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Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.

IMDb rating
6.3 (1,959 votes)
Seasons
21
Streaming (US)
Hulu · HBO Max · Discovery+ Amazon Channel · YouTube TV · Philo · Food Network · Discovery + · The Roku Channel · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.65 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.9 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Into the Fire7.524
2Looking Good7.423
3Feelin' the Flavor7.522
4Multitasking7.920
5Are You Ready7.719
6Final Test7.920

Season 2 (2011)

8.14 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 18 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Worst Food Forward8.018
2Farmageddon8.716
3Frozen to Fabulous8.116
4Grill Skills7.716
5Game Day Party7.717
6Facing Food Fears8.616
7Sweet Surprise7.916
8Worst to First8.418

Season 3 (2012)

8.01 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 6.5 43 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 8.5 · 31 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 30 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 30 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 29 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 19 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 24 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Best of the Worst8.531
2Going Global8.630
3Extreme Flavor8.430
4Late Night/Date Night8.829
5Luck of the Irish8.119
6Something Fishy8.119
7Kicked Off by Kin Folk7.119
8Worst to First: The Final Battle6.524

Season 4 (2013)

7.77 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 7.2 42 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 20 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Worst of the Worst7.924
2Straight Edge Skills7.819
3Fire and Ice7.721
4Do It Yourself Cooking7.918
5Face Your Fears of Feeding Others7.717
6Revisit Your Past Before the Last8.216
7So Close I Can Almost Taste It7.220

Season 5 (2014)

8.23 avg 7 episodes 8.3 → 7.7 43 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 20 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Worse Than Ever8.319
2Scratching the Surface8.118
3Glazed and Confused8.220
4Surprise!8.318
5Two-A-Day8.317
6Eat, Pray, Love8.717
7Timer's Up7.720

Season 6 (2015)

8.14 avg 7 episodes 8.4 → 7.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 18 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 17 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1It Just Keeps Getting Worse8.418
2Prepping for Success8.314
3Spice Up Your Life8.314
4Scared Straight Into the Kitchen8.616
5Feeding Frenzy7.318
6Blast from the Past8.515
7Final Food Fight7.617

Season 7 (2015)

6.60 avg 6 episodes 5.7 → 6.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 5.7 · 18 votesEp 2: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 6: 6.1 · 12 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Celebrity Pot-Un-Lucky5.718
2Takeout or Get Out6.313
3Celebrity Showdown7.017
4Riddle Me This7.213
5Tapas Can't Stop Us7.313
6Celebrity: Final Food Fight6.112

Season 8 (2016)

7.77 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 42 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 16 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fear the Worst7.319
2Getting Stuffed7.716
350 Shades of Flavor7.916
4Taking It to the Streets8.116
5The Cod Squad8.015
6Blast from the Past8.115
7Final Food Fight 87.316

Season 9 (2016)

6.75 avg 8 episodes 6.4 → 5.2 42 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 8: 5.2 · 14 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Celebrity Dish-Asters6.421
2Hawaiian Pig and a Poke6.818
3Oktoberfest Feast6.914
4Boooot Camp!7.214
5Celebrity Cheat Meals7.214
6Hollywood Goes Bollywood7.113
7Live and Let Dough7.213
8The Final Showdown5.214

Season 10 (2017)

7.66 avg 10 episodes 7.2 → 7.4 42 min avg

  • Slow burn
  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 2: 6.0 · 16 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 13 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 14 votes
Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Decade of Dish-Asters7.218
2Frozen Freak Out6.016
3All Aboard!8.216
4Fish Freak Out7.217
5All Fun and Game Day7.515
6The Proof Is in the Pudding8.115
7Facing Your Fears8.215
8Mardi Gras Mad8.215
9The Reason You're Here8.613
10A Fine Finale7.414

Season 11 (2017)

6.83 avg 3 episodes 7.4 → 5.8 42 min avg

  • Declining
Ep 1: 7.4 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 8: 5.8 · 11 votes
Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Social Media Food Failures7.414
2Shabby to Chic7.312
8Finale the End!5.811

Season 12 (2018)

8.46 avg 10 episodes 6.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 13 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 15 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 15 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 15 votes
Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Can It Really Be This Bad?6.921
2Fish Are Food, Not Friends8.314
3Show Me the Vegetables!8.713
4Game Day!8.716
5Leftovers Again?8.614
6Sweets for My Sweetie8.713
7Sausage Party9.015
8Can You Please Pas-Ta Sauce9.015
9Flair Flair Everywhere8.915
10The Final Countdown7.815

Season 13 (2018)

7.95 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 42 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 13 votes
Season 13 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hit Me With Your Best Dish7.517
2Rolling in the Deep8.013
3Mother Dough8.113
4Nutritious and Delicious8.212
5A La Cuisine!8.611
6It's All for the Fans7.313

Season 14 (2018)

7.97 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 6.2 42 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 7: 6.2 · 12 votes
Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1By Land and Sea8.015
2Hibachi Heroes8.414
3Winner Winner Chicken Dinner8.412
4The Ick Factor8.212
5Piece of Cake8.211
6Duck, Duck ...8.411
7Finally the Finale6.212

Season 15 (2019)

8.38 avg 4 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 13 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 12 votes
Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Perfect Bird8.115
2Eggtastic8.813
3Cowboy Cuisine8.212
4Meat Me at the Game8.412

Season 16 (2019)

7.17 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.3 41 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 6.7 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 12 votes
Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1This Isn't How It Looks in the Pictures6.714
3Take the Bait7.814
4Around the World in 60 Minutes7.312
5Waited on Hand and Foot7.713
6There's No "We" in Food7.211
7That's a Wrap6.312

Season 17 (2019)

7.23 avg 4 episodes 6.7 → 6.6 41 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 10 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 10 votes
Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Nowhere To Go But Up6.713
4The Bird is the Word8.610
7A Little Goes a Long Way7.010
8Two Cooks, One Prize6.610

Season 19 (2020)

7.08 avg 6 episodes 6.6 → 6.9 63 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 15 votes
Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Celebrity Cooks and the Best of the Worst6.625
2Race Day and Diaries from Boot Camp7.316
3Sea-List to A-list7.017
4Robo-Dough7.114
5Sweet Showdown7.613
6Fight for Food Fame6.915

Season 22 (2021)

6.72 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 6.4 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 11 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 11 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 10 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 10 votes
Season 22 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Best of the Worst: Ready for Redemption7.616
2Best of the Worst: Viva Las Boot Camp6.511
3Best of the Worst: Happy Campers6.511
4Best of the Worst: Fly Me to the Flavor6.610
5Best of the Worst: Choux Ready for This?6.410

Season 26 (2023)

6.88 avg 8 episodes 5.9 → 7.1

Ep 1: 5.9 · 22 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 11 votes
Season 26 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fiery First Date5.922
2That's Amore6.715
3Double Dish of Love7.013
4Flavor of Love6.912
5Some Like It Hot7.012
6If the Choux Fits7.312
7What Happens in Boot Camp7.112
8All Is Fair in Love and Cooking7.111

Season 27 (2024)

6.95 avg 4 episodes 7.2 → 6.7

  • Declining
Ep 1: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 10 votes
Season 27 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Spoiled Rotten: Spoon Fed7.217
2Culinary Cadets7.212
3Deep Sea Disasters6.710
4Supermarket Speedway6.710

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