Beat Bobby Flay (Season 1)

Two talented chefs go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby the chefs must first face off against each other, creating a spectacular dish with a secret ingredient of Bobby's choice. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro know Bobby's strengths and his weaknesses. Their goal: Pick the chef who has the skills to take down Bobby Flay in his own arena. The winning chef gets to challenge Bobby with his or her surprise signature dish. If Bobby goes down, the winner can tell the world, "I beat Bobby Flay!"

Grueneberg and Nunziata (Episode 1)
Air date: 2013-08-24
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Chefs Sarah Grueneberg and Alberico Nunziata go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby, the chefs must first face-off against each other, creating a dish with an ingredient of Bobby's choice.
Welcome to New York! (Episode 2)
Air date: 2014-03-03
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Kentucky chef Anthony Lamas and Washington chef Jennifer Nguyen bring the battle to the Big Apple for a chance to Beat Bobby Flay.
Farmer and the Belle (Episode 3)
Air date: 2014-03-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Georgia chef Matthew Raiford and Boston chef Karen Akunowicz compete for their chance to take on Bobby Flay.
Old Dog, New Tricks (Episode 4)
Air date: 2014-03-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: New Yorker Brian Tsao and Maryland's Adam Harvey duke it out for their chance to knock Bobby off his throne.
Fighting Irish (Episode 5)
Air date: 2014-03-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Cancer survivor Steven McHugh goes head-to-head with 6'7 former rock star, Brian Young.
Beauty and the Feast (Episode 6)
Air date: 2014-03-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Farm girl Rochelle Bilow takes on city boy Paul Denamiel for a chance to take on Bobby Flay.
Eat, Flay, Love (Episode 7)
Air date: 2014-04-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Catering queen Kimberly Van Kline and Christopher Lee, compete for a chance to take on Bobby Flay; Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and down home chef Jack McDavid stop by to see how the competition measures up.
Up in Smoke! (Episode 8)
Air date: 2014-04-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Chefs Kamal Rose and Shannon Bard compete for a chance to Beat Bobby Flay; Iron Chef Michael Symon and comedian Ali Wentworth will decide the winner.
Old School/New School (Episode 9)
Air date: 2014-04-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Experienced chef Andrew Evans battles the up and coming chef Brooke Mallory; Scott Conant and food critic Katie Lee judge.