Kitchen Nightmares

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Kitchen Nightmares, known in the UK as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA, is an American reality television series originally broadcast on Fox, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business.[1] Produced by ITV Studios America, it is based on the British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

The show premiered September 19, 2007, on Fox. On June 23, 2014, Ramsay announced that he was ending the series; the final episode aired on September 12 that year.[2] In June 2018, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, a series similar to Kitchen Nightmares albeit with a shorter timeline, premiered on Fox.[3] In May 2023, Fox announced that the show would re-enter production for an eighth season,[4] which premiered on September 25, 2023. The show's ninth season began airing on January 7, 2025.

Synopsis

Each episode begins with clips and interviews introducing the episode's restaurant, emphasizing the subpar conditions. Ramsey observes a lunch and dinner service, which is often overwhelmingly negative. Ramsay inspects the back-of-house, often uncovering further problems

The next day, Ramsey meets with owners and staff to discuss what changes need to be made (e.g., menu changes, retraining, remodelling). The restaurant relaunches, typically with more successful service, and Ramsay addresses the restaurant's owner and staff one final time before leaving, wishing them well.

In later seasons, episodes end with a follow-up segment showcasing the restaurant's status in the months after Ramsay's visit. Each season after season one, an episode is dedicated to Ramsay revisiting some of the previous restaurants he visited to see what became of the restaurant and its staff.

Production

The show was produced by ITV Studios America[nb 1] and Optomen, in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions,[6] with Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, and Patricia Llewellyn serving as executive producers.

In the UK, the series is broadcast under the name Kitchen Nightmares USA and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA on Channel 4, which also produced the original UK version. It is broadcast under this name to avoid confusion with the original UK version. UK airings of the US show feature an alternate soundtrack and mix, with less prominent musical stings, wild music, a lower level of vocal compression, and a different narrator to the US broadcast. It also airs uncensored, when shown after the watershed. Reruns, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America.[7]

On May 15, 2023, Fox announced that it would revive the series after a 10-year absence.[8] Ramsay and his crew were spotted at several restaurants in the New York metropolitan area through the spring and summer of 2023. Some locations include a restaurant in Wayne,[9] a pizzeria in Dumont,[10] a bar and grill in Asbury Park,[11] and a cafe in Saugerties.[12][13]

Season 8 premiered on September 25, 2023.[14]

In November 2024, Fox announced a midseason run of episodes that will premiere on January 7, 2025; the first half of the season will be billed as Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX as a cross promotion for Fox's broadcast of the game, featuring a focus on restaurants in its host city of New Orleans, and guest appearances by National Football League players and personalities. The second half of the season will feature locations in Austin and Houston, Texas.[15]

Episodes

Series overview

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Season 1 (2007)

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Season 2 (2008–09)

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Season 3 (2010)

The third season premiere was scheduled to air on Wednesday, January 27, 2010,[16] but was postponed to Friday, January 29, due to the State of the Union address.[17]Template:Episode table

Season 4 (2011)

In May 2010, the Fox network announced the return of Kitchen Nightmares for a fourth season, which aired from January 21, 2011, to May 20, 2011.[18] Template:Episode table

Season 5 (2011–12)

In March 2011, the producers of the show announced a casting call for a fifth season.[19] The fifth season premiered on Friday, September 23, 2011, and ended on March 30, 2012.[20] Template:Episode table

Season 6 (2012–13)

In February 2012, Fox announced it had renewed Kitchen Nightmares for a sixth season, which premiered on Friday, October 26, 2012.[21][22] Template:Episode table

Season 7 (2014)

Season 7 was originally set to premiere on February 28, 2014, but was delayed until April 11, 2014.[18] Template:Episode table

Season 8 (2023)

In May 2023, Fox announced that it would revive the series after nine years.[8] Season 8 premiered on September 25, 2023.[23] Template:Episode table

Season 9 (2025): "Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX"

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Lawsuits

In September 2007, a case was filed by Martin Hyde, a former manager of Dillon's, against Ramsay for ten separate offenses, including allegedly staging disasters and hiring actors to trick the viewing audience.[24] The case was dismissed because the contract signed by Hyde stipulated arbitration in the event of a legal dispute. The case went into arbitration in 2008.[25]

In 2018, Oceana Grill sued Ramsay and the show's production company alleging fabrication. Specifically, they claimed that Ramsay staged a scene where he vomited during his kitchen inspection and planted a mouse in a rodent trap "to manufacture drama for their show."[26] The restaurant also argued that a prior settlement from 2011 (before the episode aired) placed limits on the production company's ability to re-use clips from their episode. The 2018 suit was filed after the production company posted clips of the Oceana Grill episode on Facebook.[27]

Reception

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Gordon Ramsay in 2010

Ginia Bellafante of The New York Times found Ramsay's teaching methods and high standards "undeniably hypnotic" and commented, "the thrill of watching Mr. Ramsay is in witnessing someone so at peace with his own arrogance."[28] Doug Elfman of the Chicago Sun-Times said the show is "a very entertaining public service" that "will make you laugh, make you sick, and make you think".[29] Randy Cordova of The Arizona Republic found Ramsay "just as blustery and foul-mouthed here as he is on Hell's Kitchen. But he is also oddly endearing, mainly because he genuinely seems invested in the fate of each restaurant".[30]

Critics have commented that Fox's adaptation of Kitchen Nightmares strayed from the strengths of the original Channel 4 series. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune said, "Leave it to Fox to take something the Brits did pretty well and muck it up". She added, "Never mind the cooking; this edition of the show appears to be more interested in playing up the family dramas at the restaurants Ramsay visits".[31] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times commented, "Whereas the British Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares is fundamentally a food show—it has interesting things to show you about how a restaurant runs and a kitchen works, the wonders of local markets and what you can make from them if you're Gordon Ramsay or willing to follow his instructions—the Fox edition emphasizes mishap, argument, and emotional breakdown almost to the exclusion of cuisine".[32]

See also

Notes

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External links

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