Season 2016
Episode: 2016-06-12 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2016
Alex Guarnaschelli and Eddie Jackson test the ousted rivals' creativity and ingenuity by challenging them to transform leftover dinner into breakfast.With leftovers being the name of the game, the finalists have to reinvent day-old dinners by putting a breakfast spin on them — all while conveying their signature culinary points of view, of course.
Episode: 2016-06-19 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2016
A new rival joins the Star Salvation competition for the next challenge -- to create a unique spin on a drive-thru meal that will appeal to both adults and kids. Not only must the finalists create next-level road-trip fare this week, but they must make sure their dishes are appropriate for kids as well. At the end of the battle, one hopeful falls for good.
Episode: 2016-06-26 | Airdate: Jun 26, 2016
The judges introduce what Eddie calls "the wheel of innovation," which is full of everyday items the hopefuls must transform in next-level ways. After spinning the wheel of innovation, the rivals receive an everyday ingredient that they must highlight in an inventive dish.
Episode: 2016-07-03 | Airdate: Jul 3, 2016
The rivals are challenged to create dishes using trendy ingredients and techniques. Trends are the topic of the fourth battle, when Joy joins remaining hopefuls Yaku and Monterey in showcasing such of-the-moment ingredients as seaweed and coconut sugar. One of these finalists will fall, while two will inch closer to Salvation.
Episode: 2016-07-10 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2016
A blind smell test determines the ingredients that the finalists cook with. The penultimate episode kicks off not with a taste of food but with a quick whiff of it. Then, it's all about creating harmony in flavor as finalists have to use those mystery ingredients in their dishes.
Episode: 2016-07-17 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2016
The rivals make hometown favorites for a final chance to earn "Salvation." The three finalists attempt to prove themselves and their cooking chops to the mentors in the last battle, but ultimately only one hopeful will earn victory and the right to rejoin the "Food Network Star" competition.
Season 2017
Episode: 2017-06-25 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2017
Episode: 2017-07-02 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2017
Episode: 2017-07-09 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2017
Episode: 2017-07-16 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2017
Episode: 2017-07-23 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2017
Episode: 2017-07-30 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2017
Episode: 2017-08-06 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2017
Season 2018
Episode: 2018-07-01 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2018
Five eliminated finalists fight for salvation with breakfast ingredients.
Episode: 2018-07-08 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2018
Four eliminated finalists make weeknight meals with just one pot or pan.
Episode: 2018-07-15 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2018
The eliminated finalists make super cheesy dishes to get the "money shot."
Episode: 2018-07-22 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2018
The eliminated finalists turn sit-down classics into on-the-go foods.