Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America

Worst Cooks in America

6.6(29)
2010
TV-G42m/epReturning Series
RealityComedy
30 Seasons226 Episodes

Overview

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.

Cast

Anne Burrell

Anne Burrell

Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes2010

Season 2

8 Episodes2011

Season 3

8 Episodes2012

Season 4

7 Episodes2013

Season 5

7 Episodes2014

Season 6

7 Episodes2015

Season 7

6 Episodes2015

Season 8

7 Episodes2016

Season 9

8 Episodes2016

Season 10

10 Episodes2017
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Season 11

8 Episodes2017

Season 12

10 Episodes2018

Season 13

6 Episodes2018

Season 14

7 Episodes2018

Season 15

9 Episodes2019

Celebrity Edition

7 Episodes2019

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

8 Episodes2019
Season 18

Season 18

10 Episodes2020
Celebrity Edition

Celebrity Edition

6 Episodes2020

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

Season 20

8 Episodes2020

Season 21

8 Episodes2021

Season 22

6 Episodes2021
Season 23

Season 23

8 Episodes2022
Celebrity Edition

Celebrity Edition

7 Episodes2022

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

Viral Sensations

8 Episodes2023

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

Love at First Bite

8 Episodes2023

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

Spoiled Rotten

7 Episodes2024

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

Celeb Heroes vs. Villains

7 Episodes2025

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

7 Episodes2025

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

7 Episodes2026

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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