section: Setting
question: What was the dining room area of the studio before it was used for "Hell's Kitchen?"
article: Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)
candidates: For the show's first two seasons, the "Hell's Kitchen" restaurant set itself was housed in the former studios of Los Angeles television station KCOP at 915 North La Brea Avenue, in Hollywood, which at one time hosted production of game shows "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild". Originally the studio was put up for sale, but in the end they were retooled for the production of "Hell's Kitchen". The dining room area was the location of the former KCOP news studios, and living quarters for the contestants were built on behind the restaurant. Before season three, the Hell's Kitchen facility was moved to Century Studios at 3322 La Cienega Place in Los Angeles. Since the fourth season, Hell's Kitchen's venue has been located at 8660 Hayden Place in Culver City. According to Arthur Perkins, the soundstage is only open for audience members when filming is taking place. The studio sits on the former location of the famous RKO Forty Acres backlot, which was used in movies such as Gone With The Wind and television series such as "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Adventures of Superman". The studio building sits on the location of the military camp seen in the television series "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. ".