Hell's Kitchen (U.S. Season 1)

Hell's Kitchen (U.S. Season 1)

This article contains contestant information and episode summaries from Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen. Season 1 aired starting on May 30, 2005 and concluded on August 1, 2005.

The show was taped in Los Angeles at KCOP, in a converted former television broadcast facility that previously hosted shows such as The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough in the late '70s to the mid '80s.

Read more about Hell's Kitchen (U.S. Season 1):  Contestants, Contestant Progress, Episodes

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