Chopped
series currently in production
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Reality
Seasons | 63
Episodes | 801
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 2009-01-13
Last EP | 2025-08-26
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A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.
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Produced by
Notional
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2009-01-13
1
Pilot: Octopus, Duck, Animal Crackers
2009-01-13
In the series opener, four chefs must use octopus, duck and animal crackers to make an extraordinary three-course meal in three rounds of competition. A panel of culinary experts determines which chef's dishes deserve the $10,000 prize. Hosted by Ted Allen.
2
Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters
2009-01-20
Featured ingredients include tofu, blueberries and oysters.
3
Avocado, Tahini, Bran Flakes
2009-01-27
The chefs must work with avocado, cantaloupe, pecans, bran flakes and brioche bread.
4
Banana, Collard Greens, Grits
2009-02-03
The chefs must work with bananas, collard greens and grits.
5
Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas
2009-02-10
The chefs must work with yucca, watermelon and tortillas in three rounds of competition.
6
Canned Peaches, Rice Cakes, Beets
2009-02-17
Featured ingredients include canned peaches (appetizers); fruit punch and rice cakes (entrée); and beets, goat cheese and oatmeal (final course).
7
Quail, Arctic Char, Beer
2009-02-24
The chefs must use quail in their appetizers, arctic char in their entrées, and beer in their desserts.
8
Coconut, Calamari and Donuts
2009-03-03
The chefs must use coconut in their appetizers, calamari in their entrées and donuts with smoked Gouda in their desserts.
9
Mac & Cheese, Cola, Bacon
2009-03-10
Macaroni-and-cheese, cola and bacon are among the featured ingredients.
10
String Cheese, Jicama, Gingersnaps
2009-03-17
The chefs must use string cheese in their appetizers, jicama in their entrées and gingersnaps in their desserts.
11
Jumbo Shrimp, Pepperoni, Cereal
2009-03-24
The chefs must use apples, shrimp and peanut butter in their appetizers; pickled peppers and pepperoni in their entrées; and cereal in their desserts.
12
Chocolate, Mussels and Figs
2009-03-31
Chocolate, figs and mussels are among the featured ingredients.
13
Strawberries, Turkey and Gummi Bears
2009-04-07
The chefs must work with strawberries, turkey and gummi bears.
CAST
charactor: Himself - Host
Original: Ted Allen
Total EP: 801
charactor: Herself - Judge
Original: Alex Guarnaschelli
Total EP: 12
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Aarón Sánchez
Total EP: 9
charactor: Herself - Judge
Original: Amanda Freitag
Total EP: 8
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Marc Murphy
Total EP: 7
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Chris Santos
Total EP: 7
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Scott Conant
Total EP: 6
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Geoffrey Zakarian
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self
Original: Martha Stewart
Total EP: 5
charactor: Self - Judge
Original: Maneet Chauhan
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self
Original: Alton Brown
Total EP: 2
charactor: Himself - Judge
Original: Ron Ben-Israel
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Tiffani Faison
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self - Judge
Original: Danny Bowien
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self - Judge
Original: Shirley Chung
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Katie Chin
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Laurence Louie
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: David Wang
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Justine Ma
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Jack Black
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self - Judge
Original: Marcus Samuelsson
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self - Judge
Original: Nilou Motamed
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Mikhala Bagot
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Chris Federowicz
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: David Ho
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Pauline Zancanaro
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Preston Paine
Total EP: 1
CREW
Preston Janis
Creative Director
Art
Jacob Goodwin
Director of Photography
Camera
CMDess
Additional Music
Crew
Josef Shafer
Technical Supervisor
Crew
Paul Furedi
Mix Technician
Crew
Michael Pearlman
Director
Directing
Brad Yankus
Editor
Editing
Erik Klein
Editor
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Mike Stern
Editor
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Amanda Durett Cercone
Editor
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Barney Schmidt
Editor
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Brian D'Amico
Editor
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Matt Hollywood
Editor
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Evald Ridore
Editor
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Jimmy Drakulias
Online Editor
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Gregory Corwin
Editor
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Axuve Espinosa
Editor
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Jonathan Soule
Editor
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Michael Wei
Editor
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Jake Catchpole
Editor
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Mark Ferguson
Assistant Editor
Editing
Erek Michalak
Editor
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Matthia Baptiste
Assistant Editor
Editing
Chris Gallucci
Assistant Editor
Editing
Megan Brandow
Assistant Editor
Editing
Jimmy Drakoulias
Online Editor
Editing
Kenneth Tolley
Editor
Editing
Beth Paholak
Producer
Production
Noah Odabashian
Producer
Production
Laurie Benner
Producer
Production
Amy Stanford
Producer
Production
Linda Lea
Executive Producer
Production
Kate Kenny
Producer
Production
Edward Schindler
Supervising Producer
Production
Jessica Paul
Supervising Producer
Production
Vivian Sorenson
Executive Co-Producer
Production
Sarah Douglass
Producer
Production
Nassdja Valentin
Producer
Production
Janet Pirchio
Producer
Production
Angie Allen
Line Producer
Production
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