Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Specials

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.

Released Jan. 3, 2010 Episode 57 min 10+

Genres: Comedy, Game Show, Reality, Reality TV

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Watch Providers: Hulu, The Roku Channel, Disney Plus, Food Network, Food Network + 7 more, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Philo, YouTube TV

Production Companies: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Optomen Television, Objective Media Group

Network: Food Network

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 2674

6.3

/1923/

Trakt

/179/

TMDb

/29/

Tomatoes

Anne Burrell
Self - Host

Darnell Ferguson
Self - Co Host

Nick Trawick
Self - Contestant

Tyler Florence
Himself - Host

Bobby Flay
Himself, Himself - Chef

Alton Brown
Himself - Host

Robert Irvine
Himself - Host

Alex Guarnaschelli
Herself - Host

S0E6 - Thanksgiving Redemption 2

Nov. 10, 2019, midnight

S0E7 - Halloween Redemption 2

Four ghoulishly disastrous Worst Cooks recruits return for another stab at boot camp, and they will once again face their fears in the kitchen and tackle terrifying ingredients. Under chefs Anne Burrell's and Michael Symon's coaching, the culinary hopefuls will create a Spooktacular feast for a panel of culinary experts. The recruits start by making a dish using a mystery ingredient they have been assigned; after Anne and Michael pick their teams, the chefs will teach them to make a buffet for a Halloween gathering in order to win a kitchen upgrade worth $5,000 and bragging rights.

Sept. 26, 2021, midnight

S0E8 - The Hottest Mess Awards

Worst Cooks in America celebrates the funniest mishaps from 24 seasons.

Oct. 2, 2021, midnight

Food Network

57 min/ep

12882 min

Jan. 3, 2010

Jan. 25, 2026, midnight

Feb. 1, 2026, midnight

Returning Series

TV-G

10+