Hot Ones

Hot Ones is an American talk show that airs and streams on Horizon. The show is created by Chris Schonberger, hosted by Sean Evans and produced by First We Feast and Complex Media. Its basic premise involves celebrities being interviewed by Evans over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings.
== Format ==
Each episode features one guest who is subjected to a series of 10 chicken wings, each coated with a hot sauce that is hotter than the previous one. The hot sauces range from mild to extremely hot, such as Tabasco sauce, Da’ Bomb Beyond Insanity and The Last Dab. The guests must answer questions from Evans while trying to cope with the effects of the hot sauces, such as sweating, coughing, crying and drinking water or milk. The questions are often related to the guests’ personal or professional lives, as well as trivia or pop culture topics. Some guests also bring their own props, such as books, albums, movies or products to promote during the interview.
The show also features several segments and challenges throughout the interview. For example, in the segment “Explain That Gram”, Evans shows the guest some of their Instagram posts and asks them to explain the context behind them. In the segment “Truth or Dab”, Evans gives the guest a choice between answering a difficult question or eating an extra wing with an extra hot sauce. In the segment “Spice Lords”, Evans invites the guest to name some of their favorite spicy foods or dishes from around the world. In the segment “Wing Roulette”, Evans randomly selects one of the 10 wings for the guest to eat, without revealing which sauce it has. In the segment “Hot Ones Hall of Fame”, Evans honors some of the most memorable guests who have completed the challenge or shown exceptional performance.
At the end of the interview, if the guest has successfully eaten all 10 wings, they are given 30 seconds to promote anything they want to the audience. They are also presented with a bottle of their favorite hot sauce from the lineup and a commemorative Hot Ones T-shirt. If the guest has failed to eat all 10 wings, they are still given 30 seconds to promote anything they want, but they are also subjected to some form of humiliation, such as being sprayed with water or confetti, having their face edited with funny filters or being roasted by Evans.
Category:Horizon
Category:Horizon Television original programming
Category:2020s
Category:Talk shows
Category:United States
Category:TV series