Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000.
- 2010-2026
- 30 seasons
- Food Television Network
- Comedy, Game Show, Reality
- TV-G
Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000.
Season 28 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
Real Worst Cooks of Boot Camp
Sun, Jan 5, 2025 84 mins
Chefs assess star recruits' cooking abilities by asking them to prepare dinner party dishes. Teams learn fish butchery and replicate a seafood dish in main challenge.
Episode 2
Culinary Avengers
Sun, Jan 12, 2025 63 mins
Contestants compete in three challenges: cooking mussels, balancing sweet and sour pork flavors, and a blind elimination for the bottom two teams, testing their culinary skills and ability to handle complex flavor combinations.
Episode 3
The Great Boot Camp Cook-Off
Sun, Jan 19, 2025 63 mins
The teams face off in a "Reality Roast" game of culinary challenges inspired by iconic reality TV shows, testing their taste buds, technique and kitchen skills
Episode 4
Taste Your Tale
Sun, Jan 26, 2025 42 mins
The recruits put their taste buds to the test in the fairytale-inspired game "Once Upon a Thyme."
Episode 5
Game of Scones
Sun, Jan 26, 2025 42 mins
The recruits enter the "Game of Scones," where they must work together to identify mystery ingredients in three different scones. Then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso ask the teams to create their own flavorful scones.
Episode 6
Reality Stars on Mars
Sun, Feb 2, 2025 42 mins
The recruits compete in an intergalactic scavenger hunt called "May the Course Be with You" as they race to retrieve ingredients for their next dish. The longer they take, the less time they have to cook.
Episode 7
America's Next Top Cook
Sun, Feb 2, 2025 42 mins
For the final showdown, the remaining recruits work together in a "Celebrity Game Night" challenge to win ingredients before they must go head-to-head against their own teammates to earn a spot in the top two.
