Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 15

Hell's Kitchen
Season 15
Artwork for digital release
Hosted by	Gordon Ramsay
No. of contestants	18
Winner	Ariel Malone
Runner-up	Kristin Barone
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	January 15 (2016-01-15) – April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on January 15, 2016, and concluded on April 29, 2016. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Aaron Mitrano returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, replacing James Avery, and season 10 winner Christina Wilson returned as the Red Team's sous-chef, replacing Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. Jason Thompson returned as narrator for the first time since season 12.^[1]

The season was won by country club chef Ariel Malone, with line cook Kristin Barone finishing second.

The season was filmed in October 2014.

Van Willigan-Cutspec, who got married, made an appearance in Episode 7 when Hell's Kitchen hosted her wedding reception.

This season is the first in the series to be recorded in 16:9 high definition.

This season earned two unique distinctions. It featured neither a charity dinner service nor the Taste It, Now Make It challenge, both traditional staples of the latter half of the show, and every chef was nominated for elimination at least once. This season also saw the return of normal single elimination before the finals since season six.