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Now that our clocks have jumped forward an hour, Fox is gearing up for warmer weather by announcing premiere dates for three of its summer reality staples.

'So You Think You Can Dance' will bow first, with its eighth season debuting on Thursday, May 26, and continuing on Wednesday, June 1, before settling into its permanent time slot the following day. The dancing competition will be paired with repeats of Fox's musical hit, 'Glee' (how appropriate).

Tuesdays will house a one-two punch of cooking competition, with last August's amateur chef competition 'Masterchef' premiering Mon., June 6 and running in its permanent Tuesday at 8PM time slot starting June 7. On July 19, Gordon Ramsay's other cooking-related reality series, 'Hell's Kitchen,' will debut its ninth season at 9PM.

Get ready for more bleeping Gordon Ramsay! Fox has renewed 'Hell's Kitchen' for not just one but two more seasons.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the cooking competition will begin production on seasons 9 and 10 in April. Look for new episodes to debut in the late summer.

"The thing about 'Hell's Kitchen' is you can put it anywhere -- spring summer fall, opposite 'Modern Family' and 'Survivor,'" 'Hell's Kitchen' executive producer Arthur Smith told EW. "It's very satisfying to see what people think of a food show is that broad based."

On the season 8 finale of 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 9PM ET on FOX), Russell Kook and Nona Sivley competed at LA Market, with former contestants serving as kitchen and wait staff. The winner (of Gordon Ramsay's choosing, of course) would become head chef at the restaurant, as well as a spokesperson for Rosemount Estate Wines.

Kook and Sivley each stood in front of a door, and the door that opened would reveal the winner. Ramsay counted to three...

In last week's episode, Gordon Ramsay gave Jillian an encouraging pep talk. Maybe she reminds the celebrity chef of himself back in the day. Jillian sure has his mouth.

"I wanted to throw like a [beep] hot pan at Trev's head. Stop making me look bad -- do your job!" she says on 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 9PM ET on FOX). She and Gordon both scold Trev. Gordon tells Jillian, "Now, yeah, you know how it feels standing here." She agrees, "It [beep] sucks!"

Unsurprisingly, Gordon sends Trev home. But Jillian doesn't make the finals, either.

Has Gordon Ramsay started popping happy pills? The chef recently noticed that contestant Jillian Flathers has lacked confidence in the last two dinner-service competitions on 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 9PM ET on FOX). He calls her into his office... for a pep talk (!?).

"You are a strong, determined girl with a great future, but you've gotta stop beating yourself up at the first mistake," Ramsay tells her. "You've got to learn to fight back. You've got to find that inner strength that you can be as good as anyone that's in 'Hell's Kitchen' currently." Wow.

Dinner service began two hours ago, and the 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 9PM ET on FOX) contestants still aren't organized enough to deliver a decent meal. Gordon Ramsay warns that the next mistake will cost all of them. When the angry chef discovers Russell's rib-eye steak is "raw in the center," he goes ballistic.

"Russell, stop. I can't take any more ... I can't do it any more! It's not fair on [beep] me, but it's not fair on them!" he yells, pointing to the diners watching on the other side of the glass. "F--- off! Get out!!" He continues to scream profanities at the six chefs as they leave the kitchen, and throws undercooked steak at one of them.

Those in the mood for a standard Gordon Ramsay rampage got two of them on 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 8PM ET on FOX). Gail and Vinny each worked their team's fish station -- and each failed miserably.


On the Red Team, Gail's seventh attempt at a lobster capellini sent Ramsay over the edge. Of the raw pasta, he said, "It's standing up straight. It's like a [beep] thong left over from a [beep] night out in Vegas!"

As the bottom two contestants, Gail and Vinny stood looking defeated and nervous. After a fake-out with the chef's jacket, Ramsay chose Gail to stay in his kitchen.

All season long, 'Hell's Kitchen' has focused on the battle of the sexes. But tonight (Wed., 8PM ET on Fox), the men vs. women warfare was even more pronounced. Things got out of hand ... leading to some major drama.

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The all-female Red Team now has a token guy in their midst: Trev McGrath. Trev has a lot of confidence in his own cooking skills. Which is strange, since he messes up all the time. As part of this week's challenge, Trev served up some disgusting gnocchi.

Sometimes, you can win and yet still lose. That's certainly what took place on the latest 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed., 8PM ET on Fox). In what was basically an unprecedented move, a player from the winning team was kicked off, even though he should have had immunity. It should have never happened -- except that the player in question was equally despised by host Gordon Ramsay and by his fellow cooks. (Also, the dude tried to hide in a refrigerator, which certainly didn't help.)

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The first challenge on the show was to make breakfast for 50 EMTs -- nothing too difficult, though. All the chefs had to do was cook up some omelets and scrambled eggs. Stunningly, they managed to screw up this simple task. Jeez! How hard is it to make scrambled eggs? You're just beating up eggs and milk in a skillet and adding some salt and pepper. Nonetheless, things did not go smoothly. And the worst offender was Raj Brandston -- who had not managed to distinguish himself this season. (Basically, he's best known for getting drunk and randomly performing karate.)

If the contestants were hoping they might see a kinder and gentler Gordon Ramsay on the new season of 'Hell's Kitchen' (Wed. 8PM on FOX), they were sorely mistaken. Even if he had intended to try and be nicer, which is unlikely considering how we like our Chef Ramsay here in the States, they rendered that impossible with "the worst ever opening in Hell's Kitchen," according to Ramsay.

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Two hours into the opening service, not a single entree had left the kitchen and the guests started understandably walking out. When Ramsay was made aware of the situation, it was time to address the teams.

Hot on the heels of the 'Hell's Kitchen' season 7 finale, Fox has revealed the season 8 cast.

Chef Gordon Ramsay has a lot in store for the new contestants. This season will features challenges such as catering a high school prom, introducing sushi to the kitchen and celebrating the show's 100th episode with a black tie dinner.

Want to find out who'll be competing for the top prize, head chef at L.A. Market? Read on!

How many TV shows does Gordon Ramsay appear on, anyway? We count four, but maybe we've missed some? ... There's 'Hell's Kitchen,' 'MasterChef,' 'Kitchen Nightmares,' and now -- 'Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape' (Thu., 9PM ET on BBC America). On this new series, Ramsay takes a break from yelling at people in kitchens, in order to explore the home of his favorite cuisine. And the country he heads to is: India.

Now, India isn't necessarily the most relaxing place for a vacation, per se. But it is an amazing country, with a long history and an incredible culture. And as a special bonus, Ramsay shows that he can curse just as much in India as anywhere else.

Well, it's time to get down to it. All good reality shows must come to an end. So, on 'Hell's Kitchen' (Tue., 8PM ET on Fox), we finally learn who is the winner of the entire series. It comes down to a battle between Jay and Holli. Only one can survive. And your winner is ...

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... Oh, wait. Let's not reveal that yet. Host Gordon Ramsay makes the two final contestants open a door. And that door leads to success -- or, at least, it leads to victory on the show and a new job working for Gordon in London.

Here is what Jay has to say, while he turns the door handle: "This is monumentally life-changing."

Here is what Holli has to say: "This is your whole entire future, right in front of you."

And your winner is ...

Well, it's all over except for the crying (and there's some of that taking place as well). Tonight, on 'Hell's Kitchen' (Tue., 8PM ET on Fox), we had four contestants left. But only two could make it to the finals. That's a 50% chance for everyone.

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And our winners are ... Jay and Holli! So, Autumn and Ben are kicked off. But formerly tough-guy host Gordon Ramsay has been having some weird trouble of late -- as in, he's been acting nice. Ramsay seems like he's tearing up for a second when he has to kick Autumn off; but then he recovers. Gosh.

At any rate, the two competitors for the finals are Jay and Holli. It's time to begin sharpening the knives. Each will get a chance to cook a perfect meal and win the entire contest. So ... are you dudes on Team Jay or Team Holli?

What would be the most amazing thing that could happen on 'Hell's Kitchen'? Well, that would probably have to be an episode of the show where chef Gordon Ramsay doesn't hyperventilate and scream at everyone. And amazingly, that's exactly what happened tonight (Tue., 8PM ET on Fox).

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The final four contestants worked well together, and didn't have a single dish sent back during dinner service. Chef Ramsay had nothing but praise for them. (Admittedly, he was still sort of shouting his praise at the cooks, but still -- that's about as close as he gets to being "nice," so we'll take it.)

"Well done, everybody," Ramsay said. "THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR." (Note the slight, um, reversion to yelling there.)

The players couldn't believe that they were getting kind words from Ramsay. " ... Really?" contestant Holli said.