Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 4
Hell's Kitchen | |
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Season 4 | |
Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
No. of contestants | 15 |
Winner | Christina Machamer |
Runner-up | Louis Petrozza |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | April 1 July 8, 2008 | –
Season chronology | |
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen began airing on the Fox Network starting on April 1, 2008.[1][2] The show was originally planned to air later in the season, but instead was aired as a replacement for shows that were affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[1] Episode 5 of season 4 garnered the highest viewership in the show's history at 11.94 million viewers.[3]
Culinary student Christina Machamer won the season and was awarded a "senior sous chef" position with a $250,000 salary at the Gordon Ramsay at The London restaurant in The London West Hollywood hotel[4][5] – not an executive chef position as mentioned in show-related publicity and press releases.[6] The London West Hollywood restaurant opened on May 27, 2008, while the series was still airing.[4][5]
Production location
This season was filmed in the warehouse district in Culver City, California.
Sous chefs and Maître d'hôtel
- Sous chefs – Scott Leibfried and Gloria Félix
- Maître d'hôtel – Jean-Philippe Susilovic
Contestants
There were 15 chefs (eight men and seven women) who competed in season four. It is the first season to begin with an odd number of contestants, repeated in season 6 with its total of 17 contestants (because of the addition of a contestant from the previous season).
Contestant | Age (at time of filming) | Occupation | Hometown | Result |
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Christina Machamer | 25 | Culinary Student | St. Louis, Missouri | Winner |
Louis Petrozza | 47 | Catering Director | Charlotte, North Carolina | Runner-up |
Courtney "Corey" Earling | 25 | Private Chef | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated before finals |
Jennifer "Jen" Gavin[a] | 24 | Garde Manger | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated after twelfth service |
Robert "Bobby" Anderson | 37 | Executive Chef | Niagara Falls, New York | Eliminated after eleventh service |
Matthew "Matt" Sigel | 35 | Sous Chef | Pine Hill, New Jersey | Eliminated after tenth service |
Louross Edralin | 24 | Hotel Cook | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after ninth service |
Rosann Fama | 33 | Law office receptionist & Former Cook | Staten Island, New York | Eliminated after eighth service |
Benjamin "Ben" Caylor | 29 | Electrician & Former Chef | Charlotte, North Carolina | Eliminated after seventh service |
Shayna Zadok | 28 | Catering Company Owner | Buffalo, New York | Eliminated after sixth service |
Vanessa Gunnell | 31 | Line Cook | Bozeman, Montana | Quit before fifth service |
Craig Schneider | 30 | Sous Chef | Coram, New York | Eliminated after fourth service |
Jason Underwood | 29 | Youngstown, Ohio | Eliminated after third service | |
Sharon Stewart | 31 | Room-service chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after second service |
Dominic DiFrancesco | 43 | Stay-at-home Dad | Catawba, South Carolina | Eliminated after first service |
- Notes
- ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on season 18, finished at 15th place.
Contestant progress
Each week, the best member (as determined by Ramsay) from the losing team during the latest service period was asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two was sent home by Ramsay. In Episode 1, the teams selected captains for service, though Ramsay changed both captains during service.
No. | Chef | Original teams | First switch |
Second switch | Individuals | Finals | |||||||||||||
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401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414/415 | ||||||
1 | Christina | WIN | NOM | BoW | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | NOM | BoB | IN | NOM | WINNER | ||||
2 | Petrozza | LOSE | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |||||
3 | Corey | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BoW | WIN | NOM | IN | NOM | OUT | |||||
4 | Jen | WIN | NOM | LOSE | BoB | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||
5 | Bobby | NOM | WIN | LOSE | BoW | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | IN | OUT | |||||||
6 | Matt | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
7 | Louross | BoW | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
8 | Rosann | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
9 | Ben | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
10 | Shayna | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT[n 1] | ||||||||||||
11 | Vanessa | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LEFT | |||||||||||||
12 | Craig | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
13 | Jason | LOSE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
14 | Sharon | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Dominic | OUT |
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- Notes
- ^ Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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34 | 1 | "15 Chefs Compete" | April 1, 2008 | 11.85[7] |
35 | 2 | "14 Chefs Compete" | April 8, 2008 | 11.21[8] |
36 | 3 | "13 Chefs Compete" | April 15, 2008 | 10.56[9] |
37 | 4 | "12 Chefs Compete" | April 22, 2008 | 10.98[10] |
38 | 5 | "11 Chefs Compete" | April 29, 2008 | 11.94[3] |
39 | 6 | "10 Chefs Compete" | May 6, 2008 | 11.00[11] |
40 | 7 | "9 Chefs Compete" | May 13, 2008 | 11.31[12] |
41 | 8 | "8 Chefs Compete" | May 20, 2008 | 11.44[13] |
42 | 9 | "7 Chefs Compete" | May 27, 2008 | 9.50[14] |
43 | 10 | "6 Chefs Compete" | June 3, 2008 | 9.36[15] |
44 | 11 | "5 Chefs Compete" | June 10, 2008 | 8.81[16] |
45 | 12 | "4 Chefs Compete" | June 17, 2008 | 8.25[17] |
46 | 13 | "3 Chefs Compete" | June 24, 2008 | 7.80[18] |
47 | 14 | "2 Chefs Compete" | July 1, 2008 | 8.03[19] |
48 | 15 | "Winner Announced" | July 8, 2008 | 8.91[20] |
Notes
References
- ^ a b Seaton, Leslie (November 12, 2007). "Hell's Kitchen: Season 4 Premiere Announced". BuddyTV. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
- ^ Fox Returns Series to Production. The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2008. p. E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Scattergood, Amy (May 1, 2008). "Gordon Ramsay L.A. reservation line is open!". LA Times. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ^ a b "Gordon Ramsay opens news restaurant in West Hollywood". Yahoo. June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- ^ "Hell's Kitchen". Futon Critic. April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2008. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 23, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2008. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2008. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 2008. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 11, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 2008. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Hell's Kitchen official Fox.com
- Hell's Kitchen program description and commentary at the Internet Movie Database website