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100 Cooks

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Series Overview

It is the biggest home cook competition of all time. Actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews hosts as 100 of America's elite home cooks enter the stadium kitchen arena where they will be challenged to the most unpredictable, professional-chef level cooking competition ever. As the competition begins, chefs are selected at random to come to the floor to compete while the "Challenge Mixer" dictates the challenges they will face ranging from fast-paced trivia contests to 30-minute do-or-die cooking battles. Top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and chef and NYT best-selling cookbook author Alex Guarnaschelli are the judges that determine who stays and who goes. Each round's winner will be given a chance to take the cash or add it to the ever-growing grand prize pot, which starts at $100,000...so as the number of cooks goes down, the grand prize goes up.

Broadcast Schedule & Network Information

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Returning SeriesIn ProductionReality
Original Network
Food Network
Episodes & Seasons

1 Season • 9 Episodes

Air Date Window

2026 – Present

Premiered: Sun, Jun 7, 2026

Created By

Creative Production Team

Latest Aired Episode

Aired: Sun, Jul 19, 2026

Season 1, Episode 9: “8 Cooks Down to 1”

Host Terry Crews welcomes the final 8 home cooks to the finale of the most unpredictable cooking competition.

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What is 100 Cooks about?

It is the biggest home cook competition of all time. Actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews hosts as 100 of America's elite home cooks enter the stadium kitchen arena where they will be challenged to the most unpredictable, professional-chef level cooking competition ever. As the competition begins, chefs are selected at random to come to the floor to compete while the "Challenge Mixer" dictates the challenges they will face ranging from fast-paced trivia contests to 30-minute do-or-die cooking battles. Top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and chef and NYT best-selling cookbook author Alex Guarnaschelli are the judges that determine who stays and who goes. Each round's winner will be given a chance to take the cash or add it to the ever-growing grand prize pot, which starts at $100,000...so as the number of cooks goes down, the grand prize goes up.

How many seasons does 100 Cooks have?

100 Cooks comprises 1 season available to explore.

Who stars in 100 Cooks?

Key cast members in 100 Cooks include Terry Crews, Nick DiGiovanni, Alex Guarnaschelli.

Who created or directed 100 Cooks?

100 Cooks was developed and directed by Not specified.