Monday night’s Top Chef VIP Season 5 finale led its daypart, delivering 449,000 adults 18-49 and 1.5 million total viewers, helping propel Telemundo to the No. 1 spot among Spanish-language television networks in primetime, averaging 403,000 adults 18-49 and 1.3 million total viewers. The hit cooking competition, which crowned Guty Carrera as its winner, showcased its winning recipe for success throughout the season, ranked as the No. 1 Spanish-language program in its timeslot for four consecutive weeks leading up to the finale, underscoring the strong momentum and audience engagement that carried the season through its final night.

According to Talkwalker Social Content Ratings, the Top Chef VIP finale ranked No. 1 in total interactions among all reality series on television and was the No. 1 Spanish-language reality show across Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube. The finale generated 264,000 total interactions and 2.4 million video views, reflecting strong fan engagement across social platforms.

Hosted by Carmen Villalobos, the finale capped off months of intense culinary competition as finalists Ninel Conde, Kelly Ríos, Lupillo Rivera, and Guty Carrera battled for the coveted title. Following the final evaluation by renowned chefs Antonio "Toño" de Livier, Inés Páez "Chef Tita," and Betty Vázquez, Guty Carrera was crowned the winner of Top Chef VIP Season 5, taking home the $200,000 grand prize.

Top Chef VIP was a RCN production for Telemundo based on NBCUniversal Formats’ Top Chef franchise, under the supervision of Adrián Santucho, Senior Vice President of Non-Scripted Content, alongside Pancho Calvo, Vice President of Unscripted Content, with Luciano Cardinali as Executive Producer. 

Sources: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, LSD, 9/21/26–10/19/26. Talkwalker Social Content Ratings (SCR), linear measurement for live/new total-day programs, 10/19/26. Competitive claims across all of television include broadcast and national cable networks. Rankings are based on same-day 24/7 measurement.