Hell’s Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen is truly"rare" among comparable reality series in that Gordon Ramsay alone has the authority to assess and reject participants, rather than a jury. Furthermore, Ramsay maintains the power to disregard the competition's basic rules, such as rejecting nominations for the qualifying round, disqualifying the winning team's competitor, disqualifying the contestant in the midst of dinner, or altering team members... This is indeed the "horrible" culinary competition in the United States.

The format of the program is the same as the original version (British), with the Blue and Red teams competing against each other in tasks throughout the season. The first episode always begins with each contestant cooking their own signature dish (Signature Dish) and giving it to Chef Ramsay to judge. During the competition, each team is fully responsible for the cooking and must meet the very strict requirements of Chef Ramsay, and also have to complete it within a limited time

Detailed information:

Original release: 2005
Directed by: Tony Croll, Brad Kreisberg, Sharon Trojan Hollinger
No. of seasons: 20
No. of episodes: 314

Running time: 41–44 minutes.