Chopped Season 9

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, Chopped Season 9 is available on and right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 64 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for the format — it delivers exactly what it promises. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Chopped Season 9 is worth clearing space for. Chopped Season 9 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. Season 9 of Chopped includes 13 episodes. It aired from August 2011 to December 2011. This season stars Ted Allen. Ted Allen leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. What keeps Chopped Season 9 from feeling stale is a production that knows when to get out of the way. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Chopped Season 9 is impossible to watch casually — expect strong opinions. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The production understands its own premise and executes on it without apology. If you have enjoyed similar formats before, this is one of the stronger examples of what the genre can do.

🎬 Chopped Season 9 — Episode Guide

Champions' Tournament: Part 1

2011-08-30

Welcome back, champs! Four Chopped heroes return to action to see who can go up against the very best and win again. But this time, time becomes a very big challenge in the first round. Then with the sting of the judges' harsh criticisms fresh on their minds, the competitors face stinging nettles an...

Champions' Tournament: Part 2

2011-09-06

Four returning winners fight for a spot in the $50,000 grand finale competition. In the first round a pre-made breakfast food prevents some of the competitors from being as creative as they should, and presentation flaws plague the champs. The remaining competitors are left trying to figure out what...

Champions' Tournament: Part 3

2011-09-13

With only two spots remaining in the $50,000 Chopped Champions Grand Finale competition, four champs attempt to elbow their way to victory. In the appetizer round, the chefs are unsure how to treat a pretty fruit and a succulent seafood product. Whose choices will leave the judges impressed? Then th...

Champions' Tournament: Part 4

2011-09-20

Four returning winners fight for the last remaining spot in the Chopped Champions Grand Finale! The heat is on when the chefs discover hot cross buns and a shocking meat in the appetizer basket. Then in the entrée round, will anyone make a wreck of the wreck fish? And the last two chefs must make de...

Champions' Tournament: Grand Finale

2011-09-27

This is it! The $50,000 Chopped Champions Grand Finale! Only one two-time champ can become a "three-peater" and claim the prize. The chefs think they've caught a break when they find catfish in the first basket, but will the cherry soda sink them? Then in the entrée round, the chefs face a little pi...

Time & Space

2011-10-04

Can openers are in order for the opening round, when the chefs find a shocker of a protein in the basket. Then the remaining competitors blast into the entrée round to find astronaut ice cream. But will the mission go awry for one chef after he asks a competitor for a generous favor? And a gritty gr...

Everything's Rosy

2011-10-11

A seafood surprise in the mystery basket plus four distinct cooking styles keep things lively in the appetizer round. And things take a rosy turn in the entrée round, with edible flowers in the basket. But when one chef attempts to create something very special using the flowers, will he get it on t...

Make a Splash!

2011-10-25

With sea urchin and cranberry juice in the first basket, the chefs have to dive deep to try to imagine and then create the perfect appetizers. Then in the entrée round, can canned fruit and pork hock come together well on the plates? The three remaining competitors try to make it work when they deli...

One in a Hundred

2011-11-01

The first round has the competitors combining a sweet bread and a scrumptious melon. And the chefs tell the judges about their very different reasons for wanting to win. Then in the entrée round, not used to working with almonds in their unripened, fuzzy form, the remaining chefs struggle to make th...

E10

Blood Orange Sorbet, Sweat, & Tears

2011-11-08

The chefs hope that their breakfast sausage appetizer will awaken the judges' senses. And as he explains why he loves to cook, one competitor breaks down. Then in the second round, a frozen dessert puts a chill in the chefs' plans to create delicious fish entrees. And the finalists must make sweet f...

E11

Class Acts

2011-11-22

Class is in session in the Chopped kitchen! Four school cafeteria chefs compete to raise awareness about the importance of good meals for kids. With White House chef Sam Kass as a guest judge, the ladies seek to make a big impression with their first dishes, made with dill pickles and canned tuna. T...

E12

Yakety Yak, Yak, Yak

2011-11-29

The appetizer basket is packed with sardines, rice cakes and an unusual fruit, but self-confidence may prove to be the most valuable ingredient for the chefs. In the entrée round the competitors have to take yak and dried shrimp and design a delicious main course. Then with $10,000 on the line and c...

E13

Duck for Dinner

2011-12-13

The judges are pleased to see duck confit, a heavenly food, in the first basket. But in just twenty minutes, will the competitors be able to pull off divine appetizer dishes? In the entrée round, a trend with the mystery ingredient emerges. Then, each determined to claim the $10,000 prize, the two f...

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