Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Seen it?2004 | 5 seasons | 44 min | Reality
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 44 minutes, about 22 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improve the establishment in just one week. Ramsay revisits the restaurant a few months later to see how business has fared in his absence. Episodes from series one and two have been re-edited with additional new material as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited; they featured Ramsay checking up on restaurants a year or more after he attended to them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 99K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12004 · 4 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday
Season 22005 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday- Season 32006 · 4 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
- Season 42006 · 6 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
- Season 52007 · 8 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Gordon RamsaySelf