Hell's Kitchen (American season 17)


The seventeenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen began airing on September 29, 2017 and ended on February 2, 2018 on Fox. This is the first season in Hell's Kitchen history to have an all star edition as sixteen former contestants from previous seasons return to compete once again, and the winner of this season will receive the position as head chef at the first-ever Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. All of the returning chefs made it onto the Black Jackets in their respective seasons. Gordon Ramsay returns as host and head chef, Season 10 winner Christina Wilson returns as the Red Team's sous-chef replacing Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, and British MasterChef judge James "Jocky" Petrie makes his Hell's Kitchen debut as the Blue Team's sous-chef replacing Aaron Mitrano. Marino Monferrato returns as the maître d'. The red team won only three of the nine dinner services during the team phase. As a result, they are the first team in the show's history to only have one member earn a black jacket. This team's Michelle Tribble, who previously finished in third place in Season 14, won the competition.

Opening sequence

Ramsay uses telekinesis to destroy Hell's Kitchen while leaving the building as the intro ends with the title card featuring him and the all stars. This is the first season that doesn't list contestants individually in the intro.

Chefs

16 returning chefs competed in Season 17.
ContestantAgeHometownCompetedFinishedResult as "All Stars" on Season 17
Michelle Tribble26Dallas, TexasSeason 143rdWinner
Benjamin Knack41San Antonio, TexasSeason 73rdRunner-Up
Nicholas "Nick" Peters Bond28Newburyport, MassachusettsSeason 145thEliminated during Finals
Emili "Milly" Medley37Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSeason 144thEliminated before Finals
Robyn Almodovar36Fort Lauderdale, FloridaSeason 106thEliminated after 10th Service
Jennifer Normant40Burlington, MassachusettsSeason 95thEliminated before Black Jackets
Elise Wims-Harris32Stafford, VirginiaSeason 93rdEliminated before Black Jackets
Dana Cohen32Emerson, New JerseySeason 103rdEliminated after 9th Service
Barbra "Barbie" Marshall39Strasburg, PennsylvaniaSeason 104thEliminated after 8th Service
Vincent "Van" Hurd34South Glastonbury, ConnecticutSeason 66thEliminated after 7th Service
Amanda "Manda" Palomino32Atlantic City, New JerseySeason 155thEliminated after 6th Service
Giovanni Filippone46Santa Rosa Beach, FloridaSeason 56thEliminated after Cook For Your Life
Jared Bobkin31Troy, MichiganSeason 154thEliminated after 5th Service
Joshua "Josh" Trovato28Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 146thEliminated during 4th Service
Ashley Nickell29Orlando, FloridaSeason 153rdEliminated after 2nd Service
Benjamin "Ben" Walanka36Overland Park, KansasSeason 54thEliminated after 1st Service

Contestant progress

Episodes

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Production

According to a post on Facebook, Clemenza Caserta, from Season 10, received a casting call to compete on the season, but rejected the offer due to health issues.