Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 4
| Next Level Chef | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
| No. of contestants | 24 (before auditions) & 15 (after auditions) |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | February 13, 2025 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on February 13, 2025. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and mentor, and Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais returned as mentors.
Production
[edit]On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for the third and fourth seasons, prior to the airing of the second season finale on the same day.[1] In January 2025, it was announced that the season would premiere on February 13, 2025.[2]
Chefs
[edit]Note: The list below only includes chefs that made it onto the show after qualifying via an audition.
| Contestant[3] | Age[3] | Status[3] | Hometown/Home country[3] | Result[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistie Knight | 41 | Social media chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated March 6 |
| Cathy Cann | 30 | Home cook | Stratford, Connecticut | Eliminated March 13 |
| Meg Sheley | 33 | Social media chef | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Withdrew March 20 |
| Maryam Ishtiaq | 31 | Home cook | Dallas, Texas | Eliminated March 20 |
| Jeff Kim | 35 | Social media chef | Fountain Valley, California | Eliminated March 27 |
| Iman Kawa | 35 | Professional chef | New York, New York | Eliminated April 4 |
| Becca Guevara | 27 | Social media chef | Denver, Colorado | |
| Bobby Hicks | 38 | Coconut Creek, Florida | ||
| Arnav Kamulkar | 19 | Home cook | Ithaca, New York | |
| Megan Keno | 37 | Auburn, Washington | ||
| Natalia Gutierrez | 28 | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Austin Beckett | 30 | Professional chef | Freeburg, Illinois | |
| Beatrice Heirigs | 18 | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||
| Brandon Rogers | 36 | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Ryan Scanlon | 22 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Elimination table
[edit]| Place | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| TBA | Bobby | Adv | Arr | Win†* | Safe | Safe | Risk | Safe | TBA | TBA | |||
| Becca | Adv | Arr | Win | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | TBA | TBA | ||||
| TBA | Natalia | Adv | Arr | Win | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | TBA | TBA | |||
| Arnav | Adv | Ram | Safe | Win | Win | Win | Safe | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Megan | Adv | Blais | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Win | TBA | TBA | ||||
| TBA | Austin | Adv | Blais | Risk | Safe | Safe | Safe | Win | TBA | TBA | |||
| Beatrice | Adv | Ram | Safe | Win† | Win† | Win | Risk | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Brandon | Adv | Blais | Safe | Risk | Safe | Safe | Win† | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Ryan | Adv | Ram | Safe* | Win | Win | Win | Safe | TBA | TBA | ||||
| 10 | Iman | Adv | Arr | Win | Safe | Risk | Safe | Elim | |||||
| 11 | Jeff | Adv | Blais | Safe* | Safe | Safe | Elim | ||||||
| 12 | Maryam | Adv | Blais | Safe | Safe | Elim | |||||||
| 13 | Meg | Adv | Ram | Safe | Win | WD | |||||||
| 14 | Cathy | Adv | Arr | Win | Elim | ||||||||
| 15 | Mistie | Adv | Ram | Elim | |||||||||
| T-16 | Brennan | Elim | |||||||||||
| Jimmy | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Keith | Elim | ||||||||||||
| T-19 | Ash | Elim | |||||||||||
| Nick | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Jake | Elim | ||||||||||||
| T-22 | Ashley | Elim | |||||||||||
| Ruma | Elim | ||||||||||||
| llena | 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 advanced to the team draft.
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.
The contestant was eliminated during the auditions.
The contestant withdrew from the competition.
Episodes
[edit] | This section needs plot summaries. (March 2025) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [4][5] | Original release date [4][5] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "Social Media Chef Auditions" | February 13, 2025 | NLC-401 | 1.83[6] |
| 44 | 2 | "Home Chef Auditions" | February 20, 2025 | NLC-402 | 1.71[7] |
| 45 | 3 | "Pro Chef Auditions" | February 27, 2025 | NLC-403 | 1.65[8] |
| 46 | 4 | "Ciao Down" | March 6, 2025 | NLC-404 | 1.69[9] |
| 47 | 5 | "Grills Gone Wild" | March 13, 2025 | NLC-405 | 1.60[10] |
| 48 | 6 | "Shoyu my Ramen" | March 20, 2025 | NLC-406 | 1.78[11] |
| 49 | 7 | "The Menu" | March 27, 2025 | NLC-407 | 1.71[12] |
| 50 | 8 | "Beat the Heat" | April 3, 2025 | NLC-408 | 1.68[13] |
| 51 | 9 | "The Thunderdome" | April 10, 2025 | NLC-409 | TBD |
| 52 | 10 | "A Very Special O' Cajun" | April 17, 2025 | NLC-410 | TBD |
Ratings
[edit]| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Social Media Chef Auditions" | February 13, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.83 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [6] |
| 2 | "Home Chef Auditions" | February 20, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.71 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [7] |
| 3 | "Pro Chef Auditions" | February 27, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.65 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [8] |
| 4 | "Ciao Down" | March 6, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.69 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [9] |
| 5 | "Grills Gone Wild" | March 13, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.60 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [10] |
| 6 | "Shoyu my Ramen" | March 20, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.78 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [11] |
| 7 | "The Menu" | March 27, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.71 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [12] |
| 8 | "Beat the Heat" | April 3, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.68 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [13] |
| 9 | "The Thunderdome" | April 10, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [4][5] |
| 10 | "A Very Special O' Cajun" | April 17, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ White, Peter (May 11, 2023). "Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef Handed Two-Season Renewal At Fox". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Cohn, Paulette (January 6, 2025). "Here's What's Cooking in the Kitchen for Next Level Chef Season 4". Parade.com.
- ^ a b c d e Davidson, Denton (March 6, 2025). "'Next Level Chef' recap: Gordon, Nyesha and Richard draft their teams and one chef misses the platform in 'Ciao Down'". GoldDerby. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Next Level Chef Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c d "Next Level Chef Season 4 Episode Guide". Gracenote.
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