Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January 3, 2010, on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills through a culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.
Kitchen Nightmares
The first season focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas.
The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, but it was postponed to Friday, January 29, 2010, due to the State of the Union address.
In May 2010, the Fox network announced the return of "Kitchen Nightmares" for a fourth season. The fourth season aired from January 21, 2011 to May 20, 2011 on Fox.
In March 2011 the producers of the show announced a casting call for a fifth season. The fifth season premiered on Friday, September 23, 2011 and ended on March 30, 2012.
In February 2012 the Fox network announced it renewed "Kitchen Nightmares" for a sixth season, which premiered on Friday, October 26, 2012.
Season 7 was originally set to premiere on February 28, 2014, but was delayed until April 11, 2014.
In September 2007, a case was filed by Martin Hyde, the former general manager of Dillon's, against Ramsay for allegedly staging disasters and hiring actors to trick the viewing audience. The case was dismissed and went into arbitration.