List of Chopped episodes
This article is about Chopped USA. For Chopped Canada, see Chopped: Canada § Episode Guide.
This is the list of episodes for the Food Network competition reality series Chopped. New episodes are broadcast on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | |
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| 1 | 13 | January 13, 2009 | April 7, 2009 | |
| 2 | 13 | June 16, 2009 | September 29, 2009 | |
| 3 | 13 | October 13, 2009 | March 9, 2010 | |
| 4 | 13 | April 6, 2010 | July 13, 2010 | |
| 5 | 13 | July 20, 2010 | November 28, 2010 | |
| 6 | 12 | January 4, 2011 | April 26, 2011 | |
| 7 | 10 | May 3, 2011 | July 5, 2011 | |
| 8 | 9 | July 12, 2011 | December 6, 2011 | |
| 9 | 13 | August 30, 2011 | December 13, 2011 | |
| 10 | 13 | December 20, 2011 | May 29, 2012 | |
| 11 | 13 | February 7, 2012 | November 25, 2012 | |
| 12 | 13 | June 5, 2012 | November 20, 2012 | |
| 13 | 12 | September 4, 2012 | February 26, 2013 | |
| 14 | 13 | January 6, 2013 | May 5, 2013 | |
| 15 | 13 | April 2, 2013 | July 23, 2013 | |
| 16 | 13 | June 2, 2013 | November 12, 2013 | |
| 17 | 13 | August 13, 2013 | December 3, 2013 | |
| 18 | 13 | November 26, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | |
| 19 | 13 | February 4, 2014 | June 10, 2014 | |
| 20 | 13 | March 18, 2014 | November 25, 2014 | |
| 21 | 13 | July 15, 2014 | January 13, 2015 | |
| 22 | 13 | October 14, 2014 | June 30, 2015 | |
| 23 | 13 | December 16, 2014 | June 16, 2015 | |
| 24 | 13 | April 28, 2015 | December 8, 2015 | |
| 25 | 13 | August 25, 2015 | December 1, 2015 | |
| 26 | 8 | October 6, 2015 | December 17, 2015 | |
| 27 | 13 | January 5, 2016 | March 17, 2016 | |
| 28 | 13 | March 29, 2016 | June 21, 2016 | |
| 29 | 13 | August 7, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | |
| 30 | TBA | September 22, 2016 | TBA | |
| 31 | TBA | October 13, 2016 | TBA | |
| Specials | 21 | July 22, 2012 | TBA | |
| Junior 1 | 13 | October 27, 2015 | January 19, 2016 | |
| Junior 2 | 13 | April 26, 2016 | July 19, 2016 | |
| Junior 3 | TBA | July 26, 2016 | TBA | |
| Junior 4 | TBA | August 9, 2016 | TBA | |
Season 1 (2009)
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| 1 | 1 | "Octopus, Duck, Animal Crackers" | January 13, 2009 |
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| 2 | 2 | "Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters" | January 20, 2009 |
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| 3 | 3 | "Avocado, Tahini, Bran Flakes" | January 27, 2009 |
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| 4 | 4 | "Banana, Collard Greens, Grits" | February 3, 2009 |
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Episode notes: In the appetizer round, Chef Chuboda refused to use bananas in his dish, leading to his elimination. In the dessert round, Chef Gonzalez accidentally used salt instead of sugar in his dish, asserting that this resulted in his elimination. | |||
| 5 | 5 | "Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas" | February 10, 2009 |
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| 6 | 6 | "Canned Peaches, Rice Cakes, Beets" | February 17, 2009 |
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| 7 | 7 | "Quail, Arctic Char, Beer" | February 24, 2009 |
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| 8 | 8 | "Coconut, Calamari, Donuts" | March 3, 2009 |
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Episode notes: In the appetizer round, Chef LePape failed to get any food onto his plates. The judges allowed him to bring the pan from the oven to the tasting table to allow the judges to taste the fish he had prepared after the other competitors were asked for their permission to do so. Despite this, Chef LePape was eliminated. | |||
| 9 | 9 | "Mac & Cheese, Cola, Bacon" | March 10, 2009 |
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| 10 | 10 | "String Cheese, Jicama, Gingersnaps" | March 17, 2009 |
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| 11 | 11 | "Jumbo Shrimp, Pepperoncini, Cereal" | March 24, 2009 |
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| 12 | 12 | "Chocolate, Mussels and Figs" | March 31, 2009 |
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| 13 | 13 | "Strawberries, Turkey and Gummi Bears" | April 7, 2009 |
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Season 2 (2009)
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| 14 | 1 | "A Prickly Situation" | June 14, 2009 |
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Episode notes: The judges caught Chef Lemoine plating past time limits. As a result, the judges eliminated him. | |||
| 15 | 2 | "Salty Veggies & Heated Battles" | June 16, 2009 |
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| 16 | 3 | "High Hopes" | June 23, 2009 |
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| 17 | 4 | "Floundering Around" | June 30, 2009 |
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| 18 | 5 | "Pride on the Plate" | July 7, 2009 |
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| 19 | 6 | "Pretty Please with a Pepper on Top" | July 14, 2009 |
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| 20 | 7 | "Pods, Grills and Sticky Fingers" | July 28, 2009 |
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| 21 | 8 | "A Wish Upon A Starfruit" | August 11, 2009 |
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| 22 | 9 | "Buckwheat Blunders and Twists of Fate" | August 25, 2009 |
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| 23 | 10 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round One: The Ultimate Face-off" | September 8, 2009 |
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Episode notes: This is the first "Chopped Champions" event, featuring winners of past episodes. The winner of the episode won a cash prize and competed in the next episode against three new champions. | |||
| 24 | 11 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Two: Best of the Best" | September 15, 2009 |
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| 25 | 12 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Three: All-Stars Showdown" | September 22, 2009 |
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| 26 | 13 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Four: Bring It!" | September 29, 2009 |
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Season 3 (2009–10)
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| 27 | 1 | "When Chefs Collide" | October 13, 2009 |
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| 28 | 2 | "Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi" | October 20, 2009 |
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Episode notes: Chef Esmonde cut herself during the entrée round. After attempting to put on a glove that did not fit, she took it off and tossed her salad with her hands despite her open wound. As a result, the judges did not eat the salad and chopped her for her poor sanitation, rather than on the full merits of her food. Chef Baruch is a sous chef for Chopped judge Sue Torres (Torres did not appear as a judge in this episode). | |||
| 29 | 3 | "Judge Knows Best" | October 27, 2009 |
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| 30 | 4 | "A Nori Story" | November 3, 2009 |
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| 31 | 5 | "Sticking To It" | November 10, 2009 |
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| 32 | 6 | "Season's Choppings" | December 8, 2009 |
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| 33 | 7 | "Flower Power" | March 14, 2010 |
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| 34 | 8 | "Sweet Redemption" | March 21, 2010 |
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| 35 | 9 | "Winging It" | March 28, 2010 |
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| 36 | 10 | "In A Pinch" | April 5, 2010 |
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| 37 | 11 | "Raw Enthusiasm" | April 12, 2010 |
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| 38 | 12 | "Against the Tide" | April 19, 2010 |
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| 39 | 13 | "Chopped Liver" | May 2, 2010 |
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Season 4 (2010)
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| 40 | 1 | "Rattle & Roll" | April 6, 2010 |
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| 41 | 2 | "My Froggy Clementine" | April 13, 2010 |
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| 42 | 3 | "Jitters & Giant Eggs" | April 20, 2010 |
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| 43 | 4 | "Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried" | April 27, 2010 |
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| 44 | 5 | "Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do" | May 4, 2010 |
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| 45 | 6 | "First Things Worst" | May 11, 2010 |
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| 46 | 7 | "Fired Up!" | June 1, 2010 |
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Episode notes: This was a grilling-themed episode. The stove tops were outfitted with grill sheets and two other burners, and the ovens were off-limits throughout the competition. Chef Jenkins is a chef at Butter, which is co-owned by Alex Guarnaschelli (Guarnaschelli did not appear as a judge in this episode). | |||
| 47 | 8 | "Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles" | June 8, 2010 |
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| 48 | 9 | "Turbot Powered" | June 15, 2010 |
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| 49 | 10 | "Keep On Cook'n On" | June 22, 2010 |
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| 50 | 11 | "Green Apps and Lamb" | June 29, 2010 |
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| 51 | 12 | "Crunch Time" | July 6, 2010 |
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| 52 | 13 | "Rowdy With a Chance of Meatballs" | July 13, 2010 |
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Season 5 (2010)
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| 53 | 1 | ""Dream'n of Redeem'n"" | July 20, 2010 |
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| 54 | 2 | "Wok This Way" | July 27, 2010 |
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| 55 | 3 | "Squashed" | August 10, 2010 |
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| 56 | 4 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round One" | August 31, 2010 |
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| 57 | 5 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Two" | September 7, 2010 |
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| 58 | 6 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Three" | September 14, 2010 |
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| 59 | 7 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Four" | September 21, 2010 |
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| 60 | 8 | "$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale" | September 28, 2010 |
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| 61 | 9 | "Spouting Off" | October 5, 2010 |
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| 62 | 10 | "When Octopuses Attack" | October 12, 2010 |
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| 63 | 11 | "Fright Bites" | October 19, 2010 |
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| 64 | 12 | "Cornuchopia" | November 16, 2010 |
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| 65 | 13 | "Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block" | November 28, 2010 |
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Season 6 (2011)
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| 66 | 1 | "Victory on the Brain" | January 4, 2011 |
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| 67 | 2 | "Prove it on the Plate" | January 11, 2011 |
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| 68 | 3 | "Marrowly We Roll Along" | January 18, 2011 |
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| 69 | 4 | "Doughs and Don'ts" | January 25, 2011 |
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| 70 | 5 | "Step Right Up!" | February 1, 2011 |
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| 71 | 6 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round One – Competitors from The Next Food Network Star" | March 6, 2011 |
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| 72 | 7 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Two – Food Network Personalities" | March 13, 2011 |
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| 73 | 8 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Three – Notable Chefs" | March 20, 2011 |
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| 74 | 9 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Four – Chopped Judges" | March 27, 2011 |
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| 75 | 10 | "All-Stars Tournament: Grand Finale" | April 3, 2011 |
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| 76 | 11 | "A Cornish Mess" | April 10, 2011 |
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Episode notes: In the entrée round, Chef Duverney committed cross-contamination by cutting her cooked hens on the same board where the hens were placed when they were still raw. Chef Greco served raw hens due to the time constraints. The judges allowed the both of them to bring over the other components of the dish from their stations. | |||
| 77 | 12 | "Chefs on a Mission" | April 26, 2011 |
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| 78 | 1 | "The Icing on the Steak" | May 3, 2011 |
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| 79 | 2 | "Canned Cheese, Please!" | May 10, 2011 |
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| 80 | 3 | "Saying Sayonara" | May 17, 2011 |
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| 81 | 4 | "Have a Heart" | May 24, 2011 |
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| 82 | 5 | "Gotta Grill!" | May 31, 2011 |
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| 83 | 6 | "Get it Together" | June 7, 2011 |
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| 84 | 7 | "Bite Your Pickled Beef Tongue" | June 14, 2011 |
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| 85 | 8 | "Go For It!" | June 21, 2011 |
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| 86 | 9 | "Thyme Flies" | June 28, 2011 |
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| 87 | 10 | "Nopales, No Problem" | July 5, 2011 |
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Season 8 (2011)
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| 88 | 1 | "Easy Peasy?" | July 12, 2011 |
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| 89 | 2 | "Ladies First!" | July 19, 2011 |
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| 90 | 3 | "Sweet Second Chance!" | July 26, 2011 |
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Episode notes: This episode featured four past non-winners. This was the first "redemption" episode to feature a non-runner-up as well as the first to feature two chefs from the same previous episode. Chef Magris slipped and fell during the entrée round. Despite saving her food, she spilled boiling water on herself, causing second-degree burns on both her legs. The judges gave Chef Magris the option to bow out of the competition before the judging in that round, but she elected to continue. Although Chef Nitahara won, he gave the $10,000 prize to Chef Magris so she could visit her ill grandmother in France. | |||
| 91 | 4 | "Chard & True" | August 2, 2011 |
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| 92 | 5 | "My Way" | August 9, 2011 |
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| 93 | 6 | "A is for Apple. U is for Udon" | August 16, 2011 |
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| 94 | 7 | "Trick or Treat, Chicken Feet!" | October 16, 2011 |
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| 95 | 8 | "Give It Your All" | November 15, 2011 |
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| 96 | 9 | "Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Lobster!" | December 6, 2011 |
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Episode notes: This episode was a holiday-themed episode. The chefs were directed to prepare holiday-themed dishes for each course. Chef Lai cut his palm during the appetizer round, but did not tend to the wound because he thought the blood on the plate was a smudge of harissa; the judges did not taste his dish as a result. | |||
Season 9 (2011)
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| 97 | 1 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 1" | August 30, 2011 |
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| 98 | 2 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 2" | September 6, 2011 |
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| 99 | 3 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 3" | September 13, 2011 |
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| 100 | 4 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 4" | September 20, 2011 |
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| 101 | 5 | "Champions' Tournament: Grand Finale" | September 27, 2011 |
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| 102 | 6 | "Time & Space" | October 4, 2011 |
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| 103 | 7 | "Everything's Rosy" | October 11, 2011 |
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| 104 | 8 | "Make A Splash!" | October 25, 2011 |
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| 105 | 9 | "One in a Hundred" | November 1, 2011 |
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| 106 | 10 | "Blood Orange Sorbet, Sweat, & Tears" | November 8, 2011 |
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| 107 | 11 | "Class Acts" | November 22, 2011 |
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| 108 | 12 | "Yakety Yak, Yak, Yak" | November 29, 2011 |
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| 109 | 13 | "Duck for Dinner" | December 13, 2011 |
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| 110 | 1 | "The Big Scoop" | December 20, 2011 |
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| 111 | 2 | "Chop on Through" | January 3, 2012 |
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| 112 | 3 | "Far Far Out!" | January 10, 2012 |
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| 113 | 4 | "Frozen Fries with That?" | January 17, 2012 |
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| 114 | 5 | "Redemption Competition" | January 24, 2012 |
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| 115 | 6 | "On the Line" | January 31, 2012 |
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| 116 | 7 | "Viewers' Choice!" | April 3, 2012 |
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| 117 | 8 | "All-Stars: Iron Chefs Do Battle" | April 8, 2012 |
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| 118 | 9 | "All-Stars: Prime Time vs. Day Time" | April 15, 2012 |
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| 119 | 10 | "All-Stars: Food Network Star Contestants" | April 22, 2012 |
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| 120 | 11 | "All-Stars: Judge Remix" | April 29, 2012 |
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| 121 | 12 | "All-Stars: Grand Finale" | May 6, 2012 |
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| 122 | 13 | "Grilltastic!" | May 29, 2012 |
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Season 11 (2012)
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| 123 | 1 | "I'm Your Huckleberry" | February 7, 2012 |
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| 124 | 2 | "Chewing the Caul Fat" | February 14, 2012 |
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| 125 | 3 | "Good Chop, Bad Chop?" | February 21, 2012 |
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| 126 | 4 | "Leftovers Extravaganza!" | March 6, 2012 |
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| 127 | 5 | "Plenty of Fish" | March 13, 2012 |
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| 128 | 6 | "Sound the Alarm!" | March 20, 2012 |
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| 129 | 7 | "Ready, Set, Escargot!" | April 10, 2012 |
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| 130 | 8 | "Own It!" | April 17, 2012 |
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| 131 | 9 | "Yuzu Never Know" | May 1, 2012 |
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| 132 | 10 | "Reversal of Fortune" | May 8, 2012 |
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| 133 | 11 | "A Very Piggy Halloween" | October 16, 2012 |
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| 134 | 12 | "Happy Turkey Gizzards Day!" | November 13, 2012 |
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| 135 | 13 | "Chopping in a Winter Wonderland" | November 25, 2012 |
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| 136 | 1 | "Sunny Side Apps" | June 5, 2012 |
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| 137 | 2 | "A Guts Reaction" | June 12, 2012 |
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| 138 | 3 | "Chocolate Challenge" | June 19, 2012 |
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| 139 | 4 | "Pride of New Orleans" | June 26, 2012 |
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| 140 | 5 | "All-American Competition" | July 3, 2012 |
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| 141 | 6 | "Orzo It Seemed" | July 17, 2012 |
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| 142 | 7 | "Belly Dance!" | July 31, 2012 |
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| 143 | 8 | "Cake Walk?" | August 7, 2012 |
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| 144 | 9 | "Oui, Oui, Confit" | August 14, 2012 |
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| 145 | 10 | "Drawing a Flank" | August 21, 2012 |
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| 146 | 11 | "A Bunny Thing Happened" | September 11, 2012 |
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| 147 | 12 | "Charge!" | October 9, 2012 |
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| 148 | 13 | "For Sake's Sake" | November 20, 2012 |
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| 149 | 1 | "Stacking Up" | September 4, 2012 |
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| 150 | 2 | "Class Acts, Too" | September 25, 2012 |
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| 151 | 3 | "No Kidding!" | October 2, 2012 |
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| 152 | 4 | "Pigging Out!" | October 23, 2012 |
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| 153 | 5 | "Unsung Heroes" | November 6, 2012 |
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| 154 | 6 | "Bird in the Pan" | November 27, 2012 |
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| 155 | 7 | "Thirsty for Victory" | December 11, 2012 |
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| 156 | 8 | "Trout Bout" | December 18, 2012 |
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| 157 | 9 | "Belly Up" | January 1, 2013 |
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| 158 | 10 | "Hecho en the Chopped Kitchen" | February 7, 2013 |
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| 159 | 11 | "Make No Mistake" | February 17, 2013 |
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| 160 | 12 | "Untrained, Undaunted" | February 26, 2013 |
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| 161 | 1 | "Leftovers Overload" | January 6, 2013 |
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| 162 | 2 | "Chopped Champions: Part 1" | January 15, 2013 |
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| 163 | 3 | "Chopped Champions: Part 2" | January 22, 2013 |
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| 164 | 4 | "Chopped Champions: Part 3" | January 29, 2013 |
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| 165 | 5 | "Chopped Champions: Part 4" | February 5, 2013 |
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| 166 | 6 | "Chopped Champions: Finale" | February 12, 2013 |
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| 167 | 7 | "Just for the Halibut" | March 12, 2013 |
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| 168 | 8 | "Redemption Intention" | March 19, 2013 |
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| 169 | 9 | "Chopped All-Stars: Food Network vs. Cooking Channel" | April 7, 2013 |
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| 170 | 10 | "Chopped All-Stars: Mega Chefs" | April 14, 2013 |
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| 171 | 11 | "Chopped All-Stars: Judges" | April 21, 2013 |
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| 172 | 12 | "Chopped All-Stars: Celebrities" | April 28, 2013 |
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| 173 | 13 | "Chopped All-Stars: Finale!" | May 5, 2013 |
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| 174 | 1 | "Heads Up!" | April 2, 2013 |
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| 175 | 2 | "Viewers Choice Baskets" | April 9, 2013 |
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| 176 | 3 | "Aussie Awesome" | April 16, 2013 |
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| 177 | 4 | "Without Missing a Beet" | April 30, 2013 |
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| 178 | 5 | "Momumental" | May 7, 2013 |
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| 179 | 6 | "Amazing Amateurs" | May 14, 2013 |
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| 180 | 7 | "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!" | May 21, 2013 |
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| 181 | 8 | "Military Salute" | May 28, 2013 |
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| 182 | 9 | "Cook Your Butt Off!" | May 30, 2013 |
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| 183 | 10 | "Better Saffron Than Sorry" | June 4, 2013 |
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| 184 | 11 | "Take Heart" | June 6, 2013 |
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| 185 | 12 | "Wheatgrass Roots" | June 18, 2013 |
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| 186 | 13 | "Wurst Case Scenario" | July 23, 2013 |
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Season 16 (2013)
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| 187 | 1 | "Fry, Fry, Again" | June 2, 2013 |
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| 188 | 2 | "Cleaver Fever" | June 11, 2013 |
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| 189 | 3 | "Mix and Mache" | June 16, 2013 |
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| 190 | 4 | "Gyro We Go Again" | June 25, 2013 |
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| 191 | 5 | "Big Fish, Small Basket" | June 27, 2013 |
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| 192 | 6 | "Teen Invasion" | July 2, 2013 |
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| 193 | 7 | "Mochi Obliged" | July 9, 2013 |
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| 194 | 8 | "Sweet Surprises" | July 16, 2013 |
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| 195 | 9 | "Break a Crab Leg!" | July 30, 2013 |
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| 196 | 10 | "Walk on the Whelk Side" | August 6, 2013 |
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| 197 | 11 | "Chopped Family Feud" | August 11, 2013 |
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| 198 | 12 | "Extreme Halloween" | October 6, 2013 |
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| 199 | 13 | "A Chopped Thanksgiving" | November 12, 2013 |
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Season 17 (2013)
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| 200 | 1 | "Wasted!" | August 13, 2013 |
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| 201 | 2 | "Keep On Trucking" | August 18, 2013 |
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| 202 | 3 | "Sports Stars" | September 3, 2013 |
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| 203 | 4 | "Hero Chefs" | September 10, 2013 |
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| 204 | 5 | "We Love Leftovers!" | September 17, 2013 |
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| 205 | 6 | "Count Your Chickens" | September 24, 2013 |
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| 206 | 7 | "Liver and Learn" | October 1, 2013 |
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| 207 | 8 | "Brunch Boxes" | October 15, 2013 |
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| 208 | 9 | "Circus Spectacular" | October 24, 2013 |
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| 209 | 10 | "Competition Italiano" | October 29, 2013 |
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| 210 | 11 | "Redeemed or Re-chopped?" | November 5, 2013 |
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| 211 | 12 | "Cloche Call" | November 19, 2013 |
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| 212 | 13 | "Celebrity Holiday Bash" | December 3, 2013 |
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| 213 | 1 | "No Pain, No Shame" | November 26, 2013 |
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| 214 | 2 | "Teen Talent" | December 10, 2013 |
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| 215 | 3 | "Tapas Time" | December 17, 2013 |
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| 216 | 4 | "Waste Not" | January 5, 2014 |
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| 217 | 5 | "Firefighter Chefs" | January 12, 2014 |
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| 218 | 6 | "Hoofin' It!" | January 21, 2014 |
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| 219 | 7 | "Pizza Perfect" | February 2, 2014 |
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| 220 | 8 | "All-Burger Meal!" | February 9, 2014 |
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| 221 | 9 | "Chocolate Competition" | February 11, 2014 |
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| 222 | 10 | "Bacon Baskets!" | February 16, 2014 |
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| 223 | 11 | "Beer Here!" | February 23, 2014 |
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| 224 | 12 | "Burn for the Worse" | April 7, 2014 |
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| 225 | 13 | "An Egg Up" | May 13, 2014 |
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| 226 | 1 | "Ambitious Amateurs" | February 4, 2014 |
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| 227 | 2 | "Return and Redeem" | February 25, 2014 |
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| 228 | 3 | "Grandma vs. Grandma" | March 4, 2014 |
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| 229 | 4 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Sports Stars!" | March 9, 2014 |
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| 230 | 5 | "Tournament of Stars: Rachael vs. Guy!" | March 16, 2014 |
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| 231 | 6 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Comedians!" | March 23, 2014 |
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| 232 | 7 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Actors" | March 30, 2014 |
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| 233 | 8 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Finale" | April 6, 2014 |
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| 234 | 9 | "Peri Peri Determined" | April 22, 2014 |
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| 235 | 10 | "Mother's Day" | May 6, 2014 |
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| 236 | 11 | "Cool, Palm and Perfected" | May 27, 2014 |
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| 237 | 12 | "There Will Be Bloody Marys" | June 3, 2014 |
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| 238 | 13 | "Four Fathers" | June 10, 2014 |
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Season 20 (2014)
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| 239 | 1 | "Dread and Breakfast" | March 18, 2014 |
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| 240 | 2 | "Leftover Rescue Mission" | April 29, 2014 |
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| 241 | 3 | "G'day, Chefs!" | May 20, 2014 |
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| 242 | 4 | "Salt Pearls of Wisdom" | June 17, 2014 |
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| 243 | 5 | "Swai Not?" | June 24, 2014 |
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| 244 | 6 | "Short and Sweetbreads" | July 1, 2014 |
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| 245 | 7 | "Fig Out" | July 8, 2014 |
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| 246 | 8 | "Big Hitters" | October 8, 2014 |
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| 247 | 9 | "Offal Surprise" | October 21, 2014 |
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| 248 | 10 | "Haricot Flair" | October 28, 2014 |
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| 249 | 11 | "Frankly Frantic" | November 4, 2014 |
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| 250 | 12 | "Chopped Chops" | November 18, 2014 |
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| 251 | 13 | "Pesto Chango" | November 25, 2014 |
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Season 21 (2014–15)
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| 252 | 1 | "Teen Tournament: Part One" | July 15, 2014 |
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| 253 | 2 | "Teen Tournament: Part Two" | July 22, 2014 |
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| 254 | 3 | "Teen Tournament: Part Three" | July 29, 2014 |
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| 255 | 4 | "Teen Tournament: Part Four" | August 3, 2014 |
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| 256 | 5 | "Teen Tournament: Grand Finale" | August 12, 2014 |
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| 257 | 6 | "Food Truck Fight" | August 19, 2014 |
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| 258 | 7 | "Ultimate Champions: Professionals" | August 26, 2014 |
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| 259 | 8 | "Ultimate Champions: Amateur Champs" | September 2, 2014 |
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| 260 | 9 | "Ultimate Champions: Heroes" | September 9, 2014 |
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| 261 | 10 | "Ultimate Champions:Celebrities" | September 16, 2014 |
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| 262 | 11 | "Ultimate Champions: Grand Finale" | September 23, 2014 |
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| 263 | 12 | "Short Order Cooks" | September 30, 2014 |
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| 264 | 13 | "Money Saver" | January 13, 2015 |
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| 265 | 1 | "Mummies and Gummies" | October 14, 2014 |
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| 266 | 2 | "Chopped Family Thanksgiving" | November 11, 2014 |
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| 267 | 3 | "Meatball Madness" | December 2, 2014 |
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| 268 | 4 | "The Holiday Kitchen" | December 9, 2014 |
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| 269 | 5 | "Family Food Fight" | December 23, 2014 |
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| 270 | 6 | "Bizarre Baskets" | January 20, 2015 |
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| 271 | 7 | "Reality TV Stars" | February 17, 2015 |
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| 272 | 8 | "Late Night Food Brawl" | February 24, 2015 |
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| 273 | 9 | "Amateurs' Brawl" | April 7, 2015 |
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| 274 | 10 | "Fabulous Baker Boys" | April 21, 2015 |
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| 275 | 11 | "Hot Stuff" | June 2, 2015 |
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| 276 | 12 | "Thrill of the Grill" | June 23, 2015 |
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| 277 | 13 | "Scoops On!" | June 30, 2015 |
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| 278 | 1 | "Every 'Wich Way" | December 16, 2014 |
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| 279 | 2 | "Viewers' Choice Ingredients" | January 6, 2015 |
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| 280 | 3 | "Chopped Again!" | January 27, 2015 |
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| 281 | 4 | "Say Cheese!" | February 3, 2015 |
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| 282 | 5 | "Chocolate Rush!" | February 10, 2015 |
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| 283 | 6 | "Double Trouble" | March 3, 2015 |
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| 284 | 7 | "T.G.I. Fry-Day" | March 10, 2015 |
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| 285 | 8 | "Amateurs Redemption" | March 17, 2015 |
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| 286 | 9 | "Let's Do Lunch" | March 24, 2015 |
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| 287 | 10 | "Fake Cake, Real Stakes" | March 31, 2015 |
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| 288 | 11 | "First Responders" | April 14, 2015 |
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| 289 | 12 | "Judges' Face-Off" | June 9, 2015 |
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| 290 | 13 | "Big Barbecue Bout" | June 16, 2015 |
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Season 24 (2015)
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| 291 | 1 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 1" | April 28, 2015 |
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| 292 | 2 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 2" | May 5, 2015 |
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| 293 | 3 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 3" | May 12, 2015 |
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| 294 | 4 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 4" | May 19, 2015 |
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| 295 | 5 | "All Stars Tournament: Grand Finale" | May 26, 2015 |
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| 296 | 6 | "Tendon Intentions" | July 7, 2015 |
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| 297 | 7 | "Rock Stars" | August 18, 2015 |
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| 298 | 8 | "Wild Ride" | September 3, 2015 |
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| 299 | 9 | "College Challenge" | September 10, 2015 |
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| 300 | 10 | "Light Makes Right" | October 20, 2015 |
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| 301 | 11 | "Tailgate Fate" | November 3, 2015 |
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| 302 | 12 | "Chopped Gastropub" | November 26, 2015 |
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| 303 | 13 | "Holiday Cooking" | December 8, 2015 |
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Season 25 (2015)
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| 304 | 1 | "Teen Tournament: Part One" | August 25, 2015 |
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| 305 | 2 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Two" | September 1, 2015 |
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| 306 | 3 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Three" | September 8, 2015 |
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| 307 | 4 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Four" | September 15, 2015 |
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| 308 | 5 | "Viewers' Baskets" | September 17, 2015 |
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| 309 | 6 | "Teen Tournament: Grand Finale" | September 22, 2015 |
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| 310 | 7 | "Teen Redeem" | September 24, 2015 |
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| 311 | 8 | "Sitcom Moms" | September 29, 2015 |
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| 312 | 9 | "Bizarre Battle" | October 8, 2015 |
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| 313 | 10 | "Oktoberfest!" | October 13, 2015 |
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| 314 | 11 | "Thanksgiving Soup-er Stars" | November 9, 2015 |
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| 315 | 12 | "Cooking with Bass" | November 24, 2015 |
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| 316 | 13 | "Mac and Cheese" | December 1, 2015 |
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Season 26 (2015)
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| 317 | 1 | "A Chopped Halloween" | October 6, 2015 |
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| 318 | 2 | "Chopped Catwalk" | October 15, 2015 |
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| 319 | 3 | "Food Truck Kitchen" | October 27, 2015 |
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| 320 | 4 | "Military Vets" | November 10, 2015 |
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| 321 | 5 | "Chopped Desserts!" | November 23, 2015 |
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| 322 | 6 | "In-Laws, in Teams!" | December 10, 2015 |
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| 323 | 7 | "Family Affair" | December 15, 2015 |
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| 324 | 8 | "Battle of the Grandpas" | December 17, 2015 |
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Season 27 (2016)
- This is the first season where Marc Murphy didn't appear as a judge
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| 325 | 1 | "Knife Strife" | January 5, 2016 |
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| 326 | 2 | "Healthy Rivalry" | January 12, 2016 |
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| 327 | 3 | "Brunch Battle" | January 19, 2016 |
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| 328 | 4 | "Chinese New Year" | January 26, 2016 |
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| 329 | 5 | "Tailgate Party" | February 2, 2016 |
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| 330 | 6 | "Bacon Boys" | February 7, 2016 |
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| 331 | 7 | "Love Bites" | February 9, 2016 |
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| 332 | 8 | "Ready for Redemption" | February 16, 2016 |
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| 333 | 9 | "Cooking Caribbean" | February 23, 2016 |
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| 334 | 10 | "Truck Stop Stars" | March 1, 2016 |
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| 335 | 11 | "Beg, Borrow or Eel" | March 8, 2016 |
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| 336 | 12 | "Chopped: College" | March 15, 2016 |
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| 337 | 13 | "The Bold and the Baconful" | March 17, 2016 |
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Season 28 (2016)
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| 338 | 1 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 1, Best of the Best" | March 29, 2016 |
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| 339 | 2 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 2, Fighting Shape" | April 5, 2016 |
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| 340 | 3 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 3, Chefs in Control" | April 12, 2016 |
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| 341 | 4 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 4, Kitchen Storm" | April 19, 2016 |
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| 342 | 5 | "Chopped Champions: Conclusion, $50,000 Pay Day" | April 26, 2016 |
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| 343 | 6 | "Cinco de Mayo Fiesta" | May 3, 2016 |
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| 344 | 7 | "Tortellini Trials" | May 10, 2016 |
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| 345 | 8 | "Hungry for Love" | May 17, 2016 |
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| 346 | 9 | "Summer Heat" | May 24, 2016 |
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| 347 | 10 | "Deadliest Baskets" | May 31, 2016 |
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| 348 | 11 | "Chopping Block Blues" | June 7, 2016 |
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| 349 | 12 | "San Franchopco" | June 14, 2016 |
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| 350 | 13 | "Leap of Faith" | June 21, 2016 |
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Season 29 (2016)
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| 351 | 1 | "Fried Chicken Time" | August 7, 2016 |
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| 352 | 2 | "Snail Snafus" | August 9, 2016 |
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| 353 | 3 | "Hot Doggin'" | August 14, 2016 |
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| 354 | 4 | "Souper Chefs" | August 16, 2016 |
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| 355 | 5 | "Chili Cook-Off" | August 21, 2016 |
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| 356 | 6 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 1" | August 23, 2016 |
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| 357 | 7 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 2" | August 30, 2016 |
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| 358 | 8 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 3" | September 6, 2016 |
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| 359 | 9 | "Twins for the Win" | September 8, 2016 |
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| 360 | 10 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 4" | September 13, 2016 |
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| 361 | 11 | "Naan the Wiser" | September 15, 2016 |
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| 362 | 12 | "Teen Tournament: Finale Fight" | September 20, 2016 |
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| 363 | 13 | "Worst Cooks Challenge" | September 27, 2016 |
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Season 30 (2016)
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| 364 | 1 | "Kefir and Loathing" | September 22, 2016 |
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| 365 | 2 | "Sweetbread Dread" | September 29, 2016 |
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| 366 | 3 | "Best Halloween Ever" | October 3, 2016 |
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| 367 | 4 | "On the Quack Burner" | October 6, 2016 |
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| 368 | 5 | "Web Stars" | October 11, 2016 |
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| 369 | 6 | "Turkey Day Heroes" | November 14, 2016 |
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| 370 | 7 | "Holiday Reality Check" | December 5, 2016 |
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| 371 | 8 | "New Year's Bash" | December 20, 2016 |
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| 372 | 1 | "Smorgastarta Your Engines" | October 13, 2016 |
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| 373 | 2 | "Tailgate Greats" | October 18, 2016 |
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| 374 | 3 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 1" | October 20, 2016 |
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| 375 | 4 | "Midnight Snack Attack" | October 25, 2016 |
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| 376 | 5 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 2" | October 27, 2016 |
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| 377 | 6 | "Chaudin Cow" | November 1, 2016 |
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| 378 | 7 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 3" | November 3, 2016 |
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| 379 | 8 | "Cheap Eats" | November 8, 2016 |
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| 380 | 9 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Finale" | November 10, 2016 |
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| 381 | 10 | "Battle of the Butchers" | November 17, 2016 |
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Episode notes: All four chefs were professional butchers. The chefs were given 30 minutes in the appetizer round and 40 minute in the entrée round in order to butcher the proteins properly. | |||
| 382 | 11 | "Beast Feast" | November 22, 2016 |
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| 383 | 12 | "Back in Time" | November 24, 2016 |
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| 384 | 13 | "Viewers' Vengeance" | November 29, 2016 |
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| 385 | 14 | "Jump for Bok Choy" | December 1, 2016 |
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| 386 | 15 | "Taco Time!" | December 8, 2016 |
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| 387 | 16 | "Sweet Heat" | December 13, 2016 |
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| 388 | 17 | "Betting on the Farm" | December 15, 2016 |
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| 389 | 18 | "Million Dollar Baskets" | December 22, 2016 |
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Season 32 (TBA)
- Clean Eatin' - TBA
- Oodles of Noodles - TBA
- Celebrating Veterans - TBA
- Whiskey and Wings - TBA
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Specials
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| S1 | "Food Network Stars!" | July 22, 2012 | |
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| S2 | "Grill Masters: Part One" | July 22, 2012 | |
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Episode notes: This was the first of a five-part series of episodes, where sixteen "pro" grillers competed. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. The "Grill Masters" episodes were taped outdoors at Old Tucson Studios near Tucson, AZ. Jennifer and Tommy Duncan are husband and wife. | |||
| S3 | "Grill Masters: Part Two" | July 29, 2012 | |
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| S4 | "Grill Masters: Part Three" | August 5, 2012 | |
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| S5 | "Grill Masters: Part Four" | August 12, 2012 | |
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| S6 | "Grill Masters: Finale" | August 19, 2012 | |
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| S7 | "Grill Masters: Episode One" | July 14, 2015 | |
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| S8 | "Grill Masters: Episode Two" | July 21, 2015 | |
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| S9 | "Grill Masters: Episode Three" | July 28, 2015 | |
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| S10 | "Grill Masters: Episode Four" | August 4, 2015 | |
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| S11 | "Grill Masters: Episode Five" | August 11, 2015 | |
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| S12 | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 1" | October 22, 2015 | |
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Episode notes: Part one of a four-part tournament. Four returning Chopped Champions face off for a spot in the finale for a chance to win a grand prize of up to $40,000. Diane Dimeo was also in the first Chopped Champions event in season 2, and Marc Anthony Bynum was a finalist in the second Chopped Champions event in season 5. The edible flowers in the entree round included pansies, snapdragons, and nasturtiums. The apple teeth in the dessert round were made from apple slices, peanut butter, and marshmallows. | |||
| S13 | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 2" | October 29, 2015 | |
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| S14 | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 3" | November 5, 2015 | |
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| S15 | "Chopped: Impossible, Grand Finale" | November 12, 2015 | |
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Episode notes: Part four of a four-part tournament. Winners of the three previous episodes faced off for $15,000 in two rounds: appetizer and entree. Judging after the second round held both the first and second rounds in consideration to determine the tournament winner. In the third round, the winner faced celebrity chef Robert Irvine in an additional entrée round for a chance to increase the winnings from $15,000 to $40,000. | |||
| S16 | "Secrets of Winning" | December 22, 2015 | |
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| S17 | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 1" | July 5, 2016 | |
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| S18 | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 2" | July 12, 2016 | |
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Episode notes: Part two of a five-part tournament, following the same rules as part one. The winner received $10,000 and a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the baked beans in the first basket were Bush's Smokehouse Tradition Grillin' Beans - a product of a Chopped sponsor. | |||
| S19 | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 3" | July 19, 2016 | |
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Episode notes: Part three of a five-part tournament, following the same rules as part one. The winner received $10,000 and a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. Due to the extensive time required to prepare abalone, the abalone in the first basket was cleaned ahead of time. To save time in the third round, both chefs agreed to use pre-shelled pistachios from the pantry instead of ones from the basket; the judges permitted this since both chefs had the same advantage. | |||
| S20 | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 4" | July 26, 2016 | |
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Episode notes: Part four of a five-part tournament, following the same rules as part one. The winner received $10,000 and a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the cheddar cheese in the third basket was Sargento 4 State Cheddar - a product of a Chopped sponsor. | |||
| S21 | "Grill Masters Napa: Grand Finale" | August 2, 2016 | |
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Episode notes: Part five of a five-part tournament, following the same rules as part one. The winners of the four previous episodes compete for an additional $50,000. The tortillas in the first basket were given to the chefs as uncooked masa. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the Cabernet Sauvignon in the third basket was a product of tournament sponsor and host Beringer Vineyards. | |||
Chopped Junior
Chopped Junior Season 1 (2015-16)
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| J1 | 1 | "Curd Is the Word" | October 27, 2015 |
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| J2 | 2 | "Chasing Rainbow Bagels" | November 3, 2015 |
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| J3 | 3 | "Shake It Up" | November 10, 2015 |
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| J4 | 4 | "A Chopped Junior Thanksgiving" | November 17, 2015 |
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| J5 | 5 | "Fungi Times" | November 24, 2015 |
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| J6 | 6 | "Adorably Ambitious" | December 1, 2015 |
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| J7 | 7 | "Culinary Elves" | December 8, 2015 |
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| J8 | 8 | "Cereal Miracles" | December 15, 2015 |
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| J9 | 9 | "Future Stars" | December 22, 2015 |
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| J10 | 10 | "Birthday Cake Crush" | December 29, 2015 |
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| J11 | 11 | "Cuteness Overload" | January 5, 2016 |
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| J12 | 12 | "Candy Rock Bottom" | January 12, 2016 |
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| J13 | 13 | "Batter Hurry Up!" | January 19, 2016 |
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Chopped Junior Season 2 (2016)
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| J14 | 1 | "Dough Business" | April 26, 2016 |
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| J15 | 2 | "Love You, Mom!" | May 3, 2016 |
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| J16 | 3 | "Quail Quest" | May 10, 2016 |
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| J17 | 4 | "Go Fish!" | May 17, 2016 |
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| J18 | 5 | "Grill It!" | May 24, 2016 |
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| J19 | 6 | "Pasta Love" | May 31, 2016 |
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| J20 | 7 | "Trail Mix and Match" | June 7, 2016 |
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| J21 | 8 | "Dinner for Dad" | June 14, 2016 |
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| J22 | 9 | "Pancake Pop Power" | June 21, 2016 |
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| J23 | 10 | "The Big Stink" | June 28, 2016 |
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| J24 | 11 | "Summer Sizzle" | July 5, 2016 |
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| J25 | 12 | "Goat Gumption" | July 12, 2016 |
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| J26 | 13 | "Boared Silly" | July 19, 2016 |
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Chopped Junior Season 3 (2016)
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| J27 | 1 | "Sloppy Apps" | July 26, 2016 |
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| J28 | 2 | "Rattled" | August 2, 2016 |
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| J29 | 3 | "Beginner's Duck" | August 30, 2016 |
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| J30 | 4 | "Think Fig" | September 6, 2016 |
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| J31 | 5 | "Curry Hurry" | September 13, 2016 |
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| J32 | 6 | "A Hot Minute" | September 20, 2016 |
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| J33 | 7 | "Halloween Party!" | October 4, 2016 |
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| J34 | 8 | "Ears for Fears" | October 11, 2016 |
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| J35 | 9 | "Fish Tale" | October 18, 2016 |
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| J36 | 10 | "Snapper Snafus" | October 25, 2016 |
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| J37 | 11 | "S'more Determination" | November 8, 2016 |
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| J38 | 12 | "Basket Brawl" | November 22, 2016 |
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| J39 | 13 | "Snack Attack" | December 13, 2016 |
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Chopped Junior Season 4 (2016)
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| J40 | 1 | "Cup of Glee" | August 9, 2016 |
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| J41 | 2 | "Nest Test" | August 16, 2016 |
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| J42 | 3 | "Nugget? Fuhgettaboutit!" | August 23, 2016 |
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| J43 | 4 | "Donut Sweat It" | September 27, 2016 |
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| J44 | 5 | "Bug Bites" | November 1, 2016 |
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| J45 | 6 | "Thanks Kidding" | November 15, 2016 |
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| J46 | 7 | "Fries Wise" | November 29, 2016 |
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| J47 | 8 | "Yay Holidays!" | December 6, 2016 |
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| J48 | 9 | "Got Elk?" | December 20, 2016 |
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See also
References
- 1 2 Julianne McGourty (2011-11-21). "School Chefs Compete on "Chopped"". NBCUniversal, Inc. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Cynthia Littleton (2011-11-21). "Doing good at Thanksgiving". Variety. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Chou, Jessica. "The Best 'Chopped' Application You'll Read All Day". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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