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NEXT LEVEL CHEF
Air Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (NLC-501) "Auditions - Pro Chefs"
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for Animal Control, Going Dutch and Next Level Chef are available on the SAP Audio Channel]

**SEASON PREMIERE** - Next Level Chef - (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

EIGHT PROFESSIONAL CHEFS LEVEL UP ON AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERE OF NEXT LEVEL CHEF THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, ON FOX

It's an all-new season of Next Level Chef and twenty-four culinary specialists from across America have been selected to put their cooking skills to the ultimate test in hopes of taking home the grand prize of $250,000. Amongst the competitors are groups of eight chefs of different categories - Pro, Social Media, and Home. The competition kicks off with eight pristine pro chefs who use their fierce expertise to create dishes that will impress the judges in the audition round and secure them a spot in the competition in the all-new "Auditions - Pro Chefs" season premiere episode of Next Level Chef airing Thursday, Jan 29 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLC-501) (TV-14 L)

Judges: Gordon Ramsay, Richard Blais, Nyesha Arrington







NEXT LEVEL CHEF (FOX)
Returns Thursday, January 29
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/2/22 - ???
STATUS:
returning this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 5 & 6 ordered on 2/27/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, February 2025) Chefs Gordon Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais recruit talented chefs and take them under their wings as they face unique cooking challenges in a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet with the goal of finding the food world's newest superstar.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as Mentor
· Nyesha Arrington as Mentor
· Richard Blais as Mentor
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Gino D'Acampo as Mentor (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as EP
· Matt Cahoon as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FOX Entertainment
· Studio Ramsay Global