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Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 22

season of television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ122909336
Source-derived summary

The twenty-second season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: The American Dream) premiered on Fox on September 28, 2023, and concluded on January 25, 2024. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Christina Wilson returned as the Red Team's sous-chef and Jason Santos returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. This is the last season to take place in California before relocating to Connecticut starting with Season 23.

The season was won by chef Ryan O'Sullivan, with sous-chef Johnathan Benvenuti finishing second. O'Sullivan's victory makes him the first Hell's Kitchen winner to hail from outside of the United States.

Production

On February 1, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season. Filming for this season occurred in February 2022, following production on the previous season. On July 11, 2023, it was announced that the twenty-second season would premiere on September 28, 2023.

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed in season 22.

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