Air date: 2012-06-04

Runtime: 44 min

Another 18 hopeful cook enter Hell's Kitchen to see if they can take the heat.

Air date: 2012-06-05

Runtime: 44 min

The teams face a challenge and a dinner service; a contestant is eliminated.

Air date: 2012-06-11

Runtime: 44 min

The challenge facing the 16 remaining chefs: prepare all-American fare for a group of special diners.

Air date: 2012-06-12

Runtime: 44 min

Challenges facing the 15 remaining chefs include preparing four different lamb dishes.

Air date: 2012-06-18

Runtime: 44 min

The contestants tackle Mexican cuisine in a challenge judged by executive chefs John Sedlar and Thomas Ortega.

Air date: 2012-06-19

Runtime: 44 min

Fashion and food mix when the contestants prepare a menu for designers that's inspired by high fashion. The winning group receive a new wardrobe, and the losing bunch must set up dinner service for a fashion show.

Air date: 2012-06-25

Runtime: 44 min

Conclusion. The runway-show dinner proves distracting for some contestants, while others succeed despite the pressure to time the service perfectly with the show.

Air date: 2012-06-26

Runtime: 44 min

Fighting champions Tito Ortiz and Sugar Ray Leonard offer inspiration to the contestants, whom chef Ramsay encourages to fight for their spots in the competition.

Air date: 2012-07-02

Runtime: 44 min

Part 1 of 2. The contestants compete at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas. Adding to the tension: A slot machine is used to determine the ingredients in the dishes.

Air date: 2012-07-03

Runtime: 44 min

Conclusion. Personal dramas distract some contestants from the dinner service while competing at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.

Air date: 2012-07-09

Runtime: 44 min

Three guest diners raise the stakes of a pressure-filled challenge which requires the chefs to think on their feet.

Air date: 2012-07-16

Runtime: 44 min

The chefs face off against competitive eater Joey Chestnut in a wing-eating competition and, later, take part in a blind taste test.

Air date: 2012-07-17

Runtime: 44 min

The teams create menus for dinner service, but the pressure proves too much for some chefs, provoking Chef Ramsay's ire.

Air date: 2012-07-23

Runtime: 44 min

The chefs are challenged to put a gourmet spin on traditional Southern dishes. Later, they work on their communication skills before an important dinner service.

Air date: 2012-07-24

Runtime: 44 min

The chefs are challenged to put a gourmet spin on traditional Southern dishes.

Air date: 2012-08-13

Runtime: 44 min

The final six chefs celebrate earning their new black jackets, but they quickly realize that the competition is getting more and more intense. Eager to see how the chefs measure up, Chef Ramsay brings back a team of former HELL’S KITCHEN runners-up to compete against the chefs in the ultimate dinner service showdown.

Air date: 2012-08-20

Runtime: 44 min

The chefs' abilities to teach are tested when they are challenged to instruct students to prepare recipes using only words for guidance.

Air date: 2012-08-27

Runtime: 44 min

The contestants lead teams of chefs to test their skills directing others in the kitchen.

Air date: 2012-09-04

Runtime: 44 min

Part 1 of 2. The two finalists are chosen and must create one last dinner-service menu, to be judged by a panel of world-renowned chefs.

Air date: 2012-09-10

Runtime: 44 min

Conclusion. The winner is named after the chefs prepare their final dinner service in the Season 10 finale.