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Hell's Kitchen
Season 4
Hell's Kitchen – Season 4: Raw & Uncensored
Region 1 DVD cover
Hosted byGordon Ramsay
No. of contestants15
WinnerChristina Machamer
Runner-upLouis Petrozza
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseApril 1 (2008-04-01) –
July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 3
Next →
Season 5
List of episodes

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

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
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
  1. ^ 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
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
Notes
  1. ^ Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team


Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
341"15 Chefs Compete"April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)11.85[7]
352"14 Chefs Compete"April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)11.21[8]
363"13 Chefs Compete"April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)10.56[9]
374"12 Chefs Compete"April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)10.98[10]
385"11 Chefs Compete"April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)11.94[3]
396"10 Chefs Compete"May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)11.00[11]
407"9 Chefs Compete"May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)11.31[12]
418"8 Chefs Compete"May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)11.44[13]
429"7 Chefs Compete"May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)9.50[14]
4310"6 Chefs Compete"June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)9.36[15]
4411"5 Chefs Compete"June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10)8.81[16]
4512"4 Chefs Compete"June 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)8.25[17]
4613"3 Chefs Compete"June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)7.80[18]
4714"2 Chefs Compete"July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)8.03[19]
4815"Winner Announced"July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)8.91[20]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Seaton, Leslie (November 12, 2007). "Hell's Kitchen: Season 4 Premiere Announced". BuddyTV. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Fox Returns Series to Production. The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ a b "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2008. p. E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Scattergood, Amy (May 1, 2008). "Gordon Ramsay L.A. reservation line is open!". LA Times. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Gordon Ramsay opens news restaurant in West Hollywood". Yahoo. June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  6. ^ "Hell's Kitchen". Futon Critic. April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  7. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2008. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 23, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2008. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2008. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 2008. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 11, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 2008. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 2008. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 2008. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.