The next batch of U.K. episodes of “Kitchen Nightmares” will be the last for
Gordon Ramsay, who announced the end of the British and Yank editions
of the show on his website Monday.
“I’ve had a phenomenal 10 years making 123 episodes, 12 seasons, shot
across 2 continents, watched by tens of millions of people and
sold to over 150 countries. It’s been a blast but it’s time to call it a day,”.
The cooking reality show premiered in the U.K. in 2004 and the U.S. rendition
bowed on Fox in 2007, featuring Ramsay’s visits to struggling restaurants.
The chef would spend one week using his expertise trying to help the owners
rehabilitate the business.
The format allowed Ramsay to show off his restaurateur bonafide as well as
his attempts at family and couples counseling. Last year, the show hit its
peak of pop culture buzz with an episode revolving around an Scottsdale,
Ariz. eatery, Amy’s Baking Company, run by an over-the-top couple who
produced plenty of Internet-friendly viral video moments.
Ramsay credited “Kitchen Nightmares” for being “the show that really
propelled my TV career.” The show has been a Friday night staple for Fox,
with the most recent U.S. episodes airing in April and May. Fox has one
more “Revisit” episode of “Kitchen Nightmares” in the can.But Fox still
has plenty of Ramsay on its air, between the competition series “Hell’s
Kitchen,” airing now, “Hotel Hell” (bowing July 21) and the “Master-chef”
and “Master-chef Junior” franchises.
At present, Ramsay is filming four final episodes of the U.K.
“Kitchen Nightmares” for Channel 4.
