Series synopsis
100 Cooks is an American reality television series that premiered on Food Network on June 7, 2026. It stars Terry Crews, Nick DiGiovanni and Alex Guarnaschelli.
It is the biggest home cook competition of all time. Actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews hosts as 100 of America's elite home cooks enter the stadium kitchen arena where they will be challenged to the most unpredictable, professional-chef level cooking competition ever. As the competition begins, chefs are selected at random to come to the floor to compete while the "Challenge Mixer" dictates the challenges they will face ranging from fast-paced trivia contests to 3 ...
Premise
It is the biggest home cook competition of all time. Actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews hosts as 100 of America's elite home cooks enter the stadium kitchen arena where they will be challenged to the most unpredictable, professional-chef level cooking competition ever. As the competition begins, chefs are selected at random to come to the floor to compete while the "Challenge Mixer" dictates the challenges they will face ranging from fast-paced trivia contests to 30-minute do-or-die cooking battles. Top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and chef and NYT best-selling cookbook author Alex Guarnaschelli are the judges that determine who stays and who goes. Each round's winner will be given a chance to take the cash or add it to the ever-growing grand prize pot, which starts at $100,000...so as the number of cooks goes down, the grand prize goes up.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Terry Crews as Host - Self
- Nick DiGiovanni as Judge - Self
- Alex Guarnaschelli as Judge - Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | June 7, 2026 | July 19, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Give it 100 Host Terry Crews randomly selects over 50 of the 100 home cooks to compete in five challenges, such as best noodle dish, rotisserie chicken battle, and a blind taste test. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni decide which cooks are going home |
June 7, 2026 |
| 2 | 71 Cooks Remain | June 14, 2026 |
| 3 | 65 Cooks to Go | June 21, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Food Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 7, 2026 |
| Last aired | June 7, 2026 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |