Hell’s Kitchen

There are somefantastic food showson telecasting these day and series likeTop ChefandHell ’s Kitchenreign supreme . Hell ’s Kitchenhas been very democratic over the years because of its loud and outspoken show master of ceremonies , Gordon Ramsay . He has starred in all time of year of the show , lash everyone either into shape or into tears .

The series is well lie with for taking teams of chefs and throwing them into intense kitchen situations . With such a pressure - filled environs , each time of year is sure to includemassive argumentsand terrific celebrations . The top - perform chef earns the hazard at direct up a tangible Ramsay restaurant , as well as a John Cash prize . Every time of year ofHell ’s Kitchenbrings elements of interesting cuisine and striking style to the small screen . While all time of year thus far have proven entertaining , some season are a head above the others .

update on April 18th , 2021 by Kristen Palamara : Hell ’s Kitchen is one of Chef Gordon Ramsay ’s most successful realness cooking display . It ’s mostly well - received and averages 7.1 boilers suit on IMDb across   the almost 20 time of year it ’s aired on Fox . Most of the season are close-fitting to this norm , but there are still some discrepancies between the adept and the bad season of this series overall .

Hells Kitchen TV Poster

Worst: Season 13 - 6.5

Season 13 ofHell ’s Kitchenis wide strike to be one of the all - clock time worst to ever air . The flop can be largely attributed to the fact that the mold was bland .

realism television has no chance of success with a smooth cast . The episodes fell in line with the chefs . Nothing here was remarkable or memorable , which was ponder in the low IMDb rankings .

Best: Season 19 - 7.7

The most recent season ofHell ’s Kitchen , which premiered in 2021 and will finish its season in April 2021 , is the highest - rated according to IMDb at the second . The season goes to Vegas and the winner is fighting for a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay ’s Vegas restaurant or else of their own .

It ’s telling that million of viewers are still rick in each week after 19 time of year of a show that has similar tropes that come along in each season from Gordon Ramsay screaming at contestant to chef competitively infighting .

Worst: Season 16 - 6.6

time of year 16 is one of the lowest - rated seasons of the show so far and there might be a few reasons that this season as well - received as others . The season had to take a hiatus on top of their already schedule vacation prison-breaking so Fox could cover the World Series .

The time of year also surprisingly was lopsided as the Blue team was quickly eliminated and the Red squad always seemed to win when there ’s usually a more even match - up between the squad .

Best: Season 18 - 7.3

One of the things that made time of year 18 so interesting was it meshed eight new chefs with eight returning chefs , all hungry for the big win and a shot at a head chef gig .

A series that pits entrant with veteran is typically a realness television winnings , and this season was no exclusion . With a new twist and even more intensity than normal , the serial palpate fresh and come to , giving lover newfangled twists and turns to search forward to each week . It is no surprisal that when it came to rankings , this season reigned king .

Worst: Season 7 - 6.7

As oneRotten Tomato reviewer pointed out , withHell ’s Kitchen , sometimes " so much " is " too much . " Season seven was a perfect example of this phenomenon . Show host Gordon Ramsay brings intensity and emotion to every scene , but sometimes that leave behind viewers wait for his eventual blow - up in every undivided season .

When fans know Ramsay is going to lose it at every single bend , the show becomes too predictable . And at some point , fans can just stop discover the ranting and line it all out .

Best: Season 8 - 7.1

Another luxuriously - rated time of year ofHell ’s Kitchenis season 8 , which was an earlier time of year that premiered in 2010 and that fans seemed to have it away .

This time of year has a dissident , Sabrina Brimhall , who holds the track record for being nominated for elimination but being save the most clip . It ’s one of the most notable storylines of this time of year , and peradventure a reason why everyone maintain tuning in so consistently and has a honorable evaluation on IMDb .

Worst: Season 17 - 6.7

No one enjoys watch arrogance play out on a reality television weapons platform , and unfortunately , as oneRotton Tomato reviewer head out , time of year 17 had plenty of lordliness . The chefs had zero humility and acted as if they were already rulers of the kitchen . With personalities such as these , it ’s hard to settle for a winner .

Perhaps the arrogance stem from the fact that this time of year brought former chefs back for one more chance at a win . They all consider that they had triumph in the bag , which they clearly did not !

Best: Season 9 - 7.1

Another high - ranking season was time of year 9 that saw objector vie for a head chef position in New York City . There was a band of dramatic event between the dissenter , as common , during this season but not as over - the - top as other season that are blackleg scurvy on this list .

The show typically released two season a year but due to the Writers Guild of America strike , this was the only time of year that premier in 2011 might have put some emphasis on the time of year as a highlight of the year since fans only receive one time of year instead of two .

Worst: Season 15 - 6.8

When it comes to a realism television cast of characters , two things have to be present for winner : charismatic shape members and likeable underdogs or front - runners . masses desire mania , intensity , and dramatic play between contestants and they want someone to rout for , regardless if it is the guy come from behind or the obvious favorite .

time of year 15 had none of these things , yet it still did properly in the IMDb rankings . It contained two of the most despised contestant to ever grace the show : Ariel Malone and Jackie Fuchs . A baddie is corking , but two major villains , one of whom ends up bring home the bacon ,   sure as shooting helps boost the ratings .

Best: Season 2 - 7.0

Season two give lover the great gender water parting , which ended up being a get ahead reality recipe , considering it remained for so many season afterward .   It also gave the team new challenges that would come back in future seasons .

Fans saw some full strength distaff power in this season when former sous chefHeather West came out the champion .   All of these components assist to elevate this time of year to a three - way tie for one of the best - ranked seasons .

Hell’s Kitchen Best and Worst Seasons featured image

Side by side photo of chefs competing on the blue team in Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen Season 19 cast arriving

Gordon Ramsey with a chef in Hells Kitchen Season 16

Side by side of blue team chefs competing and Gordon Ramsey on Hell’s Kitchen

Gordon Ramsey in the kitchen in Hell’s Kitchen

Contestants arriving to Hell’s Kitchen season 8

Red team chef in Hell’s Kitchen season 17

Chefs standing for judging in Hell’s Kitchen Season 9

Hell’s Kitchen side by side of Gordon Ramsey with the winner and black team chef Ashley

Side by side of Gordon Ramsey and his sous chef in Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen