Worst Cooks in America

Worst Cooks in America

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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.

  • Release Date: January 3, 2010
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Languages: English
  • Production: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Objective Media Group, Optomen Television
  • Production Country: United States of America
RealityComedy

Cast

Seasons

  • Specials

    Specials

    No release date available

    Episodes: 3

  • Season 1

    Season 1

    January 3, 2010

    Episodes: 6

  • Season 2

    Season 2

    January 2, 2011

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 3

    Season 3

    February 12, 2012

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 4

    Season 4

    February 17, 2013

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 5

    Season 5

    February 17, 2014

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 6

    Season 6

    January 4, 2015

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 7

    Season 7

    September 23, 2015

    Episodes: 6

  • Season 8

    Season 8

    January 3, 2016

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 9

    Season 9

    September 14, 2016

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 10

    Season 10

    1.0

    January 1, 2017

    Episodes: 10

  • Season 11

    Season 11

    August 23, 2017

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 12

    Season 12

    January 7, 2018

    Episodes: 10

  • Season 13

    Season 13

    April 15, 2018

    Episodes: 6

  • Season 14

    Season 14

    August 13, 2018

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 15

    Season 15

    January 6, 2019

    Episodes: 9

  • Celebrity Edition

    Celebrity Edition

    April 21, 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.

    Episodes: 7

  • Season 17

    Season 17

    August 4, 2019

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 18

    Season 18

    January 5, 2020

    Episodes: 10

  • Celebrity Edition

    Celebrity Edition

    May 10, 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

    Episodes: 6

  • Season 20

    Season 20

    June 21, 2020

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 21

    Season 21

    January 3, 2021

    Episodes: 8

  • Season 22

    Season 22

    April 25, 2021

    Episodes: 6

  • Season 23

    Season 23

    January 5, 2022

    Episodes: 8

  • Celebrity Edition

    Celebrity Edition

    April 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'.

    Episodes: 7

  • Viral Sensations

    Viral Sensations

    January 1, 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.

    Episodes: 8

  • Love at First Bite

    Love at First Bite

    August 6, 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.

    Episodes: 8

  • Spoiled Rotten

    Spoiled Rotten

    January 7, 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.

    Episodes: 7

  • Celeb Heroes vs. Villains

    Celeb Heroes vs. Villains

    January 5, 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.

    Episodes: 7

  • Talented & Terrible

    Talented & Terrible

    July 28, 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.

    Episodes: 7

  • Reality Check

    Reality Check

    January 4, 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.

    Episodes: 7

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