Worst Cooks in America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chef Anne Burrell is back for a seventh season of trying to turn some of America's worst cooks into kitchen stars. This time, however, the recruits are seven celebrities who can showcase their talents on TV and in movies, but not no so much in the kitchen. Burrell competes against Worst Cooks in America newcomer Rachael Ray to see which chef can lead one contestant to make the most impressive culinary transformation. Actors Dean Cain, Ellen Cleghorne, Jaleel White and Barry Williams join reality stars Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Chris Soules and Kendra Wilkinson in boot camp. The winning star gets $50,000 for charity and bragging rights for his or her mentor. Not all of the celebrities will make the cut, however; after an opening potluck dinner each mentor selects three recruits to be on her team, leaving one celebrity to be sent home before the competition really begins. Burrell is looking to extend her record to 5-2, while Ray looks to get the win in her first season.

Series details

• Title: Worst Cooks in America
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2010-01-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Food Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 4869

Cast and credited roles

• Anne Burrell — Judge
• Bobby Flay — Judge
• Jeff Mauro — Judge
• Tyler Florence — Judge
• Tiffany Derry — Judge
• Robert Irvine — Judge
• Antonia Lofaso — Judge
• Gabriele Bertaccini — Judge
• Beau MacMillan — Judge
• Rachael Ray — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-01-03; final listed air date 2010-02-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-01-02; final listed air date 2011-02-20; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-02-12; final listed air date 2012-04-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2013-02-17; final listed air date 2013-03-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-02-17; final listed air date 2014-03-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 6: premiered 2015-01-04; final listed air date 2015-02-15; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 2015-09-23; final listed air date 2015-10-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 8: premiered 2016-01-03; final listed air date 2016-02-14; episode order: 7.
• Season 9: premiered 2016-09-14; final listed air date 2016-11-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 2017-01-01; final listed air date 2017-03-05; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-08-23; final listed air date 2017-10-11; episode order: 8.
• Season 12: premiered 2018-01-07; final listed air date 2018-03-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 2018-04-15; final listed air date 2018-05-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 14: premiered 2018-08-12; final listed air date 2018-09-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 15: premiered 2019-01-06; final listed air date 2019-03-03; episode order: 9.
• Season 16: premiered 2019-04-21; final listed air date 2019-06-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 17: premiered 2019-08-04; final listed air date 2019-09-22; episode order: 8.
• Season 18: premiered 2020-01-05; final listed air date 2020-03-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 19: premiered 2020-05-10; final listed air date 2020-06-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 20: premiered 2020-06-21; final listed air date 2020-08-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 21: premiered 2021-01-03; final listed air date 2021-02-28.
• Season 22: premiered 2021-04-25; final listed air date 2021-05-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 23: premiered 2022-01-05; final listed air date 2022-02-23.
• Season 24: premiered 2022-04-24; final listed air date 2022-05-29; episode order: 7.
• Season 25: premiered 2023-01-01; final listed air date 2023-02-05; episode order: 9.
• Season 26: premiered 2023-08-06; final listed air date 2023-09-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 27: premiered 2024-01-07; final listed air date 2024-02-04; episode order: 7.
• Season 28: premiered 2025-01-05; final listed air date 2025-02-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 29: premiered 2025-07-28; final listed air date 2025-09-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 30: premiered 2026-01-04; final listed air date 2026-02-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Worst Cooks in America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.