As a Prelude to the Show, Audiences Can Enjoy Three Hours of Pure Culinary Adrenaline with Top Chef VIP, Beginning at 7pm/6c
MIAMI, FL – August 27, 2025 – Sundays are about to get spicier with the exciting return of Telemundo’s Pica y Se Extiende, live starting this Sunday, August 31 at 10pm/9c. Hosted by the energetic and charismatic Lourdes Stephen and Carlos Adyan, the program returns with an explosive mix of entertainment news, exclusive interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening in the famous Top Chef VIP kitchen.
This first Sunday, Pica y Se Extiende is packed with must-see exclusives, including Imelda Tuñón breaking her silence about the financial situation she was left in by Julián, Maribel Guardia’s son. Plus, Pewee speaks out for the first time about his recent arrest and the sudden death of his father, and Yailin La Más Viral joins as a special guest, giving the show’s cameras exclusive access to her latest concert.
As a prelude to Pica y Se Extiende, viewers can enjoy three hours of pure culinary adrenaline with Top Chef VIP, where celebrities continue to face extreme challenges in pursuit of the coveted title and the $200,000 cash prize. Hosted by Carmen Villalobos, together with the demanding judges Chef Antonio “Toño” de Livier, Chef Tita, and Chef Betty Vázquez, the remaining contestants are: Angélica Celaya, Nicole Curiel, Curvy Zelma, Lorena Herrera, Matías Ochoa, Paco Pizaña, Cristina Porta, Celinee Santos, Juan Soler and Salvador Zerboni.
Audiences can watch Top Chef VIP and Pica y Se Extiende live on Telemundo, or catch up on the Telemundo App, available on Google Play Store and Apple Store, and Telemundo.com. New episodes of Top Chef VIP are also available to stream the next day on Peacock. The reality competition also airs on Telemundo Internacional for viewers across Spanish-speaking Latin America.
For additional Top Chef VIP content, fans can visit Telemundo.com/TopChefVIP, the YouTube channel @TelemundoEntretenimiento, and use #TopChefVIP4 via Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X by following @TelemundoRealities. For Pica y Se Extiende, the audience can join the conversation on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter vía @Telemundo.
Top Chef VIP is a RCN production for Telemundo based on NBCUniversal Formats’ Top Chef franchise, under the executive production of Francisco “Cisco” Suarez, Executive Vice President of Programming for Realities and Primetime Specials of Telemundo, along with Luciano Cardinali and Fernando Lorente as executive producers.
Pica y Se Extiende is a Telemundo original production, produced at Telemundo Center in Miami.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Press contact:
Gerardo Oyola
Director, Alternative Programming Publicity
gerardo.oyola@nbcuni.com
