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Restaurant: Impossible (2011)

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Chef Robert Irvine tries to turn around restaurants across America that are facing an impending demise if things don't improve. With a $10,000 budget and two days to work, Irvine uses his creativity and resourcefulness to turn the eatery's fortunes around.

IMDb rating
6.8 (2,358 votes)
Seasons
10
Streaming (US)
Hulu · HBO Max · Discovery+ Amazon Channel · YouTube TV · Philo · Food Network · Discovery + · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.76 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 7.9 55 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Villari's7.525
2Mainelli's8.118
3Rascal's BBQ & Crab House7.921
4Salt Works II8.019
5Meglio's7.421
6Secret Garden7.517
7Flood Tide7.921

Season 2 (2011)

7.64 avg 18 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 42 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 16 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 17: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 15 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dodge City7.917
2La Stanza8.115
3Sweet Tea7.317
4County Fare7.816
5Snooty Fox7.814
6Pastori's7.819
7Scrimmages7.214
8Mamma D's8.016
9Off Street Cafe7.418
10The Trails7.916
11Cap'n and the Cowboy7.618
12Mad Cactus7.214
13Wildcat Cafe7.814
14McShane's7.416
15Coffee's Boilin' Pot7.615
16St. James Soup Kitchen8.319
17Sullivan's Grill6.916
18Hoffman's Bistro7.515

Season 3 (2012)

7.57 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 7.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 16 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Moss' Prime Rib & Spaghetti House8.116
2Chatterbox7.416
3Anna Maria's7.321
4Del's7.717
5Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse7.719
6Valley View7.415
7Pelican Grill7.518
8Mama Lee's7.516
9Pappas Restaurant7.416
10Ristorante Barolo7.714
11University Grill7.513
12Pollard's Bar-B-Que7.817
13White House Edition7.416

Season 6 (2013)

7.40 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 42 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 14: 6.3 · 18 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 14 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 10 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Something's Fishy7.613
2Father Knows Worst7.218
3Creepy in Clearwater7.517
5Drowning in Debt7.215
6Muskrat Mayhem7.216
7In the Pits8.015
9Lost in the Woods7.612
10Sink or Swim7.615
11It's All Greek to Me6.916
14Kalico Kraziness6.318
15Barely Edible7.414
16Good Food, Bad Vices7.713
17Pie in the Sky8.010

Season 7 (2013)

7.58 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.0 42 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 10 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 12 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bring Mama Back7.614
2Feathers Fly8.015
3His Way or the Highway7.216
4Outside the Box7.812
5Soul Searching7.614
6Unlucky Number Seven7.116
7Unfixable Family7.912
8Holiday: Impossible 28.710
9Goombazz Gone Wild7.915
10Clueless in the Country7.615
11Monkey Business7.118
12Dirty Laundry7.013
13Mumbo Jumbo7.012

Season 8 (2014)

7.50 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 43 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 13 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 10 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Up in Smoke7.312
2A Lot to Lose7.613
3Fiery Family Fusion7.712
4Pizza: Impossible7.513
5Ungratifying7.013
6Face the Music7.213
7Treading Water7.711
8Bummed Out7.813
9Meet the Impossible8.411
10Living in the Dark Ages7.615
11The Writing on the Wall7.413
12Saving Grace6.813
13No Day at the Beach7.510

Season 10 (2014)

7.67 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 8.0 43 min avg

  • Slow burn
Ep 1: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 13 votes
Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Without a Prayer7.415
2Oh Brother!7.513
3Revved Up7.211
4Mystic Mystery7.613
5Betting the House8.014
6Dog and Pony Show8.014
7Game Over8.013

Season 11 (2015)

7.85 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 43 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 10 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 13 votes
Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
14,000 Square Feet of Trouble7.715
2Double Trouble8.214
3Chocolate: Impossible8.214
4When Life Gives You Lemons ...7.918
5Prescription for Failure8.114
6Going Down with the Ship7.312
7The Ambush8.110
8Bad Juju7.313

Season 12 (2015)

7.50 avg 7 episodes 7.2 → 7.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 13 votes
Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Ambush: Breakfast Break-In7.215
2Ambush: Son Sneak Attack7.913
3Ambush: Eyes on the Surprise7.612
4Ambush: Stay... Or Go?7.213
5Ambush: Fight to the Finish7.715
6Ambush: Facing Fears7.513
17Ambush: Special Delivery7.413

Season 14 (2019)

8.25 avg 4 episodes 8.1 → 8.2 42 min avg

  • Consistent
  • saved-best-for-last
Ep 1: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 10 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 13 votes
Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dying Diner8.116
2Mom Finds Her Mojo8.310
3Smoky Steakhouse8.415
4Fight at Filomena's8.213

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