Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 20
Hell's Kitchen | |
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Season 20 | |
File:Hell's Kitchen Season 20 Title Card.jpg | |
Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
No. of contestants | 18 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 31, 2021 present | –
Season chronology | |
The twentieth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns) premiered on Fox on May 31, 2021. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while season 10 winner Christina Wilson returned to serve as red team sous-chef[1] and season seven runner-up Jason "Jay" Santos returned to serve as blue team sous-chef.[2][3][1]
Production
On February 26, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a nineteenth and twentieth season.[4] Both seasons were filmed in 2019 (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic)[5][2] at the Hell's Kitchen restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6] On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the twentieth season would premiere on May 31, 2021.[7][8]
Chefs
Eighteen chefs competed in season 20, with all of them being aged 24 years old or younger.[8][9]
Contestant[9] | Age[9] | Occupation | Hometown[9] | Result |
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Kevin Argueta | 21 | Line cook | Los Angeles, California | |
Josie Clemens | 22 | Private chef | Macomb, Michigan | |
Payton Cooper | 21 | Sous-chef | Lexington, Kentucky | |
Sam Garman | 23 | Executive chef | Fleetwood, Pennsylvania | |
Trenton Garvey | 23 | Executive chef | Union, Missouri | |
Brynn Gibson | 21 | Line cook | Vienna, Virginia | |
Megan Gill | 23 | Line cook | Denton, Texas | |
Steven Glenn | 21 | Chef de partie | Richmond, Virginia | |
Emily Hersh | 22 | Line cook | San Antonio, Texas | |
Keanu Hogan[a] | 23 | Private chef | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Antonio Ruiz | 23 | Executive chef | Great Falls, Montana | |
Victoria Sonora | 21 | Jr. sous-chef | Longmont, Colorado | |
Morgana Vesey | 21 | Sous-chef | New London, Connecticut | |
Kiya Willhelm | 22 | Head chef | Barrelville, Maryland | |
Alex Lenik | 22 | Line cook | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated after third service |
Jayaun Smith | 23 | Private chef | Kansas City, Missouri | Eliminated after second service |
Matthew Francis Johnson | 24 | Food vlogger | Duluth, Minnesota | Eliminated after first service |
Ava Harren | 23 | Meal prep chef | Anchorage, Alaska | Eliminated after alcohol challenge |
- ^ Credited as Keona Hogan
Contestant progress
Original teams | ||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 2001/2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||
TBA | Antonio | NOM[n 1] | LOSE | NOM | NOM | |||||
TBA | Brynn | BoB | WIN | WIN | NOM | |||||
TBA | Emily | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Josie | IN | WIN | WIN | NOM | |||||
TBA | Keona | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Kevin | IN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Kiya | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Megan | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Morgana | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Payton | IN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Sam | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Steve | BoB | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Trenton | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | |||||
TBA | Victoria | IN | WIN | WIN | NOM | |||||
15 | Alex | NOM[n 1] | LOSE | NOM | OUT | |||||
16 | Jayaun | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||
17 | Matthew | NOM[n 1] | OUT | |||||||
18 | Ava | OUT[n 2] |
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [10][11] | Original air date [10][11] | Prod. code [10] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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299 | 1 | "Young Guns: Young Guns Come Out Shooting" | May 31, 2021 | HK-2001 | 2.32[12] |
300 | 2 | "Young Guns: Temping the Meat" | June 7, 2021 | HK-2002 | 2.55[13] |
301 | 3 | "Young Guns: Come Hell or High Water!" | June 14, 2021 | HK-2003 | N/A |
302 | 4 | "Young Guns: Young Guns Going Big" | June 21, 2021 | HK-2004 | N/A |
303 | 5 | "Young Guns: Stirring the Pot" | June 28, 2021 | HK-2005 | N/A |
304 | 6 | "Young Guns: A Ramsay Birthday in Hell!" | July 5, 2021 | HK-2006 | N/A |
References
- ^ a b Emily Aslanian (May 28, 2021). "Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns: Christina Wilson's Take on This Year's Age Twist". TV Insider. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Kevin Slane (January 7, 2021). "Chef Jason Santos is Gordon Ramsay's new sous chef on Hell's Kitchen". Boston.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Alice Perkins (February 12, 2021). "Hell's Kitchen: What To Know About Blue Team's Sous Chef Jason Santos". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Will Thorne (February 26, 2019). "Hell's Kitchen Renewed for Two More Seasons at Fox". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Marcus James Dixon (November 20, 2020). "Hell's Kitchen Season 19 cast: Meet the 18 chefs for Las Vegas edition". Gold Derby. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Susan Wloszczyna (March 5, 2019). "Vegas, baby, Vegas! Tasty fresh details served about Hell's Kitchen 19 and 20". Gold Derby. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Denise Petski (April 7, 2021). "Fox Sets Summer Premiere Dates For Rob Lowe-Hosted Mental Samurai, Lego Masters With Will Arnett, Beat Shazam With Jamie Foxx, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "FOX Announces Summer 2021 Schedule" (Press release). Fox. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c d "For the First Time Ever, 18 Aspiring Chefs, All Aged 24 Years Old or Younger, Head to Las Vegas in the Milestone 20th Season of Hell's Kitchen, Premiering Monday, May 31 at 8/7c on FOX" (Press release). Fox. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c "Hell's Kitchen Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "Hell's Kitchen Season 20 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ^ Marc Berman (June 1, 2021). "Monday Ratings: NBC Game Show Small Fortune and Fox's Animal Housebroken Off to Sluggish Starts". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "TV viewers tune in to Talent, 60 Minutes, NBA games". Los Angeles Times. City News Service. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.