Chopped: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chopped is a cooking competition show that is all about skill, speed and ingenuity. Each week, four chefs compete before a panel of expert judges and turn baskets of mystery ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. Course by course, the chefs will be "chopped" from the competition until only one winner remains. The challenge? They have seconds to plan and 30 minutes to cook an amazing course with the basket of mystery ingredients given to them moments before the clock starts ticking! And the pressure doesn't stop there. Once they've completed their dish, they've got to survive the Chopping Block where our three judges are waiting to be wowed and not shy about voicing their culinary criticisms! Our host, Ted Allen, leads this high-energy, high-pressure show that will have viewers rooting for a winner and cheering for the losers. Chopped is a game of passion, expertise and skill — and in the end, only one chef will survive the Chopping Block. Who will make the cut? The answer is on Chopped!

Series details

• Title: Chopped
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2009-01-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Food Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 954

Cast and credited roles

• Ted Allen — Host
• Scott Conant — Judge
• Amanda Freitag — Judge
• Chris Santos — Judge
• Maneet Chauhan — Judge
• Marc Murphy — Judge
• Geoffrey Zakarian — Judge
• Alex Guarnaschelli — Judge
• Marcus Samuelsson — Judge
• Tiffani Faison — Judge
• Gabriele Bertaccini — Judge
• Eric Adjepong — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2009: premiered 2009-01-13; final listed air date 2009-12-08.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-05; final listed air date 2010-11-28.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-01-04; final listed air date 2011-12-20.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-03; final listed air date 2012-12-18.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-01; final listed air date 2013-12-17.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-05; final listed air date 2014-12-23.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-06; final listed air date 2015-12-17.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-05; final listed air date 2016-12-29.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-03; final listed air date 2017-12-26.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-02-06; final listed air date 2018-12-26.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-01; final listed air date 2019-12-18.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-01-08; final listed air date 2020-12-30.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-01-05; final listed air date 2021-12-28.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-01-04; final listed air date 2022-12-27; episode order: 35.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-01-03; final listed air date 2023-12-26; episode order: 35.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-02; final listed air date 2024-10-29; episode order: 42.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-07; final listed air date 2025-08-26.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-03-17; final listed air date 2026-05-05.

Source and licence

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