Debmar-Mercury to bring 'Hell's Kitchen' to TV stations

Show is one of summer's highest rated among adults 18-49

By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/10/2010 12:36:00 PM

Debmar-Mercury will distribute ITV Studios' Hell's Kitchen, the Fox reality show that stars celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, in domestic syndication.

The deal marks the third time that Debmar-Mercury, which is run by Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, has partnered with ITV Studios, the U.S. arm of the U.K.-based production company. Debmar-Mercury also is working with ITV Studios, formerly Granada America, on developing a new food-related show for syndication, The Chefs, and a U.S. version of U.K.-talker The Jeremy Kyle Show.

Hell's Kitchen, in which Ramsay puts aspiring chef through a rigorous cooking boot camp, airs on Fox both in the summer and the fall. On Tuesdays at 8 p.m. this summer, the show is the second-highest rated program among adults 18-49, behind only ABC's The Bachelorette. Hell's Kitchen returns to Fox this fall on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m.