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*Hell's Kitchen*
Hell's Kitchen
Season 18
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 28, 2018 –; present
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 17 Next →; Season 19
	List of episodes

Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs Veterans is the eighteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen and premiered on September 28, 2018, on Fox.^[1]^[2] Gordon Ramsay returns as host and head chef, and Season 10 winner Christina Wilson and British MasterChef judge James "Jocky" Petrie return as the red and blue sous chefs, respectively, alongside maitre'd Marino Monferrato. This season features eight new contestants battling eight returning veterans. For the first time, the winner of this season will receive a position as an executive chef at Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It is the first season since Season 1 to not begin with men on the blue team and women on the red team. It is also the third of the last four seasons to feature a chef eliminated during service.

Opening sequence

The intro for Season 18 was recycled from the previous season except for the title card where it instead shows the rookies on the left side and the veterans on the right side.

Chefs

Sixteen chefs competed in season 18.^[3]

Rookies

Contestant	Age^{[n 1]}	Occupation	Hometown	Result
Mia Castro	28^{[citation needed]}	Private Chef	Miami Beach, Florida
Jose DeJesus	34^{[citation needed]}	Chef de Cuisine	Bronx, New York
Kanae Houston	25^{[citation needed]}	Sous Chef	Los Angeles, California
Scotley Innis	33^{[citation needed]}	Sous Chef	Atlanta, Georgia
Chris "Motto" Motto	35^{[citation needed]}	Executive Chef	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Elizabeth "Gizzy" Barton^[4]	31^{[citation needed]}	Sous Chef	Atlanta, Georgia	Eliminated after Cook for Your Life
Chris Mendonca	25^{[citation needed]}	Executive Chef	Boston, Massachusetts	Left before fifth service
Scott Popovic	39^{[citation needed]}	Executive Chef	Cleveland, Ohio	Eliminated after first service

Veterans

Contestant	Age^{[n 1]}	Occupation	Hometown	Competed	Result on original season	Result on Season 18
Ariel Contreras-Fox	35^{[citation needed]}	Chef de Cuisine	Brooklyn, New York	Season 6	3rd
Rosanne "Roe" DiLeo^[5]	36^{[citation needed]}	Head Chef	Dallas, Texas	Season 13	5th
Bret Hauser	34^{[citation needed]}	Personal Chef	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Season 14	11th (Left due to injury)
Trevor "Trev" McGrath^[6]	37^{[citation needed]}	Lead Chef	New York, New York	Season 8	4th
Heather Williams	28^{[citation needed]}	Executive Chef	Easton, Pennsylvania	Season 16	Runner Up
Torrece "T" Gregoire^[7]	34^{[citation needed]}	Director of Operations Chef	Draper, Virginia	Season 14	Runner Up	Eliminated after fifth service
Kevin Cottle	43^{[citation needed]}	Executive Chef	Middletown, Connecticut	Season 6	Runner Up	Eliminated after fourth service
Jennifer "Jen" Gavin^[8]	33^{[citation needed]}	Private Concert Catering Chef	Chicago, Illinois	Season 4	4th	Eliminated during second service

Notes

^ ^a ^b Age at the time of filming

Contestant progress

			Original teams			First switch
No.	Chef		1801/1802	1803	1804	1805	1806	1807
		Ariel	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	IN
		Bret	WIN	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}
		Heather	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	NOM	NOM^{[n 1]}
		Jose	NOM^{[n 2]}	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}
		Kanae	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	IN
		Mia	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	IN
		Motto	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	IN
		Roe	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	NOM^{[n 1]}
		Scotley	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	NOM	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}
		Trev	WIN	WIN	NOM	LOSE	WIN	IN
11		Gizzy	LOSE	WIN	NOM	WIN	LOSE	OUT^{[n 1]}
12		T	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	OUT
13		Chris	NOM	WIN	NOM	LOSE	LEFT
14		Kevin	WIN	WIN	NOM	OUT
15	Jen		WIN	OUT^{[n 3]}
16	Scott		OUT

Keywords

WIN = Won the dinner service
LOSE = Lost the dinner service

IN = not nominated for elimination
NOM = nominated for elimination
OUT = eliminated normally
LEFT = withdrew from competition
HOSP = eliminated due to hospitalization
EJEC = eliminated during service

Color key: Chef was eliminated after regular nomination; Chef was eliminated after Ramsay's nomination; Chef was eliminated without nomination; Chef was eliminated during service; Chef withdrew from the competition; Chef was the Best of the Best/Worst; Chef was retained after regular nomination; Chef was retained after Ramsay's nomination; Chef's nomination was voided; The winner of Hell's Kitchen; The runner-up of Hell's Kitchen

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chef participated in the "Cook For Your Life" challenge
^ Chef was nominated by Ramsay
^ Chef was eliminated by Ramsay during service

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
267	1	"Rookies vs. Veterans"	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)	2.98^[9]
268	2	"A Fond Farewell"	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)	2.66^[10]
269	3	"Hell's Riders"	October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)	2.67^[11]
270	4	"Hell Freezes Over"	October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)	2.54^[12]
271	5	"Fish Out of Water"	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)	2.50^[13]
272	6	"Hot Potato"	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)	2.82^[14]
273	7	"Last Chef Standing"	November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)	2.81^[15]
274	8	"One Hell of a Party"^[1]	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)^[1]	N/A
275	9	"What Happens in Vegas"^[16]	December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)^[16]	N/A

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hell's Kitchen Episode Listings". Futon Critic. Shows A-Z - hell's kitchen on fox. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "FOX ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2018-2019 SEASON". Foxflash. June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "For First Time Ever, Rookies Take on Veterans in the All-New Season of "Hell's Kitchen," Premiering Friday, September 28, on Fox" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting. September 13, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^ "Gizzy, Short for Elizabeth". October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ "Rosanne DiLeo on Hell's Kitchen". May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ "Gordon Ramsay invites back Trev McGrath and others". May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "Torrece Gregoire". May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ "Jennifer C Jen Gavin". May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (October 1, 2018). "'Masters of Illusion' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (October 8, 2018). "'The Cool Kids,' 'MacGyver,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (October 15, 2018). "'Speechless' and 'Dateline' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (October 22, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (November 5, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up, 'Dynasty' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (November 12, 2018). "'Last Man Standing, 'MacGyver,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (November 19, 2018). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hell's Kitchen Episode Nine". Futon Critic. Shows A-Z - hell's kitchen on fox. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[age-4] Age at the time of filming

[cook4life-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chef participated in the "Cook For Your Life" challenge

[ramsay_nom-11] Chef was nominated by Ramsay

[fired-12] Chef was eliminated by Ramsay during service

[Futon_Critic-1] "Hell's Kitchen Episode Listings". Futon Critic. Shows A-Z - hell's kitchen on fox. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[2] "FOX ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2018-2019 SEASON". Foxflash. June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[officialpressrelease-3] "For First Time Ever, Rookies Take on Veterans in the All-New Season of "Hell's Kitchen," Premiering Friday, September 28, on Fox" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting. September 13, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[5] "Gizzy, Short for Elizabeth". October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[6] "Rosanne DiLeo on Hell's Kitchen". May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[7] "Gordon Ramsay invites back Trev McGrath and others". May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[8] "Torrece Gregoire". May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[9] "Jennifer C Jen Gavin". May 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[18.01-13] Welch, Alex (October 1, 2018). "'Masters of Illusion' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[18.02-14] Welch, Alex (October 8, 2018). "'The Cool Kids,' 'MacGyver,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

[18.03-15] Welch, Alex (October 15, 2018). "'Speechless' and 'Dateline' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2018.

[18.04-16] Welch, Alex (October 22, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[18.05-17] Welch, Alex (November 5, 2018). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up, 'Dynasty' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[18] Welch, Alex (November 12, 2018). "'Last Man Standing, 'MacGyver,' everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[19] Welch, Alex (November 19, 2018). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[fc9-20] "Hell's Kitchen Episode Nine". Futon Critic. Shows A-Z - hell's kitchen on fox. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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