Kitchen Nightmares

*Kitchen Nightmares*
Kitchen Nightmares
Genre	Reality television
Based on	Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Developed by	Daniel Kay
Directed by	Brad Kreisberg (season 1–season 3 episode 7); Mark Jacobs (season 3 episodes 1–6, 8–13); Jay Hunter (seasons 4–6); Glenn Taylor (season 7); Paul Newton (seasons 8–)
Starring	Gordon Ramsay
Narrated by	J.V. Martin; Arthur Smith; Gordon Kennedy;
Opening theme	"Misirlou"
Composer	David Vanacore
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	113
Production
Executive producers	Katy Dierks; Arthur Smith; Patricia Llewellyn; Kent Weed; Gerry McKean; Curt Northrup; Gordon Ramsay;
Running time	58 minutes
Production companies	A. Smith & Co. Productions (original series); Optomen (original series); Granada America (2007–10); ITV Studios America (2011–14); Fox Alternative Entertainment (revival); Studio Ramsay Global (revival); All3Media International (revival);
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 19, 2007 –; September 12, 2014
Release	September 25, 2023 –; present

Kitchen Nightmares, known in the UK as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA, is an American reality television series originally broadcast on Fox, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. Produced by ITV Studios America, it is based on the British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

The show premiered September 19, 2007, on Fox. On June 23, 2014, Ramsay announced that he was ending the series; the final episode aired on September 12 that year. In June 2018, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, a series similar to Kitchen Nightmares albeit with a shorter timeline, premiered on Fox. In May 2023, Fox announced that the show would re-enter production for an eighth season, which premiered on September 25, 2023. The show's ninth season began airing on January 7, 2025.