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Entertainment Now | September 23 - 29, 2023 20 | By Caroline Collacutt TV Media S uperstar chef Gordon Ram- say is adding an old-favor- ite dish to Fox's fall menu as "Kitchen Nightmares" returns with its highly anticipated eighth season after a decade-long hiatus. New episodes premiere Monday, Sept. 25, on Fox. The network is no stranger to Ramsay's distinct – now practical- ly trademarked – in-your-face, abrupt and (sometimes) devastat- ingly honest critiques, as Fox is currently home to four other shows hosted by the celebrity chef: "Next Level Chef," "Mas- terChef," "MasterChef Jr." and "Hell's Kitchen," which is slated to return with its 22nd season – dubbed "Hell's Kitchen: American Dream" – on Thursday, Sept. 28 (also on Fox). His most popular (and per- haps most quoted) series – "Kitchen Nightmares" – first aired in the U.K. as "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" before making its debut on Fox in 2007. The series ran for nearly 100 epi- sodes before concluding in 2014, much to viewers' dismay. Later, in 2017, Ramsay told the Daily News: "Yes, it was wrong to pull my own show off air. ... The biggest demand over the last four years is for 'Kitchen Nightmares'" Hungry fans have been waiting since then for word of the show's potential return. Now, with Season 8 around the corner, Fox has shared an updated synopsis for the series: "Chef Gor- don Ramsay hits the road to help struggling restaurants all over the United States turn their luck around. Ramsay examines the problems each establishment fac- es, from unsanitary refrigerators to lazy or inexperienced staff, and searches for resolutions. With help from his team, Ramsay re- decorates each eatery to give it a fresh new look and updates the menu as needed. Ramsay's ulti- mate goal is to make the restau- rants he visits popular and profit- able, but it's up to the restaura- teurs to take his advice and turn their business nightmare into the American dream." In each episode, Ramsay gives himself, restaurant owners and the rest of their team one week to turn their failing restaurant into spick-and-span, neatly op- erating (and with any luck, deli- cious) businesses. Originally produced by ITV Studios (now known as ITV America), the series will now be produced by Gordon's very own Studio Ramsay Global – and the more Gordon Ramsay, the better. With more insults, code viola- tions and stomach-churning dishes, "Kitchen Nightmares" returns to Fox, Monday, Sept. 25. 'Kitchen Nightmares' returns for Season 8 after ten-year hiatus Gordon Ramsay in "Kitchen Nightmares" Saturday 4:00 p.m. (WTTW) Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 5:00 p.m. (WTTW) Pati's Mexican Table 5:30 p.m. (WTTW) Check, Please! 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship Sunday 4:00 p.m. (WIPB) Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board 5:00 p.m. (HIST) The Food That Built America 6:00 p.m. (HIST) The Food That Built America 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Wars 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Wars Monday 4:00 p.m. (WTTW) Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 4:30 p.m. (WTTW) America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Haunted Gingerbread Showdown 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship 8:00 p.m. (WFFT) (WXIN) Kitchen Nightmares (FOOD) Kids Baking Championship 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship Tuesday 4:00 p.m. (WTTW) Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 4:30 p.m. (WFYI) Steven Raichlen's Project Fire 5:00 p.m. (WFYI) Pati's Mexican Table (WIPB) La Frontera With Pati Jinich 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 8:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped Wednesday 4:00 p.m. (WTTW) Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 4:30 p.m. (WTTW) America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games Thursday 4:00 p.m. (WFYI) Sara's Weeknight Meals (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship 4:30 p.m. (WFYI) Moveable Feast With Relish 5:00 p.m. (WFYI) Joanne Weir's Plates and Places (FOOD) Halloween Baking Championship 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 8:00 p.m. (WFFT) (WXIN) Hell's Kitchen 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 9:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat Friday 4:00 p.m. (WTTW) Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television 4:30 p.m. (WTTW) America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 5:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 9:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Cooking this Week