Crime Scene Kitchen | |
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Presented by | Joel McHale |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | May 26, 2021 present | –
Crime Scene Kitchen is an American reality television series that premiered on Fox on May 26, 2021. The series is hosted by Joel McHale with Yolanda Gampp and Curtis Stone serving as judges.
In May 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in June 2023. In March 2024, the series was renewed for a third season. [1]
In each episode, teams of two bakers are tasked with deducing the type of dessert that was prepared in a kitchen by inspecting the state of its tools, food remnants, and other evidence such as written clues. They are then asked to re-create the desserts identified, from scratch. The judges evaluate each team's dish based first on accuracy in re-creation, while overall quality is considered as a secondary factor.
Each episode consists of two rounds. In the first season, the first round is the "Dessert Round" in which the winners receive an extra hint during the second round. In the second season, the first round is the "Safety Bake" in which the winners are exempt from the second round and safe from elimination. The second round is known as the "Showpiece Round" in season one and the "Elimination Bake" in season two. The worst-performing team in the second round is eliminated from the competition.
Each season features twelve teams, initially divided into two groups of six. In the second season, the groupings were based on the bakers' backgrounds, pitting self-taught bakers against those who are classically trained. Each of the first six episodes of each season features only one group, alternating until three teams have been eliminated from each group. Thereafter, all remaining teams compete simultaneously. Thus, no more than six teams compete at once.
On April 7, 2021, it was announced that Fox had ordered Crime Scene Kitchen, with Joel McHale as host, who also serves as an executive producer. Yolanda Gampp and Curtis Stone serve as judges for the series. [2] [3] [4] The series premiered on May 26, 2021. [5] [6]
On May 16, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, [7] [8] which premiered on June 5, 2023, [9] after originally being planned to premiere on May 22, 2023. [10]
Team [11] | Relation | Episodes | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Group A | Group B | A | B | A | B | |||||
Luis & Natalie | Friends | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE† | WINNERS | |||
Cathy & Thomas | Mother & son | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | RISK† | WIN | RUNNERS-UP | |||
Lorie & Jason | Husband & wife | SAFE† | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNERS-UP | |||
Leslie & Emma | Mother & daughter | WIN | SAFE | SAFE† | SAFE | RISK | ELIM | |||
Erinn & Amanda | Military veterans | SAFE | SAFE | RISK† | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Cory & Donte | Best friends | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | ELIM | |||||
Shania & Hope | Best friends | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
Jay & Thuy-Linh | Culinary school friends | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
Rebecca & Jean | Mother & daughter | RISK | ELIM | |||||||
Carolyn & Caroline | Mother & daughter | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Natasha & Anthony | Friends | ELIM | ||||||||
Nathan & Anthony | Best friends | ELIM |
†The team won the first round and received an extra hint for the Showpiece Round.
Team [12] | Relation | Episodes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
ST [a] | CT [b] | ST | CT | ST | CT | ||||||
Amber & Yassmeen | Friends | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNERS | |||
Laissa & Camille | Friends | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RUNNERS-UP | |||
T & Fadi | Friends | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNERS-UP | |||
Kristy & Tarsha | Mother & daughter | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Steph & Cherry | Friends | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Sherry & Sally | Twin sisters | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
Ricky & DJ | Friends | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Kathleen & Hannah | Friends | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Bob & Vikki | Husband & wife | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Torre & Michelle | Husband & wife | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Christina & Jenae | Friends | ELIM | |||||||||
Donovan & Dayveion | Stepbrothers | ELIM |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 9 | May 26, 2021 | July 21, 2021 | |
2 | 10 | June 5, 2023 | August 14, 2023 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [13] [14] | Guest Judge | Original air date [13] [14] |
Prod. code [13] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Premiere" | N/A | May 26, 2021 | CSK-101 | 2.35 [15] |
2 | 2 | "Meet the Competition" | N/A | June 2, 2021 | CSK-102 | 1.89 [16] |
3 | 3 | "Just Desserts" | Cheryl Hines | June 9, 2021 | CSK-103 | 1.74 [17] |
4 | 4 | "Decisions, Decisions" | N/A | June 16, 2021 | CSK-104 | 1.63 [18] |
5 | 5 | "Rock and Roll" | Kelly Osbourne | June 23, 2021 | CSK-105 | 1.83 [19] |
6 | 6 | "Red, White and Clue" | Aarón Sanchez | June 30, 2021 | CSK-106 | 1.86 [20] |
7 | 7 | "The Rise and Fall" | N/A | July 7, 2021 | CSK-107 | 1.89 [21] |
8 | 8 | "Fight Until the Batter End" | Ken Jeong | July 14, 2021 | CSK-108 | 1.83 [22] |
9 | 9 | "Finale" | N/A | July 21, 2021 | CSK-109 | 1.63 [23] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [13] [24] | Guest Judge | Original air date [13] [24] |
Prod. code [13] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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10 | 1 | "Premiere: Welcome Self-Taught Bakers" | N/A | June 5, 2023 | CSK-201 | 1.17 [25] |
11 | 2 | "Meet the Classically-Trained Competition" | N/A | June 12, 2023 | CSK-202 | 1.02 [26] |
12 | 3 | "Self-Taught: Not So Simple" | N/A | June 19, 2023 | CSK-203 | 1.00 [27] |
13 | 4 | "Classically-Trained: Going Plum Crazy" | N/A | June 26, 2023 | CSK-204 | 1.09 [28] |
14 | 5 | "Self-Taught: Follow the Clues" | NeNe Leakes | July 10, 2023 | CSK-205 | 1.04 [29] |
15 | 6 | "Classically-Trained: Easy as Pie" | N/A | July 17, 2023 | CSK-206 | 1.16 [30] |
16 | 7 | "The Merge: A Total Crêpe Shoot" | Martina McBride | July 24, 2023 | CSK-207 | 1.15 [31] |
17 | 8 | "The Quarterfinals: A Sticky Situation" | Richard Blais | July 31, 2023 | CSK-208 | 1.20 [32] |
18 | 9 | "The Semifinals: It's All in the Details" | Dwight Howard | August 7, 2023 | CSK-209 | 1.03 [33] |
19 | 10 | "The Finale: I Need a Drink!" | N/A | August 14, 2023 | CSK-210 | 1.01 [34] |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot ( ET) |
Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
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1 | "Premiere" | May 26, 2021 | Wednesday 9:02 p.m. | 0.6/4 | 2.35 | 0.2 | 0.83 | 0.9 | 3.18 | [15] [35] |
2 | "Meet the Competition" | June 2, 2021 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.5/3 | 1.89 | 0.1 | 0.54 | 0.6 | 2.43 | [16] [36] |
3 | "Just Desserts" | June 9, 2021 | 0.5/3 | 1.74 | 0.2 | 0.66 | 0.6 | 2.40 | [17] [37] | |
4 | "Decisions, Decisions" | June 16, 2021 | 0.4/3 | 1.63 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 0.5 | 2.22 | [18] [38] | |
5 | "Rock and Roll" | June 23, 2021 | 0.5/3 | 1.83 | 0.1 | 0.59 | 0.6 | 2.42 | [19] [39] | |
6 | "Red, White and Clue" | June 30, 2021 | 0.5/3 | 1.86 | 0.1 | 0.63 | 0.6 | 2.48 | [20] [40] | |
7 | "The Rise and Fall" | July 7, 2021 | Wednesday 9:01 p.m. | 0.5/3 | 1.89 | 0.2 | 0.70 | 0.6 | 2.58 | [21] [41] |
8 | "Fight Until the Batter End" | July 14, 2021 | 0.4/3 | 1.83 | 0.2 | 0.71 | 0.6 | 2.54 | [22] [42] | |
9 | "Finale" | July 21, 2021 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4/3 | 1.63 | 0.2 | 0.72 | 0.5 | 2.35 | [23] [43] |
No. | Title | Air date |
Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
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1 | "Premiere: Welcome Self-Taught Bakers" | June 5, 2023 | 0.2/3 | 1.17 | [25] |
2 | "Meet the Classically-Trained Competition" | June 12, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.02 | [26] |
3 | "Self-Taught: Not So Simple" | June 19, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.00 | [27] |
4 | "Classically-Trained: Going Plum Crazy" | June 26, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.09 | [28] |
5 | "Self-Taught: Follow the Clues" | July 10, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.04 | [29] |
6 | "Classically-Trained: Easy as Pie" | July 17, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.16 | [30] |
7 | "The Merge: A Total Crêpe Shoot" | July 24, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.15 | [31] |
8 | "The Quarterfinals: A Sticky Situation" | July 31, 2023 | 0.2/3 | 1.20 | [32] |
9 | "The Semifinals: It's All in the Details" | August 7, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.03 | [33] |
10 | "The Finale: I Need a Drink!" | August 14, 2023 | 0.2/2 | 1.01 | [34] |