Four amateur chefs arrive in the Chopped kitchen ready to give the judges an unforgettable Thanksgiving meal.

Four series champions are hungry for more as they return for a special Thanksgiving competition; they must deal with a shocking poultry product in the appetizer round, and the three who make it to the entree round get a big, bright orange surprise.

Martha Stewart joins the judging table for a competition with gorgeous garden goodies in every basket; greens and a sweet treat in the first round; squash is the meatiest find in the second basket; a puzzling dessert basket includes spinach.

The competing chefs are challenged to make delicious dishes from plant-based mystery basket ingredients; a crispy green makes an appearance in Round 2; tomato cookies are more than meets the eye in the dessert round.

The $50,000 Sweets Showdown continues with a preliminary battle that shines the spotlight on ice cream.

Four chefs are forced to get creative from the start when they find a kitschy, oddball cake and an unusual hybrid veggie in their appetizer baskets; an offal surprise and a fun fungus dish keep things interesting in Round 2; a key lime dessert.

The chefs gear up for an epic hot dog battle in a nonstop celebration of the phenomenal frankfurter and they discover a hot dog creation; a state fair treat with a twist awaits; an intriguing dessert basket contains the mysterious wieners in a quilt.

In the thrilling culmination of a five-part tournament, four dessert dynamos return to the kitchen in pursuit of the $50,000 prize, but the ultimate sugar high and the prestigious title of Chopped Grand Champion can only go to one extraordinary chef.

With their eyes on the Sweets Showdown $50,000 prize, four top-tier dessert chefs strive to bake their way into the judges' hearts in this all-cakes preliminary battle.

It's much ado about doughnuts in this exciting heat of the $50,000 Sweets Showdown.

Four chefs compete in a series of chocolate challenges; spicy booze and a book filled with bonbons; an oversize beverage meets a stinky cheese in the entree basket; the dessert basket features a can of something that could be cause for concern.

The chefs learn they must make appetizers that include ginger-like galangal and a trendy taco; miniature fruit and soft-shell crabs are two of the surprises; a pretty cake that reminds one judge of his childhood is in one basket.

In a Halloween-themed competition, the four chefs face ingredient baskets packed with a nod to horror movies, including a cringeworthy surprise in the appetizer basket and entree ingredients liver, fava beans and Chianti.

The chefs face baskets filled with incredible ingredients, including a strange pig part in the appetizer basket, a fuzzy vegetable in the second basket, and an oddly named sweet treat in the dessert round.

The chefs take on a melted cheese theme, including a decadent first basket, a fondue in the second basket and strange, colorful cheese snacks in the dessert basket.

Will sumac plus a super salty curve ball in the second basket leave the chefs wondering what to make; And eggs, fruit and sugar in the dessert basket should be relatively easy to work with.

Three original cast members from "The Brady Bunch" take on the role of judges and in all three rounds, the baskets feature ingredients inspired by the groovy show, including pork chops and applesauce.

Chefs must make appetizers using a delicate herb and a playful take on potatoes; chefs get a strange Italian street food in the entree basket; judges hope the Dutch baby pancake and sour plums in the dessert basket will spark creativity.

Three stars from "The Brady Bunch" serve as guest judges and share stories from their time as fictional siblings as the starstruck competitors use Hawaiian ingredients in a tribute to the Brady family's notorious vacation to the Aloha State.

The chefs battle it out to see who can build the most epic burger masterpieces; an old-school lunchbox favorite adds a bite of yummy, kitschy fun to the entree round, and a sweet challenge is in store for the two remaining chefs.

A beautiful rack of boar; s'mores and a delicate vegetable accompany a lean meat on the competitors' entree plates; a giant, sweet surprise in the dessert basket ensures that the final plates will be colorful and unusual.

Coming up with ideas for dishes using the mystery ingredients provided on "Chopped" can be difficult for adult chefs with years of experience, so imagine how difficult it is for young chefs on "Chopped Junior." In this version of the long-running franchise, children are tasked with making something out of mystery-basket ingredients that don't seem to go together. The usual "Chopped" judges are joined by celebrity guest judges to determine which kids advance after each round. The winning cook earns the same $10,000 prize that adults win on the main show. If things get a little too intense for the youngsters, host Ted Allen is there to comfort them and encourage them to keep going.

Bobby Flay is no stranger to culinary competitions, whether he's hosting ("Bobby's Dinner Battle") or competing ("Throwdown With Bobby Flay"). In this program he does both. Each half-hour episode begins with two chefs competing to create a dish using an ingredient chosen by Flay. The winner of that challenge -- as determined by a special guest judge -- goes to the second round, in which he or she does battle against chef Flay. To make things a little more fair, the challenger has an advantage by being able to prepare a signature dish that is unknown to Bobby until the start of the round. Once he learns what the dish is, Flay must immediately come up with his own version. A panel determines the winner of the second round through a blind taste test. Food Network regulars Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell and Giada De Laurentiis are among the judges appearing on the show.

American favorite "Chopped" heads north of the border to Canada with a familiar format and new host, actor and Toronto native Dean McDermott, perhaps best known as co-star of the "Tori & Dean" reality TV franchise. Each episode of "Chopped Canada" challenges four professional chefs to turn boxes of mystery ingredients into a three-course meal in a race against the clock. Each course serves as its own round in the competition, and the chef with the least-successful dish -- as determined by a panel of judges -- is eliminated after each round. The chef who comes out on top following the dessert round wins $10,000 and the title of "Chopped Canada" champion.

Based upon the format of the original Japanese version of "Iron Chef," the series features a Kitchen Stadium filled with culinary equipment. At the beginning of the episode, an outside challenger chooses one of Kitchen Stadium's resident chefs to compete against. Then the host unveils a "secret ingredient," which the competing chefs must incorporate into each dish they create.

Sixteen of the country's best amateur cooks compete for the title of America's Best Cook.

Chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from kitchen zeros to kitchen heroes.

"Cutthroat Kitchen" isn't a typical cooking competition. A player, in addition to being a good chef, must be able to outwit and, at times, sabotage opponents to win. Each episode features four people vying in three rounds to win up to $25,000 cash. At the beginning, $100,000 is split evenly among the players to spend however they wish during the game. The chefs spend the money at auctions to get things that could help them -- like buying exclusive use of salt -- or hinder their opponents -- like prohibiting them from tasting a recipe in progress. Each round eliminates one chef, until there is a winner. Although the competitors want to make purchases at auction to improve the chances of winning, they don't want to spend too much; the amount remaining in the winner's bank determines the ultimate prize. Some special tournaments -- usually seasonally themed -- stretch across multiple episodes and offer higher amounts of money. Alton Brown hosts.

Eight innovative grillers, all less than 13, undergo six weeks of competition at the BBQ Ranch.

Competition to become the host of a cooking show.