‘Tournament of Champions’ Season 7 Release Date Set at Food Network

Food Network has officially announced the premiere date for the highly anticipated seventh season of Guy Fieri’s “Tournament of Champions” and has also revealed some exciting new twists for the upcoming installment.

According to Food Network, Season 7 of “Tournament of Champions” will feature top-seeded chefs who are industry icons, but their identities will be kept secret until they enter the arena. The competition will be intense, with every battle being head-to-head and every dish being make-or-break. After 31 grueling head-to-head battles over eight weeks, one talented chef will emerge as the champion, taking home the coveted Tournament of Champions belt and a $150,000 cash prize.

The new season is set to premiere on March 1 at 8 p.m. and will be available for streaming the following day on HBO Max and Discovery+. Episodes will air weekly on Food Network and will stream on HBO Max and Discovery+ leading up to the Season 7 finale on April 19.

Before the official debut of Season 7, viewers can catch the qualifiers round on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m., where 16 chefs will compete for the final eight positions available this season. More details about the new season will be unveiled during the “Tournament of Champions VII: The Bracket Reveal” special on Feb. 22 at 10 p.m. ET.

The lineup of chefs competing in Season 7 includes familiar faces like Adam Greenberg, Bryan Voltaggio, Jet Tila, and Shirley Chung, as well as four surprise culinary icons and eight additional winners from the qualifiers tournament. Judges for this season include past winners like Antonia Lofaso and Maneet Chauhan, alongside industry experts like Alex Guarnaschelli and Curtis Stone.

Produced by Knuckle Sandwich and Lando Entertainment for Food Network, “Tournament of Champions” Season 7 will feature Tiffani Faison and Justin Warner as sideline reporters, with Hunter Fieri conducting backstage interviews and Simon Majumdar serving as the judges’ correspondent.

Host Guy Fieri expressed his excitement for the upcoming season, stating, “Year after year, chefs up their gameplay and strategy, so we need to constantly raise the stakes to keep the competition next level. This year, we put four industry icons in the top seed, immediately putting targets on their backs for the win-hungry competitors. And that alone is the secret ingredient for the most epic season yet.”

Betsy Ayala, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head of food content, also shared her enthusiasm for the new season, saying, “‘Tournament of Champions’ has been Food Network’s top-rated series for five years running, and each season we up the ante making the competition more intense than the last. With the surprises we have in store this season and the extraordinary level of talent competing, we can’t wait to share this next-level, high-adrenaline competition with viewers.”

Fans of culinary competitions can look forward to an action-packed and thrilling season of “Tournament of Champions” as the best chefs in the industry go head-to-head for the ultimate title.