The sixteenth season of the American competitive
reality television
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series ''
Hell's Kitchen
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'' premiered on September 23, 2016 on
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
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Gordon Ramsay
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returned as host/head chef, Marino Monferrato and Aaron Mitrano returned as maitre d' and blue kitchen sous chef respectively while Andi van Willigan-Cutspec resumed her role as sous chef for the red team after
Season 10 winner
Christina Wilson
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filled in for her in
the previous season while she got married. This was also the first season since
Season 13 to take a hiatus due to Fox's coverage of the
2016 World Series
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in addition to the holiday breaks. The remaining episodes of the season were moved to Thursday nights on January 5, 2017 as part of the network's midseason schedule. This is the first season to have episode titles other than the usual "(Remaining number of) Chefs Compete" and "Winner Chosen". This season was filmed between November to December 2014, shortly after the completion of the previous season, about two years before the season aired.
This season's team stage is the most one-sided in the show's history; the red team won a record eight dinner services, while the blue team was thrown out of service a record-worst seven times.
Event Chef Kimberly-Ann Ryan from
Traverse City, Michigan
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won the competition and a head chef position at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar at
The Venetian Las Vegas
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Chefs
Eighteen chefs compete in season 16.
[ Note]
Kitchen'' official site
erroneously lists Season 15 chefs.
;Notes
Contestant progress
Episodes
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
Notes
References
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Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)
2016 American television seasons
2017 American television seasons