Iron Chef
Seen it?1993 | 7 seasons | 30 min | Reality
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
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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
- 7 seasons and 299 episodes: a long-haul commitment, short, snackable episodes, about 150 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- A big time investment at 7 seasons.
Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 7 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 177K 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 7 is the high point.
- Season 11993 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21994 · 50 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31995 · 50 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41996 · 52 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51997 · 48 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 61998 · 49 episodesNot rated yet
Season 71999 · 40 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Fuji Creative Corporation, Keiichi Tanaka
- Hiroyuki Sakai
- Takeshi KataHost
- Kenji Fukui
- Yukio Hattori
- Shinichirō Ōta