# Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 4

The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on February 13, 2025. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and mentor, and Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais returned as mentors.

## Production

On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for the third and fourth seasons, prior to the airing of the second season finale on the same day. In January 2025, it was announced that the season would premiere on February 13, 2025.

## Chefs

Note: The list below only includes chefs that made it onto the show after qualifying via an audition.
| Contestant | Age | Status | Hometown/Home country | Result |
| Mistie Knight | 41 | Social media chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated March 6 |
| Cathy Cann | 30 | Home cook | Stratford, Connecticut | Eliminated March 13 |
| Becca Guevara | 27 | Social media chef | Denver, Colorado | |
| Bobby Hicks | 38 | Social media chef | Coconut Creek, Florida | |
| Jeff Kim | 35 | Social media chef | Fountain Valley, California | |
| Megan Sheley | 33 | Social media chef | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Arnav Kamulkar | 19 | Home cook | Ithaca, New York | |
| Maryam Ishtiaq | 31 | Home cook | Dallas, Texas | |
| Megan Keno | 37 | Home cook | Auburn, Washington | |
| Natalia Gutierrez | 28 | Home cook | Los Angeles, California | |
| Austin Beckett | 30 | Professional chef | Freeburg, Illinois | |
| Beatrice Heirigs | 18 | Professional chef | Flagstaff, Arizona | |
| Brandon Rogers | 36 | Professional chef | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Iman Kawa | 35 | Professional chef | New York, New York | |
| Ryan Scanlon | 22 | Professional chef | Boston, Massachusetts | |

## Elimination table

| Place | Contestant | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Place | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| TBA | Bobby | Adv | | | Arr | Win$^†$* | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Jeff | Adv | | | Blais | Safe* | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Becca | Adv | | | Arr | Win | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Meg | Adv | | | Ram | Safe | Win | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Natalia | | Adv | | Arr | Win | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Maryam | | Adv | | Blais | Safe | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Arnav | | Adv | | Ram | Safe | Win | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Megan | | Adv | | Blais | Safe | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Austin | | | Adv | Blais | Risk | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Beatrice | | | Adv | Ram | Safe | Win$^†$ | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Brandon | | | Adv | Blais | Safe | Risk | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Iman | | | Adv | Arr | Win | Safe | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Ryan | | | Adv | Ram | Safe* | Win | TBA | TBA |
| 14 | Cathy | | Adv | | Arr | Win | Elim | | |
| 15 | Mistie | Adv | | | Ram | Elim | | | |
| T-16 | Brennan | | | Elim | | | | | |
| T-16 | Jimmy | | Elim | | | | | | |
| T-16 | Keith | Elim | | | | | | | |
| T-19 | Ash | | | Elim | | | | | |
| T-19 | Nick | | Elim | | | | | | |
| T-19 | Jake | Elim | | | | | | | |
| T-22 | Ashley | | | Elim | | | | | |
| T-22 | Ruma | | Elim | | | | | | |
| T-22 | llena | Elim | | | | | | | |
$^†$The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.
*The contestant cooked the best dish on their team and was selected by their mentor to win an immunity pin.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 43 | 1 | "Social Media Chef Auditions" | February 13, 2025 (2025-2-13) | NLC-401 | 1.83 |
| 44 | 2 | "Home Chef Auditions" | February 20, 2025 (2025-2-20) | NLC-402 | 1.71 |
| 45 | 3 | "Pro Chef Auditions" | February 27, 2025 (2025-2-27) | NLC-403 | 1.65 |
| 46 | 4 | "Ciao Down" | March 6, 2025 (2025-3-6) | NLC-404 | 1.69 |
| 47 | 5 | "Grills Gone Wild" | March 13, 2025 (2025-3-13) | NLC-405 | 1.60 |
| 48 | 6 | "Shoyu my Ramen" | March 20, 2025 (2025-3-20) | NLC-406 | TBD |
| 49 | 7 | "The Menu" | March 27, 2025 (2025-3-27) | NLC-407 | TBD |

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 4 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Social Media Chef Auditions" | February 13, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.83 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "Home Chef Auditions" | February 20, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.71 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "Pro Chef Auditions" | February 27, 2025 | 0.3 | 1.65 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Ciao Down" | March 6, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.69 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "Grills Gone Wild" | March 13, 2025 | 0.2 | 1.60 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Shoyu my Ramen" | March 20, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "The Menu" | March 27, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |