Top Chef
From The TV IV
| Top Chef | |
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| Premiere | March 8, 2006 |
| Airs | Thursdays at 9PM |
| Host | Katie Lee Joel (season 1), Padma Lakshmi (seasons 2–20), Kristen Kish (seasons 21—) |
| Network/Provider | Bravo |
| Style | reality competition
60-minute (seasons 1–21) 75-minute (season 22) |
| Company | Magical Elves, Inc. |
| Seasons | 22 |
| Episodes | 314 + 2 specials (through season 21) |
| Status | Currently airing season 22 |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | Bravo |
Top Chef is a reality show that airs on Bravo.
Contents |
Judges
| Judge | Duration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Tom Colicchio | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Gail Simmons | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ted Allen | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Toby Young | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Ripert | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Bourdain | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emeril Lagasse | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Acheson | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Puck | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Blais | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Elliot | * | * | * | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nilou Motamed | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
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| Season One: San Francisco | March 8, 2006 | May 24, 2006 | 12 | |||
| Season Two: Los Angeles | October 18, 2006 | January 31, 2007 | 13 | |||
| Season Three: Miami | June 13, 2007 | October 10, 2007 | 16 + 1 | |||
| Season Four: Chicago | March 12, 2008 | June 18, 2008 | 15 + 1 | |||
| Season Five: New York City | November 12, 2008 | March 4, 2009 | 15 | |||
| Season Six: Las Vegas | August 19, 2009 | December 16, 2009 | 16 | |||
| Season Seven: Washington, DC | June 16, 2010 | September 22, 2010 | 15 | |||
| Season Eight: New York City | December 1, 2010 | April 6, 2011 | 17 | |||
| Season Nine: Texas | November 2, 2011 | March 7, 2012 | 18 | |||
| Season Ten: Seattle | November 7, 2012 | February 27, 2013 | 17 | |||
| Season Eleven: New Orleans | October 2, 2013 | February 5, 2014 | 17 | |||
| Season Twelve: Boston | October 15, 2014 | February 11, 2015 | 15 | |||
| Season Thirteen | December 2, 2015 | March 17, 2016 | 15 | |||
| Season Fourteen | December 1, 2016 | March 2, 2017 | 14 | |||
| Season Fifteen | December 7, 2017 | March 8, 2018 | 14 | |||
| Season Sixteen: Kentucky | December 6, 2018 | March 14, 2019 | 15 | |||
| Season Seventeen: All Stars LA | March 19, 2020 | June 18, 2020 | 14 | |||
| Season Eighteen: Portland | April 1, 2021 | July 1, 2021 | 14 | |||
| Season Nineteen: Houston | March 3, 2022 | June 2, 2022 | 14 | |||
| Season Twenty: World All-Stars | March 9, 2023 | June 8, 2023 | 14 | |||
| Season Twenty-One: Wisconsin | March 20, 2024 | June 19, 2024 | 14 | |||
| Season Twenty-Two: Canada | March 13, 2025 | — | — | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete Season 5 | October 20, 2009 | purchase | 4 | |||
