Release Date

03 Jan, 2010

Runtime

00:42: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

226/30

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Worst Cooks in America

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Specials

Season 1

03 Jan, 2010

Season 2

02 Jan, 2011

Season 3

12 Feb, 2012

Season 4

17 Feb, 2013

Season 5

17 Feb, 2014

Season 6

04 Jan, 2015

Season 7

23 Sep, 2015

Season 8

03 Jan, 2016

Season 9

14 Sep, 2016

Season 10

01 Jan, 2017

Season 11

23 Aug, 2017

Season 12

07 Jan, 2018

Season 13

15 Apr, 2018

Season 14

13 Aug, 2018

Season 15

06 Jan, 2019

Celebrity Edition

21 Apr, 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

04 Aug, 2019

Season 18

05 Jan, 2020

Celebrity Edition

10 May, 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

21 Jun, 2020

Season 21

03 Jan, 2021

Season 22

25 Apr, 2021

Season 23

05 Jan, 2022

Celebrity Edition

24 Apr, 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

01 Jan, 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

06 Aug, 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

07 Jan, 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

05 Jan, 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

28 Jul, 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

04 Jan, 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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