Overview

• Season 29 premiered on July 28 as Burrell’s final stint as mentor on Worst Cooks in America.
• The closing credits included an “In Memoriam, Anne Burrell, 1969–2025” photo followed by a crisis hotline message.
• Food Network confirmed that each episode this season will pay weekly tribute to the late chef.
• Fans on X criticized the timing and brevity of the end-of-episode acknowledgment.
• The New York City medical examiner ruled on July 24 that Burrell’s June 17 death was a suicide by acute intoxication involving multiple substances.