Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 2
| Next Level Chef | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster for season 2, featuring host Ramsay | |
| 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
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
| Contestant[5] | Age[5] | Status[5] | Hometown/Home country[5] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Columbia, South Carolina | Eliminated April 6 |
| Shay Spence | 32 | Social media chef | Austin, Texas | Eliminated April 13 |
| Tineke "Tini" 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
| Place | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
The contestant was on the winning team or had the winning dish.
The contestant was not on the winning team nor had the winning dish, but was not chosen for the head-to-head cook-off.
The contestant was safe due to using their immunity pin and did not compete in the head-to-head cook-off.
The contestant was at risk of elimination and won the head-to-head cook-off.
The contestant was drafted to Gordon Ramsay's team.
The contestant was drafted to Nyesha Arrington's team.
The contestant was drafted to Richard Blais' team.
The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6][7] | Original release date [6][7] | Prod. code [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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. September 2017.
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