Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 16
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Season 16 | |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 23, 2016 February 2, 2017 | –
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The sixteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on September 23, 2016 on Fox. Gordon Ramsay returned as host/head chef, Marino Monferrato and Aaron Mitrano returned as maitre d' and blue kitchen sous chef respectively while Andi van Willigan-Cutspec resumed her role as sous chef for the red team after Season 10 winner Christina Wilson filled in for her in the previous season while she got married. This was also the first season since Season 13 to take a hiatus due to Fox's coverage of the 2016 World Series in addition to the holiday breaks. The remaining episodes of the season were moved to Thursday nights on January 5, 2017 as part of the network's midseason schedule. This is the first season to have episode titles other than the usual "(Remaining number of) Chefs Compete" and "Winner Chosen". This season was filmed between November to December 2014, shortly after the completion of the previous season, about two years before the season aired.[1]
This season's team stage is the most one-sided in the show's history; the red team won a record eight dinner services, while the blue team was thrown out of service a record-worst seven times. This is the fourth time, after seasons 6, 7 and 14, that neither the winner nor runner-up was nominated once all season, as well as the first time that none of the top three were ever nominated.
Event Chef Kimberly-Ann Ryan from Traverse City, Michigan won the competition and a head chef position at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar at The Venetian Las Vegas.
Opening sequence
A slow motion sequence features the chefs causing many accidents in the kitchen, while Ramsay says a bunch of orders.
Chefs
Eighteen chefs compete in season 16.[2]
Contestant | Age[n 1] | Occupation | Hometown | Result |
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Kimberly-Ann Ryan[3] | 29 | Event Chef | Traverse City, Michigan | Winner |
Heather Williams[a] | 26 | Sous Chef | Easton, Pennsylvania | Runner-Up |
Heidi Parent | 33 | Executive Chef | Auburn, Maine | Eliminated before Finals |
Paul "Paulie" Giganti, Jr. † [n 2][4] | 34 | Executive Chef | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated after 13th Service |
Kimberly Roth | 34 | Sushi Chef | Ontario, New York | |
Andrew Pearce | 27 | Sous Chef | Prospect Park, Pennsylvania | Eliminated before Black Jackets |
Devin Simpson | 33 | Assistant Restaurant Manager | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | Eliminated after 12th Service |
Wendy Mendez | 32 | Line Cook/Pastry Chef | Bronx, New York | Eliminated after 11th Service |
Matthew "Matt" Hearn | 27 | Sauté Chef | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated after 10th Service |
Shaina Hayden | 28 | Banquet Chef | Long Island, New York | |
William "Koop" Wynkoop | 28 | Kitchen Manager | Carey, Ohio | Eliminated after 9th Service |
Johnny McDevitt | 29 | Burger Chef | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Eliminated after 8th Service |
Aziza Young | 34 | Kitchen Manager | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Eliminated after 6th Service |
Aaron Smock | 22 | Culinary Student | Frankenmuth, Michigan | Eliminated after 5th Service |
Rajeeyah "Gia" Young | 31 | Catering Chef | Queens, New York | Eliminated after 4th Service |
Jessica Boynton | 32 | University Chef | Raleigh, North Carolina | Eliminated after 3rd Service |
Genaro Delillo | 26 | Sous Chef | Lebanon, Pennsylvania | Eliminated after 2nd Service |
Pat Tortorello | 47 | Culinary Instructor | Belleville, New Jersey | Eliminated after 1st Service |
- Notes
- ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on Season 18.
On April 20, 2017, Paulie Giganti passed away after an accidental overdose on an unknown drug.
Notes
Contestant progress
Original teams | First Switch |
Second Switch |
Individual | Final | |||||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 1601 | 1602 | 1603 | 1604 | 1605 | 1606 | 1607 | 1608 | 1609 | 1610 | 1611 | 1612 | 1613 | 1614 | 1615 | 1616 | ||||
1 | Ryan | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | ||||
2 | Heather | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | Heidi | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||
4 | Paulie | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | NOM | LOSE | NOM | NOM | IN | OUT | ||||||
5 | Kimberly | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||
6 | Andrew | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
7 | Devin | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | NOM | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||
8 | Wendy | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | NOM | NOM | LOSE | NOM | OUT | |||||||||
9 | Matt | NOM | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
10 | Shaina | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||
11 | Koop | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||
12 | Johnny | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM[n 1] | LOSE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
13 | Aziza | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
14 | Aaron | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
15 | Gia | WIN | WIN | NOM | OUT[n 2] | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Jessica | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Genaro | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Pat | OUT |
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- Notes
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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235 | 1 | "When The Wall Comes Tumbling Down" | September 23, 2016 | 3.37[5] |
236 | 2 | "Crepe Grand Prix" | September 30, 2016 | 3.28[6] |
237 | 3 | "The Yolks on Them" | October 7, 2016 | 3.13[7] |
238 | 4 | "Surf Riding & Turf Riding" | October 14, 2016 | 3.38[8] |
239 | 5 | "Walking The Plank" | October 21, 2016 | 3.38[9] |
240 | 6 | "Let The Catfights Begin" | November 4, 2016 | 3.38[10] |
241 | 7 | "Don't Tell My Fiance" | November 11, 2016 | 3.30[11] |
242 | 8 | "Dancing with the Chefs" | November 18, 2016 | 3.14[12] |
243 | 9 | "Spoon Fed" | December 9, 2016 | 3.31[13] |
244 | 10 | "Dancing in the Grotto" | December 16, 2016 | 3.31[14] |
245 | 11 | "Aerial Maneuvers" | January 5, 2017 | 3.66[15] |
246 | 12 | "Fusion Confusion" | January 5, 2017 | 3.49[15] |
247 | 13 | "Black Jacket Lounge" | January 12, 2017 | 3.97[16] |
248 | 14 | "Playing Your Cards Right" | January 19, 2017 | 3.92[17] |
249 | 15 | "Tequila Shots?" | January 26, 2017 | 3.98[18] |
250 | 16 | "Leaving It on the Line" | February 2, 2017 | 3.67[19] |
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
No. | Episode | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
DVR 18–49 |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down" | September 23, 2016 | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 1.1 | 5 | 3.37[5] | 4 | — | 1.49 | — | 4.85[20] |
2 | "Crepe Grand Prix" | September 30, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.28[6] | 6 | 0.6 | TBA | 1.6[21] | TBA | |
3 | "The Yolks on Them" | October 7, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.13[7] | 4 | — | 1.34 | — | 4.44[22] | |
4 | "Surf Riding & Turf Riding" | October 14, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.38[8] | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
5 | "Walking the Plank" | October 21, 2016 | 1.1 | 5 | 3.38[9] | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
6 | "Let the Catfights Begin" | November 4, 2016 | 1.1 | 5 | 3.38[10] | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
7 | "Don't Tell My Fiance" | November 11, 2016 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.30[11] | 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
8 | "Dancing with the Chefs" | November 18, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.14[12] | 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
9 | "Spoon Fed" | December 9, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.31[13] | 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
10 | "Dancing in the Grotto" | December 16, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.31[14] | 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
11 | "Aerial Maneuvers" | January 5, 2017 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 1.2 | 4 | 3.66[15] | 6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
12 | "Fusion Confusion" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 1.1 | 4 | 3.49[15] | 7 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
13 | "Black Jacket Lounge" | January 12, 2017 | Thursday 8:00 p.m | 1.2 | 4 | 3.97[16] | 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
14 | "Playing Your Cards Right" | January 19, 2017 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.92[17] | 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
15 | "Tequila Shots?" | January 26, 2017 | 1.2 | 4 | 3.98[18] | 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
16 | "Leaving It on the Line" | February 2, 2017 | 1.1 | 4 | 3.67[19] | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Notes
References
- ^ "Traverse City Chef Kim Ryan wins Hell's Kitchen". WKFR-FM. February 4, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Fridays Heat Up When 18 New Chefs Enter 'Hell's Kitchen' on the Season 16 Premiere, September 23, on Fox" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company via TheFutonCritic.com. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016. Note: Hell's Kitchen official site erroneously lists Season 15 chefs.
- ^ "The Future of Hell's Kitchen". YouTube. Retrieved 25 August 2016.[dead link]
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