Kitchen Nightmares

About Kitchen Nightmares

Kitchen Nightmares is a United States reality-television series on the Fox Broadcasting network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay helps failing restaurants. It is based on the Channel 4 show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, produced in the United Kingdom. The US show premiered Wednesday September 19, 2007.

The first season, which focused on restaurants in Southern California and the New York City areas, ended in December 2007. Repeats of this season are currently being televised Tuesday nights at 8PM ET/PT on Fox, starting July 22, 2008.

Casting for the second season began shortly afterwards , and is now complete. In an interview with Conan O'Brien, Ramsay said that shooting of the second season had finished and featured restaurants from Midwestern United States. Fox's promos for the show that aired during Summer 2008 also mentioned other domestic and overseas stops as well, including Long Island, Mexico and Italy. Kitchen Nightmares has been renewed with 10 new episodes and is scheduled to air Thursdays this fall, with a two hour Season Premiere, starting September 4 2008.