| Kitchen Nightmares | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares |
| Developed by | Daniel Kay |
| Directed by | Brad Kreisberg (season 1–2) Jay Hunter (season 3–6) Glenn Taylor (season 7) |
| Starring | Gordon Ramsay |
| Narrated by |
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| Opening theme | "Miserlou" |
| Composer | David Vanacore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 92 (including revisits) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 58 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 19, 2007 – September 12, 2014 |
Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, 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] It is based on the British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
The show premiered Wednesday September 19, 2007. On June 23, 2014, Ramsay announced he was ending the series.[2]
Production
The show was produced by ITV Studios America[nb 1] and Optomen, in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions,[4] 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. Reruns, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America.[5]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 10 | September 19, 2007 | December 12, 2007 | |
| 2 | 12 | September 4, 2008 | January 15, 2009 | |
| 3 | 13 | January 29, 2010 | May 21, 2010 | |
| 4 | 12 | January 21, 2011 | May 20, 2011 | |
| 5 | 17 | September 23, 2011 | March 30, 2012 | |
| 6 | 16 | October 26, 2012 | May 10, 2013 | |
| 7 | 10 | April 11, 2014 | September 12, 2014 | |
Episodes
Season 1: 2007
The first season focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas.
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Peter's" | Babylon, New York | September 19, 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Dillon's" | New York, New York | September 26, 2007 | |
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Restaurant was renamed Purnima during production. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Mixing Bowl" | Bellmore, New York | October 3, 2007 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Seascape" | Islip, New York | October 10, 2007 | |
| 5 | 5 | "The Olde Stone Mill" | Tuckahoe, New York | October 17, 2007 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Sebastian's" | Toluca Lake, California | November 7, 2007 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Finn McCool's" | Westhampton, New York | November 14, 2007 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Lela's" | Pomona, California | November 21, 2007 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Campania" | Fair Lawn, New Jersey | November 28, 2007 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Secret Garden" | Moorpark, California | December 12, 2007 | |
Season 2: 2008–09
Season two included episodes in the upper-midwestern United States as well as New York and California.
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | |
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| 11 | – | "Revisited: Gordon Returns" | N/A | September 4, 2008 | |
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Revisit of Finn McCool's, The Olde Stone Mill, The Mixing Bowl, Dillon's, Campania, Peter's. | |||||
| 12 | 1 | "Handlebar" | Mount Sinai, New York | September 11, 2008 | |
| 13 | 2 | "Giuseppi's" | Macomb Township, Michigan | September 18, 2008 | |
| 14 | 3 | "Trobiano's" | Great Neck, New York | September 25, 2008 | |
| 15 | 4 | "Black Pearl" | New York, New York | September 25, 2008 | |
| 16 | 5 | "J Willy's" | South Bend, Indiana | October 30, 2008 | |
| 17 | 6 | "Hannah & Mason's" | Cranbury, New Jersey | November 6, 2008 | |
| 18 | 7 | "Jack's Waterfront" | St. Clair Shores, Michigan | November 6, 2008 | |
| 19 | 8 | "Sabatiello's" | Stamford, Connecticut | November 13, 2008 | |
| 20 | 9 | "Fiesta Sunrise" | West Nyack, New York | November 13, 2008 | |
| 21 | 10 | "Santé La Brea" | Los Angeles, California | November 20, 2008 | |
| 22 | 11 | "Cafe 36" | La Grange, Illinois | January 15, 2009 | |
Season 3: 2010
The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010,[6] but it was postponed to Friday, January 29, 2010, due to the State of the Union address.[7]
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | |
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| 23 | 1 | "Hot Potato Cafe" | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 29, 2010 | |
| 24 | 2 | "Flamangos" | Whitehouse Station, New Jersey | February 2, 2010 | |
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Restaurant was renamed The Junction during production. | |||||
| 25 | 3 | "Bazzini" | Ridgewood, New Jersey | February 5, 2010 | |
| 26 | 4 | "Mojito" | Brooklyn, New York | February 25, 2010 | |
| 27 | 5 | "Lido di Manhattan" | Manhattan Beach, California | March 4, 2010 | |
| 28 | 6 | "Le Bistro" | Lighthouse Point, Florida | March 11, 2010 | |
| 29 | 7 | "Casa Roma" | Lancaster, California | March 12, 2010 | |
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This episode was produced as part of season 2, but not aired until season 3.[citation needed] | |||||
| 30 | 8 | "Mama Rita's" | Newbury Park, California | March 19, 2010 | |
| 31 | 9 | "Anna Vincenzo's" | Boca Raton, Florida | March 26, 2010 | |
| 32 | – | "Revisited No. 2" | N/A | April 9, 2010 | |
| 33 | 10 | "Fleming" | Miami, Florida | May 7, 2010 | |
| 34 | 11 | "Sushi-Ko" | Thousand Oaks, California | May 14, 2010 | |
| 35 | – | "Revisited No. 3" | N/A | May 21, 2010 | |
Season 4: 2011
In May 2010, the Fox network announced the return of Kitchen Nightmares for a fourth season. The fourth season aired from January 21, 2011 to May 20, 2011 on Fox.[8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | |
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| 36 | 1 | "Spanish Pavilion" | Harrison, New Jersey | January 21, 2011 | |
| 37 | 2 | "Classic American" | West Babylon, New York | January 28, 2011 | |
| 38 | 3 | "PJ's Steakhouse" | Queens, New York | February 4, 2011 | |
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Restaurant was renamed PJ's Grill during production. | |||||
| 39 | – | "Revisited No. 4" | N/A | February 11, 2011 | |
| 40 | 4 | "Grasshopper Also" | Carlstadt, New Jersey | February 18, 2011 | |
| 41 | 5 | "Davide" | Boston, Massachusetts | February 25, 2011 | |
| 42 | 6 | "Down City" | Providence, Rhode Island | March 11, 2011 | |
| 43 | – | "Revisited No. 5" | N/A | March 18, 2011 | |
| 44 | 7 | "Tavolini" | Bridgeport, Connecticut | March 25, 2011 | |
| 45 | 8 | "Kingston Cafe" | Pasadena, California | April 15, 2011 | |
| 46 | 9 | "La Frite" | Sherman Oaks, California | April 29, 2011 | |
| 47 | 10 | "Capri" | Eagle Rock, California | May 6, 2011 | |
| 48 | 11 | "Zeke's" | Metairie, Louisiana | May 13, 2011 | |
| 49 | 12 | "Oceana" | New Orleans, Louisiana | May 20, 2011 | |
Season 5: 2011–12
In March 2011 the producers of the show announced a casting call for a fifth season.[9] The fifth season premiered on Friday, September 23, 2011 and ended on March 30, 2012.[10]
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 50 | 1 | "Blackberry's" | Plainfield, New Jersey | September 23, 2011 | 2.65[11] | |
| 51 | 2 | "Leone's" | Montclair, New Jersey | September 30, 2011 | 2.85[11] | |
| 52 | 3 | "Mike & Nellie's" | Oakhurst, New Jersey | October 7, 2011 | 3.45[11] | |
| 53 | 4 | "Luigi's D'Italia" | Anaheim, California | October 14, 2011 | 3.38[11] | |
| 54 | – | "Revisited No. 6" | N/A | October 21, 2011 | N/A | |
| 55 | 5 | "Burger Kitchen, Part 1" | Los Angeles, California | November 4, 2011 | 3.04[11] | |
| 56 | 6 | "Burger Kitchen, Part 2" | Los Angeles, California | November 11, 2011 | 2.99[11] | |
| 57 | 7 | "The Greek at the Harbor" | Ventura, California | November 18, 2011 | 3.75[11] | |
| 58 | 8 | "Michon's" | College Park, Georgia | January 13, 2012 | 2.89[11] | |
| 59 | 9 | "El Greco" | Austin, Texas | January 20, 2012 | 3.14[11] | |
| 60 | – | "Revisited No. 7" | N/A | January 27, 2012 | N/A | |
| 61 | 10 | "Park's Edge" | Atlanta, Georgia | February 3, 2012 | 3.08[11] | |
| 62 | 11 | "Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse" | Fremont, California | February 10, 2012 | 3.30[11] | |
| 63 | 12 | "Charlie's" | La Verne, California | February 17, 2012 | 3.31[11] | |
| 64 | 13 | "Cafe Hon" | Baltimore, Maryland | February 24, 2012 | 3.03[11] | |
| 65 | 14 | "Chiarella's" | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 23, 2012 | 3.02[11] | |
| 66 | 15 | "Zocalo" | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 30, 2012 | 3.05[11] | |
Season 6: 2012–13
In February 2012 the Fox network announced it renewed Kitchen Nightmares for a sixth season, which premiered on Friday, October 26, 2012.[12][13]
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 67 | 1 | "La Galleria 33, Part One" | Boston, Massachusetts | October 26, 2012 | 3.07[14] | |
| 68 | 2 | "La Galleria 33, Part Two" | Boston, Massachusetts | November 2, 2012 | 2.90[14] | |
| 69 | 3 | "Mama Maria's" | Brooklyn, New York | November 9, 2012 | 2.99[14] | |
| 70 | 4 | "Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine" | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania | November 16, 2012 | 2.56[14] | |
| 71 | 5 | "Barefoot Bob's" | Hull, Massachusetts | December 7, 2012 | 2.84[14] | |
| 72 | – | "Revisited No. 8" | N/A | December 14, 2012 | N/A | |
| 73 | 6 | "Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern" | Hanson, Massachusetts | January 25, 2013 | 3.15[14] | |
| 74 | 7 | "Levanti's Italian Restaurant" | Beaver, Pennsylvania | February 1, 2013 | 2.43[14] | |
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Restaurant was renamed Levanti's American Bistro during production. | ||||||
| 75 | 8 | "Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room" | Monrovia, California | February 15, 2013 | 2.56[14] | |
| 76 | 9 | "Nino's Italian Restaurant" | Long Beach, California | February 22, 2013 | 2.42[14] | |
| 77 | 10 | "Mill Street Bistro, Part 1" | Norwalk, Ohio | March 1, 2013 | N/A | |
| 78 | 11 | "Mill Street Bistro, Part 2" | Norwalk, Ohio | March 8, 2013 | N/A | |
| 79 | 12 | "Yanni's" | Seattle, Washington | March 15, 2013 | N/A | |
| 80 | 13 | "Prohibition Grille" | Everett, Washington | April 26, 2013 | N/A | |
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Restaurant was renamed Prohibition Gastropub during production. | ||||||
| 81 | 14 | "Chappy's" | Nashville, Tennessee | May 3, 2013 | N/A | |
| 82 | 15 | "Amy's Baking Company" | Scottsdale, Arizona | May 10, 2013 | N/A | |
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Because of the level of conflict with the restaurant owners, Ramsay leaves the restaurant without finishing, a first (and the only instance) in Kitchen Nightmares' history. | ||||||
Season 7: 2014
Season 7 was originally set to premiere on February 28, 2014, but was delayed until April 11, 2014.[8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Restaurant | Location | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 1 | "Return to Amy's Baking Company" | Scottsdale, Arizona | April 11, 2014 | 3.07[15] | |
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Ramsay himself does not return to Amy's Baking Company (instead presenting the episode from the set of Hell's Kitchen), though a new, specially-recorded interview with the owners is conducted by local reporter Ana Garcia. | ||||||
| 84 | 2 | "Pantaleone's" | Denver, Colorado | April 11, 2014 | 2.90[15] | |
| 85 | 3 | "Old Neighborhood" | Arvada, Colorado | April 18, 2014 | 2.99[16] | |
| 86 | 4 | "Kati Allo" | Queens, New York | April 18, 2014 | 2.56[16] | |
| 87 | 5 | "Mangia Mangia, Pt. 1" | Woodland Park, Colorado | April 25, 2014 | 2.84[17] | |
| 88 | 6 | "Mangia Mangia, Pt. 2" | Woodland Park, Colorado | April 25, 2014 | 3.15[17] | |
| 89 | 7 | "Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt. 1" | Redondo Beach, California | May 2, 2014 | 2.43[18] | |
| 90 | 8 | "Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt. 2" | Redondo Beach, California | May 2, 2014 | 2.56[18] | |
| 91 | 9 | "Bella Luna" | Easton, Pennsylvania | May 16, 2014 | 2.42[19] | |
| 92 | – | "Revisited No. 9" | N/A | September 12, 2014 | 1.82[20] | |
Lawsuit
In September 2007, a case was filed by Martin Hyde, the former general manager of Dillon's, against Ramsay for allegedly staging disasters and hiring actors to trick the viewing audience.[21] The case was dismissed and went into arbitration.[22]
Reception
Ginia Bellafante of the New York Times found Ramsay's teaching methods and high standards "undeniably hypnotic" and commented that "the thrill of watching Mr. Ramsay is in witnessing someone so at peace with his own arrogance."[23] 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".[24] 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".[25]
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".[26] 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".[27]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "FOX Broadcasting Company – Kitchen Nightmares TV Show – Kitchen Nightmares TV Series – Kitchen Nightmares Episode Guide". Fox.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
((cite web)): Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Weinstein, Shelli (June 23, 2014). "Gordon Ramsay to End 'Kitchen Nightmares' Series in U.S. and U.K." Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Granada America gets ITV rebrand". Variety. May 27, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "About the show". Kitchen Nightmares. FOX Broadcasting Company. 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares". BBC America. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
((cite web)): Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Breaking News – Exclusive: "Nightmares" Gets Post-"Idol" Showcase". TheFutonCritic.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Breaking News – Exclusive: FOX Confirms State of the Union Plans". TheFutonCritic.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – kitchen nightmares on fox". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "WTVT: "'Kitchen Nightmares' casting call"". March 15, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Official Kitchen Nightmares website". fox.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
((cite web)): Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Kitchen Nightmares: ratings updated | canceled + renewed TV shows". TV Series Finale. May 13, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (October 4, 2012). "Fox Bumps Touch to Midseason; Kitchen Nightmares Returns to Fill Friday Gap". TVLine. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ Hibberd, James (February 2, 2012). "'Kitchen Nightmares' renewed by Fox". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kitchen Nightmares: latest ratings | canceled + renewed TV shows". TV Series Finale. May 17, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (April 14, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank,' 'Last Man Standing', 'The Neighbors' & '20/20' Adjusted Up; 'Grimm', 'Hannibal' & 'Blue Bloods' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (April 21, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Last Man Standing' & 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Hannibal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (April 28, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Hawaii Five-0', 'Blue Bloods', 'Last Man Standing' & 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Grimm, 'Hannibal' & 'Dateline' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (May 5, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline', 'Grimm', 'Unforgettable' & Hannibal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 19, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (September 15, 2014). "Friday Final Ratings: '48 Hours' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
((cite web)): Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hines, Nico (June 20, 2007). "Gordon Ramsay's lawsuit nightmare". The Times. London. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Cornell, Kati (August 10, 2007). "TV Chef Out of Frying Pan". New York Post. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (September 19, 2007). "To Perk Up a Restaurant, Add Luster Where Lacking". The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Something's rotten in our restaurants". Chicago Sun-Times. September 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fox cooks up delicious 'Nightmares'". Arizona Republic. September 19, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Another helping of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay". Chicago Tribune. September 17, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Critic, Television (September 19, 2007). "'Kitchen Nightmares': Mishaps and emotion are main courses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
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- General references
- "Kitchen Nightmares Episodes on FOX". TV Guide. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- "Shows A-Z – kitchen nightmares on fox". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- "Kitchen Nightmares: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- "Kitchen Nightmares: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Kitchen Nightmares at IMDb
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