Fox didn’t just renew a Gordon Ramsay show on Monday. It renewed four of them at once. At the network’s Upfront presentation at New York City Center on May 11, 2026, Fox confirmed that Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, and Next Level Baker are all coming back — and the biggest headline is that Hell’s Kitchen scored a rare two-season order, locking in Seasons 25 and 26 and guaranteeing Ramsay’s flagship competition series stays on air well into the late 2020s.
That brings the total to six Gordon Ramsay shows returning to Fox next season — Next Level Chef had already been renewed for Season 6 — meaning Ramsay accounts for over a third of the network’s 17 unscripted renewals. Not bad for a guy who’s been doing this since 2005.
Hell’s Kitchen — A 25th Anniversary Season and Counting
Hell’s Kitchen has now aired 24 seasons and 378 episodes. Season 25 hits Thursday nights this fall, with Fox planning a premiere date announcement sometime this summer. Season 26 follows — completing what amounts to a full quarter-century run for television’s longest-running food competition, a title the show claimed when it crossed 350 episodes back in 2024.
The double-season pickup isn’t unprecedented here. Fox handed Hell’s Kitchen a two-season order back in March 2024 as well, renewing Seasons 23 and 24 together. That pair delivered Head Chefs Only (Season 23, fall 2024–February 2025) and Battle of the States — Season 24, which ran September 25, 2025 through January 22, 2026, filmed at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Sous-chef Ellie Parker won that season, with Jada Vidal finishing as runner-up. Gordon Ramsay, sous-chefs Michelle Tribble and James Avery, and maître d’ Marino Monferrato all returned for the run.
Season 24 averaged a 0.23 rating in the 18–49 demo and 1.63 million viewers — down about 13% in the demo and 4% in viewership compared to Season 23. Fox clearly isn’t concerned. When you’re the longest-running food competition on television and still pulling north of a million and a half viewers on Thursday nights, you get two more seasons.
Kitchen Nightmares and Secret Service — The Supporting Slate
Kitchen Nightmares is returning for its third season since Fox revived it in 2023. The original run went seven seasons between 2007 and 2014, and the rebooted version has settled comfortably back into the schedule. No premiere date yet for Season 3.
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service is a different animal entirely — Ramsay trades chef’s knives for surveillance equipment, infiltrates struggling restaurants under the guise of a renovation show called Restaurant Refresh, then reveals himself in true chaos-agent fashion. It’s back for Season 2, eight months after the show’s 14-episode freshman run wrapped last September, and it’s slated as a midseason entry during the 2026–27 season. Ramsay and his wife Tana were both at the Upfront in person when the news dropped. Stephen Fry introduced fellow Brit Gordon Ramsay and Johnny Knoxville at the presentation.
Next Level Baker — A Holiday Hit Gets More Seasons
Next Level Baker — the baking spinoff of Next Level Chef — premiered as a four-episode holiday special in December 2025 and apparently crushed it on streaming. Fox said the show “shattered streaming records” and turned the holidays into “must-watch, family-friendly television.” Judges Gordon Ramsay, Carla Hall, and Sprinkles founder Candace Nelson will return. The series was handed a two-season pickup, Seasons 2 and 3, both slated for the holiday window in the 2026–27 season.
What Fox Is Saying
“Our 2026–27 slate reflects what FOX does best — putting creative first with distinctive, returnable series and bold, character-driven storytelling. With a strong foundation of returning hits and a carefully curated pipeline of new original series, we’re building a lineup designed to connect with broad audiences, drive performance in both the U.S. and around the world, and bring the consistency, scale, and momentum that position us strongly for the year ahead.”
— Rob Wade, CEO of FOX Entertainment
Wade also noted on a pre-Upfront call that “90% of our slate is returning shows” — which tracks, given Fox renewed 17 unscripted series in one sweep alongside Ramsay’s four. That list includes The Masked Singer (Season 15), LEGO Masters (Season 6), Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Season 5), and double-season orders for The Floor (Seasons 6 and 7).
For Ramsay fans, the immediate thing to watch for is the Hell’s Kitchen Season 25 premiere date — expected sometime this summer ahead of its fall Thursday-night slot.
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