The first episode of Season 9 of Hell's Kitchen aired on Fox, on July 18, 2011. On that episode, the new contestants were given a reality check before even coming to Hell's Kitchen, one chef had to withdraw before the opening night, and four chefs got benched during dinner service.
Intro
Signature Dish Challenge
Reward
Punishment
Before service
Jason's exit
Dinner service
Post-mortem
Elimination
Ramsay's comment: "Fuck me! I realized early on that Steven has much chance of being the head chef of BLT Steak, as I do of winning a gold medal in figure skating."