Chopped

In addition to competing with appetizers, entrees and desserts, dog-loving chefs make treats for a canine judge! Things could get "ruff" if the golden retriever with the golden palate turns up its nose at their hard work.

The competing chefs have to cook with foods that were popular in the 1960s. A certain soda and some sweet meat are part of the appetizer basket, but the clock seems to be the most difficult aspect of the challenge.[Food Network]

The chefs set out to make trendy 1990s foods yummy for a new millennium. The combination of ingredients in the first basket confuses the competitors, and missteps threaten to derail one competitor's plans for dessert. [Food Network]

The competitors cook wild game.

The competing chefs have to cook with ingredients representative of foods we might be noshing on in the future, including insects in the first round.[Food Network]

An ingredient with a challenging texture; some sticky beans and a peculiar salad are shockers.

In addition to competing with appetizers, entrees and desserts, dog-loving chefs make treats for a canine judge.[Food Network]

Four live-fire cooks compete.

The competitors brace for zany, brainy ingredients courtesy of Alton Brown.

Playing with fire is serious business.

The latest stadium fare is substantial and out-of-the-park sensational, so when four bold competitors get ballpark foods in every basket, the judges have high expectations.[Food Network]

Four talented chefs push themselves.

Alton Brown and his fans curate maniacal baskets for an epic tournament, including a Japanese dish.

Wild game, steaks and surf and turf.

The chefs in Maniacal Baskets tournament.

The wild conclusion of Alton Maniacal Baskets tournament.

Two diner favorites find a home in the ingredient baskets, and the chefs have to make the most of milkshakes and french fries. A city's signature dish is part of the challenge in round two, and a toaster treat dessert.[Food Network]

Eight single-and-ready-to-mingle chefs are set up with blind dates as their teammates for a quadruple date and culinary showdown.[Food Network]

The competing chefs must use the fryers to create crunchy, decadent dishes. The appetizer basket contains something spicy and a strange soda. The judges are excited for fried fish entrees.[Food Network]