Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 22
Hell's Kitchen: The American Dream | |
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Season 22 | |
Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
No. of contestants | 18 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 28, 2023 present | –
Season chronology | |
The twenty-second season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: The American Dream) premiered on Fox on September 28, 2023. Gordon Ramsay returns as host and head chef, while season ten winner Christina Wilson returns to serve as red team sous-chef,[1] season seven runner-up Jason Santos returns to serve as blue team sous-chef,[1] and Marino Monferrato returns to serve as maître d'hôtel.[1]
Production
On February 1, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season.[2] Filming for this season occurred in February 2022,[3] following production on the previous season. On July 11, 2023, it was announced that the twenty-second season would premiere on September 28, 2023.[4][5]
Chefs
Eighteen chefs competed in season 22.[6]
Contestant[6] | Age | Occupation[6] | Hometown[6] | Result |
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Carmen Florencia Ibarra[7] | 29 | Chef tournant | Miami, Florida | TBA |
Johnathan Benvenuti[8] | 28 | Sous-chef | Huntington Beach, California | |
Ryan O'Sullivan[9] | 28[9] | Chef | Cork City, Ireland | |
Sammi Tarantino[10] | 25 | Chef and creative director | Columbus, Ohio | |
Dahmere Merriweather[11] | 29 | Chef | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Eliminated after tenth service |
Leigh Orleans[12] | 26 | Private chef | Alexandria, Virginia | Eliminated after tenth service |
Jason Hedin[13] | 35 | Executive chef | Milaca, Minnesota | Eliminated before Black Jackets |
Donya Taylor[14] | 28 | Caterer | Long Island, New York | Eliminated after ninth service |
Ashley "Atoye" Johnson[15] | 35 | Private chef and caterer | Bowie, Maryland | Eliminated after eighth service |
Sandra Gajovsky[16] | 39 | Lead catering chef | Elmwood Park, New Jersey | Eliminated after seventh service |
Devon Rosenblatt[17] | 29 | Executive chef | Roanoke, Virginia | Eliminated in "Cook for Your Life" challenge |
Jermaine Wright[18] | 31 | Private chef | Queens, New York | Eliminated after sixth service |
Raneisha Conerly[19] | 38 | Executive private chef | Foxworth, Mississippi | Eliminated after fifth service |
Bradley "Brad" Delgado[20] | 25 | Caterer | Miami, Florida | Left after fifth service |
Melissa Irons[21] | 34 | Private chef | East Saint Louis, Illinois | Eliminated after fourth service |
Mattias Butts[3] | 28 | Chef | San Diego, California | Eliminated after third service |
Claudia Diawara[22] | 34 | Private chef | Atlanta, Georgia | Eliminated after second service |
Tad Walters[23] | 28[23] | Chef | Houston, Texas | Eliminated after first service |
Contestant progress
Chef | No. | Original teams | Switched teams | Individuals | ||||||||||
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2202 | 2203 | 2204 | 2205 | 2206 | 2207 | 2208 | 2209 | 2210 | 2211 | 2212 | 2213 | 2214 | ||
Carmen | TBA | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | IN | IN | TBA |
Johnathan | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | IN | TBA | |
Ryan | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | IN | TBA | |
Sammi | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | IN | IN | TBA | |
Dahmere | 5th | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | BoW | IN | WIN | BoW | LOSE | IN | OUT | |
Leigh | 6th | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | BoW | LOSE | IN | OUT | |
Jason | 7th | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM[n 1] | WIN | NOM | NOM | OUT | ||
Donya | 8th | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | NOM | NOM | OUT | |||
Atoye | 9th | NOM | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 1] | WIN | OUT | ||||
Sandra | 10th | NOM | LOSE | WIN | NOM | NOM | WIN | NOM[n 1] | OUT | |||||
Devon | 11th | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | OUT[n 1] | ||||||
Jermaine | 12th | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||
Raneisha | 13th | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||
Brad | 14th | NOM | NOM | LOSE | WIN | LEFT[n 2] | ||||||||
Melissa | 15th | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
Mattias | 16th | LOSE | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||
Claudia | 17th | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||
Tad | 18th | OUT |
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [24][25] | Original air date [24][25] | Prod. code [24] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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331 | 1 | "The Dream Begins" | September 28, 2023 | HK-2201 | 1.77[26] |
332 | 2 | "Tad Overwhelming" | October 5, 2023 | HK-2202 | 1.99[27] |
333 | 3 | "Citizens of Hell's Kitchen" | October 12, 2023 | HK-2203 | 1.83[28] |
334 | 4 | "Gimme an H!" | October 19, 2023 | HK-2204 | 1.85[29] |
335 | 5 | "Just Bring the DARN Fish!" | October 26, 2023 | HK-2205 | 2.08[30] |
336 | 6 | "Fusion Confusion" | November 2, 2023 | HK-2206 | 2.19[31] |
337 | 7 | "All Up in Your Grills" | November 9, 2023 | HK-2207 | 1.99[32] |
338 | 8 | "Cooking for Your Life" | November 16, 2023 | HK-2208 | 1.98[33] |
339 | 9 | "More Bang for Your Buck" | November 30, 2023 | HK-2209 | 2.11[34] |
340 | 10 | "The Pastabilities Are Endless" | December 7, 2023 | HK-2210 | 2.05[35] |
341 | 11 | "A Hellish Food Fight" | December 14, 2023 | HK-2211 | 2.01[36] |
342 | 12 | "A Hell's Kitchen Special Delivery" | January 4, 2024 | HK-2212 | 2.40[37] |
343 | 13 | "#HellishHangover" | January 11, 2024 | HK-2213 | N/A |
344 | 14 | "Don't Be Fooled" | January 18, 2024 | HK-2214 | N/A |
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