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RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 9
Broadcast from
March 24 (2017-03-24) – June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Judges
RuPaul
Michelle Visage
Ross Mathews
Carson Kressley
Host(s)
RuPaul
Broadcaster
VH1
Competitors
14
Finals venue
Alex Theatre
Runtime
45 minutes
Winner
Sasha Velour
Origin
Brooklyn, New York
Runner-up
Peppermint
Chronology
◀
Season 9
The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens (including one returnee) competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and a crown and scepter provided by Shandar. The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017.[1] This season saw the return of season eight contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who finished the competition in 10th place.
The winner of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sasha Velour, with Peppermint being the runner-up.
Aja will be competing on the upcoming third season of All Stars.
Contents
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1 Contestants
2 Contestant progress
3 Lip-syncs
4 Guest judges
4.1 Special guests
5 Episodes
6 Ratings
7 References
8 External links
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
Contestant
Name
Age
Hometown
Outcome
Sasha Velour Sasha Steinberg[2] 29 Brooklyn, New York Winner
Peppermint Agnes Moore[3] 37 New York, New York Runner-up
Shea Couleé Jaren Merrell[4] 27 Chicago, Illinois 3rd/4th Place
Trinity Taylor Ryan Taylor[5] 31 Orlando, Florida
Alexis Michelle Alex Michaels[6] 32 New York, New York 5th Place
Nina Bo'nina Brown Pierre Leverne Dease[7] 34 Riverdale, Georgia 6th Place
Valentina James Andrew Leyva[8] 25 Echo Park, California 7th Place
Farrah Moan Cameron Clayton[9] 23 Las Vegas, Nevada 8th Place
Aja Jay Rivera[7] 22 Brooklyn, New York 9th Place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine Carlos Diaz[10] 35 Austin, Texas 10th Place
Eureka[a] David Huggard[7] 25 Johnson City, Tennessee 11th Place[b]
Charlie Hides Charlie Hides[12] 52 Boston, Massachusetts 12th Place
Kimora Blac Von Nguyen[7] 27 Las Vegas, Nevada 13th Place
Jaymes Mansfield James Wirth 26 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14th Place
Jump up ^ Eureka O'Hara is simply known as Eureka on the show"[1][11]
Jump up ^ Eureka was removed from the competition due to her knee injury she sustained in the second episode.
Contestant progress
Contestant
1[13]
2[14]
3[15]
4[16]
5[17]
6[18]
7[19]
8[20]
9[21]
10[22]
11[23]
12[24]
13[25]
14
Sasha Velour HIGH SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE HIGH LOW HIGH WIN HIGH HIGH SAFE Guest Winner
Peppermint SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW HIGH BTM2 SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE BTM2 SAFE Guest Runner-Up
Shea Couleé SAFE HIGH SAFE WIN WIN SAFE HIGH HIGH WIN BTM2 WIN SAFE Guest Eliminated
Trinity Taylor SAFE HIGH WIN BTM2 SAFE SAFE WIN LOW HIGH WIN LOW SAFE Guest Eliminated
Alexis Michelle SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH WIN SAFE BTM2 LOW LOW ELIM Guest Guest
Nina Bo'nina Brown WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW HIGH BTM2 SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest Guest
Valentina SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE ELIM Miss C Guest
Farrah Moan SAFE SAFE LOW HIGH BTM2 LOW SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Aja SAFE SAFE BTM2 HIGH SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Cynthia Lee Fontaine SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest Guest
Eureka HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Guest Guest
Charlie Hides SAFE LOW SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Kimora Blac SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest Guest
Jaymes Mansfield SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
The contestant was the runner-up.
The contestants were eliminated during the first round of the lip-sync tournament.
The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
The contestant won the challenge.
The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared as "safe."
The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared as "safe."
The contestant was in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated.
The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.
The contestant returned as a guest for the reunion and finale episodes.
Lip-syncs
Episode
Contestants
Song
Eliminated
2 Jaymes Mansfield vs. Kimora Blac "Love Shack"
(The B-52's) Jaymes Mansfield
3 Aja vs. Kimora Blac "Holding Out for a Hero"
(Bonnie Tyler) Kimora Blac
4 Charlie Hides vs. Trinity Taylor "I Wanna Go"
(Britney Spears) Charlie Hides
5 Cynthia Lee Fontaine vs. Farrah Moan "Woman Up"
(Meghan Trainor) None
6 Cynthia Lee Fontaine vs. Peppermint "Music"
(Madonna) Cynthia Lee Fontaine
7 Aja vs. Nina Bo'nina Brown "Finally"
(CeCe Peniston) Aja
8 Alexis Michelle vs. Farrah Moan "Baby I'm Burning"
(Dolly Parton) Farrah Moan
9 Nina Bo'nina Brown vs. Valentina "Greedy"
(Ariana Grande) Valentina
10 Nina Bo'nina Brown vs. Shea Couleé "Cool for the Summer"
(Demi Lovato) Nina Bo'nina Brown
11 Alexis Michelle vs. Peppermint "Macho Man"
(Village People) Alexis Michelle
12 All remaining contestants:
Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor "U Wear It Well"
(RuPaul) None
14 Peppermint vs. Trinity Taylor "Stronger"
(Britney Spears) Trinity Taylor
Sasha Velour vs. Shea Couleé "So Emotional"
(Whitney Houston) Shea Couleé
Peppermint vs. Sasha Velour "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
(Whitney Houston) Peppermint
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after the first round of the finale lip-sync tournament
The contestant was eliminated after the second round of the finale lip-sync tournament.
Guest judges
(In chronological order)
Lady Gaga (singer, songwriter, and actress)
The B-52's (new wave band)
Todrick Hall (actor and singer)
Cheyenne Jackson (actor and singer)
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (actor and model)
Naya Rivera (actress and singer)
Meghan Trainor (singer and songwriter)
Candis Cayne (actress)
Denis O'Hare (actor)
Jennie Garth (actress)
Tori Spelling (actress and television personality)
Fortune Feimster (writer, comedian, and actress)
Tamar Braxton (singer and television personality)
Lisa Robertson (television personality and former QVC host)
Noah Galvin (actor)
Kesha (singer and songwriter)
Zaldy (Emmy-winning fashion designer)
Andie MacDowell (actress)
Joan Smalls (fashion model)
Guest judges adapted from Entertainment Weekly.[26][27]
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. (In order of appearance)
Episode 2:
Lisa Kudrow (actress and comedian)
Episode 12:
Todrick Hall (actor and singer)
Episodes
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
104
1 "Oh. My. Gaga!" March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
The first episode featured 13 drag queens enter the work room of RuPaul's Drag Race, where they are met by RuPaul and American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, the latter who posed as a contestant. For the maxi-challenge, each queen were to prepare two runway looks on the main stage in front of RuPaul, Lady Gaga, and co-judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews: one based on their hometown, and the other being adaptions of Gaga's outfits, for the Miss Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent pageant.[13] During the judges critiques, Eureka, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were chosen as the top three participants in the pageant, with Nina Bo'Nina Brown winning the title. Before the episode finished, RuPaul abruptly announced a 14th queen entering the competition.[13]
Guest Judge: Lady Gaga
Alternating Judges: Carson Kressley & Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Showcase a hometown styled outfit and a Lady Gaga-inspired outfit in the Miss Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent pageant.
Challenge Winner: Nina Bo'Nina Brown
Main Challenge Prize: A weeklong getaway to The Grand Resort and Spa at Fort Lauderdale Beach.
105
2 "She Done Already Done Brought It On" March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
Carrying on from episode one, RuPaul announced a 14th queen entering the competition, which turned out to be season 8 contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who previously placed 10th in her season. For the main challenge, each queen competed in a cheer-leading battle between two teams, with Fontaine and Nina Bo'Nina Brown serving as team captains; subsequently, the runway theme on the main stage was "White Party Realness".[14] During the judges critiques, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were deemed the best for their performances and runway looks, with the latter contestant winning the challenge. Charlie Hides, Kimora Blac and Jaymes Mansfield were criticized for their performances, though Hides was the only contestant out of the three to be commended for her runway look. Hides was declared safe from the bottom two, whist Blac and Mansfield lip-synced against each other to The B-52's "Love Shack"; Blac won the lip-sync, while Mansfield was sashayed away by RuPaul.[14]
Returned: Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Guest Judges: The B-52's
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Compete in a cheerleading battle
Runway Theme: White Party Realness
Challenge Winner: Valentina
Main Challenge Prize: A wig wardrobe by RockStar Wigs.
Bottom Two: Jaymes Mansfield & Kimora Blac
Lip Sync Song: "Love Shack" by The B-52's
Eliminated: Jaymes Mansfield
Farewell message: "You live to love me more each day. P.S. JK I love you all. J.M"
106
3 "Draggily Ever After" April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
In episode 3, the remaining 13 contestants were asked by RuPaul to create an original fairytale princess look, for the runway, with a sidekick character to portray on the main stage, in front of the panel of judges. During the judges critiques, Peppermint, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were praised for their runway looks and side kick creations, with Trinity Taylor winning the challenge.[15] However, Farrah Moan, Aja and Kimora Blac were criticized for their performances and looks. Out of the three, Moan was declared safe, while Aja and Blac lip-synced against each other to Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero"; Aja won the lip-sync, whilst Blac was sashayed away by RuPaul.[15]
Guest Judges: Todrick Hall & Cheyenne Jackson
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Create an original fairytale princess with a sidekick
Runway Theme: Fairytale Princess Eleganza
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: $5000 gift card for Casper Sleep.
Bottom Two: Aja & Kimora Blac
Lip Sync Song: "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Eliminated: Kimora Blac
Farewell message: "Hey ladies, I ♡ you all! Sisters 4 ever ♡ Kimmy"
107
4 "Good Morning Bitches" April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
In episode 4, the 12 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to act in two live morning talk shows, titled Good Morning Bitches and Not On Today; the contestants also had to conduct an interview with American singer and actress Naya Rivera, who served as the weeks co-special judge.[16] Alongside this, the runway theme of the week was Naughty Nighties.[16] During the judges critiques, team Good Morning Bitches—which included Aja, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan, Valentina, and subsequent winners Shea Couleé and Sasha Velour—were all deemed safe, while the Not on Today team were up for elimination. Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Eureka and Nina Bo'Nina Brown were all commended for their performances, despite Fontaine being criticized for her runway look. However, Charlie Hides, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor were all criticized for their performances. Peppermint received the worst reviews for her runway out of the three, but was noted by the judges as the better performer.[16] She was ultimately declared safe, while Charlie Hides and Trinity Taylor lip-synced to Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go"; Taylor won the lip-sync, whilst Hides was sashayed away by RuPaul.[16]
Guest Judges: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman & Naya Rivera
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Produce a live morning talk show
Runway Theme: Naughty Nighties
Challenge Winners: Sasha Velour & Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: $1000 and a year-supply of hamburgers courtesy of Hamburger Mary's
Bottom Two: Charlie Hides & Trinity Taylor
Lip Sync Song: "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears
Eliminated: Charlie Hides
Farewell message: "Ladies, I've enjoyed getting to know each + every one of you! Slay it. xo Charlie"
108
5 "Reality Stars: The Musical" April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
In episode 5, the remaining 11 drag queens featured in the season's first mini-challenge to pose in a sexy selfie with the pit crew of RuPaul's Drag Race; Alexis Michelle won the challenge, and was given the authority to choose roles for the maxi-challenge of Kardashian: The Musical. Alongside this, the runway theme of the week was Faux Fur Fabulous.[17] During the judges critiques, Aja, Eureka, Sasha Velour, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were declared safe. Alexis Michelle, Peppermint and Shea Couleé received high critiques for their performances, though Michelle received negative commentary about Alexis' runway look. However, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Farrah Moan and Nina Bo'Nina Brown were all criticized for their performances.[17] Nina Bo'Nina Brown was declared safe from the bottom two, while Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Farrah Moan lip-synced against each other to Meghan Trainor's "Woman Up". Despite their lip-sync, RuPaul removed contestant Eureka from the competition due to an injury that occurred in episode two for the cheer-leading challenge; as a result, Fontaine and Moan were declared safe.[17]
Guest Judges: Meghan Trainor and Todrick Hall
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Mini-Challenge: Shoot a sexy selfie with the pit crew
Mini-Challenge Winner: Alexis Michelle
Mini-Challenge Prize: $1000 gift card from fiercequeen.com
Main Challenge: Star in Kardashian: The Musical
Runway Theme: Faux Fur Fabulous
Challenge Winner: Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: A Caribbean Cruise by AllOutVacations
Bottom Two: Cynthia Lee Fontaine & Farrah Moan
Lip Sync Song: "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor
Removed: Eureka
Farewell message: "Well... Biggie is out but this is NOT the last of Me!! I need all of you to ALWAYS (lol) #beyourselftofreeyourself ♡ Eureka H!! :p"
109
6 "Snatch Game" April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
In episode 6, the 10 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to impersonate any character or celebrity for the series' on-going challenge, the Snatch Game; subsequently, the runway theme was Night of 1000 Madonna's, which was repeated for Season 9 due to the criticism it attracted for its first appearance on season 8.[18] During the judges critiques, Aja, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were all declared safe. Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were praised for their performances and runway looks, though Brown was criticized for having the same theme-based outfit as Trinity Taylor's. Moreover, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Farrah Moan and Peppermint received negative critiques for their performances, while Moan was the only contestant out of the three to have received positive remarks about her runway outfit.[18] Moan was declared safe from the bottom two, while Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Peppermint lip-synced against each other to Madonna's "Music"; Peppermint won the lip-sync, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine was sashayed away by RuPaul.[18] Fontaine finishing in 10th place made her the only contestant to compete in two seasons and be placed in the exact same position after being eliminated.
Guest Judges: Candis Cayne & Denis O'Hare
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Game
Runway Theme: A Night of a Thousand Madonnas
Challenge Winner: Alexis Michelle
Main Challenge Prize: $2000 package from Sparkles Rhinestones
Bottom Two: Cynthia Lee Fontaine & Peppermint
Lip Sync Song: "Music" by Madonna
Eliminated: Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Farewell message: "Don't stop believe in you!!! Love you, Cucu x xo xo"
110
7 "9021-HO[28]" May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
In episode 7, the 9 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to act in a 90210 parody spin-off, titled 9021-Ho; as a result of contestant Peppermint falling in the bottom two the previous week, RuPaul had given her the authority to choose the roles towards the show. The runway theme of the week was Big Hair Everywhere.[19] During the critiques, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan and Peppermint were declared safe. Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina received positive remarks for their performances and runway looks, with Trinity Taylor eventually winning the challenge. However, Aja, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were all criticized for their performances yet praised for their runway. Sasha Velour was declared safe from the bottom two, while Aja and Nina Bo'Nina Brown lip-synced against each other to CeCe Peniston's "Finally"; Nina Bo'Nina Brown won the lip-sync, and Aja was sashayed away by RuPaul.[19]
Guest Judges: Jennie Garth & Tori Spelling
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Act in a classic 90's high-school drama
Runway Theme: Big Hair Everywhere
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: $2000 gift card from Fabric Planet
Bottom Two: Aja & Nina Bo'nina Brown
Lip Sync Song: "Finally" by Cece Peniston
Eliminated: Aja
Farewell message: "Love u guys, please dont be too messy without me! XOXO AJA <3 P.S. Ur all gay!"
111
8 "RuPaul Roast[29]" May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
In episode 8, the 8 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to insult each other for the season's second mini-challenge, often referred as "Reading is Fundamental"; Valentina won the challenge, and was given the authority to assign the line-up for the comedy roast of judge Michelle Visage.[20] During the judges critiques, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina were declared safe. Peppermint, Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé were praised for their performances, with Peppermint winning the challenge. However, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan, and Trinity Taylor were all deemed the worst during the comedy roast, although Taylor received positive remarks for her runway look. Trinity Taylor was declared safe, while Alexis and Farrah lip-synced against each other to Dolly Parton's "Baby I'm Burning"; Alexis Michelle won the lip-sync, and Farrah Moan was sashayed away by RuPaul.[20]
Guest Judges: Fortune Feimster & Tamar Braxton
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Mini-Challenge: Reading Is Fundamental
Mini-Challenge Winner: Valentina
Mini-Challenge Prize: 4-night stay at Saguaro in Palm Springs
Main Challenge: Perform a comedy roast of Michelle Visage in front of a live audience
Challenge Winner: Peppermint
Main Challenge Prize: 5-year membership with SquareSpace
Bottom Two: Alexis Michelle & Farrah Moan
Lip Sync Song: "Baby I'm Burning" by Dolly Parton
Eliminated: Farrah Moan
Farewell message: "Hey ladies! I love you all sooo much. You are all superstars and it's so special to finally have a real family. Good luck & DON'T F**K IT UP! <3 Farrah Moan"
112
9 "Your Pilot's On Fire[30]" May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
In episode 9, the 7 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to form two groups of two, and a group of three, to write, produce and star in their own TV show pilot; the teams were: Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé as team one, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina as team two, and Alexis Michelle, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor as team three.[21] Subsequently, the runway theme for the main stage was Club Kid Couture. During the judges critiques, Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé won the challenge for their runway looks and performances, becoming the first duo to win more than one challenge in the same season.[21] Elsewhere, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor received positive reviews for their runway looks and performances, whilst team member Alexis Michelle attracted contrasting results. Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina received mixed reviews for their pilots and runway look.[21]
Alexis Michelle was declared safe from the bottom two, while Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina lip-synced against each other to Ariana Grande's "Greedy".[20] However, the lip-sync was stopped by RuPaul because Valentina had a veil (which was part of her runway look) covering her mouth, effectively hindering the lip-sync performance; she subsequently removed it per request by RuPaul. Later, it became clear that Valentina did not know the words to the lip-sync, which (in addition to their performances) made Nina Bo'Nina Brown the winner of the lip-sync, while Valentina was sashayed away by RuPaul.[20]
Guest Judges: Lisa Robertson & Noah Galvin
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Create, write, and star in their own TV pilots
Runway Theme: Club Kid Couture
Challenge Winners: Sasha Velour & Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: $1000 gift certficate from The Spa On Rodeo and a supply of Aquage Professional Haircare products
Bottom Two: Nina Bo'nina Brown & Valentina
Lip Sync Song: "Greedy" by Ariana Grande
Eliminated: Valentina
Farewell message: "Ladies, I love you with all my heart. If ever you need me, I'm yours. Con Amor. Valentina"
113
10 "Makeovers: Crew Better Work[31]" May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
In episode 10, the 6 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to give make-overs of themselves, and six crew members of RuPaul's Drag Race. During the judges critiques, Trinity Taylor won the challenge alongside her partner, with Sasha Velour receiving high critiques. Peppermint was declared safe, while Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Shea Couleé were criticized for their make-over looks. Alexis Michelle was declared safe from the bottom two, while Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Shea Couleé lip-synced against each other to Demi Lovato's "Cool for the Summer"; Shea Couleé won the lip-sync, and Nina Bo'Nina Brown was sashayed away by RuPaul.[22]
Guest Judges: Kesha and Zaldy
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Makeover members of the "Drag Race" crew and prepare a lip sync performance to RuPaul's Song Click Clack.
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: Two custom gowns made by David Meister, and a $2,000 gift certificate to Klein Epstein Parker for her drag sister
Bottom Two: Nina Bo'nina Brown & Shea Couleé
Lip Sync Song: "Cool for the Summer" by Demi Lovato
Eliminated: Nina Bo'nina Brown
Farewell message:"Debbie Downer is gone. SUE ME! Shae Coulee hope you struggle cleaning this LOL. Love you all ♡"
114
11 "Gayest Ball Ever[32]" June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
In episode 11, the 5 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to create puppets of each drag queen, and impersonate them in the season's third mini-challenge; Sasha Velour won the challenge, and was given the authority to choreograph a special dance routine, resembling the elements of the LGBT community.[23] Additionally, the contestants were asked by RuPaul to create three runway looks; the first influenced by the traditional LGBT rainbow flag, the second incorporating unicorn aesthetics, and the final being a homage to American male group The Village People. During the critiques, Shea Couleé and Sasha Velour received positive critiques, with the former contestant winning the challenge. Alexis Michelle was criticized for all three looks, while Peppermint and Trinity Taylor received mixed reviews. Trinity Taylor was declared safe from the bottom two, while Alexis and Peppermint lip-synced against each other to The Village People's "Macho Man"; Peppermint won the lip-sync, and Alexis Michelle was sashayed away by RuPaul.[23]
Guest Judges: Andie MacDowell and Joan Smalls
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Mini-Challenge: Everyone Loves Puppets
Mini-Challenge Winner: Sasha Velour
Mini-Challenge Prize: A $500 gift card for Today Tix
Main Challenge: Compete in a queer culture pageant, design outfits for three different categories - Rainbow-She-Better-Do, Sexy Unicorn, and Village People Eleganza Extravaganza, and create their own gymnastics routine
Challenge Winner: Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: 2 VIP tickets to Cirque du Soleil Zumanity in Las Vegas, including flights and accommodation
Bottom Two: Alexis Michelle & Peppermint
Lip Sync Song: "Macho Man" by Village People
Eliminated: Alexis Michelle
Farewell message: "Wishes come true, not free. you're my sisters... always."
115
12 "Category Is[33]" June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
In episode 12, the remaining four remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to write, produce and choreograph an original verse for the remix of his song "Category Is"; additionally, each queen were ask to guest star on RuPaul's podcast What's the Tee?, featuring panel judge Michelle Visage.[24] During the critiques, each contestant received positive critiques about their runway looks—which was their best drag style—and for their longevity in the competition. All remaining drag queens were asked to lip-sync to RuPaul's single "U Wear It Well"; for the first time on the show, no contestants were eliminated on the final challenge, and all four advanced into the grand finale.[24]
Alternating Judge(s): Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Write and record a verse for the remix of "Category Is" and guest star on RuPaul's podcast "What's the Tee?"
Lip Sync Song: "U Wear It Well" by RuPaul
116
13 "Reunited" June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)[34]
In a reunion episode, the contestants reminisce over the season. Miss Congeniality was announced; previous Miss Congeniality and season 8 and 9 drag queen Cynthia Lee Fontaine announced that fellow contestant Valentina won the title, which sparked criticism amongst all other queens.[25] During the end of the episode, RuPaul announced that the final four contestants would have to lip-sync in groups of two to see who advances to winning America's Next Drag Superstar.[25]
Miss Congeniality: Valentina
117
14 "Grand Finale" June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)[35]
The final four queens compete in a sudden death lipsync showdown in the race to crown America's Next Drag Superstar.
Eliminated: Shea Couleè and Trinity Taylor
Runner-up: Peppermint
Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Nine: Sasha Velour
Ratings
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Oh. My. Gaga!" March 24, 2017 0.5[36] 0.987[36]
2 "She Done Already Done Brought It On" March 31, 2017 0.4[37] 0.754[37]
3 "Draggily Ever After" April 7, 2017 0.3[38] 0.673[38]
4 "Good Morning Bitches" April 14, 2017 0.3[39] 0.588[39]
5 "Reality Stars: The Musical" April 21, 2017 0.3[40] 0.693[40]
6 "Snatch Game" April 28, 2017 0.4[41] 0.702[41]
7 "9021-HO" May 5, 2017 0.3[42] 0.694[42]
8 "RuPaul Roast" May 12, 2017 0.4[43] 0.738[43]
9 "Your Pilot's On Fire" May 19, 2017 0.3[44] 0.636[44]
10 "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" May 26, 2017 0.4[45] 0.720[45]
11 "Gayest Ball Ever" June 2, 2017 0.3[46] 0.619[46]
12 "Category Is" June 9, 2017 0.3[47] 0.637[47]
13 "Reunited" June 16, 2017 0.3[48] 0.685[48]
14 "Grand Finale" June 23, 2017 0.4[49] 0.859[49]
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Hell's Kitchen
Genre
Reality competition
Created by
Gordon Ramsay
Directed by
Tony Croll
Brad Kreisberg
Sharon Trojan Hollinger
Starring
Gordon Ramsay
Narrated by
Jason Thompson (seasons 1–12, 15–present)
Opening theme
"Fire" by the Ohio Players
Composer(s)
David Vanacore
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
17
No. of episodes
266 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Arthur Smith
Kent Weed
Gordon Ramsay
Running time
41–44 minutes[1]
Production company(s)
A. Smith & Co. Productions
Granada America (seasons 1–5)
ITV Studios (seasons 6–9)
ITV Studios America (season 10–present)
Release
Original network
Fox
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release
May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows
Hell's Kitchen (UK TV series)
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Website
Hell's Kitchen is an American reality competition television series based on the British series of the same name. Broadcast on Fox, it is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Two teams of chefs compete for a job as head chef at a restaurant.
A typical episode begins with a challenge between the teams; the winning team gets some sort of a reward that usually involves some sort of recreational activity outside the Hell's Kitchen, while the losers are given "punishment" that usually involves some sort of menial task.
The second part is a dinner service, where each team works in their own kitchen, attempting, under close and hypercritical supervision from Chef Ramsay, to complete the service without getting kicked out before finishing for too many errors.
The usual wrap-up involves whichever team is declared the loser of the dinner service choosing two of their own to be up for elimination.
There are many possible variations; both teams being kicked out before the end of dinner service is an example that has occurred on several occasions.
At the end of the 13th season, it was announced that it was renewed for two more seasons through season 16.[2] On September 9, 2016, Fox renewed Hell's Kitchen for seasons 17 and 18. The seventeenth season premiered on September 29, 2017.[3]
Contents
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1 Format
1.1 Challenges
1.2 Dinner service
1.3 Elimination
1.4 Final service
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Broadcasting
3.2 Setting
3.3 Accusations of staging
4 Seasons
5 Reception
5.1 Awards and nominations
5.2 U.S. Nielsen ratings
6 Other media
6.1 DVD and Blu-ray releases
6.2 Video games
7 References
8 External links
Format[edit]
Hell's Kitchen is a reality television show that uses a progressive elimination format to narrow down a field of 12 to 20 aspiring chefs to a single winner over the course of one season. The U.S. version of Hell's Kitchen follows the format of the UK version though the show is recorded and not performed live, nor is there audience participation in the elimination of chefs. The show is produced at Hell's Kitchen, a modified warehouse in Los Angeles that includes the restaurant, dual kitchen facilities and a dormitory where the chefs reside while on the show. They are also given knife sets that they get to keep, regardless of their progress.[4]
At the start of each season, Gordon Ramsay breaks the chefs into two teams. Most often this puts women on the red team and men on the blue; each is given a chef's jacket with panels of that color on the shoulders. The chefs remain on these teams throughout most of the competition; Ramsay may reassign a chef to the other team if the team numbers are uneven or if he feels the chef will perform better on the other team. Each episode typically includes a challenge and a dinner service, followed by the elimination of a chef. When only five or six chefs remain, they are brought into a single common team wearing black-panelled jackets. From this point onward, they compete individually to be one of the final two.
Challenges[edit]
In challenges, the teams or individual is tasked with a cooking challenge by Ramsay. The type of challenges are varied, including ingredient preparation, meal preparation and taste tests. The first challenge of each season is a signature dish cook-off, giving the chefs an opportunity to show Ramsay their cooking.
Each season typically includes one or more challenges that allows teams to construct several dishes either for a banquet to be held the next dinner service or as part of designing their own menus. Other challenges typically include a "taste it, make it" task, where chefs must attempt to recreate a dish Ramsay has prepared after tasting it only, and a "blind taste-test" where chefs identify ingredients while blindfolded and wearing sound-blocking earcovers. Some challenges have been full breakfast or lunch services, where the team completing the service first is declared the winner.
The winner of the challenge is determined by either a scoring system set for that challenge or by Ramsay's and/or guest judges' opinions. The winning team or chef receives a reward (a recreational activity away from Hell's Kitchen and other potential prizes), while the losing team or chefs are forced to do a menial task, such as cleaning the kitchens, preparing a specific ingredient for the following dinner or having to prepare the food for both kitchens.
Dinner service[edit]
For dinner services, the chefs are expected to work their station (such as meat, fish, or garnish) on the kitchen line to prepare food in coordination with their teammates and to Ramsay's high standards for quality and presentation. Dinner service is for about 100 guests (volunteers for the show), with each diner expecting to receive an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert. The chefs are given menus and recipe books by Ramsay to study and memorize, which include some of Ramsay's more difficult dishes including risotto and Beef Wellington. The chefs spend several hours before each service preparing their ingredients.
Menus may be customized for a specific dinner service, such as ethnic-themed dishes or plates that resulted from the earlier challenge. One service per season allows for the teams to develop their own menus, which are reviewed by Ramsay for quality and presentation beforehand. Dinner services may include additional challenges. A chef from each team may be asked to serve a table-side meal for their team, serve celebrities sitting at the kitchen's chef's table, or act as a server for the evening taking and fulfilling orders. After the chefs are on a single black team, Ramsay will use one dinner service to ask each chef to run the pass to test their quality control, including deliberate mistakes made by the sous chefs or Ramsay himself.
During a service, Ramsay demands that all orders for each course for a table go out together, and will send back entire orders if one item is improperly prepared, such as being over- or undercooked or not seasoned correctly. While the chefs are in two teams, Ramsay is assisted by two trusted sous-chefs, each monitoring one of the kitchens, demanding the same standards and alerting Ramsay to any issues. Ramsay's goal is to complete every dinner service, but exceptionally poor kitchen performance by one or both teams will cause him to close one (or both sides) of the kitchen early and send the team(s) back to the dorms. Ramsay may also evict individual chefs from the kitchen based on repeated poor performances during a service, and on rare occasions, may eliminate a chef on the spot.
Elimination[edit]
Once the dinner service is complete, Ramsay determines which team is the losing team and directs them to select two chefs from their team as nominees for elimination. Occasionally, Ramsay declares that both teams have lost, or requests a different number of chefs to be nominated for elimination. In some cases, Ramsay has named both teams winners, but still requires both teams to nominate someone for elimination. This is a group consensus, but Ramsay may occasionally name a chef "best of the worst" on their team and instruct them to choose the nominees. Ramsay has also on some occasions declared that nobody would be sent home, but those cases are generally followed by a double-elimination or occur after a spot elimination where Ramsay has sent a contestant home immediately due to malfeasance.
Ramsay reassembles the teams in the dining hall and hears out the nominations from the losing team(s). Ramsay may also nominate other chefs for elimination if he believes it appropriate. After giving these nominees the chance to defend themselves, Ramsay selects one to hand over their jacket and "leave Hell's Kitchen." On rarer occasions, Ramsay can overrule nominations or even eliminate a chef who has not been nominated, even a chef on a winning team.
The eliminated chef is shown leaving the restaurant, providing some last thoughts on the experience. After dismissing the chefs, Ramsay goes back upstairs to his office. He symbolically hangs the chef's jacket on a sharp hook below their picture in a row with the others, igniting the chef's picture and signalling their departure. During this scene, there is a voiceover of Ramsay explaining his reasons for eliminating the chef. If an eliminated chef has performed exceptionally well, Ramsay may allow that chef to keep their jacket as a token of their success up to that point, if he sees fit.
Chefs may be eliminated from the competition due to medical reasons, both voluntarily and involuntarily. Chefs that violate the competition's rules may be immediately eliminated. Chefs may also exit the competition voluntarily for any other reason; though this is not encouraged, their wishes are ultimately granted (with reasons by Ramsay explained, if applicable).
Once the number of chefs drops below a certain level (usually once 5 or 6 are left) they are assembled into a single team. Eliminations continue until two are left.
Final service[edit]
In the finale, the final two chefs are each given the opportunity to develop their own menus and lead a brigade of former competitors through a full dinner service on their own. In the first five seasons, this included the opportunity to decorate half of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant to their liking. Prior to the dinner service, the two chefs compete in a tasting contest, and the winner will earn the advantage of picking their brigade of chefs first. Ramsay will ensure that all menu items meet his standards for high cuisine prior to service, and he and his sous chefs will oversee the service to make sure that his high quality standards are retained, but does not otherwise get involved, allowing the two remaining chefs to demonstrate their ability to run the line.
Ramsay uses his own observations and those from the diners and other sources to decide who is the winning chef. He has two doors in his office leading out to the balcony above the Hell's Kitchen seating area. Each chef stands at a door and Ramsay tells them to both turn their handles at the same time. After a commercial break, only the door of the winning chef is unlocked allowing the winner to walk through and be greeted by the crowd below. The winning chef receives two prizes including the opportunity to work as the head chef or executive chef at a restaurant of Ramsay's choosing, as well as a cash prize of $250,000.[5] In a similar manner to the voiceover at each elimination, Ramsay has a voiceover to explain his reasons for choosing that chef as the winner.
Cast[edit]
Cast member
Season
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Host
Gordon Ramsay Main
Sous Chefs
Blue Team
Scott Leibfried Main
James Avery Main
Aaron Mitrano Main
James "Jocky" Petrie Main
Red Team
Mary-Ann Salcedo Main
Gloria Felix Main
Heather West Contestant Main
Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec Main Guest Main
Christina Wilson Contestant Guest Main Guest Main
Maître d'hôtel
Jean-Philippe Susilovic Main Main
James Lukanik Main
Marino Monferrato Main
Gordon Ramsay is the head chef. Jason Thompson is the narrator. Jean-Philippe Susilovic, a Belgian maître d'hôtel, comes from Petrus, one of Ramsay's London restaurants and appeared in the first seven seasons and later returned for season 11. He left after season 12 and was replaced by Marino Monferrato for season 13. Susilovic was also the maître d'hôtel for the first series of the original British version. James Lukanik replaced Susilovic for seasons 8–10.[6] Each team also has the services of one of two sous-chefs. The sous-chefs are season 10 winner Christina Wilson and Aaron Mitrano (since season 15). Previous sous-chefs were Mary Ann Salcedo, Gloria Felix, season 2 winner Heather West, Scott Leibfried, James Avery and Andi Van Willigan. In season 15, Wilson filled in for Van Willigan-Cutspec who was getting married at the time of filming but returned for one episode when her reception was one of the themed dinner services for that season. Van-Willigan returned in season 16 but was replaced by Wilson again for the all-stars season.
Production[edit]
Broadcasting[edit]
The theme song is Fire by the Ohio Players. When the U.S. version is broadcast in the U.K., Italy, Portugal and some countries (shown on the table below), it features only the instrumental version. The instrumental version also appeared in the uncensored DVD release for the U.S. version.
Setting[edit]
For the show's first two seasons, the Hell's Kitchen restaurant set itself was housed in the former studios of Los Angeles television station KCOP at 915 North La Brea Avenue, in Hollywood, which at one time hosted production of game shows Tic Tac Dough and The Joker's Wild.[7] KCOP was acquired by News Corporation in 2001 and its studios were integrated with those of Fox affiliate KTTV in 2003, leaving the La Brea facility vacant.[8] Originally the studio was put up for sale, but in the end they were retooled for the production of Hell's Kitchen. The dining room area was the location of the former KCOP news studios, and living quarters for the contestants were built behind the restaurant.[9] Before season three, the Hell's Kitchen facility was moved to Century Studios at 3322 La Cienega Place in Los Angeles. Since the fourth season, Hell's Kitchen's venue has been located at 8660 Hayden Place in Culver City.[citation needed] According to Arthur Perkins, the soundstage is only open for audience members when taping is taking place.[10] The studio sits on the former location of the famous RKO Forty Acres backlot, which was used in movies such as Gone With The Wind and television series such as The Andy Griffith Show and Adventures of Superman. The studio building sits on the location of the military camp seen in the television series Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C..
Accusations of staging[edit]
The series has drawn numerous online and editorial accusations of staging and dramatic license,[11] mostly due to editing techniques of the producers which splice together several hours of footage from a dinner service, in order to make certain contestants appear as poor performers, later justifying their elimination. This was most obvious when one episode featured clips showing an already eliminated contestant in the background, still cooking.[12]
One of the most controversial accusations of staging on Hell's Kitchen relates to an incident with contestant Joseph Tinnelly, who, during one elimination round, angrily confronted Ramsay, challenging him to fight, and was then escorted off the set. The incident drew immediate fire from critics as an overplayed and possibly faked scene, conducted to cause action and tension on the show in order to spark viewer interest.[13]
In a 2013 interview, Ramsay admitted that the vast majority of his anger towards contestants was acting, his on-camera rage being done to force contestants to give their all and that when off-camera he treated all contestants with friendliness and respect. Ramsay further stated he would often meet with eliminated contestants after their departure from the show, offering positive criticism and advice. Staff and production members further affirmed that in real life, Ramsay was a sociable and friendly person and most of the on-camera drama is played out for the benefit of the audience.[14]
Seasons[edit]
See also: List of Hell's Kitchen episodes
Season
Original run
Winner
Runner-up
Reason for winning
Contestants
Winner's prize
01 May 30 – August 1, 2005 Michael Wray Ralph Pagano High standards[15] 12 Tatou in Los Angeles[a]
02 June 12 – August 14, 2006 Heather West Virginia Dalbeck Determination[15] Terra Rossa at Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas
03 June 4 – August 13, 2007 Rock Harper Bonnie Muirhead Leadership Terra Verde at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson
04 April 1 – July 8, 2008 Christina Machamer Louis Petrozza Potential 15 London West Hollywood in Los Angeles
05 January 29 – May 14, 2009 Danny Veltri Paula da Silva Maturity[15] 16 Fornelletto at the Borgata in Atlantic City
06 July 21 – October 13, 2009 Dave Levey Kevin Cottle Ability[15] 17 Araxi Restaurant and Bar in Whistler
07 June 1 – August 10, 2010 Holli Ugalde Jay Santos Confidence[15] 16 Savoy Grill at Savoy Hotel in London[b]
08 September 22 – December 15, 2010 Nona Sivley Russell Kook II Palate[15] LA Market at JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles
09 July 18 – September 19, 2011 Paul Niedermann Will Lustberg Enthusiasm 18 BLT Steak in New York City
10 June 4 – September 10, 2012 Christina Wilson Justin Antiorio Passion Gordon Ramsay Steak in the Paris Las Vegas[16]
11 March 12 – July 25, 2013 Ja'Nel Witt Mary Poehnelt Composure 20 Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace[17][c]
12 March 13 – July 24, 2014 Scott Commings Jason Zepaltas Artistry
13 September 10 – December 17, 2014 La Tasha McCutchen Bryant Gallaher Will & Determination 18 Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Atlantic City[18][d]
14 March 3 – June 9, 2015 Meghan Gill Torrece "T" Gregoire Natural Leadership
15 January 15 – April 29, 2016 Ariel Malone Kristin Barone Vocalness BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas[19]
16 September 23, 2016 – February 2, 2017 Kimberly-Ann Ryan Heather Williams Tenacity Yardbird Southern Table & Bar at The Venetian Las Vegas[20]
17 September 29, 2017 – February 2, 2018 Michelle Tribble Benjamin Knack Talent 16 Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace[21]
Notes
Jump up ^ Season 1 winner Michael Wray was offered the alternative choice of working at Gordon Ramsay in London, but declined the offer in order to be closer to his family.
Jump up ^ Season 7 winner Holli Ugalde was refused a UK work permit, and so was awarded the cash prize in lieu of the job at the Savoy Grill.
Jump up ^ Season 11 winner Ja'Nel Witt's job offer was withdrawn after she failed a drug test, but she kept the cash prize. Due to a commitment on Witt's job withdrawal, season 12 winner Scott Commings later won the job offer after winning in the next season.
Jump up ^ Season 13 winner La Tasha McCutchen and Season 14 winner Meghan Gill shared head chef duties at Caesars Atlantic City.
Reception[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Hell's Kitchen has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming category in 2007, 2008, and 2009. It has also been nominated for two Art Directors Guild Awards in the Television — Awards Show, Variety, Music or Non-Fiction Program category in 2007 and 2008, winning one in 2008. It has also been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Series.
In 2009, Gordon Ramsay won an Astra Award for Favourite International Personality or Actor.[22]
At the 2011 People's Choice Awards, Hell's Kitchen was nominated for Favorite Reality Show and Gordon Ramsay was nominated for Favorite TV Chef.[23]
At the 2014 Reality TV Awards ceremony, Hell's Kitchen won an award for best new cast.[24] In 2015, Hell's Kitchen won awards for best overall show and guilty pleasure at the 2015 Reality TV Awards.[25]
U.S. Nielsen ratings[edit]
Season
Season premiere
Season finale
TV season
Time slot (ET/PT)
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)
Date
Viewers
(in millions)
Date
Viewers
(in millions)
1
May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) 6.80[26] August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) 8.90[26] 2005 Monday 9:00 p.m.
2
June 12, 2006 (2006-06-12) 5.90[27] August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14) 9.50[27] 2006 7.8[28]
3
June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04) 8.0[29] August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13) 9.8[28] 2007 8.6[28]
4
April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01) 11.9[30] July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08) 2007-08 Tuesday 9:00 p.m.
5
January 29, 2009 (2009-01-29) May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14) 2008-09 Thursday 9:00 p.m.
6
July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21) October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13) 2009 Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
7
June 1, 2010 (2010-06-01) August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) 2010
8
September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15) 2010-11 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. (1-10)
Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (11-15)
9
July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18) September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) 2011 Monday 8:00 p.m. (1, 3, 5, 7, 9-11, 15-16)
Monday 9:00 p.m. (12-14) 6.11[31]
Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (2, 4, 6, 8) 6.13[32]
10
June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04) 5.46[31] September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10) 6.27[31] 2012 Monday 8:00 p.m. (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 20)
Monday 9:00 p.m. (16-18) 6.13[31]
Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19) 5.60[32]
11
March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12) 5.30[33] July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25) 5.61[33] 2012-13 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (1-10)
Monday 8:00 p.m. (11-12)
Thursday 8:00 p.m. (13-18, 21-22)
Thursday 9:00 p.m. (19-20) 5.08[33]
12
March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13) 5.45[34] July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24) 5.17[34] 2013-14 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 4.83[34]
13
September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10) 4.27[35] December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17) 3.60[35] 2014-15 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 3.77[35]
14
March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03) 4.09[36] June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09) 3.42[36] Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (1-13)
Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (14-16) 3.50[36]
15
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) 3.41[37] April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) 3.13[37] 2015-16 Friday 9:00 p.m. (1-2, 12-16)
Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (3-11) 3.56[37]
16
September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) 3.37[38] February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02) 3.67[38] 2016-17 Friday 8:00 p.m. (1-10)
Thursday 8:00 p.m. (11-16) 3.48[38]
17
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) 3.02[39] February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) 3.36[39] 2017-18 Friday 8:00 p.m. 3.13[39]
Other media[edit]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[edit]
Visual Entertainment has released the first fourteen seasons of Hell's Kitchen in Region 1.[40] Season 14 was released on March 15, 2016, and to the Blu-ray format for the first time.[41]
In Region 4, Shock Entertainment has released seasons 1–8 on DVD in Australia.[42]
DVD/BD title
No. of
episodes
Release dates
Region 1 (CAN)
Region 1 (US)
Region 4 (AUS)
Hell's Kitchen – Season 1: Raw and Uncensored 10 April 8, 2008 December 1, 2008
Hell's Kitchen – Season 2: Raw and Uncensored 10 October 27, 2009 May 11, 2010 February 2, 2009
Hell's Kitchen – Season 3: Raw and Uncensored 11 August 10, 2010 September 21, 2010 February 2, 2009
Hell's Kitchen – Season 4: Raw and Uncensored 15 November 16, 2010 November 9, 2010 April 1, 2009
Hell's Kitchen – Season 5: Raw and Uncensored 15 August 30, 2011 November 27, 2009
Hell's Kitchen – Season 6: Raw and Uncensored 15 November 1, 2011 April 10, 2012 March 9, 2011[43]
Hell's Kitchen – Season 7: Raw and Uncensored 15 June 5, 2012 May 11, 2011[44]
Hell's Kitchen – Season 8: Raw and Uncensored 15 December 4, 2012 May 11, 2011[45]
Hell's Kitchen – Season 9: Raw and Uncensored 16 August 27, 2013 September 10, 2013 TBA
Hell's Kitchen – Season 10: Raw and Uncensored 20 October 8, 2013[46] October 1, 2013 TBA
Hell's Kitchen – Season 11: Raw and Uncensored 22 April 15, 2014 TBA
Hell's Kitchen – Season 12: Raw and Uncensored 20 September 1, 2015 TBA
Hell's Kitchen – Season 13: Raw and Uncensored 16 November 24, 2015 TBA
Hell's Kitchen – Season 14: Raw and Uncensored 16 March 15, 2016 TBA
Video games[edit]
Hell's Kitchen: The Game
Developer(s)
Ludia
Publisher(s)
Ubisoft
Platform(s)
Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows and iPhone OS
Release
September 11, 2008
Genre(s)
Sim
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On September 11, 2008, Ubisoft released Hell's Kitchen: The Game for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, and iOS which features the likeness of Ramsay, and the many important tasks shown in the U.S. version of the show.[47]
Hell's Kitchen on Facebook
Developer(s)
Ludia / Social2u
Platform(s)
Facebook
Release
April 2, 2009
Genre(s)
Sim
On April 2, 2009, Ludia and Social2u released the official Facebook version of the Hell's Kitchen video game.[48]
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