Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 4
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen was cast in October 2007, and began airing on the Fox Network starting on April 1, 2008. The show was originally planned to air later in the season but instead was aired as a replacement for shows that were affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Episode 5 of season 4 garnered the highest viewership in the show's history at 11.94 million viewers.
| Hell's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Christina Machamer |
| Runner-up | Louis Petrozza |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 1 – July 8, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
Culinary student Christina Machamer won the season and was awarded a "senior sous chef" position with a $250,000 salary at the Gordon Ramsay at The London restaurant in The London West Hollywood hotel – not an executive chef position as mentioned in show-related publicity and press releases. The London West Hollywood restaurant opened on May 27, 2008, while the series was still airing.