Food
Station:
Food Network (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2026-06-07
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It is the biggest home cook competition of all time. Actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews hosts as 100 of America's elite home cooks enter the stadium kitchen arena where they will be challenged to the most unpredictable, professional-chef level cooking competition ever. As the competition begins, chefs are selected at random to come to the floor to compete while the "Challenge Mixer" dictates the challenges they will face ranging from fast-paced trivia contests to 30-minute do-or-die cooking battles. Top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and chef and NYT best-selling cookbook author Alex Guarnaschelli are the judges that determine who stays and who goes. Each round's winner will be given a chance to take the cash or add it to the ever-growing grand prize pot, which starts at $100,000...so as the number of cooks goes down, the grand prize goes up. In the end, 99 chefs will be eliminated, and one talented home cook will prove they are the best of the best with a chance to win up to $250,000.
Next Episode is '65 Cooks to Go' (Season 1 Episode 3) and airs on 21 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT).
S1E1 - Give It 100 Part 1 & 2
In the supersized season premiere, host Terry Crews welcomes 100 of the best home cooks in America to the food world's most unpredictable cooking competition. In this episode, over 50 cooks compete in five different challenges to impress judges Nick DiGiovanni and Alex Guarnaschelli. The challenges include best noodle dish battle, a rotisserie chicken face-off, an egg challenge, and best party bite competition. More than 20 cooks will be sent home, and the remaining amateur chefs will continue to compete for a life-changing amount of money.
Air Date: 07 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - 71 Cooks Remain
Host Terry Crews invites the 71 remaining cooks to compete over the course of four challenges: a true/false culinary trivia challenge, a spicy weeknight dinner battle, best sandwich, and a mystery basket challenge. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni will send six cooks home.
Air Date: 14 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - 65 Cooks to Go
Host Terry Crews selects 18 of the remaining 65 home cooks to compete in three challenges: a bake sale, an at-home takeout battle, and best steak-night dinner. Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni judge which eight cooks will be headed home.
Air Date: 21 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - 55 Cooks Still Standing
Host Terry Crews challenges 26 of the remaining 55 cooks to make a Sunday breakfast, a perfect scallop, and the best one-pot dish to impress judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni. After the battles, 14 cooks will be eliminated.
Air Date: 21 Jun 2026 21:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Only 41 Cooks Left
Terry Crews hosts as 19 of the remaining 41 home cooks take on a best burger battle, an equipment trivia challenge, and a holiday sweets competition to impress judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni. Plus, the stakes go through the roof after the biggest twist of the season is revealed.
Air Date: 28 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - 32 Cooks Persist
Host Terry Crews challenges 31 of the remaining 32 home cooks with a gameday grub competition and a cook's choice battle. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni send 14 cooks home in defeat.
Air Date: 28 Jun 2026 21:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - 18 Cooks Survive
Fifteen cooks compete, and host Terry Crews starts them off with a team challenge. Then, the competitors face off in a taco night throwdown and make their best cheesy dish for judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni. Four cooks will be headed home.
Air Date: 05 Jul 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - The Last 14
Host Terry Crews invites all remaining 14 cooks to compete over the course of three challenges: a luxury dinner battle, a pizza faceoff, and a summer potluck team challenge. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni leave only eight cooks standing to compete for a life-changing amount of money!
Air Date: 12 Jul 2026 20:00 (CDT)