Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 3

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Next Level Chef
Season 3
Next Level Chef US Season 3 Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season 3, featuring host Ramsay
Starring
Hosted by Gordon Ramsay
No. of contestants24 (before auditions) & 15 (after auditions)
WinnerGabi Chappel
Runners-up
  • Christina Miros
  • Zach Laidlaw
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseJanuary 28 (2024-01-28) –
May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4

The third season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on Fox on January 28, 2024, as the 2023 NFC Championship Game lead-out program and concluded on May 9, 2024. Gordon Ramsay returned to host the season and served as a mentor, along with returning mentors Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais.

The season was won by social media chef Gabi Chappel, with home cook Christina Miros and professional chef Zach Laidlaw being named runners-up.

Production

On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for the third and fourth seasons, prior to the airing of the second season finale on the same day. [1] On November 21, 2023, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 28, 2024, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 1, 2024. [2] The program aired on Thursday nights, with a Sunday rebroadcast from February 11, 2024, that Fox used to burn off in case of NASCAR overrun.

Chefs

Note: The list below only includes chefs that made it onto the show after qualifying via an audition.

Contestant [3] Age [3] Status [3] Hometown/Home country [3] Result [3]
Matt Auckland22Social media chef Ingleside, Illinois Eliminated February 15
Arceli “Ari” Pulido31Professional chef San Diego, California Eliminated February 22
Wendy Bess Chiu26Home cook Sunnyvale, California Eliminated February 29
Alexandra Donnadio29Home cook Hillsborough Township, New Jersey Eliminated March 7
Lauren Smith36Home cook Santa Monica, California Eliminated March 14
Chris Tzorin37Professional chef Orange County, California Eliminated March 21
Angela Pagan33Professional chef Atlanta, Georgia Eliminated March 28
Ryan “Von” Smith37Professional chef Scranton, Pennsylvania Eliminated April 4
Nicole Renard28Social media chef Kennewick, Washington Eliminated April 11
Mada Abdelhamid36Home cook Los Angeles, California Eliminated April 18
Izahya Thomas24Social media chef Miami, Florida Eliminated April 25
Jordan Torrey29Social media chef Tampa, Florida Eliminated May 2
Christina Miros35Home cook Dumont, New Jersey Runners-up May 9
Zach Laidlaw34 [4] Professional chef Maui, Hawai'i
Gabi Chappel29Social media chef Brooklyn, New York Winner May 9

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisodes
12345678910111213141516
1GabiAdvRamSafeWinSafeSafeWin†SafeWin†SafeRiskWinWin†WinWinner
2ChristinaAdvArrWin*SafeWinSafeSafeSafeRiskSafeWinWin†SafeWinRunner-up
ZachAdvBlaisSafe*SafeSafeWin†SafeWinSafeWin†SafeRiskSafeRiskRunner-up
4JordanAdvRamSafe*WinSafeRiskWinSafeWinRiskSafeSafeRiskElim
5IzahyaAdvRamSafeWin†SafeSafeWinSafeWinSafeRiskRiskElim
6MadaAdvArrWinSafeWinSafeRiskRiskSafeSafeWin†Elim
7NicoleAdvBlaisSafeSafeSafeWinSafeWin†SafeWin†Elim
8VonAdvArrWin†SafeWin†SafeSafeSafeSafeElim
9AngelaAdvBlaisSafeSafeRiskWinSafeWinElim
10ChrisAdvRamRiskWinSafeSafeWinElim
11LaurenAdvBlaisSafeRiskSafeWinElim
12AlexandraAdvArrWinSafeWinElim
13WendyAdvRamSafeWinElim
14AriAdvArrWinElim
15MattAdvBlaisElim
T-16CharityElim
JoeElim
BrittneeElim
T-19SummerElim
MonikaElim
TimElim
T-22JennieElim
DanielElim
BrittanyElim

†The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.

*The contestant cooked the best dish on their team and was selected by their mentor to win an immunity pin.

  The contestant advanced to the team draft.
  The contestant was on the winning team or had the winning dish.
  The contestant was not on the winning team nor had the winning dish, but was not chosen for the head-to-head cook-off.
  The contestant was safe due to using their immunity pin and did not compete in the head-to-head cook-off.
  The contestant was at risk of elimination and won the head-to-head cook-off.
  The contestant was drafted to Gordon Ramsay's team.
  The contestant was drafted to Nyesha Arrington's team.
  The contestant was drafted to Richard Blais' team.
  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated during the auditions.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [5] [6] Original release date  [5] [6] Prod.
code  [5] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
271"Auditions - Social Media"January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)NLC-3027.24 [7]
282"Auditions - Home Cooks"February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)NLC-3032.03 [8]
293"Auditions - Pros"February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)NLC-3012.11 [9]
304"The Draft/Smash Bash"February 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)NLC-3042.09 [10]
315"Curry in a Hurry"February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)NLC-3051.93 [11]
326"80 Degrees and Palm Trees"February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)NLC-3062.02 [12]
337"On the Go"March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)NLC-3071.86 [13]
348"Don't Have a Cow, Man"March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)NLC-3081.76 [14]
359"You Wanna Pizza Me?"March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)NLC-3091.82 [15]
3610"It's All Greek to Me"March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)NLC-3101.72 [16]
3711"Squad Goals"April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)NLC-3111.93 [17]
3812"Bingo, Bango, Bento!"April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)NLC-3121.82 [18]
3913"Picture Perfect"April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)NLC-3131.98 [19]
4014"Kombucha Kulture"April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)NLC-3141.79 [20]
4115"Taste of Success"May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)NLC-3151.72 [21]
4216"The Final Level"May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)NLC-3161.76 [22]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 3
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Auditions - Social Media"January 28, 2024Sunday 10:00 p.m.2.27.24TBDTBDTBDTBD [7]
2"Auditions - Home Cooks"February 1, 2024Thursday 8:00 p.m.0.42.03TBDTBDTBDTBD [8]
3"Auditions - Pros"February 8, 20240.42.11TBDTBDTBDTBD [9]
4"The Draft/Smash Bash"February 15, 20240.42.09TBDTBDTBDTBD [10]
5"Curry in a Hurry"February 22, 20240.31.93TBDTBDTBDTBD [11]
6"80 Degrees and Palm Trees"February 29, 20240.32.02TBDTBDTBDTBD [12]
7"On the Go"March 7, 20240.41.86TBDTBDTBDTBD [13]
8"Don't Have a Cow, Man"March 14, 20240.31.760.20.890.52.65 [14] [23]
9"You Wanna Pizza Me?"March 21, 20240.31.82TBDTBDTBDTBD [15]
10"It's All Greek to Me"March 28, 20240.31.72TBDTBDTBDTBD [16]
11"Squad Goals"April 4, 20240.31.93TBDTBDTBDTBD [17]
12"Bingo, Bango, Bento!"April 11, 20240.31.82TBDTBDTBDTBD [18]
13"Picture Perfect"April 18, 20240.41.98TBDTBDTBDTBD [19]
14"Kombucha Kulture"April 25, 20240.31.79TBDTBDTBDTBD [20]
15"Taste of Success"May 2, 20240.31.72TBDTBDTBDTBD [21]
16"The Final Level"May 9, 20240.31.76TBDTBDTBDTBD [22]

References

  1. ↑ White, Peter (May 11, 2023). "Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef Handed Two-Season Renewal At Fox". Deadline Hollywood .
  2. ↑ "FOX Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series to Launch Winter and Spring 2024" (Press release). Fox. May 11, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via The Futon Critic.
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  19. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (April 19, 2024). "Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Share Prime Time Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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  21. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (May 3, 2024). "Thursday Ratings: 'Ghosts' Third Season Finale on CBS Leads Broadcast in its Slot Among Viewers, 18-49 and 25-54". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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