On this side of the Pond, it’s easy not to realise what a big TV star Gordon Ramsay has become Stateside. As tvbythenumbers.com points out, however, Hell’s Kitchen (admittedly an evening show) often eclipses the output of Oprah Winfrey, “Queen of Daytime TV”, nowadays.

And in the 18-49 bracket – probably the one TV advertisers care about the most – Hell’s Kitchen is somewhere around the 8th most watched show overall.