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Worst Cooks in America: Season 10

10 episodes Premiered Jan 1, 2017 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on Worst Cooks in America

Season 10 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Worst Cooks in America Season 9.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 10 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 10: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S10·E1 Mytharc

A Decade of Dish-Asters

Jan 1, 2017

The new recruits enter boot camp with dreams of becoming great chefs, but their dreams become nightmares when they see photos of their culinary failures mounted on their stations.

S10·E2 Core

Frozen Freak Out

Jan 8, 2017

Mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray help the recruits break out of their shell by starting with the most important meal of the day: breakfast. First, the teams get cracking in a g

S10·E3 Core

All Aboard!

Jan 15, 2017

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray teach the recruits all about flavor, starting with a skill drill that puts their tongues and taste buds to the test. For the main dish challenge, the r

S10·E4 Core

Fish Freak Out

Jan 22, 2017

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray are replaced with two surprise culinary giants who don't "kid" around as they mentor the recruits through the skill drill of making unconventional pizz

S10·E5 Core

All Fun and Game Day

Jan 29, 2017

Competition is in the air as the recruits enter boot camp to see that it has been transformed into a game day arena. They must put their culinary knowledge to the test in a game of

S10·E6 Core

The Proof Is in the Pudding

Feb 5, 2017

A special guest mentor teaches the recruits the art of making a decadent chocolate dessert for Valentine's Day; the winner receives a special advantage in the main dish challenge,

S10·E7 Core

Facing Your Fears

Feb 12, 2017

The recruits must create a dish with both their least favorite ingredient, as well as a more obscure ingredient, under the mentorship of Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray; the chefs mus

S10·E8 Core

Mardi Gras Mad

Feb 19, 2017 · 60 min

The chefs learn how to tackle New Orleans cuisine; the recruits must work as a team to fill in the missing words on a recipe that they then have to execute; the recruits must indiv

S10·E9 Mytharc

The Reason You're Here

Feb 26, 2017

In order to demonstrate how well they have learned cooking skills and techniques over the last nine weeks, the final four recruits step into their mentor's shoes and direct Anne Bu

S10·E10 Mytharc

A Fine Finale

Mar 5, 2017

The final two recruits face their last challenge: to prepare a three-course, restaurant-quality meal for a panel of culinary experts. Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray will help coach t

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