The Numbers

Statistics

Aggregate data across all 175 businesses from Gordon Ramsay’s rescue shows.

Overall Survival

22%

39 of 175 surviving

Avg Time to Close

2.4 yr

~29 months after airing

States Covered

58

across the US & UK

Cuisine Types

53

different cuisines featured

Deep Dive

Breakdowns

Survival rates, trends, and patterns across shows, cuisines, and geography.

Survival

Survival Rate by Show

Percentage of businesses still operating in some form

Breakdown

Status Distribution

Current status of all 175 businesses

Open37Closed132Sold4Rebranded2

Lifespan

How Long Before They Close?

Time between episode airing and permanent closure

Timeline

Closures Over Time

When featured businesses closed their doors

Trends

Survival Rate by Season

How survival rates change across seasons for each show

Kitchen Nightmares USRamsay's Kitchen NightmaresHotel Hell24 Hours to Hell and Back

Cuisine

Survival by Cuisine Type

Which cuisines make it? (3+ restaurants min)

Geography

Survival by State

Which locations are deadliest? (3+ businesses min)