Fox, committed to offer new shows year-round, will debut the unscripted series “Hell’s Kitchen” less than a week after the official conclusion of the 2004-05 TV season.
The show, in which renowned Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay puts 12 would-be chefs through a culinary boot camp, will debut at 8 p.m. May 30–five days after the end of May sweeps.
“Hell’s Kitchen” is based on a British show of the same name, which drew strong ratings due in large part to Ramsay’s tempestuous personality. A one-time soccer hopeful with his hometown Glasgow Rangers, the Michelin-starred chef is a perfectionist who doesn’t suffer subpar effort gladly.
The dozen contestants in the Fox show have varying degrees of kitchen experience–some in restaurants, some as home cooks. They’ll all be working in the kitchen of a yet-to-open Los Angeles restaurant, with Ramsay paring down the field week by week until only one cook is left standing.
The winner will get a shot at running his or her own restaurant.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Victoria Rodriguez (vrodriguez@tribune.com)
