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About Top Chef
Top Chef is currently airing on Bravo; the next episode airs May 18, 2026.
The show is a competitive culinary series that first premiered in 2006. It features chefs competing against each other in various cooking challenges, with their skills judged by a panel of professional chefs and notable figures from the food industry.
The series has been on the air for many seasons, showcasing a wide range of culinary talents. It has a dedicated cast of judges including Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse, Ted Allen, and Toby Young, with Padma Lakshmi serving as the host. Each episode lasts approximately 63 minutes and the show maintains a rating of 7.3 on TVMaze.
Top Chef episode schedule
2 upcoming · 336 aired . Next episode: June 1, 2026.
Upcoming · 2
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | S23·E13 | Plate Expectations |
| June 8, 2026 | S23·E14 | The Final Toast |
Aired · 336
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | S23·E12 | Appalachian Celebration |
| May 18, 2026 | S23·E11 | Down the Rabbit Hole |
| May 11, 2026 | S23·E10 | Hook, Line & Dinner |
| May 4, 2026 | S23·E9 | The Ultimate Dinner Party |
| April 27, 2026 | S23·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| April 20, 2026 | S23·E7 | Desserts Fit For A Queen |
| April 13, 2026 | S23·E6 | Going Whole Hog |
| April 6, 2026 | S23·E5 | Cut and Dry |
| March 30, 2026 | S23·E4 | Pick A Side |
| March 23, 2026 | S23·E3 | True Colors |
| March 16, 2026 | S23·E2 | Puckerbutt |
| March 9, 2026 | S23·E1 | Carolina Roots |
| June 12, 2025 | S22·E14 | Finito |
| June 5, 2025 | S22·E13 | Viva Milano! |
| May 29, 2025 | S22·E12 | Foraged In Fire |
| May 22, 2025 | S22·E11 | Calgary, Yahoo! |
| May 15, 2025 | S22·E10 | From Dep Till Dawn |
| May 8, 2025 | S22·E9 | Cooking on the Edge |
| May 1, 2025 | S22·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| April 24, 2025 | S22·E7 | You Wanna Pizza Me? |
| April 17, 2025 | S22·E6 | Pickle Me This |
| April 10, 2025 | S22·E5 | Line Cook for a Day |
| April 3, 2025 | S22·E4 | Top Chef Trivia |
| March 27, 2025 | S22·E3 | Best Served Cold |
| March 20, 2025 | S22·E2 | Brunch à la Boulud |
| March 13, 2025 | S22·E1 | Across Canada, We Go! |
| June 19, 2024 | S21·E14 | Cruising to a Win |
| June 12, 2024 | S21·E13 | Set Sail |
| June 5, 2024 | S21·E12 | Goodbye Wisconsin |
| May 29, 2024 | S21·E11 | Lay It All on the Table |
Show next 200 of 306 earlier episodes
| May 22, 2024 | S21·E10 | Door County Fish Boil |
| May 15, 2024 | S21·E9 | The Good Land |
| May 8, 2024 | S21·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| May 1, 2024 | S21·E7 | Sausage Race |
| April 24, 2024 | S21·E6 | Chaos Cuisine |
| April 17, 2024 | S21·E5 | Supper Club |
| April 10, 2024 | S21·E4 | The Wright Way |
| April 3, 2024 | S21·E3 | Take It Cheesy |
| March 27, 2024 | S21·E2 | Living the High Life |
| March 20, 2024 | S21·E1 | Chef's Test |
| June 8, 2023 | S20·E14 | Fin. |
| June 1, 2023 | S20·E13 | Champions in Paris |
| May 25, 2023 | S20·E12 | Goodbye, London! |
| May 18, 2023 | S20·E11 | Battle of the Wellingtons |
| May 11, 2023 | S20·E10 | Thali Time |
| May 4, 2023 | S20·E9 | Restaurant Wars |
| April 27, 2023 | S20·E8 | Street Food Fight |
| April 20, 2023 | S20·E7 | Hands Off |
| April 13, 2023 | S20·E6 | Top Chef Is No Picnic |
| April 6, 2023 | S20·E5 | Holiday Vacation |
| March 30, 2023 | S20·E4 | Spurred Lines |
| March 23, 2023 | S20·E3 | Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites |
| March 16, 2023 | S20·E2 | Rice, Rice Baby |
| March 9, 2023 | S20·E1 | London Calling |
| June 2, 2022 | S19·E14 | The Final Plate |
| May 26, 2022 | S19·E13 | Cactus Makes Perfect |
| May 19, 2022 | S19·E12 | We're on a boat |
| May 12, 2022 | S19·E11 | Family Vacation |
| May 5, 2022 | S19·E10 | Dinner in Zero Gravity |
| April 28, 2022 | S19·E9 | Freedmen's Town |
| April 21, 2022 | S19·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| April 14, 2022 | S19·E7 | Swallow the Competition |
| April 7, 2022 | S19·E6 | Texas Trailblaze-hers |
| March 31, 2022 | S19·E5 | Don't Mess With BBQ |
| March 24, 2022 | S19·E4 | Doppelgängers |
| March 17, 2022 | S19·E3 | Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice |
| March 10, 2022 | S19·E2 | Friday Night Bites |
| March 3, 2022 | S19·E1 | Primal Instincts |
| July 1, 2021 | S18·E14 | The Next Top Chef Is ... |
| June 24, 2021 | S18·E13 | Shellfishly Delicious |
| June 17, 2021 | S18·E12 | The Cheesier the Better |
| June 10, 2021 | S18·E11 | Blind Ambitions |
| June 3, 2021 | S18·E10 | Tournament of Tofu |
| May 27, 2021 | S18·E9 | Portland-ia |
| May 20, 2021 | S18·E8 | Restaurant Wars Supersized |
| May 13, 2021 | S18·E7 | Feeding the Frontlines |
| May 6, 2021 | S18·E6 | Stumptown U.S.A. |
| April 29, 2021 | S18·E5 | Meet You at the Drive-In |
| April 22, 2021 | S18·E4 | Thrown for a Loop |
| April 15, 2021 | S18·E3 | Pan African Portland |
| April 8, 2021 | S18·E2 | Trouble Brewing |
| April 1, 2021 | S18·E1 | First Impressions |
| June 18, 2020 | S17·E14 | Finito! |
| June 11, 2020 | S17·E13 | Parma |
| June 4, 2020 | S17·E12 | Lucca |
| May 28, 2020 | S17·E11 | Michael's Santa Monica |
| May 21, 2020 | S17·E10 | Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki |
| May 14, 2020 | S17·E9 | Cabin Fever |
| May 7, 2020 | S17·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| April 30, 2020 | S17·E7 | Pitch Perfect |
| April 23, 2020 | S17·E6 | Get Your Phil |
| April 16, 2020 | S17·E5 | Bring Your Loved One to Work |
| April 9, 2020 | S17·E4 | You're So Fresh! |
| April 2, 2020 | S17·E3 | Strokes of Genius |
| March 26, 2020 | S17·E2 | The Jonathan Gold Standard |
| March 19, 2020 | S17·E1 | It's Like They Never Left! |
| March 14, 2019 | S16·E15 | Finale |
| March 7, 2019 | S16·E14 | The Tao of Macau |
| February 28, 2019 | S16·E13 | Holy Macau! |
| February 21, 2019 | S16·E12 | Kentucky Farewell |
| February 14, 2019 | S16·E11 | The Greatest |
| February 7, 2019 | S16·E10 | Hoop Dreams |
| January 31, 2019 | S16·E9 | Music City USA |
| January 24, 2019 | S16·E8 | Whatever Floats Your Boat |
| January 17, 2019 | S16·E7 | Carne! |
| January 10, 2019 | S16·E6 | Roaring Munchies |
| January 3, 2019 | S16·E5 | Restaurant Wars Part 2 |
| December 27, 2018 | S16·E4 | Surprise...It's Restaurant Wars |
| December 20, 2018 | S16·E3 | Naughty and Nice |
| December 13, 2018 | S16·E2 | Bourbon, Barrels and Burgoo |
| December 6, 2018 | S16·E1 | The Fastest 2 Minutes in Cooking |
| March 8, 2018 | S15·E14 | Finale |
| March 1, 2018 | S15·E13 | A Little Place Called Aspen |
| February 22, 2018 | S15·E12 | Sunday Supper |
| February 15, 2018 | S15·E11 | Cooking High |
| February 8, 2018 | S15·E10 | Red Rum and Then Some |
| February 1, 2018 | S15·E9 | Bronco Brouhaha |
| January 25, 2018 | S15·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| January 18, 2018 | S15·E7 | Olympic Dreams |
| January 11, 2018 | S15·E6 | Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel |
| January 4, 2018 | S15·E5 | This is Not Glamping |
| December 28, 2017 | S15·E4 | Little Tools, Big Challenge |
| December 21, 2017 | S15·E3 | Keep on Truckin' |
| December 14, 2017 | S15·E2 | Smile and Say Mise |
| December 7, 2017 | S15·E1 | It'll Take More Than Pot Luck |
| March 2, 2017 | S14·E14 | Comida Final |
| February 23, 2017 | S14·E13 | Trial by Fire |
| February 16, 2017 | S14·E12 | Cooking Away in Margaritaville |
| February 9, 2017 | S14·E11 | Adiós Charleston, Hello James Beard |
| February 2, 2017 | S14·E10 | Shrimp Boats and Hat Ladies |
| January 26, 2017 | S14·E9 | For the Kids |
| January 19, 2017 | S14·E8 | Restaurant Wars |
| January 12, 2017 | S14·E7 | Booty |
| January 5, 2017 | S14·E6 | A Southern Legend |
| December 29, 2016 | S14·E5 | Smoke 'em If You Got 'em |
| December 22, 2016 | S14·E4 | The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes |
| December 15, 2016 | S14·E3 | Choke Holds and Clammy Hands |
| December 8, 2016 | S14·E2 | Southern Hospitality |
| December 1, 2016 | S14·E1 | Something Old, Something New |
| March 17, 2016 | S13·E15 | Finale |
| March 10, 2016 | S13·E14 | Magic Hour |
| March 3, 2016 | S13·E13 | Back Where It All Started |
| February 25, 2016 | S13·E12 | Wok This Way |
| February 18, 2016 | S13·E11 | Hammer Time |
| February 11, 2016 | S13·E10 | Restaurant Wars, Part 2 |
| February 4, 2016 | S13·E9 | Restaurant Wars, Part 1 |
| January 28, 2016 | S13·E8 | Where's the Beef? |
| January 21, 2016 | S13·E7 | Back in the Day |
| January 14, 2016 | S13·E6 | Banannaise |
| January 7, 2016 | S13·E5 | Big Gay Wedding |
| December 17, 2015 | S13·E4 | It's a Dry Heat |
| December 10, 2015 | S13·E3 | Spines and Vines |
| December 3, 2015 | S13·E2 | Pop Up Pandemonium |
| December 2, 2015 | S13·E1 | Stop the Presses |
| February 11, 2015 | S12·E15 | Mano a Mano |
| February 4, 2015 | S12·E14 | Holy Escamoly! |
| January 28, 2015 | S12·E13 | Getting Prickly in Mexico |
| January 21, 2015 | S12·E12 | The Final Battle of Bean Town |
| January 14, 2015 | S12·E11 | Sous Your Daddy! |
| January 7, 2015 | S12·E10 | For Julia & Jacques |
| December 17, 2014 | S12·E9 | Big Sausage |
| December 10, 2014 | S12·E8 | Clean Up in Aisle 21! |
| December 3, 2014 | S12·E7 | Restaurant Wars |
| November 19, 2014 | S12·E6 | The First Thanksgiving |
| November 12, 2014 | S12·E5 | It's War! |
| November 5, 2014 | S12·E4 | 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar... |
| October 29, 2014 | S12·E3 | The Curse of the Bambino |
| October 22, 2014 | S12·E2 | Boston's Bravest and Finest |
| October 15, 2014 | S12·E1 | Sudden Death |
| February 5, 2014 | S11·E17 | Finale |
| January 29, 2014 | S11·E16 | Maui Wowie |
| January 22, 2014 | S11·E15 | Leaving New Orleans |
| January 15, 2014 | S11·E14 | Po' Boy Smackdown |
| January 8, 2014 | S11·E13 | Oui Si a Challenge |
| January 1, 2014 | S11·E12 | Mississippi Mud Bugs |
| December 18, 2013 | S11·E11 | Giving It the College Try |
| December 11, 2013 | S11·E10 | Like Mama Made |
| December 4, 2013 | S11·E9 | Restaurant Wars |
| November 20, 2013 | S11·E8 | Piggin' Out |
| November 13, 2013 | S11·E7 | Jazz Hands |
| November 6, 2013 | S11·E6 | Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside |
| October 30, 2013 | S11·E5 | Lea Michele's Halloween Bash |
| October 23, 2013 | S11·E4 | Captain Vietnam |
| October 16, 2013 | S11·E3 | Commander's Palace |
| October 9, 2013 | S11·E2 | Rebuilding New Orleans |
| October 2, 2013 | S11·E1 | Soiree in the Swamp |
| February 27, 2013 | S10·E17 | Finale Part 2 |
| February 20, 2013 | S10·E16 | Finale Part 1 |
| February 13, 2013 | S10·E15 | Glacial Gourmand |
| February 6, 2013 | S10·E14 | Kings of Alaska |
| January 30, 2013 | S10·E13 | Chefs at Sea |
| January 23, 2013 | S10·E12 | Wolfgang Clucks |
| January 16, 2013 | S10·E11 | Restaurant Wars |
| January 9, 2013 | S10·E10 | Battle Before the War |
| January 2, 2013 | S10·E9 | Past Suppers |
| December 26, 2012 | S10·E8 | Jalapeno Business |
| December 19, 2012 | S10·E7 | Foiled Again |
| December 12, 2012 | S10·E6 | Even the Famous Come Home |
| December 5, 2012 | S10·E5 | Pike Place Pickle |
| November 28, 2012 | S10·E4 | 50's Food Flashback |
| November 21, 2012 | S10·E3 | Tom vs. Emeril: Turkeypocalypse |
| November 14, 2012 | S10·E2 | A Shock at the Space Needle |
| November 7, 2012 | S10·E1 | The Ultimate Chef Test |
| February 29, 2012 | S9·E17 | Finale |
| February 22, 2012 | S9·E16 | Fire and Ice |
| February 15, 2012 | S9·E15 | Culinary Games |
| February 8, 2012 | S9·E14 | Mentors |
| February 1, 2012 | S9·E13 | Bike, Borrow & Steal |
| January 25, 2012 | S9·E12 | Block Party |
| January 18, 2012 | S9·E11 | Fit for an Evil Queen |
| January 11, 2012 | S9·E10 | Restaurant Wars |
| January 4, 2012 | S9·E9 | BBQ Pit Wars |
| December 21, 2011 | S9·E8 | Tribute Dinner |
| December 14, 2011 | S9·E7 | Game On |
| December 7, 2011 | S9·E6 | Higher Steaks |
| November 30, 2011 | S9·E5 | Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party |
| November 23, 2011 | S9·E4 | Red Hot Chili Cook Off |
| November 16, 2011 | S9·E3 | Quinceanera |
| November 9, 2011 | S9·E2 | The Heat is On |
| November 2, 2011 | S9·E1 | Everything's Bigger in Texas |
| April 6, 2011 | S8·E17 | Reunion Special |
| March 30, 2011 | S8·E16 | Finale |
| March 23, 2011 | S8·E15 | Last Supper |
| March 16, 2011 | S8·E14 | Island Fever |
| March 9, 2011 | S8·E13 | Fit for a King |
| March 2, 2011 | S8·E12 | Give Me Your Huddled Masses |
| February 23, 2011 | S8·E11 | For the Gulf |
| February 16, 2011 | S8·E10 | Lock Down |
| February 9, 2011 | S8·E9 | Feeding Fallon |
| February 2, 2011 | S8·E8 | An Offer They Can't Refuse |
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