Worst Cooks in America

Name: Worst Cooks in America
Genre: Reality, Comedy

2010–present

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12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.

First aired: 3 Jan 2010
Episode length: 45 min
Also known as: Los peores cocineros, Les pires cuisiniers de l'Amérique, Amerikan karmeimmat kokit, Amerika legrosszabb szakácsai
Country: United States
Language: English
Elsewhere: TMDB

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Seasons · 226 episodes

Season 1
2010
Season 2
2011
Season 3
2012
Season 4
2013
Season 5
2014
Season 6
2015
Season 7
2015
Season 8
2016

Season 9
2016
Season 10
2017
Season 11
2017
Season 12
2018
Season 13
2018
Season 14
2018
Season 15
2019
Celebrity Edition
Season 16 · 2019
Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.
Season 17
2019
Season 18
2020
Celebrity Edition
Season 19 · 2020
Tyler Florence returns to Boot Camp to battle Anne Burrell. Anne and Tyler are back to whip a fresh cast of all-star cooking nightmares into culinary shape in a brand-new season of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition
Season 20
2020
Season 21
2021
Season 22
2021
Season 23
2022
Celebrity Edition
Season 24 · 2022
Chef Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro host a star-studded season of Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition with a funky-fresh batch of recruits who dominated Hollywood and won hearts in the '90s. But when it comes to cooking, these stars are totally buggin'.
Viral Sensations
Season 25 · 2023
Anne Burrell and New Co-Host Darnell Ferguson Transform the new Cast of Social Media Stars from Cooking Disasters to Kitchen Masters in Worst Cooks in America: Viral Sensations.
Love at First Bite
Season 26 · 2023
Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro are teaming up once again for “Worst Cooks in America: Love at First Bite.” The romantically themed Food Network will spotlight eligible singles specializing in the tastes of love.
Spoiled Rotten
Season 27 · 2024
For the first time, Chef Tiffany Derry joins Chef Anne Burrell to lead culinary boot camp and help pampered competitors trade in their silver spoons for spatulas in Worst Cooks in America: Spoiled Rotten. From grown men whose mothers still prepare their meals to indulged nepo babies and food delivery divas, these recruits have never had to fend for themselves - until now.
Celeb Heroes vs. Villains
Season 28 · 2025
Returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro welcomes newcomer Chef Antonia Lofaso to transform these culinary disasters into cooking masters with each leading their own team of meal-making misfits.
Talented & Terrible
Season 29 · 2025
The new season, dubbed Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible, showcases recruits who are professional performers and used to stealing the spotlight, but in the kitchen, they are dishing out disasters. Anne Burrell is joined by the boot camp's newest mentor, chef Gabe Bertaccini, as they work together to turn these culinary flops into food masters.
Reality Check
Season 30 · 2026
This season, Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry are on a mission to transform an all-star cast from cooking disasters to kitchen masters with an intense culinary boot camp like no other. Each chef takes a team of celebrity recruits through their paces with entertainment-themed challenges including Blockbuster Bites, The Worst Lotus and Agents of Flavor, but only the last competitor standing wins $25,000 for the charity of their choice and bragging rights for their mentor.

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