Series synopsis
Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series that premiered on FOX on September 25, 2023. It stars Gordon Ramsay, JWoww, James Avery and Mehreen Karim.
Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road to help struggling restaurants all over the United States turn their luck around. Ramsay examines the problems each establishment faces, from unsanitary refrigerators to lazy or inexperienced staff, and searches for resolutions. With help from his team, Ramsay redecorates each eatery to give it a fresh new look and updates the menu as needed. Ramsay's ultimate goal is to make the restaurants he visits popular and profitable, but it's up to the restaurateurs to ta ...
Premise
Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road to help struggling restaurants all over the United States turn their luck around. Ramsay examines the problems each establishment faces, from unsanitary refrigerators to lazy or inexperienced staff, and searches for resolutions. With help from his team, Ramsay redecorates each eatery to give it a fresh new look and updates the menu as needed. Ramsay's ultimate goal is to make the restaurants he visits popular and profitable, but it's up to the restaurateurs to take his advice and turn their business nightmare into the American dream.
Premise: Get your shift straight.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gordon Ramsay as Self - Host
- JWoww as Self - Diner
- James Avery as Self
- Mehreen Karim as Self - Guest
- Jonathan Vilma as Self
- Cameron Jordan as Self
- Robert Royal as Self
- Eddie Kennison as Self
Supporting cast
- Craig Robertson as Self
- Jen Hale as Self
Guest cast
- JWoww as Self - Diner
- James Avery as Self
- Mehreen Karim as Self - Guest
- Jonathan Vilma as Self
- Cameron Jordan as Self
- Robert Royal as Self
- Eddie Kennison as Self
- Craig Robertson as Self
- Jen Hale as Self
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 67 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | September 24, 2023 | December 4, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 11 | January 6, 2025 | March 18, 2025 |
| Season 3 | 3 | July 21, 2026 | July 28, 2026 |
| Season 4 | 17 | September 23, 2011 | March 30, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 16 | October 26, 2012 | May 10, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 10 | April 11, 2014 | September 12, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 0 | April 11, 2014 | September 12, 2014 |
| Season 8 | 0 | September 25, 2023 | December 4, 2023 |
| Season 9 | 0 | January 7, 2025 | March 18, 2025 |
| Season 10 | 0 | July 21, 2026 | August 4, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bel Aire Ramsay urges two brothers to work through their emotional conflicts to save their beloved Bel Aire Diner in Astoria, New York. |
September 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
Bask 46 When a New Jersey couple's six-month old gastropub is in jeopardy due to their fiery head chef and dysfunctional menu, Gordon Ramsay offers his expertise and works to transform it into a successful business. |
October 2, 2023 |
| 3 |
In the Drink Ramsay attempts to revamp a country club restaurant that struggles to find cohesiveness and revive its lackluster menu, despite an absent owner. |
October 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iberville (1) Ramsay tries to help the owner of Iberville Cuisine & Oyster Bar, located in the heart of the French Quarter. |
January 7, 2025 |
| 2 |
Iberville (2) Gordon Ramsay continues to help the lost owner of Iberville Cuisine. |
January 14, 2025 |
| 3 |
Voleos Gordon tries to revamp Voleo's Seafood Restaurant, a second-generation family-run restaurant struggling to stay afloat following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. |
January 21, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Freddy's Steak House Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Gordon's first stop is Freddy's Steak House, where an owner buried in debt after twenty years is caught between a manager and head chef locked in a bitter power struggle. To save the restaurant, Gordon must get them to stop pointing fingers and start working together. |
July 21, 2026 |
| 2 |
The Four-Star Diner Gordon heads next to The Four-Star Diner, a classic American eatery serving plenty of customers and far too many frozen ingredients. With an owner whose vulgar behavior is driving away both staff and diners, Gordon must rebuild trust before the restaurant's future slips away. |
July 21, 2026 |
| 3 | Rise 'N Shine | July 28, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blackberry's On the Season 4 premiere of Kitchen Nightmares, Chef Ramsay heads to Plainfield, New Jersey. There he hopes to help Shelly Withers transform her soul food restaurant called Blackberry's. |
September 23, 2011 |
| 2 |
Leone's Gordon stops by Montclair, New Jersey, to help the owners of the Italian eatery Leone's. |
September 30, 2011 |
| 3 |
Mike and Nellie's Chef Ramsay visits Mike & Nellie’s in Oakhurst, New Jersey. Find out if Chef Ramsay’s advice and expertise can help keep the restaurant from sinking or if the restaurant’s woes will be too much for even Chef Ramsay to handle. |
October 7, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Galleria 33, Part One Located in the heart of the historic North End of Boston, and run by sister-duo Rita and Lisa, this Italian restaurant has proven to be a financial disaster, spiraling these sisters into a deep state of denial. From their hostile attitudes towards their staff and customers, to the tasteless recipes they serve, Chef Ramsay realizes these owners have lost control. Find out if Ramsay can take on these stubborn sisters. |
October 26, 2012 |
| 2 |
La Galleria 33, Part Two Located in the heart of the historic North End of Boston, and run by sister-duo Rita and Lisa, this Italian restaurant has proven to be a financial disaster, spiraling these sisters into a deep state of denial. From their hostile attitudes towards their staff and customers, to the tasteless recipes they serve, Chef Ramsay realizes these owners have lost control. Find out if Ramsay can take on these stubborn sisters. |
November 2, 2012 |
| 3 |
Mama Maria's Chef Ramsay heads to Mama Maria's in Brooklyn. This Italian restaurant and pizzeria was passed down from mother to son more than 25 years ago, but has proven to be more of a burden than a family gem. The owner is exhausted from trying to make ends meet for his family, which in turn has taken a toll on the staff, food and overall performance of the restaurant. Chef Ramsay is disgusted to find 12 freezers filled with rancid and inedible pre-made meals and he reaches his breaking point when one diner needs an ambulance after eating a defrosted piece of seafood. When Chef Ramsay levels with this owner, he leaves him in tears. Find out if Ramsay's push was enough to wake this owner and save his family and restaurant. |
November 9, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Return to Amy's Baking Company Chef Ramsay pays another visit to the defiant owners of Amy's Baking Company. |
April 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
Pantaleone's Ramsay helps a Denver pizzeria owner who believes he makes the best pizza in town despite taste test results proving otherwise. |
April 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Old Neighborhood Ramsay helps the owners of Old Neighborhood in Arvada, Colo., transform their restaurant. |
April 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Return to Amy's Baking Company In an epic season premiere event, KITCHEN NIGHTMARES is catching up with the most talked-about restaurant in the series' history: Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, AZ. Find out what has happened with Amy and Samy in the past year since the original episode aired, and the media firestorm ensued. Then, Chef Ramsay heads to Denver, CO, where he meets a restaurant owner who is truly stuck in the past. Pete claims his family owned-and-run restaurant makes the "Best Pizza in Denver," based off a review from the 1980s. But when Ramsay holds a local taste test and a store-bought pizza is preferred over Pete's, it is clear the Denver community disagrees with that claim. |
April 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
Pantaleone's Ramsay helps a Denver pizzeria owner who believes he makes the best pizza in town despite taste test results proving otherwise. |
April 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Old Neighborhood Chef Ramsay heads to Arvada, CO, where owners Alexa and Randy are desperately calling on him to help restore their 25-year-old restaurant, the Old Neighborhood. Alexa and Randy have so much pride in their family-run establishment, which is why Chef Ramsay is shocked to find the food and conditions are not up to par and mounts one of the biggest transformations in the series history. Then, Chef Ramsay heads to Queens, NY, in hopes of restoring Kati Allo, a Greek restaurant run by husband-and-wife team Manny and Christine. Ramsay is surprised when he finds Kati Allo isn't the only thing in jeopardy - quickly seeing that the couple's marriage and family life with daughter Evelyn are suffering, as well. Can Chef Ramsay help these two couples? |
April 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bel Aire Ramsay urges two brothers to work through their conflicts to save their beloved diner. |
September 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
Bask 46 Ramsay tries to transform a 6-month-old gastropub that is in jeopardy due to its fiery head chef. |
October 2, 2023 |
| 3 |
In the Drink Ramsay attempts to revamp a country club restaurant that struggles to find cohesiveness. |
October 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iberville: Ramsay's Worst Nightmare Ramsay tries to help the owner of Iberville Cuisine & Oyster Bar, located in the heart of the French Quarter. |
January 7, 2025 |
| 2 |
Iberville: The Nightmare Continues Gordon Ramsay continues to help the lost owner of Iberville Cuisine. |
January 14, 2025 |
| 3 |
Voleos Gordon tries to revamp Voleo's Seafood Restaurant, a second-generation family-run restaurant struggling to stay afloat following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. |
January 21, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Freddy's Steak House Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Tonight, Gordon's first stop is Freddy's Steak House, where an owner buried in debt after twenty years is caught between a manager and head chef locked in a bitter power struggle. To save the restaurant, Gordon must get them to stop pointing fingers and start working together. |
July 21, 2026 |
| 2 |
4 Star Diner Gordon heads next to 4 Star Diner, a classic American eatery serving plenty of customers and far too many frozen ingredients. With an owner whose vulgar behavior is driving away both staff and diners, Gordon must rebuild trust before the restaurant's future slips away. |
July 21, 2026 |
| 3 | TBA | July 28, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 2023 |
| Last aired | March 18, 2025 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |