Twenty celebrity contestants compete in the fifth season of Telemundo's Top Chef VIP. TelemundoTelemundo’s Top Chef VIP has a new premiere date. The reality cooking show, where celebrities compete in the kitchen for a $200,000 prize and the Top Chef VIP title, is getting an earlier release date. Top Chef VIP has grown into one of Telemundo’s most watched reality formats since its debut in 2022. The show is based on NBCUniversal Formats’ Top Chef franchise and previously aired a version under the name Top Chef: Estrellas for two seasons in 2014 and 2015 before relaunching as Top Chef VIP.