Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 2
Next Level Chef | |
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Season 2 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
No. of contestants | 18 |
Winner | Tucker Ricchio |
Runners-up |
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No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | February 12 May 11, 2023 | –
Season chronology |
The second season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on Fox on February 12, 2023, as the Super Bowl LVII lead-out program, and concluded on May 11, 2023. Gordon Ramsay returned to host the season and served as a mentor, along with returning mentors Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais.
The season was won by professional chef Tucker Ricchio, with professional chefs Pilar Omega and Christopher Spinosa finishing as co-runner-ups.
Production
[edit]On March 2, 2022, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, prior to the airing of the first season's finale on the same day.[1] On May 16, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on February 12, 2023,[2][3] before moving to its regular timeslot on February 16, 2023.[4]
Chefs
[edit]Contestant[5] | Age[5] | Status[5] | Hometown/Home Country[5] | Result |
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Kamahlai Stewart | 41 | Home Cook | Washington D.C. | Eliminated February 12 |
Alex Morizio | 48 | Home Cook | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated February 16 |
Darryl Taylor | 52 | Professional Chef | Memphis, Tennessee | Eliminated February 23 |
Mark McMillian | 52 | Home Cook | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated March 2 |
Cassie Yeung | 28 | Social Media Chef | South Brunswick, New Jersey | Eliminated March 9 |
April Clayton | 39 | Home Cook | Henderson, Tennessee | Eliminated March 16 |
Matt Groark | 44 | Social Media Chef | Erial, New Jersey | Eliminated March 23 |
Preston Nguyen | 19 | Professional Chef | Dallas, Texas | Eliminated March 30 |
Vincent "Vinny" Alia | 42 | Home Cook | Westminster, Massachusetts | Eliminated April 6 |
Shay Spence | 32 | Social Media Chef | Austin, Texas | Eliminated April 13 |
Tineke Younger | 20 | Social Media Chef | Frederick, Maryland | Eliminated April 20 |
Michelle Calcagni | 30 | Home Cook | Oradell, New Jersey | Eliminated April 27 |
Mehreen Karim | 27 | Home Cook | Auburn, Alabama | Eliminated May 4 |
Nuri Muhammad | 22 | Professional Chef | Bowie, Maryland | Eliminated May 11 |
Omallys "Omi" Hopper | 39 | Social Media Chef | Río Grande, Puerto Rico | |
Christopher "Chris" Spinosa | 29 | Professional Chef | Long Island, New York | Runner-ups May 11 |
Pilar Omega | 38 | Professional Chef | Detroit, Michigan | |
Tucker Ricchio | 31 | Professional Chef | San Jose, California | Winner May 11 |
Elimination table
[edit]Place | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
1 | Tucker | RAM | WIN†* | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
2 | Chris | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP |
Pilar | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
4 | Nuri | ARR | SAFE* | SAFE | WIN† | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | |
Omi | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN† | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | ELIM | ||
6 | Mehreen | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | ELIM | ||
7 | Michelle | RAM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||
8 | Tini | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
9 | Shay | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||||
10 | Vinny | RAM | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | ELIM | ||||||
11 | Preston | RAM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN† | RISK | ELIM | |||||||
12 | Matt | BLAIS | SAFE* | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
13 | April | ARR | RISK | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
14 | Cassie | RAM | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
15 | Mark | RAM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||
16 | Darryl | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
17 | Alex | ARR | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||
18 | Kamahlai | BLAIS | ELIM |
†The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.
*The contestant cooked the best dish on their team and was selected by their mentor to win an immunity pin.
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [6][7] | Original air date [6][7] | Prod. code [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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12 | 1 | "A Next Level Welcome" | February 12, 2023 | NLC-201 | 15.66[8] |
13 | 2 | "Party Like a Guac Star" | February 16, 2023 | NLC-202 | 1.93[9] |
14 | 3 | "No Pain, No Grain" | February 23, 2023 | NLC-203 | 2.08[10] |
15 | 4 | "Rice Guys Finish Last" | March 2, 2023 | NLC-204 | 2.02[11] |
16 | 5 | "Game Time" | March 9, 2023 | NLC-205 | 1.80[12] |
17 | 6 | "Sugar and Tea and Rum" | March 16, 2023 | NLC-206 | 1.97[13] |
18 | 7 | "Here Fishy, Fishy" | March 23, 2023 | NLC-207 | 2.00[14] |
19 | 8 | "Going Global" | March 30, 2023 | NLC-208 | 1.80[15] |
20 | 9 | "Happy Hour" | April 6, 2023 | NLC-209 | 1.98[16] |
21 | 10 | "That's What Cheese Said" | April 13, 2023 | NLC-210 | 1.75[17] |
22 | 11 | "Fry Me a River" | April 20, 2023 | NLC-211 | 1.90[18] |
23 | 12 | "Bake It 'til You Make It" | April 27, 2023 | NLC-212 | 1.76[19] |
24 | 13 | "Surf and Turf" | May 4, 2023 | NLC-213 | 1.81[20] |
25 | 14 | "Made in America" | May 11, 2023 | NLC-214 | 1.85[21] |
26 | 15 | "Next Level Finale" | May 11, 2023 | NLC-215 | 1.65[21] |
Ratings
[edit]No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
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1 | "A Next Level Welcome" | February 12, 2023 | Sunday 10:37 p.m. | 5.0/38 | 15.66 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [8] |
2 | "Party Like a Guac Star" | February 16, 2023 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/3 | 1.93 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [9] |
3 | "No Pain, No Grain" | February 23, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 2.08 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [10] | |
4 | "Rice Guys Finish Last" | March 2, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 2.02 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [11] | |
5 | "Game Time" | March 9, 2023 | 0.4/3 | 1.80 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [12] | |
6 | "Sugar and Tea and Rum" | March 16, 2023 | 0.4/3 | 1.97 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [13] | |
7 | "Here Fishy, Fishy" | March 23, 2023 | 0.5/4 | 2.00 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [14] | |
8 | "Going Global" | March 30, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 1.80 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [15] | |
9 | "Happy Hour" | April 6, 2023 | 0.5/5 | 1.98 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [16] | |
10 | "That's What Cheese Said" | April 13, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 1.75 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [17] | |
11 | "Fry Me a River" | April 20, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 1.90 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [18] | |
12 | "Bake It 'til You Make It" | April 27, 2023 | 0.4/3 | 1.76 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [19] | |
13 | "Surf and Turf" | May 4, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 1.81 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [20] | |
14 | "Made In America" | May 11, 2023 | 0.4/4 | 1.85 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [21] | |
15 | "Next Level Finale" | May 11, 2023 | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3/3 | 1.65 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [21] |
References
[edit]- ^ Rick Porter (March 2, 2022). "Fox Serves Up Next Level Chef Renewal for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "FOX Entertainment Bolsters 2022-23 Program Slate Across Network and Streaming with New Comedies, Dramas, Unscripted Series and Made-for-Platform Movies" (Press release). Fox. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Lynette Rice (May 16, 2022). "Fox Orders New Gordon Ramsay Competition Show Food Stars; Season 2 Of Next Level Chef Premiering After Super Bowl LVII". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "FOX Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series to Launch Winter 2023" (Press release). Fox. November 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c d "The Epic Culinary Gauntlet Next Level Chef Announces the All-New Season Two Contestants" (Press release). Fox. January 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c "Next Level Chef Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "Next Level Chef Season 2 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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