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NEXT LEVEL CHEF
Air Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:02 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (NLC-504) "The Draft/Taco Party"
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

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- Next Level Chef - (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

IT'S TIME FOR THE DRAFT AND A TACO THROWDOWN ON AN ALL-NEW NEXT LEVEL CHEF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, ON FOX

It's the Draft! Gordon has a clear vision for his team, Nyesha has been keeping notes and Richard is determined to hang on to his crown this season, but will he draft the winner? This week's challenge gets spicy with some tasty tacos but as the platform rises, disaster strikes for one chef who is too late to the taco party in the all-new "The Draft/Taco Party" episode of Next Level Chef airing Thursday, Feb 19 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLC-504) (TV-14 L)

Judges: Gordon Ramsay, Richard Blais, Nyesha Arrington







NEXT LEVEL CHEF (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/2/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (winter 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 5 & 6 ordered on 2/27/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, January 2026) Chefs face unique cooking challenges in a culinary gauntlet to be the food world’s newest superstar.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as Mentor
· Nyesha Arrington as Mentor
· Richard Blais as Mentor
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Gino D'Acampo as Mentor (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as EP
· Matt Cahoon as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FOX Entertainment
· Studio Ramsay Global