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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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19 episodes · June 2016 – September 2016
  1. Episode 1: 1. Battle for a White Apron, Part 1June 1, 2016
    Forty of the best home cooks in America travel to Los Angeles to compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge and attempt to move forward to compete for the title, a cookbook deal, and the $250,000 grand prize. Judging the battle rounds will be Ramsay and Tosi.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Battle for a White Apron, Part 2June 8, 2016
    The chefs have use their culinary skills as the Battle of the Apron challenge continues.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Wolfgang PuckJune 15, 2016
    After the Battle of the Apron concludes, the Top 20 home cooks in America meet the first guest judge of the season – culinary icon Wolfgang Puck..
  4. Episode 4: 4. A MasterChef WeddingJune 22, 2016
    The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!
  5. Episode 5: 5. A Mexican MysteryJune 29, 2016
    The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest culinary judge Aarón Sánchez.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Gordon Ramsay MasterclassJuly 6, 2016
    The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to properly deconstruct a lobster.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Vets, Jets, and Home CooksJuly 13, 2016
    The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
  2. Episode 8: 8. The Good, the Bad and the OffalJuly 20, 2016
    The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.
  3. Episode 9: 9. A Piece of CakeJuly 27, 2016
    The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating their Sweet 16 birthdays.
  4. Episode 10: 10. The Weakest LinksAugust 3, 2016
    The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants are taken to a vegetable patch for their next team challenge, where they'll cook for and serve 100 farmers.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Sweet SurpriseAugust 3, 2016
    The Top 10 cooks have one hour to make breakfast using a chocolate-hazelnut spread, and the winner gets to choose the dish for the next elimination challenge.
  6. Episode 12: 12. 5 Star FoodAugust 24, 2016
    Guest judge Kevin Sbraga cooks alongside the Top 9 in the next Mystery Box Challenge, as they create an impressive dish using unique upscale ingredients. The contestants then go head-to-head in the elimination challenge, cooking with either fresh salmon or canned salmon.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Hot PotatoAugust 24, 2016
    The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbraga.
  8. Episode 14: 14. Tag TeamAugust 31, 2016
    Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
  9. Episode 15: 15. Pop-Up RestaurantAugust 31, 2016
    The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.
  10. Episode 16: 16. Family DramaSeptember 7, 2016
    The 5 remaining contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Richard Blais – chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author – who reveals the seventh Mystery Box challenge. The winner will avoid competing in the elimination challenge and the remaining contestants are given five minutes to shop for a basket full of twenty ingredients. With an unexpected twist in the competition, one is eliminated.
  11. Episode 17: 17. Critics ChoiceSeptember 7, 2016
    The 4 remaining contestants are given 90 minutes to prepare either a halibut or duck entrée for VIP food critics in the Studio Box challenge. The winning team will be exempt from the elimination challenge and the losing team will face the Pressure Test to recreate three pork dishes.
  12. Episode 18: 18. The Finale (1)September 13, 2016
    In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create entrees and one hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with the trophy, a book deal, and the $250,000 grand prize.
  13. Episode 19: 19. The Finale (2)September 14, 2016
    The contestants will have one hour to create entrees and an hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a MASTERCHEF trophy, a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.

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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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