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{{Infobox television
 
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Retail Nightmares
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| show_name = Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares
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| show_name2= Retail Nightmares <small>(2018-19)</small>
 
| image = Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
 
| image = Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
 
| genre = [[wikipedia:Reality television|Reality television]]
 
| genre = [[wikipedia:Reality television|Reality television]]
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| based_on =  
 
| based_on =  
 
| developer = Jackson Steele
 
| developer = Jackson Steele
| director = [[Tiffani Zinn]] <small>(season 1–2)</small><br />Jay Hunter <small>(season 3–6)</small><br />Glenn Taylor <small>(season 6)</small>
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| director = {{ubl|[[Tiffani Zinn]] <small>(season 1–2)</small>|[[Ava Zinn]] <small>(season 3-)</small>}}
 
| starring = [[Ava Zinn]]
 
| starring = [[Ava Zinn]]
 
| narrated = {{Plainlist|
 
| narrated = {{Plainlist|
* [[Karly Jameson]] <small>(season 1-2)</small>
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* [[Karly Jameson]] <small>(season 1-)</small>
 
}}
 
}}
| composer = [[wikipedia:Frank Gari|Frank Gari]]
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| composer = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:Frank Gari|Frank Gari]]{{nbsp}}<small>(2018-19)</small>|[[wikipedia:Stephen Arnold|Stephen Arnold]]{{nbsp}}<small>(2023-)</small>}}
| opentheme = "Image News"
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| opentheme = {{ubl|{{nowrap|"Image News" by Gari Communications{{nbsp}}<small>(2018-19)</small>}}|{{nowrap|"Beyond" by Stephen Arnold Music{{nbsp}}<small>(2023-)</small>}}}}
 
| country = United States
 
| country = United States
 
| language = English
 
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
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| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 9 <!--- <small>(including 9 revisits)</small> ---->
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| num_episodes = 25 <SMALL> (as of September 9, 2023)</SMALL>
 
| list_episodes =  
 
| list_episodes =  
 
| executive_producer = [[Ava Zinn]]
 
| executive_producer = [[Ava Zinn]]
| runtime = 15 minues
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| runtime = 15 minutes
 
| company = {{Plainlist|
 
| company = {{Plainlist|
 
* Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group
 
* Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group
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* [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR-FTV CBS 41]] Fort Wayne
 
* [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR-FTV CBS 41]] Fort Wayne
 
}}
 
}}
| picture_format = [[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]] 1080i
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| picture_format = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]] 1080i <small>(2018-19)</small>|4K UHDTV 2160p <small>(2023-)</small>}}
 
| audio_format = [[wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]] [[wikipedia:5.1 surround sound|5.1]]
 
| audio_format = [[wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]] [[wikipedia:5.1 surround sound|5.1]]
 
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
 
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
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| production_website =  
 
| production_website =  
 
}}
 
}}
'''''Retail Nightmares''''' is an American reality television series broadcast on [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] flagship station and [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] affiliate [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] (channel 41), in which entrepreuer and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing retailer in an attempt to revive the business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retailnightmares.avazinn.com/about |title=Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares – Retail Nightmares Episode Guide |work=AvaZinn.com |accessdate=April 13, 2019 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref>.
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'''''Ava Zinn{{'}}s Retail Nightmares''''' is an American reality television series broadcast on [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] flagship station and [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] affiliate [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] (channel 41) and on YouTube, in which entrepreuer and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] is invited by the tips from Zinn's website or on one of her social media pages to explore a permanently closed building after a retailer or business has vacated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retailnightmares.avazinn.com/about |title=Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares – Retail Nightmares Episode Guide |work=AvaZinn.com |accessdate=April 13, 2019 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref>.  
  
 
The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.
 
The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.
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== Series overview ==
 
== Series overview ==
 
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| scope="row" style="background:#e38181; color:#100; width:10px;" |
 
| [[#Season 1: 2018-19|1]]
 
| [[#Season 1: 2018-19|1]]
| 10
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| 9
 
| {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
 
| {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
 
| {{End date|2019|4|30}}
 
| {{End date|2019|4|30}}
 
|-
 
|-
<!---
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| scope="row" style="background:#e2a482; color:#100; width:10px;" |
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| scope="row" style="background:#E2A482; color:#100; width:10px;" |
| [[#Season 2: 2008–09|2]]
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| [[#Season 2: 2019|2]]
| 12
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| 8
| {{Start date|2008|9|4}}
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| {{Start date|2019|6|2}}
| {{End date|2009|1|15}}
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| {{End date|2019|12|17}}
 
|-
 
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#e3cd81; color:#100; width:10px;" |
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| [[#Season 3: 2010|3]]
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| scope="row" style="background:#E3CD81; color:#100; width:10px;" |
| 13
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| [[#Season 3: 2023|3]]
| {{Start date|2010|1|29}}
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| 8
| {{End date|2010|5|21}}
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| {{Start date|2023|7|22}}
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| {{End date|2023|9|9}}
 
|-
 
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#b4e381; color:#100; width:10px;" |
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| [[#Season 4: 2011|4]]
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| 14
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|}</includeonly>
| {{Start date|2011|1|21}}
 
| {{End date|2011|5|20}}
 
|-
 
| scope="row" style="background:#81e393; color:#100; width:10px;" |
 
| [[#Season 5: 2011–12|5]]
 
| 17
 
| {{Start date|2011|9|23}}
 
| {{End date|2012|3|30}}
 
|-
 
| scope="row" style="background:#6cf; color:#100; width:10px;"|
 
| [[#Season 6: 2012–13|6]]
 
| 16
 
| {{Start date|2012|10|26}}
 
| {{End date|2013|5|10}}
 
|-
 
| scope="row" style="background:darkBlue; color:#100; width:10px;"|
 
| [[#Season 7: 2014|7]]
 
| 10
 
| {{Start date|2014|4|11}}
 
| {{End date|2014|9|12}}
 
--->
 
|}
 
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
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=== Season 1: 2018-19 ===
 
=== Season 1: 2018-19 ===
 
The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
 
The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
{{Retail Nightmares Episodes (season 1)}}
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| EpisodeNumber=1
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| EpisodeNumber2=1
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Walgreens|Walgreens]]
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| Location= Southgate Plaza in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|6|18}}
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| ProdCode=101
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| ShortSummary=
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=== Season 2: 2008 ===
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  | EpisodeNumber=2
{{Episode table
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  | EpisodeNumber2=2
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  | Title=Abandoned Low Bob's Discount Tobacco
|total_width = 90
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  | Location= [[wikipedia:U.S. 27 in Indiana|Lafayette Street]] in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
|overall=6 |season      = 6
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|16}}
|title      = 41
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| ProdCode=102
|aux1        = 25
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  | ShortSummary=
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|titleT      = Restaurant
 
|aux1T      = Location
 
|episodes    =
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 11
 
  |EpisodeNumber2 =
 
  |Title           = Revisited: Gordon Returns
 
  |Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|9|4}}
 
  |ShortSummary   = Revisit of Finn McCool's, The Olde Stone Mill, The Mixing Bowl, Dillon's, Campania, Peter's.
 
  |LineColor       = e2a482
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 12
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 1
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  | EpisodeNumber=3
  |Title           = Handlebar
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  | EpisodeNumber2=3
  |Aux1            = [[Mount Sinai, New York]]
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  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:H.H. Gregg|HH Gregg]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|9|11}}
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  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=103
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 13
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 2
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  | EpisodeNumber=4
  |Title           = Giuseppi's
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  | EpisodeNumber2=4
  |Aux1            = [[Macomb Township, Michigan]]
+
  | Title=Abandoned Summitt Transmission
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|9|18}}
+
  | Location= Broadway {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=104
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  | ShortSummary=
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}}
 
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{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 14
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 3
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  | EpisodeNumber=5
  |Title           = Trobiano's
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=5
  |Aux1            = [[Great Neck, New York]]
+
  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Save-A-Lot|Save-A-Lot]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|9|25}}
+
  | Location= Goshen Road in  {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=105
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
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{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 15
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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  | EpisodeNumber=6
  |Title           = Black Pearl
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=6
  |Aux1            = New York, New York
+
  | Title=Abandoned Gas Stations
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|9|25}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=106
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  | ShortSummary=[[wikipedia:Clark Brands|Clark]] on Anthony Boulevard and [[wikipedia:Speedway LLC|Speedway]] on Petit Avenue
 +
  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 16
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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  | EpisodeNumber=7
  |Title           = J Willy's
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=7
  |Aux1            = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
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  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] and [[wikipedia:Ponderosa Steakhouse|Ponderosa]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|30}}
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  | Location= Anthony Boulevard in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=107
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 17
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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  | EpisodeNumber=8
  |Title           = Hannah & Mason's
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=8
  |Aux1            = [[Cranbury, New Jersey]]
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  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Golden Corral|Golden Corrall]]/[[wikipedia:Marshall's|Marshall's]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|6}}
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  | Location= [[wikipedia:Interstate 469|I-469]] and [[wikipedia:Indiana State Road 37|Maysville Road]] in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=108
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 18
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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  | EpisodeNumber=9
  |Title           = Jack's Waterfront
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  | EpisodeNumber2=9
  |Aux1            = [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]]
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  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|6}}
+
  | Location= Parnell Avenue in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
+
| ProdCode=109
 +
  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=e38181
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber  = 19
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 
|Title          = Sabatiello's
 
|Aux1            = [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|13}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = e2a482
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 20
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  |EpisodeNumber2 = 9
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=== Season 2: 2019 ===
  |Title           = Fiesta Sunrise
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The second season primarily focused on the south side of Fort Wayne. Production was stopped and eventually called off in late 2019 following taping at Glenbrook Commons as they were filming.
|Aux1            = [[West Nyack, New York]]
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|13}}
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  |ShortSummary   =  
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  |LineColor       = e2a482
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
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  | EpisodeNumber=10
 +
  | EpisodeNumber2=1
 +
  | Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Staples|Staples]]/Soon to be [[wikipedia:Sportsman's Warehouse|Sportsman's Warehouse]]
 +
| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
 +
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|6|2}}
 +
| ProdCode=201
 +
  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 21
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 10
+
  | EpisodeNumber=11
  |Title           = Santé La Brea
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=2
  |Aux1            = Los Angeles, California
+
  | Title=Abandoned Dairy Queen/Former [[wikipedia:Scott's Food & Pharmacy|Scott's]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|20}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|6|8}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
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| ProdCode=202
 +
  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 22
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 11
+
  | EpisodeNumber=12
  |Title           = Cafe 36
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=3
  |Aux1            = [[La Grange, Illinois]]
+
  | Title=Restaurant Triple Play with Diabetes
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|15}}
+
  |AltTitle=Former [[wikipedia:Taco Bell|Taco Bell]]/Temporarily Closed [[wikipedia:Rally's|Rally's]]/Permanently Closed [[wikipedia:Burger King|Burger King]]
  |ShortSummary   =  
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |LineColor       = e2a482
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|2}}
 +
| ProdCode=203
 +
  | ShortSummary=Ava reveals she was dignosed with [[wikipedia:Prediabetes|prediabetes]] and eventually unofficially diagnosed with [[wikipedia:Type II diabetes|type II]] on February 24, 2023 on ''[[Caprice & Ella]]''.
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  | LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
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| EpisodeNumber=13<HR>14
 +
| EpisodeNumber2=4<HR>5
 +
| Title=Future [[wikipedia:Domino's Pizza|Domino's Pizza]] on Tillman Road
 +
| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
 +
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|6}}<HR>{{Start date|2019|11|28}}
 +
| ProdCode=204<HR>205
 +
| ShortSummary=
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| LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
}}
  
=== Season 3: 2010 ===
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The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8472|title=Breaking News – Exclusive: "Nightmares" Gets Post-"Idol" Showcase|work=TheFutonCritic.com|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref> but it was postponed to Friday, January 29, 2010, due to the [[2010 State of the Union Address|State of the Union address]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8485|title=Breaking News – Exclusive: FOX Confirms State of the Union Plans|publisher=TheFutonCritic.com|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref>
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  | EpisodeNumber=15
|total_width = 90
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  | EpisodeNumber2=6
|overall=6 |season      = 6
+
  | Title=Southtown Taco Bell
|title      = 41
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
|aux1        = 25
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|11|28}}
|airdate    = 12
+
| ProdCode=206
|titleT      = Restaurant
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  | ShortSummary=
|aux1T      = Location
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  | LineColor=E2A482
|episodes    =
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 23
 
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 1
 
  |Title           = Hot Potato Cafe
 
  |Aux1            = [[Fishtown, Philadelphia|Fishtown]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|1|29}}
 
  |ShortSummary   =  
 
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 24
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 2
+
  | EpisodeNumber=16
  |Title           = Flamangos
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=7
  |Aux1            = [[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey]]
+
  | Title=Waynedale Aunt Millie's Bakery Outlet
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|2|2}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   = Restaurant was renamed The Junction during production.
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|11|30}}
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
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| ProdCode=207
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 25
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 3
+
  | EpisodeNumber=17
  |Title           = Bazzini
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=8
  |Aux1            = [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]]
+
  | Title=Taco Bell Southtown Opens
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|2|5}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|12|19}}
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
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| ProdCode=208
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E2A482
 
}}
 
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber  = 26
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|EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 
|Title          = Mojito
 
|Aux1            = Brooklyn, New York
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|2|25}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = e3cd81
 
 
}}
 
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{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 27
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  |EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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=== Season 3: 2023 ===
  |Title           = Lido di Manhattan
+
The third season was announced by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2023.
  |Aux1            = [[Manhattan Beach, California]]
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|4}}
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  |ShortSummary   =  
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
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  | EpisodeNumber=18
 +
  | EpisodeNumber2=1
 +
  | Title=Closed Epic Vapes, [[wikipedia:Pizza Hut|Pizza Hut]], and H. H. Gregg update
 +
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
 +
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|7|22}}
 +
| ProdCode=301
 +
  | ShortSummary=Retail Nightmares returns after an almost four year hiatus.<BR>'''Note:''' This is the first episode to be produced in 2160p 4K ultra high definition.
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  | LineColor=E3CD81
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 28
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{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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  | EpisodeNumber=19
  |Title           = Le Bistro
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=2
  |Aux1            = [[Lighthouse Point, Florida]]
+
  | Title=
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|11}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
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  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|7|29}}
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| ProdCode=302
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  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E3CD81
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
+
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 29
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 7
+
  | EpisodeNumber=20
  |Title           = Casa Roma
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=3
  |Aux1            = [[Lancaster, California]]
+
  | Title=
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|12}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary    = This episode was produced as part of season 2, but not aired until season 3.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|5}}
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
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  | ProdCode=303
 +
| ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E3CD81
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
+
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 30
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 8
+
  | EpisodeNumber=21
  |Title           = Mama Rita's
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=4
  |Aux1            = [[Newbury Park, California]]
+
  | Title=
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|19}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
  |ShortSummary   =  
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|12}}
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
+
| ProdCode=304
 +
  | ShortSummary=
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  | LineColor=E3CD81
 
}}
 
}}
{{Episode list
+
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 31
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
|EpisodeNumber2  = 9
+
  | EpisodeNumber=22
|Title          = Anna Vincenzo's
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=5
|Aux1            = [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
+
  | Title=
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|26}}
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
|ShortSummary    =
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|19}}
|LineColor      = e3cd81
+
  | ProdCode=305
}}
+
  | ShortSummary=
{{Episode list
+
  | LineColor=E3CD81
|EpisodeNumber  = 32
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 2
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|9}}
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep21|Santé La Brea]], [[#ep7|Finn McCool's]] and [[#ep13|Giuseppi's]].
 
|LineColor      = e3cd81
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 33
 
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 10
 
  |Title           = Fleming
 
  |Aux1            = Miami, Florida
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|7}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = e3cd81
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 34
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 11
 
|Title          = Sushi-Ko
 
|Aux1            = [[Thousand Oaks, California]]
 
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|14}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = e3cd81
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber  = 35
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 3
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|21}}
 
  |ShortSummary   = Revisit at [[#ep12|Handlebar]], [[#ep29|Casa Roma]] and [[#ep15|The Black Pearl]].
 
  |LineColor       = e3cd81
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
 +
| EpisodeNumber=23
 +
| EpisodeNumber2=6
 +
| Title=
 +
| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
 +
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|26}}
 +
| ProdCode=306
 +
| ShortSummary=
 +
| LineColor=E3CD81
 
}}
 
}}
  
=== Season 4: 2011 ===
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
In May 2010, the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network announced the return of ''Kitchen Nightmares'' for a fourth season. The fourth season aired from January 21, 2011 to May 20, 2011 on Fox.<ref name=tfc>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/kitchen-nightmares/listings|title=Shows A-Z – kitchen nightmares on fox|work=TheFutonCritic.com|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref>
+
  | EpisodeNumber=24
{{Episode table
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=7
|background  = #b4e381
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  | Title=
|total_width = 90
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
|overall=6 |season      = 6
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|9|2}}
|title      = 41
+
  | ProdCode=307
|aux1        = 25
+
  | ShortSummary=
|airdate    = 12
+
  | LineColor=E3CD81
|titleT      = Restaurant
 
|aux1T      = Location
 
|episodes    =
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 36
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 
|Title          = Spanish Pavilion
 
|Aux1            = [[Harrison, New Jersey]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|21}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 37
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 
|Title          = Classic American
 
|Aux1            = [[West Babylon, New York]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|28}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 38
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 
|Title          = PJ's Steakhouse
 
|Aux1            = Queens, New York
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|4}}
 
|ShortSummary    = Restaurant was renamed PJ's Grill during production.
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 39
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 4
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|11}}
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep26|Mojito]], [[#ep24|The Junction (aka Flamangos)]] and [[#ep25|Bazzini]].
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 40
 
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 4
 
|Title          = Grasshopper Also
 
|Aux1            = [[Carlstadt, New Jersey]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|18}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 41
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 
|Title          = Davide
 
|Aux1            = Boston, Massachusetts
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|25}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 42
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 
|Title          = Down City
 
|Aux1            = Providence, Rhode Island
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|11}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 43
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 5
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|18}}
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep28|Le Bistro]], [[#ep31|Anna Vincenzo's]] and [[#ep27|Lido di Manhattan]].
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 44
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 7
 
  |Title           = Tavolini
 
  |Aux1            = Bridgeport, Connecticut
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|25}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 45
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 
|Title          = Kingston Cafe
 
|Aux1            = Pasadena, California
 
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|15}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 46
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 
|Title          = La Frite
 
|Aux1            = [[Sherman Oaks, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|29}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 47
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 10
 
|Title          = Capri
 
|Aux1            = [[Eagle Rock, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|6}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 48
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 11
 
  |Title          = Zeke's
 
|Aux1            = [[Metairie, Louisiana]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|13}}
 
  |ShortSummary   =  
 
  |LineColor       = b4e381
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 49
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 12
 
|Title          = Oceana
 
|Aux1            = New Orleans, Louisiana
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|20}}
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = b4e381
 
}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
=== Season 5: 2011–12 ===
+
{{Episode list/sublist (Retail Nightmares)
In March 2011 the producers of the show announced a casting call for a fifth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/entertainment/television/kitchen-nightmares-casting-call-031511|title=WTVT: "'Kitchen Nightmares' casting call"|date=March 15, 2010|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref> The fifth season premiered on Friday, September 23, 2011 and ended on March 30, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/kitchennightmares|title=Official Kitchen Nightmares website|work=fox.com|accessdate=October 13, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011154109/http://www.fox.com/kitchennightmares/|archivedate=October 11, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+
  | EpisodeNumber=25
{{Episode table
+
  | EpisodeNumber2=8
|background  = #81e393
+
  | Title=
|overall=6 |season      = 6
+
  | Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
|title      = 41
+
  | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|9|9}}
|aux1        = 25
+
  | ProdCode=308
|airdate    = 12
+
  | ShortSummary=
|viewers    = 10
+
  | LineColor=E3CD81
|country    = US
 
|titleT      = Restaurant
 
|aux1T      = Location
 
|episodes    =
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 50
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 
|Title          = Blackberry's
 
|Aux1            = [[Plainfield, New Jersey]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|23}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.65<ref name="tvseriesfinale5">{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/kitchen-nightmares-season-five-ratings-25334|title=Kitchen Nightmares: ratings updated &#124; canceled + renewed TV shows|publisher=TV Series Finale|date=May 13, 2013|accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
  |EpisodeNumber   = 51
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 
|Title          = Leone's
 
|Aux1            = [[Montclair, New Jersey]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|30}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.85<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 52
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 
|Title          = Mike & Nellie's
 
|Aux1            = [[Oakhurst, New Jersey]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|7}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.45<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 53
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 
|Title          = Luigi's D'Italia
 
|Aux1            = [[Anaheim, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|14}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.38<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 54
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 6
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|21}}
 
|Viewers        =
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep42|Down City]], [[#ep37|Classic American]] and [[#ep41|Davide]].
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 55
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 
|Title          = Burger Kitchen, Part 1
 
|Aux1            = Los Angeles, California
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|4}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.04<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 56
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 
|Title          = Burger Kitchen, Part 2
 
|Aux1            = Los Angeles, California
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|11}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.99<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 57
 
  |EpisodeNumber2 = 7
 
|Title          = The Greek at the Harbor
 
|Aux1            = [[Ventura, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|18}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.75<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 58
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 
  |Title           = Michon's
 
  |Aux1            = [[College Park, Georgia]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|1|13}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.89<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 59
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 
|Title          = El Greco
 
|Aux1            = Austin, Texas
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|1|20}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.14<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 60
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 7
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|1|27}}
 
|Viewers        =
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep36|Spanish Pavilion]], [[#ep45|Kingston Cafe]], [[#ep47|Capri]] and [[#ep46|La Frite]].
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 61
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 10
 
|Title          = Park's Edge
 
|Aux1            = Atlanta, Georgia
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|3}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.08<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 62
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 11
 
|Title          = Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse
 
|Aux1            = [[Fremont, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|10}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.30<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 63
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 12
 
|Title          = Charlie's
 
|Aux1            = [[La Verne, California]]
 
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|17}}
 
  |Viewers        = 3.31<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
  |ShortSummary   =  
 
  |LineColor       = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 64
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 13
 
|Title          = [[Cafe Hon]]
 
|Aux1            = Baltimore, Maryland
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|24}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.03<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 65
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 14
 
|Title          = Chiarella's
 
|Aux1            = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|23}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.02<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 66
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 15
 
|Title          = Zocalo
 
|Aux1            = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|30}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.05<ref name="tvseriesfinale5"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 81e393
 
}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
=== Season 6: 2012–13 ===
 
In February 2012 the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network announced it renewed ''Kitchen Nightmares'' for a sixth season, which premiered on Friday, October 26, 2012.<ref name=s6premiere>{{cite web|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|url=http://tvline.com/2012/10/04/touch-season-2-midseason-kitchen-nightmares-return-date|title=Fox Bumps Touch to Midseason; Kitchen Nightmares Returns to Fill Friday Gap|publisher=TVLine|date=October 4, 2012|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name=s5renew>{{cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|title='Kitchen Nightmares' renewed by Fox|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/02/kitchen-nightmares-renewed|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=April 27, 2012|date=February 2, 2012}}</ref>
 
{{Episode table
 
|background  = #66ccff
 
|overall=6 |season      = 6
 
|title      = 41
 
|aux1        = 25
 
|airdate    = 12
 
|viewers    = 10
 
|country    = US
 
|titleT      = Restaurant
 
|aux1T      = Location
 
|episodes    =
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 67
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 
|Title          = La Galleria 33, Part One
 
|Aux1            = Boston, Massachusetts
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|26}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.07<ref name="tvseriesfinale6">{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/kitchen-nightmares-season-six-ratings-32154|title=Kitchen Nightmares: latest ratings &#124; canceled + renewed TV shows|publisher=TV Series Finale|date=May 17, 2014|accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 68
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 
|Title          = La Galleria 33, Part Two
 
|Aux1            = Boston, Massachusetts
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|2}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.90<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 69
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 
|Title          = Mama Maria's
 
|Aux1            = Brooklyn, New York
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|9}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.99<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 70
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 
|Title          = Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine
 
|Aux1            = [[Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|11|16}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.56<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 71
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 
|Title          = Barefoot Bob's
 
|Aux1            = [[Hull, Massachusetts]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|12|7}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.84<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 72
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 8
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|12|14}}
 
|Viewers        =
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep64|Cafe Hon]], [[#ep65|Chiarella's]] and [[#ep51|Leone's]].
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 73
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 
|Title          = Olde Hitching Post Restaurant & Tavern
 
|Aux1            = [[Hanson, Massachusetts]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|25}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.15<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 74
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 7
 
|Title          = Levanti's Italian Restaurant
 
|Aux1            = [[Beaver, Pennsylvania]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|1}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.43<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    = Restaurant was renamed Levanti's American Bistro during production.
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 75
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 
|Title          = Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room
 
|Aux1            = [[Monrovia, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|15}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.56<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 76
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 
|Title          = Nino's Italian Restaurant
 
|Aux1            = [[Long Beach, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|22}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.42<ref name="tvseriesfinale6"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
}}
 
{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 77
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 10
 
|Title          = Mill Street Bistro, Part 1
 
|Aux1            = [[Norwalk, Ohio]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|1}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 78
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 11
 
|Title          = Mill Street Bistro, Part 2
 
|Aux1            = Norwalk, Ohio
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|8}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 79
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 12
 
|Title          = Yanni's
 
|Aux1            = [[Seattle, Washington]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|15}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 80
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 13
 
|Title          = Prohibition Grille
 
|Aux1            = [[Everett, Washington]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|26}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|ShortSummary    = Restaurant was renamed Prohibition Gastropub during production.
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 81
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 14
 
|Title          = Chappy's
 
|Aux1            = Nashville, Tennessee
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|3}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 66CCFF
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 82
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 15
 
|Title          = [[Amy's Baking Company]]
 
|Aux1            = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|10}}
 
|Viewers        = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|ShortSummary    = Because of the level of conflict with the restaurant owners, Ramsay leaves the restaurant without finishing, a first (and the only instance) in ''Kitchen Nightmares''' history.
 
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}}
 
}}
  
=== Season 7: 2014 ===
 
Season 7 was originally set to premiere on February 28, 2014, but was delayed until April 11, 2014.<ref name=tfc />
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 83
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 
|Title          = Return to Amy's Baking Company
 
|Aux1            = Scottsdale, Arizona
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|11}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.07<ref name="RatingsEp0102">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/14/friday-final-ratings-shark-tank-last-man-standing-the-neighbors-grimm-hannibal-blue-bloods-adjusted-down/253662/|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank,' 'Last Man Standing', 'The Neighbors' & '20/20' Adjusted Up; 'Grimm', 'Hannibal' & 'Blue Bloods' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers |first=Sara |last=Bibel |date=April 14, 2014 |accessdate=April 14, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    = Ramsay himself does not return to Amy's Baking Company (instead presenting the episode from the set of ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'', which is a spoiler of the rearrangement of the kitchens), though a new, specially recorded interview with the owners is conducted by local reporter Ana Garcia.
 
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|EpisodeNumber  = 84
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 
|Title          = Pantaleone's
 
|Aux1            = [[Denver, Colorado]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|11}}
 
|Viewers        =  2.90<ref name="RatingsEp0102"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 00008b
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 85
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 
|Title          = Old Neighborhood
 
|Aux1            = [[Arvada, Colorado]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|18}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.99<ref name="RatingsEp0304">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/21/friday-final-ratings-last-man-standing-hannibal-adjusted-down/255825/|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'Last Man Standing' & 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Hannibal' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda |last=Kondolojy |date=April 21, 2014 |accessdate=April 21, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
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|EpisodeNumber  = 86
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 
|Title          = Kati Allo
 
|Aux1            = Queens, New York
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|18}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.56<ref name="RatingsEp0304"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 00008b
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 87
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 
|Title          = Mangia Mangia, Pt. 1
 
|Aux1            = [[Woodland Park, Colorado]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|25}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.84<ref name="RatingsEp0506">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/28/friday-final-ratings-hawaii-five-0-bluw-bloods-last-man-standing-grimm-hannibal-dateline-adjsuted-down/258034/|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'Hawaii Five-0', 'Blue Bloods', 'Last Man Standing' & 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Grimm, 'Hannibal' & 'Dateline' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers |first=Sara|last=Bibel |date=April 28, 2014 |accessdate=April 28, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 88
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 
|Title          = Mangia Mangia, Pt. 2
 
|Aux1            = Woodland Park, Colorado
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|25}}
 
|Viewers        = 3.15<ref name="RatingsEp0506"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 00008b
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 89
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 7
 
|Title          = Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt. 1
 
|Aux1            = [[Redondo Beach, California]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|2}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.43<ref name="RatingsEp0708">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/05/friday-final-ratings-shark-tank-adjusted-up-dateline-grimm-unforgettable-hannibal-adjusted-down/260283/|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline', 'Grimm', 'Unforgettable' & Hannibal' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda|last=Kondolojy |date=May 5, 2014 |accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref>
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 90
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 
|Title          = Zayna Flaming Grill, Pt. 2
 
|Aux1            = Redondo Beach, California
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|2}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.56<ref name="RatingsEp0708"/>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
|LineColor      = 00008b
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 91
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 
|Title          = Bella Luna
 
|Aux1            = [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|16}}
 
|Viewers        = 2.42<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/19/friday-final-ratings-shark-tank-adjusted-up/265438/|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'Shark Tank' Adjusted Up|work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda|last=Kondolojy |date=May 19, 2014 |accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    =
 
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{{Episode list
 
|EpisodeNumber  = 92
 
|EpisodeNumber2  = –
 
|Title          = Revisited No. 9
 
|Aux1            = <span style="color: gray;"><small>N/A</small></span>
 
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|12}}
 
|Viewers        =  1.82<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/15/friday-final-ratings-48-hours-adjusted-up-dateline-adjusted-down/302762/|title=Friday Final Ratings: '48 Hours' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|first=Sara|last=Bibel|date=September 15, 2014|accessdate=September 15, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919004211/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/15/friday-final-ratings-48-hours-adjusted-up-dateline-adjusted-down/302762/|archivedate=September 19, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
|ShortSummary    = Revisit at [[#ep67|La Galleria 33]], [[#ep73|Olde Hitching Post]] and [[#ep80|Prohibition Gastropub]].
 
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== Reception ==
 
== Reception ==
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Ginia Bellafante of the ''[[New York Times]]'' found Ramsay's teaching methods and high standards "undeniably hypnotic" and commented that "the thrill of watching Mr. Ramsay is in witnessing someone so at peace with his own arrogance."<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/arts/television/19kitc.html?ref=arts|title=To Perk Up a Restaurant, Add Luster Where Lacking|first=Ginia|last=Bellafante|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=September 19, 2007|accessdate=September 19, 2007}}</ref>
 
Doug Elfman of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said the show is "a very entertaining public service" that "will make you laugh, make you sick and make you think".<ref name="Sun-Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/elfman/563173,CST-FTR-elf19.article |title=Something's rotten in our restaurants |publisher=''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' |date=September 19, 2007 |accessdate=September 19, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316041846/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/elfman/563173%2CCST-FTR-elf19.article |archivedate=March 16, 2008 |df= }}</ref>
 
Randy Cordova of the ''[[Arizona Republic]]'' found Ramsay "just as blustery and foul-mouthed here as he is on ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]].'' But he is also oddly endearing, mainly because he genuinely seems invested in the fate of each restaurant".<ref name="Republic">{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0919countdown0919online.html|title=Fox cooks up delicious 'Nightmares'|publisher=''[[Arizona Republic]]''|date=September 19, 2007|accessdate=September 19, 2007}}</ref>
 
  
Critics have commented that Fox's adaptation of ''Kitchen Nightmares'' strayed from the strengths of the original Channel 4 series. Maureen Ryan of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' said, "Leave it to Fox to take something the Brits did pretty well and muck it up". She added, "Never mind the cooking; this edition of the show appears to be more interested in playing up the family dramas at the restaurants Ramsay visits".<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news
 
|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/09/another-helping.html|title=Another helping of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|date=September 17, 2007|accessdate=September 19, 2007}}</ref>
 
Robert Lloyd of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' commented, "Whereas the British ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares'' is fundamentally a food show — it has interesting things to show you about how a restaurant runs and a kitchen works, the wonders of local markets and what you can make from them if you're Gordon Ramsay or willing to follow his instructions — the Fox edition emphasizes mishap, argument and emotional breakdown almost to the exclusion of cuisine".<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/19/entertainment/et-kitchen19|title='Kitchen Nightmares': Mishaps and emotion are main courses|first=Television|last=Critic|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|date=September 19, 2007|accessdate=September 19, 2007}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 13 August 2023

Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares
Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
Genre Reality television
Created by Ava Zinn
Developed by Jackson Steele
Directed by
Starring Ava Zinn
Narrated by
Opening theme
  • "Image News" by Gari Communications (2018-19)
  • "Beyond" by Stephen Arnold Music (2023-)
Composer(s)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 25 (as of September 9, 2023)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ava Zinn
Running time 15 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group
  • United Broadcasting
Distributor United Broadcasting
Broadcast
Original channel
Picture format
  • HDTV 1080i (2018-19)
  • 4K UHDTV 2160p (2023-)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) – present
External links
Official website

Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares is an American reality television series broadcast on NoSirGifts flagship station and CBS affiliate WTOR (channel 41) and on YouTube, in which entrepreuer and webmaster Ava Zinn is invited by the tips from Zinn's website or on one of her social media pages to explore a permanently closed building after a retailer or business has vacated.[1].

The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.

Production[edit]

The show is produced by Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group [nb 1] with Zinn herself serving as host and executive producer.

Series overview[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Season 1: 2018-19[edit]

The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
1 1 Abandoned Walgreens Southgate Plaza in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) 101
2 2 Abandoned Low Bob's Discount Tobacco Lafayette Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16) 102
3 3 Abandoned HH Gregg Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 103
4 4 Abandoned Summitt Transmission Broadway Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 104
5 5 Abandoned Save-A-Lot Goshen Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 105
6 6 Abandoned Gas Stations Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 106
Clark on Anthony Boulevard and Speedway on Petit Avenue
7 7 Abandoned Target and Ponderosa Anthony Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 107
8 8 Abandoned Golden Corrall/Marshall's I-469 and Maysville Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 108
9 9 Abandoned Dairy Queen Parnell Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 109


Season 2: 2019[edit]

The second season primarily focused on the south side of Fort Wayne. Production was stopped and eventually called off in late 2019 following taping at Glenbrook Commons as they were filming.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
10 1 Abandoned Staples/Soon to be Sportsman's Warehouse Fort Wayne, Indiana June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02) 201
11 2 Abandoned Dairy Queen/Former Scott's Fort Wayne, Indiana June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08) 202
12 3 Restaurant Triple Play with Diabetes Fort Wayne, Indiana August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02) 203
Ava reveals she was dignosed with prediabetes and eventually unofficially diagnosed with type II on February 24, 2023 on Caprice & Ella.
13
14
4
5
Future Domino's Pizza on Tillman Road Fort Wayne, Indiana August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
204
205
15 6 Southtown Taco Bell Fort Wayne, Indiana November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28) 206
16 7 Waynedale Aunt Millie's Bakery Outlet Fort Wayne, Indiana November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) 207
17 8 Taco Bell Southtown Opens Fort Wayne, Indiana December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19) 208


Season 3: 2023[edit]

The third season was announced by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2023.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
18 1 Closed Epic Vapes, Pizza Hut, and H. H. Gregg update Fort Wayne, Indiana July 22, 2023 (2023-07-22) 301
Retail Nightmares returns after an almost four year hiatus.
Note: This is the first episode to be produced in 2160p 4K ultra high definition.
19 2 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) 302
20 3 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) 303
21 4 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12) 304
22 5 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 19, 2023 (2023-08-19) 305
23 6 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) 306
24 7 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 307
25 8 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) 308


Reception[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. in 2017, Ava Zinn split Aeverine Zinn Holdings to two divisions: Retail and Digital Media.

References[edit]

External links[edit]