Home > Hell's Kitchen > Season 1 « TV Series Page Hell's Kitchen: Season 1 (2005) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER Tomatometer Not Available... —— 0% Average Rating: 5.0/10 Season Reviews: 1 Fresh: 0 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 100% liked it Average Rating: 4.7/5 User Ratings: 7 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 1 Air date: May 30, 2005 Gordon splits the 12 hopefuls into two teams for the restaurant's opening-night challenge that becomes a nightmare for the customers. Afterward, Elsie is forced to nominate two players for elimination. More 2 2 Air date: Jun 6, 2005 After barely surviving the opening night of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant, the heat is on as the contestants prepare for their second dinner service. To prepare for the service both teams have a squid cleaning competition as Ramsay overlooks with his watc More 3 3 Air date: Jun 13, 2005 The third night in the kitchen finds the remaining chefs cracking under the pressure of Gordon Ramsay and his hot temper. After barely surviving the opening night of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant and fumbling their way through night two, the remaining con More 4 4 Air date: Jun 20, 2005 The players attempt to re-create Gordon's signature dishes for a discerning crowd at an L.A. eatery. More 5 5 Air date: Jun 27, 2005 On the restaurant's fifth night, Hell's Kitchen presents an entire Italian-themed menu. After a tense competition in the afternoon, one team is rewarded with an afternoon outing with Chef Ramsay. Later at the dinner service, the participants' competitive More 6 6 Air date: Jul 11, 2005 A taste-test competition in which teams try to identify foods only by taste. More 7 7 Air date: Jul 11, 2005 Desserts are prepared in front of diners, and a power failure makes the task more challenging. More 8 8 Air date: Jul 18, 2005 Hell's Kitchen opens its eighth night with not only the four contestants left over from the previous night's service, but also the ingredients. The four remaining chefs are given 15 minutes and a tray of leftovers to create a meal that Chef Ramsay conside More 9 9 Air date: Jul 25, 2005 Gordon orders his final three hopefuls to serve their signature dishes to a dining room packed with their family members, which proves a little too daunting for one overworked contestant. More 10 Air date: Aug 1, 2005 In the finale, Gordon's final two competitors try to impress the chef during a simulation that tests their ability to run a restaurant, including the kitchen, a staff and the front of the house. In addition, the eliminated wannabes return to play a part in the challenge. And perhaps wreak some havoc. More Hell's Kitchen: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (4) Tv Season Info If you can't stand the heat...then don't try to cook your way to glory in this reality show. Season 1 sets the mold: Acid-tongued British chef Gordon Ramsay berates and belittles would-be culinary superstars, and eliminates them episode by episode until the winner emerges with a job at one of Ramsay's restaurants. In Episode 1, the seven male and five female contestants prepare their "signature dishes"---and get their first scoldings. Only one, a chicken Parmesan, really pleases Ramsay. Then they're given either a red or blue chef's jacket, divided into coed teams, sent to their dorms (in the building where the show is taped) and told to return in a half hour for their first "dinner service," in which they cook for diners other than Ramsay in side-by-side kitchens. The team that Ramsay decides has performed better (or, in many episodes, less badly) wins. The losing team must nominate two of its own for elimination, and Ramsay chooses who goes. Not surprisingly, the opening night's dinner service is a disaster, and in Episode 2 things get so bad that diners call out for pizza, while in Episode 3, a diner vomits after eating one contestant's risotto. Episodes begin with an early-morning wakeup call, followed by a challenge: cleaning squid, making pasta, even setting tables. Rewards for the winners range from massages and wine tastings to an appearance in a morning TV show's cooking segment. But the losers are tasked with punishments like scouring pots, polishing silverware and mopping the dorms. Slowly, things get better, and in Episode 7, when only five chefs remain, Ramsay merges the teams. By that time, he's behaving nicely---at times---and he begins to treat the contestants like protégés. But that doesn't stop one of the two finalists from messing up a risotto. Genre: Special Interest Network: FOX Premiere Date: May 30, 2005 Exec. Producers: Arthur Smith, Kent Weed Cast Gordon Ramsay Andrew Bonito Andrew Carolann Christopher North Christopher Dewberry Elsie Jeff Jeff LaPoff Jessica Jessica Cabo Jimmy Mary Ellen Daniels Mary Ellen Michael Wray Ralph Pagano Ralph Wendy Liu ????? Scott Leibfried MaryAnn Salcedo Jean-Philippe Susilovic Thomas "Tom" Pauley Tom Show More Cast Episodes 1 1 Air date: May 30, 2005 Gordon splits the 12 hopefuls into two teams for the restaurant's opening-night challenge that becomes a nightmare for the customers. Afterward, Elsie is forced to nominate two players for elimination. More 2 2 Air date: Jun 6, 2005 After barely surviving the opening night of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant, the heat is on as the contestants prepare for their second dinner service. To prepare for the service both teams have a squid cleaning competition as Ramsay overlooks with his watc More 3 3 Air date: Jun 13, 2005 The third night in the kitchen finds the remaining chefs cracking under the pressure of Gordon Ramsay and his hot temper. After barely surviving the opening night of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant and fumbling their way through night two, the remaining con More 4 4 Air date: Jun 20, 2005 The players attempt to re-create Gordon's signature dishes for a discerning crowd at an L.A. eatery. More 5 5 Air date: Jun 27, 2005 On the restaurant's fifth night, Hell's Kitchen presents an entire Italian-themed menu. After a tense competition in the afternoon, one team is rewarded with an afternoon outing with Chef Ramsay. Later at the dinner service, the participants' competitive More 6 6 Air date: Jul 11, 2005 A taste-test competition in which teams try to identify foods only by taste. More 7 7 Air date: Jul 11, 2005 Desserts are prepared in front of diners, and a power failure makes the task more challenging. More 8 8 Air date: Jul 18, 2005 Hell's Kitchen opens its eighth night with not only the four contestants left over from the previous night's service, but also the ingredients. The four remaining chefs are given 15 minutes and a tray of leftovers to create a meal that Chef Ramsay conside More 9 9 Air date: Jul 25, 2005 Gordon orders his final three hopefuls to serve their signature dishes to a dining room packed with their family members, which proves a little too daunting for one overworked contestant. More 10 Air date: Aug 1, 2005 In the finale, Gordon's final two competitors try to impress the chef during a simulation that tests their ability to run a restaurant, including the kitchen, a staff and the front of the house. In addition, the eliminated wannabes return to play a part in the challenge. And perhaps wreak some havoc. More Critic Reviews for Hell's Kitchen Season 1 All Critics (1) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (1) You'd think that anger would play well in this country -- we of the short fuses, drive-by shootings, post office meltdowns and parental wilding at girls soccer games. But no. Nov 13, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Tim Goodman San Francisco Chronicle Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (1) Audience Reviews for Hell's Kitchen: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Hell's Kitchen: Season 1! 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