Next Level Baker

Next Level Baker
Presented by	Gordon Ramsay
Judges	Carla Hall Candace Nelson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Gordon Ramsay Matt Cahoon
Production companies	BiggerStage Fox Alternative Entertainment Studio Ramsay Global
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	December 4, 2025 (2025-12-04) – present
Related
Next Level Chef

Next Level Baker is an American reality competition television series that premiered on Fox on December 4, 2025. It is a spin-off of Next Level Chef .

Production

On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} On October 10, 2025, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 4, 2025. ^{[7] [8]} On November 13, 2025, the bakers were announced. ^[9]

Bakers

Contestant [9]	Age	Status [9]	Hometown/Home country [9]	Result
Michael Mararian	60	Home baker	Buffalo, New York	Eliminated December 4
Justin Ellen	22	Social media baker	Passaic, New Jersey
Winston Murdock	39	Professional baker	Orlando, Florida
Maricsa Trejo	34		Mesquite, Texas
Aubrey Smith Shaffner	33		Baltimore, Maryland	Eliminated December 11
Chad Visger	36		Delavan, Wisconsin
Jeff Chudakoff	32	Home baker	West Hollywood, California	Eliminated December 18
Nikita "Nikki" Jackson	60	Social media baker	Rowlett, Texas	Runners-up December 18
Chloe Sexton	31		Germantown, Tennessee
Zoha Malik	30		Newark, California
Deirdra Lambright	26	Home baker	Atlanta, Georgia
Stefanie Embree	39		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Winner December 18

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episodes
		1	2	3
1	Stefanie	Win	Win	Winner
2	Nikki	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
	Zoha	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
	Chloe	Win	Safe	Runner-up
	Deirdra	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
6	Jeff	Safe	Win	Elim
7	Chad	Win	Elim
8	Aubrey	Win	Elim
9	Maricsa	Elim
T-10	Winston	Elim
	Justin	Elim
	Michael	Elim

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [10] [11]	Original release date  [10] [11]	Prod. code  [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Baking Spirits Bright"	December 4, 2025 (2025-12-04)	NLB-101	N/A
2	2	"This is Snow Joke"	December 11, 2025 (2025-12-11)	NLB-102	TBD
3–4	3–4	"A Not So Silent Night"	December 18, 2025 (2025-12-18)	NLB-103/104	TBD

References

1. "FOX Ups "Next Level Chef" with Two New Seasons of Hit Cooking Competition Series" (Press release). Fox. February 27, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
2. Peter White (February 27, 2025). "Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef Renewed Through Season 6 As Fox Cooks Up Next Level Baker Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
3. "FOX Announces Schedule for 2025-26 Season" (Press release). Fox. May 12, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
4. Nellie Andreeva (May 12, 2025). "Fox Fall 2025 Schedule: Reality & Sports Rule 5 Nights As Monday Goes Unscripted, The Floor Succeeds The Masked Singer". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
5. "FOX Announces Fall 2025 Premiere Dates" (Press release). Fox. July 28, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
6. Denise Petski (July 28, 2025). "Fox Fall Premiere Dates: The Floor, Doc, Murder In A Small Town, Celebrity Weakest Link & More". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
7. "Culinary Icons and Baking Enthusiasts Carla Hall and Candace Nelson Join Gordon Ramsay as Co-Mentors in the All-New Three-Week Special Event Series "Next Level Baker"" (Press release). Fox. October 10, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
8. Denise Petski (October 10, 2025). "Carla Hall & Candace Nelson Join Gordon Ramsay In Fox's Next Level Baker Holiday Event Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
9. "12 Bakers Are Ready to Sleigh the Competition and Battle for the Title of First-Ever "Next Level Baker!"" (Press release). Fox. November 13, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
10. "Next Level Baker Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
11. "Next Level Baker Season 1 Episode Guide". Gracenote. September 2017.

External links

• Next Level Baker at IMDb