Worst Cooks in America

Name: Worst Cooks in America
Genre: Reality, Comedy
Released: 2010-01-03
Cast: Anne Burrell

2010 –2026
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Returning series
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TV-G

★ 6.6 TMDB Rating · 31 votes

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. 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.

Seasons: 30
Episodes: 226
Episode length: ~42m
First aired: Jan 3, 2010
Networks: Food Network
Original language: English
Origin: United States

Cast of Worst Cooks in America

Anne Burrell
Self - Host

Where to Stream Worst Cooks in America by Country

United States: Streaming on Disney+, Hulu, PhiloRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom: Streaming on Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free, STV Player
India: Streaming on Discovery+
Canada: Streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Discovery +Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: Streaming on Prime Video

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Seasons

Specials

Air date unknown

3 episodes
Season 1

Jan 3, 2010

6 episodes
Season 2

Jan 2, 2011

8 episodes
Season 3

Feb 12, 2012

8 episodes
Season 4

Feb 17, 2013

7 episodes
Season 5

Feb 17, 2014

7 episodes
Season 6

Jan 4, 2015

7 episodes
Season 7

Sep 23, 2015

6 episodes
Season 8

Jan 3, 2016

7 episodes
Season 9

Sep 14, 2016

8 episodes
Season 10

Jan 1, 2017

10 episodes
Season 11

Aug 23, 2017

8 episodes
Season 12

Jan 7, 2018

10 episodes
Season 13

Apr 15, 2018

6 episodes
Season 14

Aug 13, 2018

7 episodes
Season 15

Jan 6, 2019

9 episodes
Celebrity Edition

Apr 21, 2019

7 episodes

Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. 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.
Season 17

Aug 4, 2019

8 episodes
Season 18

Jan 5, 2020

10 episodes
Celebrity Edition

May 10, 2020

6 episodes

Tyler Florence returns to Boot Camp to battle Anne Burrell. Anne and Tyler are back to whip a fresh cast of all-star cooking nightmares into culinary shape in a brand-new season of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition
Season 20

Jun 21, 2020

8 episodes
Season 21

Jan 3, 2021

8 episodes
Season 22

Apr 25, 2021

6 episodes
Season 23

Jan 5, 2022

8 episodes
Celebrity Edition

Apr 24, 2022

7 episodes

Chef Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro host a star-studded season of Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition with a funky-fresh batch of recruits who dominated Hollywood and won hearts in the '90s. But when it comes to cooking, these stars are totally buggin'.
Viral Sensations

Jan 1, 2023

8 episodes

Anne Burrell and New Co-Host Darnell Ferguson Transform the new Cast of Social Media Stars from Cooking Disasters to Kitchen Masters in Worst Cooks in America: Viral Sensations.
Love at First Bite

Aug 6, 2023

8 episodes

Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro are teaming up once again for “Worst Cooks in America: Love at First Bite.” The romantically themed Food Network will spotlight eligible singles specializing in the tastes of love.
Spoiled Rotten

Jan 7, 2024

7 episodes

For the first time, Chef Tiffany Derry joins Chef Anne Burrell to lead culinary boot camp and help pampered competitors trade in their silver spoons for spatulas in Worst Cooks in America: Spoiled Rotten. From grown men whose mothers still prepare their meals to indulged nepo babies and food delivery divas, these recruits have never had to fend for themselves - until now.
Celeb Heroes vs. Villains

Jan 5, 2025

7 episodes

Returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro welcomes newcomer Chef Antonia Lofaso to transform these culinary disasters into cooking masters with each leading their own team of meal-making misfits.
Talented & Terrible

Jul 28, 2025

7 episodes

The new season, dubbed Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible, showcases recruits who are professional performers and used to stealing the spotlight, but in the kitchen, they are dishing out disasters. Anne Burrell is joined by the boot camp's newest mentor, chef Gabe Bertaccini, as they work together to turn these culinary flops into food masters.
Reality Check

Jan 4, 2026

7 episodes

This season, Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry are on a mission to transform an all-star cast from cooking disasters to kitchen masters with an intense culinary boot camp like no other. Each chef takes a team of celebrity recruits through their paces with entertainment-themed challenges including Blockbuster Bites, The Worst Lotus and Agents of Flavor, but only the last competitor standing wins $25,000 for the charity of their choice and bragging rights for their mentor.