MasterChef

2010– · Ongoing · 16 seasons · 313 episodes · Reality · United States

Creator Franc Roddam · Channel FOX · Starring Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, Aarón Sánchez

This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
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Episodes

20 episodes · June 2011 – August 2011
  1. Episode 1: 1. Audition 1June 6, 2011
    100 amateur chefs are flown to Los Angeles to see if they have what it takes to be the next MasterChef. The contestants prepare their signature dishes for the panel of judges. Only those who impress the judges with their presentation, creativity, and originality will get an apron and move onto the next round.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Audition 2June 7, 2011
    Round 2 begins with the amateur chefs trying to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Contestants compete for a chance to win the MasterChef apron which guarantees them a spot in the next round.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Audition 3 & Top 38 RevealedJune 13, 2011
    The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Top 18 RevealedJune 14, 2011
    The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. First, slicing apples consistently, and with as little waste as possible, and second, creating the best chicken dish they can in order to impress the judges, and move onto the next round.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Top 16 RevealedJune 20, 2011
    The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elimination round.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Top 16 CompeteJune 21, 2011
    The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.
Show 14 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Top 15 CompeteJune 27, 2011
    The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Top 14 CompeteJune 28, 2011
    The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Top 13 CompeteJuly 5, 2011
    Vegetarian meals are made by the 13 remaining hopefuls. Then, Season 1 winner Whitney Miller shows up and challenges the wannabe chefs to prepare a dish from her cookbook.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Top 12 CompeteJuly 11, 2011
    The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party
  5. Episode 11: 11. Top 11 CompeteJuly 18, 2011
    The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Top 10 CompeteJuly 19, 2011
    The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Top 9 CompeteJuly 26, 2011
    The Top 9 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
  8. Episode 14: 14. Top 8 CompeteAugust 1, 2011
    The contestants will need to prepare a slider and a side for each kid. But there's a catch: They cannot use beef or potatoes. And the kids aren't just the guests; they are the judges, too.
  9. Episode 15: 15. Top 8 Compete AgainAugust 2, 2011
    After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
  10. Episode 16: 16. Top 6 CompeteAugust 8, 2011
    The remaining six home cooks arrive at the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Patina at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chef Gordon Ramsay tells them that they won't be eating in the restaurant; they'll be cooking there.
  11. Episode 17: 17. Top 5 CompeteAugust 9, 2011
    The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich reveal the latest Mystery Box Challenge. The contestants have to prepare, cook, and present an incredible dish using all or some of the ingredients inside a wooden crate: a variety of ground meats and an assortment of vegetables, rice, and potatoes.
  12. Episode 18: 18. Top 4 CompeteAugust 15, 2011
  13. Episode 19: 19. Top 3 CompeteAugust 16, 2011
    The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.
  14. Episode 20: 20. Winner RevealedAugust 16, 2011
    The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.

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FIRST AIRED
July 27, 2010
LAST AIRED
September 16, 2026
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Endemol Shine North America, One Potato Two Potato, Reveille Productions

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