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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S23E12 9.5
Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings

Shakira is a global pop music icon with a storied career that includes everything from multiple Grammy Awards, to global tours, and more than 95 million records sold. She's back with a brand-new album, her first studio release in nearly seven years, called Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. But how is she with spicy food? Find out as Shakira takes on the wings of death and discusses the evolution of her singing voice, collaborating with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, and which lyrics fans are most likely to yell at her in the street.

#2
S24E12 8.9
Vince Vaughn Catches a Hot Streak While Eating Spicy Wings

Ariana Grande is a Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and pop-music icon with a pair of momentous projects in 2024: Her seventh studio album, eternal sunshine, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, and later this year you can catch her as Glinda in the film-adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, set to release in theaters on November 22th. But how is she with spicy food? Find out as Ari takes on the wings of death and discusses Max Martin-produced smashes, her philosophy on leaks, and the art of a good vocal warmup. Happy season 24 finale, Spice Lords!

#3
S10E5 8.6
Paul Rudd Does a Historic Dab While Eating Spicy Wings

Paul Rudd is an actor, writer, and producer who has been in some of the most beloved films and TV shows of the last 25 years, from Judd Apatow comedies to the Marvel Universe. You can catch him on the new Netflix comedy, Living With Yourself, which is set to release on October 18th. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as one of the nicest dudes in Hollywood takes on some of the least nice hot sauces on the planet. Along the way, Rudd breaks down the alternate Anchorman script that never was, shares his love for David Letterman, and improvises a tearful scene inspired by the wings of death.

#4 Gordon Ramsay Savagely Critiques Spicy Wings S8E1 8.5
#5 Aaron Paul Gets Broken Bad While Eating Spicy Wings S27E1 8.5
#6 Will Arnett Wants to Fire His Publicist While Eating Spicy Wings S29E2 8.4
#7 Shia LaBeouf Sheds a Tear While Eating Spicy Wings S10E1 8.3
#8 Jeffrey Dean Morgan Can't Feel His Face While Eating Spicy Wings S14E10 8.3
#9 Will Forte Goes for a High Score While Eating Spicy Wings S26E12 8.3
#10 Bill Murray Doesn't Flinch While Eating Spicy Wings S26E7 8.2

Lowlights

#408 S1E8 DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings 3.9

In the Hot Ones season 1 finale, the "We the Best" hitmaker brings his take-no-Ls mentality to the wildest wings challenge on the Internet.

#407 MrBeast Faces His Scariest Challenge Yet While Eating Spicy Wings S29E3 4.2
#406 Awkwafina Gets Hot and Cold While Eating Spicy Wings S14E4 4.5
#405 Mario Batali Celebrates Thanksgiving with Spicy Wings S4E19 4.6
#404 Quavo Is Stunned by Spicy Wings S15E3 4.8

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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Series Trajectory

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Season Consistency

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