Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 4
| Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 4) | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| 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]
Culinary student Christina Machamer won the season and was awarded a "senior sous chef" position with a $250,000 salary at Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood[3][4] – not an executive chef as mentioned in show-related publicity and press releases.[5] The London West Hollywood restaurant opened on May 27, 2008, while the series was still airing.[3][4]
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
Opening sequence
Unlike the previous three seasons, this is the first season to feature a cinematic intro using live-action. It depicts the chefs, all shrunken down as they work about the kitchen.
Contestants
There were 15 chefs (8 men and 7 women) who competed in season 4 and was the only Hell's Kitchen season to have an uneven number of chefs compete compared to 12 from the previous three seasons.
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Anderson | 37 | Executive Chef | Niagara Falls, New York |
| Matthew "Matt" Bloch[6] | 35 | Sous Chef | Pine Hill, New Jersey |
| Ben Caylor | 29 | Electrician & Former Chef | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dominic DiFrancesco | 43 | Stay-at-home Father | Catawba, South Carolina |
| Corey Earling | 25 | Private Chef | Brooklyn, New York |
| Louross Edralin | 24 | Hotel Cook | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Rosann Fama | 33 | Law office receptionist & Former Cook | Staten Island, New York |
| Jen Gavin | 24 | Garde Manger | Chicago, Illinois |
| Vanessa Gunnell | 31 | Line Cook | Bozeman, Montana |
| Christina Machamer | 25 | Culinary Student | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Louis "Petrozza" Petrozza | 47 | Catering Director | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Shayna Raichilson-Zadok | 28 | Catering Company Owner | Buffalo, New York |
| Craig Schneider | 30 | Sous Chef | Coram, New York |
| Sharon Stewart | 31 | Room-service chef | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jason Underwood | 29 | Sous Chef | Youngstown, Ohio |
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.
| Original teams | First switch |
Second switch | Individual | Finals | |||||||||||||||
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| No. | Chef | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414/15 | ||||
| 1 | Christina | WIN | NOM | BoW | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 1] | BoB | NOM | BoB | IN | NOM | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Petrozza | LOSE | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 2] | BoB | BoW | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| 3 | Corey | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BoW | BoB | NOM[n 1] | IN | NOM | OUT | |||||
| 4 | Jen | WIN | NOM | LOSE | BoB | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||
| 5 | Bobby | NOM | BoB | LOSE | BoW | WIN | WIN | LOSE | BoB | LOSE | IN | OUT | |||||||
| 6 | Matt | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | BoB | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| 7 | Louross | BoW | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM[n 2] | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| 8 | Rosann | BoB | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 1] | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ben | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 10 | Shayna | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 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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Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "15 Chefs Compete" | April 1, 2008 | 12.55 | 16 |
| 35 | 2 | "14 Chefs Compete" | April 8, 2008 | 11.63 | 19 |
| 36 | 3 | "13 Chefs Compete" | April 15, 2008 | 11.08 | 16 |
| 37 | 4 | "12 Chefs Compete" | April 22, 2008 | 11.56 | 19 |
| 38 | 5 | "11 Chefs Compete" | April 29, 2008 | 12.26 | 16 |
| 39 | 6 | "10 Chefs Compete" | May 6, 2008 | 11.25 | 18 |
| 40 | 7 | "9 Chefs Compete" | May 13, 2008 | 12.40 | 17 |
| 41 | 8 | "8 Chefs Compete" | May 20, 2008 | 12.60 | N/A |
| 42 | 9 | "7 Chefs Compete" | May 27, 2008 | 9.50 | N/A |
| 43 | 10 | "6 Chefs Compete" | June 3, 2008 | 9.36 | N/A |
| 44 | 11 | "5 Chefs Compete" | June 10, 2008 | 8.81 | N/A |
| 45 | 12 | "4 Chefs Compete" | June 17, 2008 | 8.17 | N/A |
| 46 | 13 | "3 Chefs Compete" | June 24, 2008 | 7.70 | N/A |
| 47 | 14 | "2 Chefs Compete" | July 1, 2008 | 8.03 | N/A |
| 48 | 15 | "Winner Announced" | July 8, 2008 | N/A | N/A |
Notes
References
- ^ a b Seaton, Leslie (2007-11-12). "Hell's Kitchen: Season 4 Premiere Announced". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ Fox Returns Series to Production. The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b Scattergood, Amy (2008-05-01). "Gordon Ramsay L.A. reservation line is open!". LA Times. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ a b "Gordon Ramsay opens news restaurant in West Hollywood". Yahoo. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Hell's Kitchen". Futon Critic. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Hell's Kitchen official Fox.com
- Hell's Kitchen program description and commentary at the Internet Movie Database website