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Hell's Kitchen
Season 8
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 22 (2010-09-22) –
December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of Hell's Kitchen, an American reality competition television series starring Gordon Ramsay, premiered on the Fox Network on September 22, 2010, and continued until December 15, 2010. Sous Chef Nona Sivley won the competition, earning a head chef position at the L.A. Market restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, as well as an opportunity to be a spokesperson for Rosemount Estate Wines.[1] This is the last season to feature 16 contestants, until season 17.

Sabrina Brimhall holds the record for the worst nomination record of any black jacket chef on the show. Being nominated every time she was eligible for nomination, she beats Runner-Up of season 2 Virginia Dalbeck with 1 more nomination compared Virginia's 6.

Format

Main article: Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) § Format

The first half of each episode consists of a team challenge, in which the winning side gets a reward of some sort of leisure activity, while the losing side has to clean up and prepare both kitchens, as well as some activity that is not so pleasant. Afterwards, the teams compete in executing a dinner service, during which Ramsay can impose additional punishments or kick chefs out of the kitchen. The losing team(s) nominates chefs to be considered for elimination. Ramsay can also nominate chefs, and ultimately sends a chef home. At six chefs left, the teams merge to one, and the chefs compete as individuals.

Staff

Gordon Ramsay returned to the series as the head chef, as well as sous chefs Scott Leibfried and Andi van Willigan. James Lukanik served as the maître d', replacing Jean-Philippe Susilovic, who had been serving as a restaurant director at Ramsay's restaurant in London, Petrus.[2] Seasons 7 and 8 were taped a year apart, resulting in other staff changes.[citation needed]

Broadcast

Hell's Kitchen was planned to air weekly from September to December 2010. However, due to Fox's televising of the Major League Baseball playoffs and the World Series in October and November, the show was broadcast with double episodes from September 22 until October 13 in addition to double episodes on November 10 and single episodes from November 17 until the finale on December 15. This is the first time that the series took more than a week off while the competition was in progress. Cablevision did not carry Fox during the first sixteen days of the hiatus due to a carriage dispute.

Opening sequence

Unlike the previous intros, this is the first that doesn't take place in a kitchen. The opening sequence is inspired by the tale Gulliver's Travels where the chefs are shown tying up a giant Ramsay (who eventually breaks free) while launching various food-related attacks on him.

Contestants

16 chefs competed in Season 8.[3] Ages shown are at the start of competition.

Contestant Age (at time of filming) Occupation Hometown Result
Nona Sivley 29 Sous Chef Fort Worth, Texas Winner
Russell Kook II[4][5] 29 Sous Chef Madison, Wisconsin Runner-Up
Jillian Flathers 28 Sous Chef Pagosa Springs, Colorado Eliminated before Finals
Trevor "Trev" McGrath[a] 30 Line Cook/Bartender Chicago, Illinois
Abigail "Gail" Novenario 28 Executive Chef Wantagh, New York Eliminated after 12th Service
Sabrina Brimhall 22 Prep Chef Moreno Valley, California Eliminated after 11th Service
Vincenzo "Vinny" Accardi 29 Line Cook Maspeth, New York Eliminated before Black Jackets
Robert "Rob" McCue 36 Law Firm Chef Massapequa, New York Eliminated after 9th Service
Boris Poleschuk 38 Catering Chef Brooklyn, New York Eliminated after 8th Service
Melissa Doney 31 Executive Sous Chef Albany, New York Eliminated after 6th Service
Emily Kutchins 29 Senior Home Executive Chef Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after 5th Service
Louis Repucci 28 Children's Camp Chef Diamond Bar, California Eliminated after 4th Service
Ranjit "Raj" Brandston 49 Personal Chef Queens, New York Eliminated after 3rd Service
Lewis Curtis 26 Executive Chef Beebe, Arkansas Eliminated after 2nd Service
Elisabeth "Lisa" LaFranca 48 Corporate Food Director Brooklyn, New York Eliminated after 1st Service
Antonia Boregman 40 Line Cook/Beautician Chicago, Illinois Left before 1st Service
Notes
  1. ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on Season 18.

Contestant progress

Original teams First switch Second switch Individual Finals
No. Chef 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815
1 Nona LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM[n 1] NOM WIN WIN LOSE IN IN IN IN WINNER
2 Russell LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE NOM LOSE IN IN NOM IN RUNNER-UP
3 Jillian LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE IN IN IN OUT
4 Trev NOM LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN BoW NOM[n 2] NOM NOM NOM OUT
5 Gail LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN NOM[n 1] IN OUT
6 Sabrina NOM WIN NOM NOM BoW NOM NOM[n 2] WIN WIN NOM[n 2] OUT
7 Vinny LOSE NOM[n 1] WIN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN NOM[n 1] LOSE OUT
8 Rob LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE NOM NOM[n 1] OUT
9 Boris LOSE NOM WIN NOM WIN NOM NOM[n 2] OUT
10 Melissa LOSE WIN LOSE NOM NOM OUT[n 1]
11 Emily LOSE WIN NOM LOSE OUT
12 Louis LOSE LOSE WIN OUT
13 Raj NOM NOM OUT[n 3]
14 Curtis LOSE OUT
15 Lisa OUT
16 Antonia LEFT[n 4]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Chef was nominated by Ramsay
  2. ^ a b c d Although nominated, chef was not called down by Ramsay
  3. ^ Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team
  4. ^ Chef was hospitalized and withdrew for health reasons


Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Recap
941"16 Chefs Compete"September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)5.95[6][recap 1]
952"14 Chefs Compete"September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)7.19[6][recap 2]
963"13 Chefs Compete"September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)5.72[7][recap 3]
974"12 Chefs Compete"September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)6.55[7][recap 4]
985"11 Chefs Compete"October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)6.13[8][recap 5]
996"10 Chefs Compete"October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)7.03[8][recap 6]
1007"9 Chefs Compete Part 1"October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)5.98[9][recap 7]
101,8"9 Chefs Compete Part 2"October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)7.16[9][recap 8]
1029"8 Chefs Compete"November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)5.432[10][recap 9]
10310"7 Chefs Compete"November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)5.786[10][recap 10]
10411"6 Chefs Compete"November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)7.21[recap 11]
10512"5 Chefs Compete"November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)6.24[recap 12]
10613"4 Chefs Compete"December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)5.83[11][recap 13]
10714"4 Chefs Compete Again"December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08)6.446[recap 14]
10815"2 Chefs Compete"December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)5.855[12][recap 15]

Notes

References

Recaps
  1. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 16 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 14 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 13 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 12 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 11 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 10 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 9 Chefs Compete Part 1". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  8. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 9 Chefs Compete Part 2". Fox. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 8 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 7 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  11. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 6 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  12. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 5 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  13. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 4 Chefs Compete". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
  14. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 4 Chefs Compete Again". Fox. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013.
  15. ^ "Recaps – Hell's Kitchen on Fox – 2 Chefs Compete – Winner". Fox. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013.
Other references
  1. ^ ""Hell's Kitchen Season 8: Meet The Cast", August 23, 2010". homorazzi.com. August 23, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Petrus – Chefs – Restaurant Director – Jean-Philippe Susilovic". Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Hell's Kitchen (August 23, 2010). ""CHEF GORDON RAMSAY HAND-PICKS FRESH CROP OF ASPIRING CHEFS FOR EIGHTH SEASON OF "HELL'S KITCHEN"" (Facebook post). Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Rogers, Nicole E. (September 24, 2010). "Madison native tests his mettle in 'Hell's Kitchen'". Host.madison.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Monona native Russell Kook is runner-up in TV chef competition". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "TV Ratings: Wednesday September 22, 2010 (MODERN FAMILY laughing all the way to the bank)". The TV Addict. September 23, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "TV Ratings: Wednesday September 29, 2010 (LAW & ORDER: LA Opens Big)". TheTVAddict.com. September 30, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "TV Ratings: Wednesday October 6, 2010 (LAW & ORDER Plunges! COUGAR TOWN UP!)". TheTVAddict.com. October 7, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "TV Ratings: Wednesday October 13, 2010", TheTVAddict.com, October 14, 2010
  10. ^ a b "Overnight ratings for Wednesday, November 10, 2010". TVbytheNumbers.com. November 11, 2010.
  11. ^ "Wednesday Final Ratings: America's Next Top Model Adjusted Up", TVbytheNumbers.com, December 2, 2010
  12. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/wednesday-final-ratings-criminal-minds-human-target-adjusted-up/75814/%7C title =Updated Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Criminal Minds,' 'Human Target' Adjusted Up
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