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 | 12 |
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 aged 24 years old or younger.[8][9]
Contestant[9] | Age[9] | Occupation | Hometown[9] | Result |
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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 | |
Kiya Willhelm | 22 | Head chef | Barrelville, Maryland | |
Antonio Ruiz | 23 | Executive chef | Great Falls, Montana | Eliminated after Black Jackets challenge |
Emily Hersh | 22 | Line cook | San Antonio, Texas | Eliminated after Black Jackets challenge |
Sam Garman | 23 | Executive chef | Fleetwood, Pennsylvania | Eliminated after ninth service |
Josie Clemens | 22 | Private chef | Macomb, Michigan | Eliminated after eighth service |
Victoria Sonora | 21 | Jr. sous-chef | Longmont, Colorado | Eliminated after seventh service |
Keanu Hogan[a] | 23 | Private chef | Baltimore, Maryland | Eliminated after "Cook for your life" challenge |
Kevin Argueta | 21 | Line cook | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated during sixth service |
Payton Cooper | 21 | Sous-chef | Lexington, Kentucky | Eliminated after fifth service |
Morgana Vesey | 21 | Sous-chef | New London, Connecticut | Eliminated after fourth service |
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 | First Switch | Second Switch | Individuals | |||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 2001/2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||
TBA | Brynn | BoB | WIN | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | IN | NOM | WIN | LOSE | IN | TBA | ||||
TBA | Kiya | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | IN | LOSE | BoB | LOSE | IN | TBA | ||||
TBA | Megan | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | NOM | BoB | WIN | IN | TBA | ||||
TBA | Steve | BoB | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | IN | TBA | ||||
TBA | Trenton | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | TBA | ||||
6 | Antonio | NOM[n 1] | LOSE | NOM | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||
7 | Emily | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 2] | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||
8 | Sam | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM[n 2] | LOSE | WIN | OUT | ||||||
9 | Josie | IN | WIN | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM[n 2] | NOM | OUT | |||||||
10 | Victoria | IN | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 2] | OUT | ||||||||
11 | Keanu | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | WIN | OUT[n 3] | |||||||||
12 | Kevin | IN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | EJEC | ||||||||||
13 | Payton | IN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||
14 | Morgana | IN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||
15 | Alex | NOM[n 1] | LOSE | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||
16 | Jay | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
17 | Matthew | NOM[n 1] | OUT | |||||||||||||||
18 | Ava | OUT[n 4] |
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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 | 2.60[14] |
302 | 4 | "Young Guns: Young Guns Going Big" | June 21, 2021 | HK-2004 | 2.60[15] |
303 | 5 | "Young Guns: Stirring the Pot" | June 28, 2021 | HK-2005 | 2.42[16] |
304 | 6 | "Young Guns: A Ramsay Birthday in Hell!" | July 5, 2021 | HK-2006 | 2.51[17] |
305 | 7 | "Young Guns: If You Can't Stand the Heat..." | July 12, 2021 | HK-2007 | 2.60[18] |
306 | 8 | "Young Guns: A Devilish Challenge" | July 19, 2021 | HK-2008 | 2.68[19] |
307 | 9 | "A Game Show from Hell" | August 9, 2021 | HK-2009 | 2.54[20] |
308 | 10 | "More Than a Sticky Situation" | August 16, 2021 | HK-2010 | 2.61[21] |
309 | 11 | "Swiping Right" | August 23, 2021 | HK-2011 | 2.54[22] |
310 | 12 | "All Hell Breaks Loose" | August 30, 2021 | HK-2012 | N/A |
311 | 13 | "Social Media in Hell" | September 6, 2021 | HK-2013 | N/A |
312 | 14 | "Hell Hath No Fury..." | September 6, 2021 | HK-2014 | N/A |
313 | 15 | "What the Hell" | September 13, 2021 | HK-2015 | N/A |
314 | 16 | "Two Young Guns Shoot It Out" | September 13, 2021 | HK-2016 | 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.
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- ^ a b "Hell's Kitchen Season 20 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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