Spanish television network laSexta has launched the first promotional campaign for the tenth season of Pesadilla en la cocina featuring chef Alberto Chicote. The network announced that the hit restaurant rescue docu-reality show will return very soon to its prime time broadcast schedule, serving as a flagship program for the upcoming television season starting in September 2026.
In the new promotional teaser, laSexta outlined the tone of the upcoming season with a slogan promising that rock and roll is returning to the kitchen with extra spice. The video showcases high-tension moments and intense confrontations, maintaining the high-stakes style that has defined the series since its premiere.
Network Prepares Prime Time Return
While parent company Atresmedia has not yet confirmed an exact premiere date, industry scheduling strategies point to placing the show as a central pillar of laSexta's evening lineup. The network is aiming to reinforce its established entertainment brands as it builds its autumn programming strategy.
The announcement follows the broadcast of Servicio secreto by Chicote between April and June 2026. That spin-off format, based on Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, featured Chicote infiltrating struggling businesses undercover to observe operations when cameras were turned off.
However, Servicio secreto failed to attract a large audience, averaging a 3.5 percent audience share and 285,000 viewers during its run. The network is now turning back to its core restaurant rescue show to restore prime time performance.
Previous Season Performance and Format History
The ninth season of Pesadilla en la cocina aired on laSexta between September and November 2024 after a hiatus of nearly two years. That season launched on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 22:45, supported by an aggressive promotional campaign featuring a compilation of broken plates from visited restaurants.
Season 9 registered strong viewership for the network, averaging a 5.8 percent audience share and 518,000 viewers. Those figures established the program as a reliable success for laSexta in both access prime time and late evening slots.
Throughout the ninth edition, Chicote tackled chaos, dirty facilities, and workplace anarchy in businesses facing financial collapse. Episodes combined traditional format elements, including kitchen restructuring, menu revisions, and staff conflict resolution, with updated challenges aimed at saving struggling owners.
Chef Alberto Chicote and Show Mechanics
Pesadilla en la cocina is the Spanish adaptation of the international reality television format Kitchen Nightmares, originally created and hosted by British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Madrid-born chef Alberto Chicote leads the Spanish version, bringing his direct culinary expertise and firm management style to turn around failing hospitality businesses across Spain.
The upcoming tenth season will emphasize heightened drama and direct confrontation as Chicote steps in to address critical problems in management, kitchen hygiene, and economic viability.
Atresmedia is expected to finalize the official premiere date in the coming weeks as part of its broader fall program launch across laSexta and parent network channels.
