Show guide
Crime Scene Kitchen
- Fox
- United States
- 2021 to present
- 3 seasons
- Returning series
About Crime Scene Kitchen
Fox's dessert whodunit is the rare competition show built on a genuinely original gimmick: a dessert has been made and removed, and teams must deduce what it was from the crumbs, tools, and clues left behind before baking their own version. Joel McHale hosts it like a noir detective, and the scoring rewards deduction as much as execution. It is half baking show, half escape room.
The format
Two-person teams inspect a staged kitchen for physical evidence, identify the mystery dessert, then recreate it from scratch against the clock, with judges scoring primarily on accuracy of the identification and recreation. Teams are eliminated until one wins the $100,000 grand prize.
The prize
$100,000
Hosts & judges
Hosts
- Joel McHale2021 to present
Judges
- Curtis Stone2021 to present
- Yolanda Gampp2021 to present
Where to stream
Hulu and Fox in the US; no confirmed streamer in Canada or the UK as of July 2026.
Verified July 2026. Streaming availability changes often, so check the platform before you subscribe.
Seasons
Three seasons of dessert detective work, all archived below.
| Season | Aired | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | May 26, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021 | 9 |
| Season 2 | Jun 5, 2023 to Aug 14, 2023 | 10 |
| Season 3 | Sep 26, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024 | 10 |
Each season guide will contain episodes, bakes, cast when available, and sources. Winners stay tucked away below so nothing gets spoiled by accident.
Season winners
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Every winner is verified against a cited source: Wikipedia and verified press per season.