The third season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on June 4, 2007, and concluded on August 13, 2007. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Mary-Ann Salcedo returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'. The season was won by executive chef Rahman "Rock" Harper, with nanny/personal chef Bonnie Muirhead finishing second. The season was cast during February 2007. The set of Hell's Kitchen was moved from the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Willoughby to La Cienega Place, off West Jefferson Boulevard, for this season. The season finale was a record high for the show's ratings, drawing 9.8 million viewers. This was the first season filmed in 16:9 standard definition (although at some points still aired in 4:3 aspect ratio), and the chefs all had a culinary background.

Chefs

Twelve chefs competed in season three. Viewers have identified that there was a 13th contestant named J.R. that appeared in the first episode, but not referenced nor appeared in the second half of the first episode or later in the season. His appearance was confirmed when the first episode was released in a widescreen format on YouTube in 2024, which showed him at the edges of the various lineups. The reasoning why J.R. was effectively removed from the show was unclear though may be related to off-show behavior towards other contestants post-filming.

Contestant progress

Each week, the best member (as determined by Ramsay) from the losing team during the latest service period is asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two is sent home by Ramsay.

Episodes