Worst Cooks in America
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
Where to watch free (US)
Seasons (30)
Season 1
6 episodes
Aired: 2010
Season 2
8 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 3
8 episodes
Aired: 2012
Season 4
7 episodes
Aired: 2013
Season 5
7 episodes
Aired: 2014
Season 6
7 episodes
Aired: 2015
Season 7
6 episodes
Aired: 2015
Season 8
7 episodes
Aired: 2016
Season 9
8 episodes
Aired: 2016
Season 10
10 episodes
Aired: 2017
Season 11
8 episodes
Aired: 2017
Season 12
10 episodes
Aired: 2018
Season 13
6 episodes
Aired: 2018
Season 14
7 episodes
Aired: 2018
Season 15
9 episodes
Aired: 2019
Celebrity Edition
7 episodes
Aired: 2019
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
8 episodes
Aired: 2019
Season 18
10 episodes
Aired: 2020
Celebrity Edition
6 episodes
Aired: 2020
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
8 episodes
Aired: 2020
Season 21
8 episodes
Aired: 2021
Season 22
6 episodes
Aired: 2021
Season 23
8 episodes
Aired: 2022
Celebrity Edition
7 episodes
Aired: 2022
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
8 episodes
Aired: 2023
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
8 episodes
Aired: 2023
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
7 episodes
Aired: 2024
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
7 episodes
Aired: 2025
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
7 episodes
Aired: 2025
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.
Production
Optomen Productions
All3Media America
Objective Media Group
Optomen Television