Hell's Kitchen Season 1

Hell's Kitchen Season 1 premiered on May 30, 2005. as the first 12 contestants competed for their own restaurant named Tatou, in Los Angeles.

The winner of the first season of Hell's Kitchen is Michael Wray with Ralph Pagano placing Runner-Up.

Future Appearances

 * Michael would later return as a guest at
 * Season 3 as a judge for the final challenge
 * The Season 5 finale
 * The Season 6 finale
 * Ralph could be over the phone during the third episode of Season 10

Trivia

 * Season 1 is the only season in the show’s history where at least one team had won a service during every episode.
 * Season 1, along with season 4 and season 6 are the seasons with an imbalance of gender with this season having 7 males and 5 females.
 * Season 1 and season 18 are the only seasons to not have the teams separated  by gender at the start of the competition.
 * Season 1 is the only season where there is no picture burning sequence.