9
HK-1309
November 12, 2014
196
10
HK-1310
November 19, 2014
9 Chefs Compete
197
11
HK-1311
November 26, 2014
8 Chefs Compete
198
12
HK-1312
December 3, 2014
7 Chefs Compete
199
13
HK-1313
December 10, 2014
6 Chefs Compete
200
14
HK-1314
5 Chefs Compete
201
15
HK-1315
December 17, 2014
4 Chefs Compete
202
16
HK-1316
Winner Chosen
Season 14 (2015)[]
The winner was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Atlantic City, with a $250,000 salary. They shared this prize with the winner of the previous season.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
203
1
HK-1401
March 3, 2015
18 Chefs Compete
204
2
HK-1402
March 10, 2015
17 Chefs Compete
205
3
HK-1403
March 17, 2015
16 Chefs Compete
206
4
HK-1404
March 24, 2015
15 Chefs Compete
207
5
HK-1405
March 31, 2015
14 Chefs Compete
208
6
HK-1406
April 7, 2015
13 Chefs Compete
209
7
HK-1407
April 14, 2015
12 Chefs Compete
210
8
HK-1408
April 21, 2015
11 Chefs Compete
211
9
HK-1409
April 28, 2015
9 Chefs Compete
212
10
HK-1410
May 5, 2015
8 Chefs Compete
213
11
HK-1411
May 12, 2015
8 Chefs Compete Again
214
12
HK-1412
May 19, 2015
7 Chefs Compete
215
13
HK-1413
6 Chefs Compete
216
14
HK-1414
May 26, 2015
5 Chefs Compete
217
15
HK-1415
June 2, 2015
4 Chefs Compete
218
16
HK-1416
June 9, 2015
Winner Chosen
Season 15 (2016)[]
The winner was awarded a Head Chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.
Bucking the trend of previous seasons, Season 19 was filmed on a set at Caesars Palace on Caesars Entertainment property in Las Vegas, Nevada, replicating the nearby Hell's Kitchen restaurant. The winner was awarded the Head Chef position at Hell's Kitchen in Lake Tahoe, with a $250,000 salary.
Season 19 was originally scheduled to premiere during Summer 2020, which would end up being delayed to January 2021. Fox instead opted to rerun Season 17 in its place.
No.
Prod.
Premiere date
Title
Notes
283
1
HK-1901
January 7, 2021
Welcome to Vegas
284
2
HK-1902
January 14, 2021
Shrimply Spectacular
285
3
HK-1903
January 21, 2021
Hell Caesar!
286
4
HK-1904
January 28, 2021
Wedding Bells in Hell
287
5
HK-1905
February 4, 2021
Hell Starts Taking Its Toll
288
6
HK-1906
February 11, 2021
Metal & Marina
289
7
HK-1907
February 18, 2021
A Pair of Aces
290
8
HK-1908
February 25, 2021
Crapping Out in Hell
291
9
HK-1909
March 4, 2021
Blind Taste Test
292
10
HK-1910
March 11, 2021
There's Something About Marc
293
11
HK-1911
March 18, 2021
Sink or Swim
294
12
HK-1912
March 25, 2021
There's Magic in Hell?
295
13
HK-1913
April 1, 2021
It's Time!
296
14
HK-1914
April 8, 2021
Snuggling with the Enemy
297
15
HK-1915
April 15, 2021
What Happens in Vegas...
298
16
HK-1916
April 22, 2021
Hitting the Jackpot
Season 20 (Young Guns) (2021)[]
Season 20 was also filmed on a set at Caesars Palace on Caesars Entertainment property in Las Vegas, Nevada, replicating the nearby Hell's Kitchen restaurant. The winner was awarded the Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.