‘Next Level Chef’ season 3 release date, contestants, and more

With reality cooking series triumphs such as Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, it hardly comes as a surprise that chef personality Gordon Ramsay has cooked up another reality series success with Next Level Chef. And with the new season appearing after the NFL Conference Championship back at the end of January, folks are interested in learning more about the fresh-faced third outing.

After initially debuting on Fox back in 2022, it certainly didn’t take long before the culinary competition became a sure-fire hit for the network and introduced an intriguing concept which has undoubtedly stuck. Along with Ramsay’s well-documented cooking prowess and expertise, the British chef is joined in the reality series by fellow chefs Richard Blais and Nyesha Arrington.

Flash forward to 2024, and the buzz surrounding the face-melting cooking experience has yet to waver, with aspiring chefs, reality series supporters, and regular civilians all wondering about what the third season will bring to the chef’s table — and it’s clearly already off to a hot start.

What is the plot of season 3 of Next Level Chef?

Unlike a typical television series, Next Level Chef doesn’t adhere to the rules and restrictions of a regular show. Instead, the series follows a similar path of reality series, where all chefs are competing for a chance at a paid mentorship under all three main chefs in Ramsay, Arrington, and Blais. In the third season thus far, the group of contestants have been split up into three parts as the home chefs, social media chefs, and professional chefs — all of whom are competing for that larger-than-life mentorship.

When does season 3 of Next Level Chef release?

Luckily, eagle-eyed viewers of the acclaimed show didn’t have to wait too long before indulging in the new season, with the third venture of the series releasing on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT. The past two seasons have featured the first episode of the season premiering on a Sunday, so it makes perfect sense as to why season 3 decided to continue with this tradition — with the first episode of the second season even premiering right after Super Bowl LVII last year.

After its special premiere on the 28th, the rest of the episodes for the third season will now air Thursdays on Fox at 8 pm ET. So even if you have unfortunately missed the first three episodes of the show, episodes of the show are available to stream on Hulu the next day, which would be a Friday.

Who are the contestants for season 3?

In the past, fan-favorite contestants such as TikTok chef Tineke “Tini” Younger have made a big splash with fans of the series. And with the new season just landing on Fox a few weeks ago, it’s understandable why Next Level Chef die-hards are wondering about all the chefs involved in the brand-new season of the intense competition.

As previously mentioned, the chefs in this season have been split into three different sections for the first three episodes of the show, which have been described as the “auditions.” That said, the fourth episode, which airs tonight, is set to serve as a “draft” of chefs for Ramsay, Blais, and Arrington to select from for their own teams.