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NEXT LEVEL CHEF
Air Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:02 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (NLC-511) "The In-Season Tournament"
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16

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

IT'S EVERY COOK FOR THEMSELVES ON AN ALL-NEW NEXT LEVEL CHEF THURSDAY, APRIL 16, ON FOX

The stakes are higher than ever, because for the first time this season, the chefs are no longer competing on their teams. It's each person for themselves as they fight for their place on the top level. If they fail to cook the best dish in the top kitchen, they compete again in the middle kitchen. Fail there and it's down to the basement to cook one last meal that will make or break their place in the competition. Without a team to save them, who will make it through? in the all-new "The In-Season Tournament" episode of Next Level Chef airing Thursday, Apr 16 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLC-511) (TV-14 L)

Judges: Gordon Ramsay, Richard Blais, Nyesha Arrington







NEXT LEVEL CHEF (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/2/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 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