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Chopped

2009TV-G64 seasons6.4 / 10

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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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

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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Episode 1

Dream'n of Redeem'n

42m

Past runners-up return in a quest to redeem themselves. They must use a pungent English condiment in their appetizers; cookies and fish in their entrées; and blueberry jelly beans in their desserts.

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Episode 2

Wok This Way

42m

The chefs must incorporate trout and white chocolate in their appetizers; whole coconuts in entrées; and two Japanese ingredients in their desserts..

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Episode 3

Squashed

42m

Four female chefs compete. Featured ingredients include kabocha squash and sardines.

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Episode 4

$50,000 Tournament: Round One

42m

Bring on the Champions for the $50,000 prize! Four previous winners return to compete in the first leg of an extraordinary, five-part Chopped event. A repeat win gets a berth in the Grand Finale competition with $50,000 at stake! But when the champs discover Rocky Mountain oysters in the appetizer basket, things get off to a bumpy start.

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Episode 5

$50,000 Tournament: Round Two

42m

Ready to repeat?! Four new returning champs compete for one of the prized spots in the $50,000 Grand Finale fight. Feeling the pressure of this potentially life-changing opportunity, the chefs set off with record speed and exceptional confidence. But the judges must debate whose catfish appetizer will get one champ chopped.

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Episode 6

$50,000 Tournament: Round Three

42m

Four previously unbeatable chefs compete to see who will win the chance to return to fight for $50,000! But in the appetizer round, will the sweetbreads be the not-so-sweet surprise that unhinges a proven champ?

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Episode 7

$50,000 Tournament: Round Four

42m

One spot left!! Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. With their minds on the $50,000 grand prize, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find something fishy and something fizzy.

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Episode 8

$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale

42m

Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion? Four tenacious repeat winners fight it out for the three-peat and the biggest cash prize in Chopped history! Ready for anything, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find an over-sized sea creature and a scoop-shop treat. Then a wild combination in the entrée basket makes an intense round even more outrageously difficult. And when the two remaining champions find champagne in their baskets, just whose victory the judges will be toasting is the $50,000 question.

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Episode 9

Spouting Off

42m

A chef spills beer during the appetizer round; the entrée round features an ancient grain; and global ingredients are used for the desserts.

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Episode 10

When Octopuses Attack

42m

The chefs must use octopus in their appetizers; flank steak and granola bars in their entrées; and Greek and Japanese ingredients in their desserts.

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Episode 11

Fright Bites

42m

A Halloween-theme challenge has the chefs cooking with creepy ingredients, including a very daunting piece of meat.

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Episode 12

Cornuchopia

42m

The chefs must make a Thanksgiving meal, using assorted cheeses, a bitter vegetable, mushrooms and a Chinese condiment.

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Episode 13

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block

42mfinale

Holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Chopped

Cast

Ted AllenSelf - Host
Geoffrey ZakarianHimself - Judge
Marc MurphySelf - Judge
Chris SantosHimself - Judge
Alex GuarnaschelliSelf - Judge
Aarón SánchezSelf - Judge
Scott ConantHimself - Judge
Ron Ben-IsraelHimself - Judge

Credits

Created by
Michael Krupat, Dave Noll, Linda Lea

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
816
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Food NetworkUnited States
  • Notional

Themes

cooking competition