Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 9) Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 9) Season 9 of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" premiered on July 18, 2011, on Fox and concluded on September 19, 2011, with a two-hour season finale. Jr. sous-chef Paul Niedermann won the season and was awarded a "head chef" position at BLT Steak in New York City, New York. Gordon Ramsay returned as head chef, as Scott Leibfried and Andi van Willigan remained as sous chefs, as did James Lukanik as the maître d'. The entire season took about six weeks to film. It also saw the show return to its original
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares this show, titled "Kitchen Nightmares", debuted September 19 2007 on Fox. It is broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 as "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA". Its run ended on September 12, 2014. In October 2009 Ramsay announced that after his four-year contract expired in 2011 he would not continue with "Kitchen Nightmares" and would instead work on his other shows. In June 2014, however, Ramsay announced that the UK version would return for four episodes after a seven-year hiatus. The show has won BAFTA and Emmy awards. A one-off special entitled "Ramsay's Great British Nightmare" aired on Channel 4 on