Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 15
| Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) | |
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| Season 15 | |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | January 15, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on January 15, 2016 on Fox. The winner will receive a head chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas.[1]
Gordon Ramsay and Marino Monferrato returned as head chef and Maître d' respectively.[2][3] season 10 winner Christina Wilson is sous chef for the red team, replacing Andi Van Willigan, who got married and returned in episode 7 of this season. Aaron Mitrano replaced James Avery as sous chef for the blue team.[4] Wilson is the second former Hell's Kitchen winner to return as one of Ramsay's sous chefs, the first being season 2 winner, Heather West, who was the red kitchen's sous chef for season 6. Jason Thompson also returned as narrator for the first time since Season 12.[5]
Since season 12, this will also be the first season where the winner has been nominated at least once, and the first season ever where every single contestant has been nominated at least once. This will be the fourth season to feature two women in the finale (following seasons 2, 11, and 14) and the second consecutive season to have all women in the top three. In addition, it will be the ninth season where the winner was a woman.
This will also be the first final since season 9 where the finalists have been on the same team from start to finish and the first all female final where the winner has not moved to the blue team at any point in the competition, the first final since season 5 where both finalists were nominated the same number of times (discounting the finals where none of them were ever nominated). It is also the first season with just one remaining male chef in the top 6. Also the second time since Season 10 in which any chef withdrew from the competition.
Opening sequence
The chefs find themselves at a basecamp in the snow. Ramsay is then shown placing the HK flag on top of the mountain.
Credit order: Frank, Kevin, Vanessa, Joe, Dannie, Alan, Hassan, Ashley, Manda, Eddie, Kristin, Meese, Chad, Sherkenna, Jackie, Ariel, Mark and Jared.
Chefs
Eighteen chefs competed in season 15.[1]
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Barone | 27 | Line Cook | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jared Bobkin | 28 | Line Cook | Oak Park, Michigan |
| Sherkenna Buggs | 30 | Personal Chef | Grand Junction, Tennessee |
| Frank Cala | 25 | Marine Chef | Brooklyn, New York |
| Meese Davis | 25 | College Chef | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania |
| Jackie Fuchs | 32 | Line Cook | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Chad Gelso | 25 | Sous Chef | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dannie Harrison | 30 | Line Cook | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Eddie Jaskowiak | 27 | Sous Chef | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Ariel Malone | 26 | Country Club Chef | Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Hassan Musselmani | 24 | Catering Executive Chef | Detroit, Michigan |
| Ashley Nickell | 27 | Chef de Cuisine | Orlando, Florida |
| Manda Palomino | 30 | Sous Chef | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Mark Paras | 27 | Line Cook | Anaheim, California |
| Alan Parker | 42 | Sous Chef | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Joe Ricci | 31 | Sous Chef | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Kevin Ridlon | 29 | Culinary Manager | Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Vanessa Soltero | 33 | Airport Chef | Los Angeles, California |
Contestant progress
| Original teams | First switch |
Second switch | Third switch | Individual | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. | Chef | 1501 | 1502 | 1503 | 1504 | 1505 | 1506 | 1507 | 1508 | 1509 | 1510 | 1511 | 1512 | 1513 | 1514 | 1515 | 1516 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ariel | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | BoW | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kristin | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | NOM | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ashley | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jared | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | BoW | NOM | NOM | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manda | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | OUT[n 1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dannie | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Frank | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jackie | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Chad | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Joe | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | OUT[n 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hassan | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Eddie | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Alan | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kevin | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT[n 3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Meese | WIN | NOM | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Vanessa | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Sherkenna | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Mark | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Notes
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 1 | "18 Chefs Compete" | January 15, 2016 | 3.41[6] |
| 220 | 2 | "17 Chefs Compete" | January 22, 2016 | 3.61[7] |
| 221 | 3 | "16 Chefs Compete" | January 27, 2016 | 4.16[8] |
| 222 | 4 | "15 Chefs Compete" | February 3, 2016 | 4.60[9] |
| 223 | 5 | "14 Chefs Compete" | February 10, 2016 | 4.40[10] |
| 224 | 6 | "12 Chefs Compete" | February 17, 2016 | 3.97[11] |
| 225 | 7 | "11 Chefs Compete" | February 24, 2016 | 4.23[12] |
| 226 | 8 | "10 Chefs Compete" | March 2, 2016 | 3.38[13] |
| 227 | 9 | "10 Chefs Again" | March 9, 2016 | 3.76[14] |
| 228 | 10 | "9 Chefs Compete" | March 16, 2016 | 3.57[15] |
| 229 | 11 | "8 Chefs Compete" | March 23, 2016 | 3.54[16] |
| 230 | 12 | "7 Chefs Compete" | April 1, 2016 | 2.61[17] |
| 231 | 13 | "6 Chefs Compete" | April 8, 2016 | 2.66[18] |
| 232 | 14 | "5 Chefs Compete" | April 15, 2016 | 2.98[19] |
| 233 | 15 | "3 Chefs Compete" | April 22, 2016 | 2.96[20] |
| 234 | 16 | "Winner Chosen"[21] | April 29, 2016 | TBA |
Controversy
Following his exit at the end of episode 12, Frank, an active-duty Marine chef, stated his dislike for female chefs during his plea and claimed he never allowed any to work under him, saying "The blue team never had any drama until the females came aboard and that's when the ship sunk. And that’s exactly why I get fucking female Marines and I send them back wherever the fuck they came from." Following his comments, Marine public affairs representative Bryan Nygaard stated Frank's comments regarding female Marines "are not consistent with the Marine Corps' values of honor, courage and commitment," and he would "notify my chain of command as well as Sergeant Cala's chain of command to ensure that corrective action is being taken."[22] Several days later, Frank was removed from his position with the Commandants' staff and transferred to the Enlisted Aide Program.[23]
Ratings
The fifteenth season premiere of Hell's Kitchen premiered to an audience of 3.43 million, 660,000 lower than last season's premiere, and down 10,000 from season 14's finale.
| No. | Episode | Original air date |
Timeslot (EST) | Rating/share 18–49 |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
DVR 18–49 |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total 18–49 | Total viewers (millions) |
Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "18 Chefs Compete" | January 15, 2016 | Friday 9:00 p.m. |
1.1/4 | 3.41 | 0.6 | 1.52 | 1.7 | 4.93 | [6][24] |
| 2 | "17 Chefs Compete" | January 22, 2016 | 1.3/4 | 3.61 | — | 1.49 | — | 5.11 | [7][25] | |
| 3 | "16 Chefs Compete" | January 27, 2016 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. |
1.4/4 | 4.16 | 0.6 | — | 2.0 | — | [8][26] |
| 4 | "15 Chefs Compete" | February 3, 2016 | 1.5/5 | 4.60 | 0.6 | — | 2.1 | — | [9][27] | |
| 5 | "14 Chefs Compete" | February 10, 2016 | 1.3/4 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — | [10] | |
| 6 | "12 Chefs Compete" | February 17, 2016 | 1.2/4 | 3.97 | 0.7 | — | 1.9 | — | [11][28] | |
| 7 | "11 Chefs Compete" | February 24, 2016 | 1.3/4 | 4.23 | — | — | — | — | [12] | |
| 8 | "10 Chefs Compete" | March 2, 2016 | 1.0/3 | 3.38 | 0.7 | — | 1.7 | — | [13][29] | |
| 9 | "10 Chefs Again" | March 9, 2016 | 1.2/4 | 3.76 | — | — | — | — | [14] | |
| 10 | "9 Chefs Compete" | March 16, 2016 | 1.1/4 | 3.57 | — | 1.44 | — | 5.01 | [15][30] | |
| 11 | "8 Chefs Compete" | March 23, 2016 | 1.2/4 | 3.54 | — | — | — | — | [16] | |
| 12 | "7 Chefs Compete" | April 1, 2016 | Friday 9:00 p.m. |
0.8/3 | 2.61 | 0.6 | 1.59 | 1.4 | 4.20 | [17][31] |
| 13 | "6 Chefs Compete" | April 8, 2016 | 0.8/3 | 2.66 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | [18] | |
| 14 | "5 Chefs Compete" | April 15, 2016 | 0.9/3 | 2.98 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | [19] | |
| 15 | "3 Chefs Compete" | April 22, 2016 | 0.9/3 | 2.96 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | [20] |
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