Why Fox Is Airing 'Kitchen Nightmares' Re-Runs on December 23

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If you’re tuning into Fox this evening, you’ll catch two hours of Kitchen Nightmares repeats, but don’t worry, new episodes are coming soon.

The restaurant series starring Gordon Ramsay has been off the air for the past year, but Fox is going to air some repeats from season eight ahead of the season nine premiere.

The network’s Monday night (December 23) schedule consists of season eight’s first two episodes: “Bel Aire” and “Bask 46.” In the holiday weeks, most major television networks air reruns or special holiday programming while other shows are on hiatus.

Fox is most likely airing these reruns to get fans excited for the upcoming season nine premiere! New episodes of Kitchen Nightmares are coming very soon.