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11 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Sun, Apr 27, 2025
Co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi invite 24 of America's most talented and fearless chefs to compete in an intense competition of 24 challenges in 24 nonstop hours. In the first shift, the chefs must endure three challenges testing speed. Whoever can impress judge Antonia Lofaso will survive, and whoever doesn't will be forced to clock out. When Michael and Esther introduce the all-important golden knife, the chefs learn that this epic day of cooking will be full of twists and turns. The chefs that can adjust on the fly have a chance to be the last chef standing.
Episode 2
Sun, Apr 28, 2024
Chefs face the challenge of teamwork, collaborating with strangers to impress guest judges Michael Symon and Bryan Voltaggio. Later, fatigue sets in as they transform microwave meals into gourmet dishes for judge Eric Adjepong.
Episode 2
Sun, May 4, 2025
Co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi begin the second shift with two chefs in a head-to-head elimination battle that tests simplicity. Their assignment is to turn a basic sandwich plus three ingredients of their choosing into a fancy lunch. After judge Graham Elliot decides which chef will clock out, the 12 remaining chefs must use the simplest of tools -- their palate -- to pass a tricky test that impacts their ability to survive a second elimination challenge. It's only hour four, so the chefs are still running on adrenaline and energy ... for now.
Episode 3
Sun, May 5, 2024
Michael Symon and Esther Choi lead the chefs through a grueling series of challenges, testing their culinary skills, strategy, and endurance. With lucrative stakes on the line, judge Maneet Chauhan evaluates their performances.
Episode 3
Sun, May 4, 2025
The 11 remaining chefs are starting to feel the effects of cooking for seven straight hours. In a shift that tests resourcefulness, Michael Symon and Esther Choi ask the chefs to create a three-course meal worthy of a black-tie event in 60 minutes. But the chefs will have to be resourceful with more than just their time -- ingredients like strawberry milk, pimento cheese, carrot tops, dried scallops, Carolina reaper peppers and shell-on pistachios must also be incorporated into their meal. How they use the ingredients is up to them, but then it's up to judge Jet Tila to decide which chef will be clocking out.
Episode 4
Sun, May 11, 2025
At hour 10, fatigue has officially set in for the 10 remaining chefs, but there's no rest for the weary as they face their most creatively demanding challenges yet. First, co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi give the chefs a mere 10 minutes to turn any available produce into a beautiful plate of food that will be judged not by taste but by appearance. Then, the chefs are assigned famous works of art which they must use for inspiration. Judge Fariyal Abdullahi decides which plates of food taste the best and which plates of food look most impressive, and the chef who does the poorest job will have to clock out.
Episode 5
Sun, May 11, 2025
Hour 13 of this extreme culinary competition features unrelenting twists and turns for the exhausted chefs. First, co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi challenge the nine remaining competitors to turn snacks they find in the break room into dessert. Then, after being given only two minutes to shop for a lumberjack breakfast, the chefs must turn their breakfast ingredients into a different meal entirely for judge Brooke Williamson. And that's just the beginning.
Episode 6
Wed, May 21, 2025
Eight chefs face team challenges making soup and sandwiches while dealing with three curveballs in hour 16. One team advances while others continue competing. Judges Anthony and Malarkey determine who reaches shift seven.
Episode 7
Wed, May 21, 2025
Exhausted chefs start shift seven, competing for $75K. They face spicy street food battles, math challenges after 19 sleepless hours, and must impress Zimmern with fish dishes to reach the final shift.
Episode 8
Sun, May 25, 2025
In the final shift, Michael Symon and Esther Choi give the five remaining chefs a familiar challenge before asking them to create an elevated breakfast, lunch and dinner for judges Antonia Lofaso, Graham Elliot and Jet Tila.
Episode 9
Sun, May 25, 2025