Season 14 of the American competitive

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on March 3, 2015, and concluded on June 9, 2015.

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returned as host and head chef, while Andi Van Willigan returned as the Red Team's sous-chef and James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef. Marino Monferrato returned as

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. The season was won by executive chef Meghan Gill (not to be confused with season 20 contestant Megan Gill), with line cook Torrece "T" Gregoire finishing second. The season was filmed in November 2013. This season was the fourth season in which the finalists did not receive any nominations for elimination. Gill became the eighth winner to avoid being nominated throughout the season. In addition, she faced nine consecutive punishments, breaking the record initially set by season four runner-up Louis Petrozza. This season's Blue Team set a record for the most dinner service wins by one team in one season (discounting season finales and joint victories) with six. It also featured only one joint loss between the two teams, the fewest since season four. The Red Team also tied the record set by

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's Blue Team, having been kicked out five times throughout the season. Even though the Blue Team set the dinner service wins record, none of the men reached the finale, the third such occurrence on the show. This season was also the first to feature an all-female final three. Sixth-place finisher Josh Trovato tied the record set by season 12 16th place finisher Michael DeMarco for the most consecutive nominations: five (discounting Episode 9's "Cook for Your Life" challenge). In further extension, this was the first season since season seven that did not feature any episodes ending in a

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before an elimination, and final to include the tradition double elimination before the finals, until it reoccurred in season 18. Both teams each earned separate, unusual distinctions during the signature dish challenge. The Blue Team became the first team in the show's history to earn a 3 or higher for each dish. The Red Team's dishes eventually became a near-perfect predictor for the order of elimination. Chrissa, Mieka and Monique, the three members who received a 1, were the first three women to be eliminated, and Meghan and T, who each scored a perfect 5, became the finalists. The only anomaly was Alison, the only member who received a 3, surviving longer than Christine and Sarah, who each scored 4. This season also set a record for the most chefs invited to compete in Hell's Kitchen a second time: six, with four and two in seasons 17 and 18 respectively.

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed in season 14. ;Notes

Contestant progress

Episodes

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The fourteenth-season premiere of Hell's Kitchen premiered to an audience of 4.09 million, 0.18 million lower than last season's premiere, but up 0.49 million from season 13's finale.

References

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