Season
- Season 28 2025-01-05
- Season 27 2024-01-07
- Season 26 2023-08-06
- Season 25 2023-01-01
- Season 24 2022-04-24
- Season 23 2022-01-05
- Season 22 2021-04-25
- Season 21 2021-01-03
- Season 20 2020-06-21
- Season 19 2020-05-10
- Season 18 2020-01-05
- Season 17 2019-08-04
- Season 16 2019-04-21
- Season 15 2019-01-06
- Season 14 2018-08-13
- Season 13 2018-04-15
- Season 12 2018-01-07
- Season 11 2017-08-23
- Season 10 2017-01-01
- Season 9 2016-09-14
- Season 8 2016-01-03
- Season 7 2015-09-23
- Season 6 2015-01-04
- Season 5 2014-02-17
- Season 4 2013-02-17
- Season 3 2012-02-12
- Season 2 2011-01-02
- Season 1 2010-01-03
- Season 0
Worst Cooks in America Season 5 Scratching the Surface
12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.
