MasterChef (United States)
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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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Season 1 (July 2010 - September 2010)
1. Auditions (1)(43 min)
Aired: 27-07-2010
The search for a culinary master begins.
2. Auditions (2)(43 min)
Aired: 03-08-2010
The home cooks endure an intense grilling.
3. Top 14(43 min)
Aired: 10-08-2010
The Top 14 are revealed.
4. Top 14 Compete(86 min)
Aired: 18-08-2010
The contestants enter the kitchen for the first time.
5. Top 11 Compete(86 min)
Aired: 25-08-2010
The cooks impress with just one cupcake.
6. Top 9 Compete(86 min)
Aired: 01-09-2010
The home cooks cater a high-end wedding.
7. Top 6 Compete(86 min)
Aired: 08-09-2010
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
8. Winner Revealed(86 min)
Aired: 15-09-2010
America's best home cook is revealed.
Season 2 (June 2011 - August 2011)
1. Audition 1
Aired: 06-06-2011
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. Audition 2
Aired: 07-06-2011
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. Audition 3 & Top 38 Revealed
Aired: 13-06-2011
The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.
4. Top 18 Revealed
Aired: 14-06-2011
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. Top 16 Revealed
Aired: 20-06-2011
The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elimination round.
6. Top 16 Compete
Aired: 21-06-2011
The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.
7. Top 15 Compete
Aired: 27-06-2011
The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.
8. Top 14 Compete
Aired: 28-06-2011
The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.
9. Top 13 Compete
Aired: 05-07-2011
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.
10. Top 12 Compete
Aired: 11-07-2011
The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party
11. Top 11 Compete
Aired: 18-07-2011
The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.
12. Top 10 Compete
Aired: 19-07-2011
The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.
13. Top 9 Compete
Aired: 26-07-2011
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.
14. Top 8 Compete
Aired: 01-08-2011
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.
15. Top 8 Compete Again
Aired: 02-08-2011
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.
16. Top 6 Compete
Aired: 08-08-2011
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.
17. Top 5 Compete
Aired: 09-08-2011
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.
18. Top 4 Compete
Aired: 15-08-2011
19. Top 3 Compete
Aired: 16-08-2011
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.
20. Winner Revealed
Aired: 16-08-2011
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.
Season 3 (June 2012 - September 2012)
1. Auditions (1)
Aired: 04-06-2012
After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional opera singer, a plastic surgeon, as well as the first blind cook to enter the competition - were flown to Los Angeles for a chance to prepare their signature dishes and present them to the judges. The judges will taste for flavor, originality, creativity and presentation. But most importantly, the amateur cooks must demonstrate a genuine passion for food and a drive to win in order to earn a coveted white apron and move on to the next round.
2. Auditions (2)
Aired: 05-06-2012
The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the competition. Those who impress the judges will earn a coveted white apron and move one step closer to becoming the next MasterChef.
3. Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp
Aired: 11-06-2012
The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a ground-beef challenge in hopes of earning a spot in the Top 18.
4. Top 18 Compete
Aired: 12-06-2012
The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with unusual and intimidating ingredients.
5. Top 16 Compete
Aired: 18-06-2012
Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where they'll work in teams to prepare a healthy, balanced meal for 200 servicemen and women.
6. Top 15 Compete
Aired: 19-06-2012
Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and unappetizing—cuts of meat in a challenge that tests their resourcefulness.
7. Top 14 Compete
Aired: 25-06-2012
The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove they deserve to stay in the competition.
8. Top 13 Compete
Aired: 26-06-2012
A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using only $20 worth of ingredients. Later, another hopeful is sent packing.
9. Top 12 Compete
Aired: 02-07-2012
The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them to create budget-friendly meals for beachgoers.
10. Top 11 Compete
Aired: 03-07-2012
Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge. Later, a double elimination sends two hopefuls home.
11. Top Nine Compete
Aired: 09-07-2012
The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea
12. Top 8 Compete
Aired: 16-07-2012
The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hungry cowboys. Members of the winning team advance to the next round of competition, while the others face off in a pressure test that has them preparing six eggs in four different ways.
13. Top 7 Compete
Aired: 17-07-2012
Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are paired up to cook a complicated Japanese dish.
14. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1
Aired: 23-07-2012
Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back their aprons and continue on in the competition. Each hopeful selects one ingredient to make up the mystery box, and then they are required to use all of the items to create a dish that proves they are worthy of a second chance.
15. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2
Aired: 24-07-2012
Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout dishes with a very limited pantry. The winner then determines which savory ingredient the others will have to incorporate into desserts in the elimination round.
16. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3
Aired: 14-08-2012
Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot spot, where they attempt to replicate the acclaimed restaurant's signature dishes. Later, members of the losing team face off in an elimination challenge that requires them to prepare steak three different ways.
17. Top 5 Compete
Aired: 21-08-2012
A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, the wannabe chefs are tasked with re-creating one of Graham Elliot's signature dishes that he served to President Obama at his flagship restaurant.
18. Top 4 Compete
Aired: 28-08-2012
Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-renowned chefs: Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse and Guy Savoy. The winning pair will each earn a spot in the Top 3, while the losing team face off in a pressure test featuring soufflé.
19. Top 3 Compete
Aired: 04-09-2012
Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best embodies their personality and passion for food. Then, each prepares a pair of legs—chicken, lamb and frog—in hopes of scoring a spot in the Top 2.
20. Winner Chosen
Aired: 10-09-2012
In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-course meal of their lives. Later, the judges will reveal America's next, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize. Find out whose culinary dreams will turn into a reality.
Season 4 (May 2013 - September 2013)
1. Auditions No. 1
Aired: 22-05-2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
2. Auditions No. 2
Aired: 22-05-2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
3. Top 19 Revealed
Aired: 29-05-2013
The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
4. Top 19 Compete
Aired: 29-05-2013
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
5. Top 18 Compete
Aired: 05-06-2013
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
6. Top 17 Compete
Aired: 05-06-2013
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
7. Top 16 Compete (1)
Aired: 12-06-2013
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
8. Top 16 Compete (2)
Aired: 12-06-2013
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
9. Top 15 Compete
Aired: 19-06-2013
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
10. Top 14 Compete
Aired: 19-06-2013
The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
11. Top 13 Compete
Aired: 26-06-2013
The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs.
12. Top 12 Compete
Aired: 26-06-2013
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
13. Top 11 Compete
Aired: 10-07-2013
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
14. Top 10 Compete
Aired: 10-07-2013
The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
15. Top 9 Compete
Aired: 17-07-2013
The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge.
16. Top 8 Compete
Aired: 24-07-2013
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
17. Top 7 Compete
Aired: 31-07-2013
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
18. Top 6 Compete
Aired: 07-08-2013
Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
19. Top 7 Compete Again
Aired: 14-08-2013
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
20. Top 6 Compete
Aired: 21-08-2013
The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara sauce.
21. Top 5 Compete (1)
Aired: 28-08-2013
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
22. Top 5 Compete (2)
Aired: 28-08-2013
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
23. Top 4 Compete
Aired: 04-09-2013
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
24. Top 3 Compete
Aired: 04-09-2013
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
25. Winner Chosen
Aired: 11-09-2013
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
Season 5 (May 2014 - September 2014)
1. Top 30 Compete
Aired: 26-05-2014
Host award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return for Season Five, putting the latest group of contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds and turning one home cook into a culinary master.
2. Top 22 Compete
Aired: 02-06-2014
The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in desserts; in the next round, the contestants prepare a classic American dish.
3. Top 20 Compete
Aired: 09-06-2014
The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.
4. Top 18 Compete
Aired: 16-06-2014
The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.
5. Top 17 Compete
Aired: 23-06-2014
The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.
6. Top 16 Compete
Aired: 30-06-2014
A mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "MasterChef" champion Luca Manfe and "MasterChef Junior" winner Alexander Weiss to select a specialty dish for the elimination round.
7. Top 15 Compete
Aired: 07-07-2014
The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressure test featuring spring rolls.
8. Top 14 Compete
Aired: 14-07-2014
The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-layer red velvet cake during a pressure test.
9. Top 13 Compete
Aired: 21-07-2014
The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.
10. Top 12 Compete
Aired: 28-07-2014
The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team create their own truffle recipes for a box of chocolates.
11. Top 11 Compete
Aired: 04-08-2014
For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containing ordinary items; the winner of the challenge chooses which type of stuffed pasta the remaining cooks make.
12. Top 10 Compete
Aired: 11-08-2014
The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the losing team must create three unique prawn dishes in a pressure test.
13. Top 8 Compete
Aired: 18-08-2014
The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.
14. Top 7 Compete
Aired: 25-08-2014
The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe from elimination, the other contestants form teams of two and make a variety of potstickers.
15. Top 6 Compete
Aired: 01-09-2014
Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.
16. Top 5 Compete
Aired: 08-09-2014
Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.
17. Top 4 Compete
Aired: 08-09-2014
A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.
18. Top 3 Compete
Aired: 15-09-2014
The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2, while the other two chefs face a pressure test involving desserts.
19. Winner Chosen
Aired: 15-09-2014
In the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.
Season 6 (May 2015 - September 2015)
1. Let the Battle Commence
Aired: 20-05-2015
2. The Battle Continues
Aired: 27-05-2015
After the Battle for the Apron concludes, the Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge. Each contestant is given 20 staple ingredients that anyone could find in their home and tasked with preparing a dish for the judges -- were the judges to show up at their homes for dinner. The winner of the Mystery Box Challenge will receive a significant advantage in the season's first pressure test, during which contestants must make their versions of an apple pie.
3. You're The Apple Of My Eye
Aired: 27-05-2015
The Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge. Each contestant is given 20 staple ingredients that anyone could find in their home and tasked with preparing a dish for the judges -- were the judges to show up at their homes for dinner. The winner of the Mystery Box Challenge will receive a significant advantage in the season's first pressure test, during which contestants must make their versions of an apple pie.
4. Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster
Aired: 03-06-2015
The remaining 20 home cooks will face their first team challenge of the season at an amusement park. Once teams are decided, each team will be tasked with creating its version of an amusement park burger and fish and chips dish for thousands of amusement park guests. The winning team will be safe from elimination, while the losing team will have to face the first pressure test of the season, during which the home cooks will make 12 cinnamon rolls.
5. Clawing to Victory
Aired: 10-06-2015
The next mystery box challenge has the home cooks come out of their shells and prepare unique crab dishes for the judges. The home cook who prepares the best crab dish will receive a significant advantage before the next elimination challenge. Then the remaining home cooks will create their versions of sweet or savory dishes, using the same surprise ingredient of corn.
6. What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas
Aired: 17-06-2015
In the second field challenge of the season, the home cooks will take a surprise trip to Las Vegas, where they will be split into two teams to take over Drai's Nightclub and feed 101 Las Vegas performers. The team who receives the most winning votes from the Las Vegas performer diners will be safe from the next pressure test, while the losing team will be dealt with a deuce steak contest at Gordon Ramsay's Steak. In the pressure test, the home cooks will face two steak challenges testing temperature and taste, and one contestant will be sent home.
7. Bring Home the Bacon
Aired: 24-06-2015
In the next challenge, it's proven that Breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day when the home cooks are each tasked to create an elevated breakfast dish in 45 minutes. Not only will the winner have immunity in the next mystery box challenge, but they will also receive two additional advantages. Later, in the mystery box challenge, contestants must create TV dinners.
8. Happy Birthday MasterChef
Aired: 01-07-2015
Each team will prepare a two-course menu for the 100th episode celebration, during which VIP guests will dine on oyster and caviar appetizers and a duck breast entrée, followed by a special surprise dish by judge Christina Tosi. The losing team will face the next pressure test, in which contestants must create a three-layer birthday cake.
9. Gordon's Greatest Hits
Aired: 08-07-2015
The remaining home cooks will learn from the best as they enter a special taste-it-and-make-it challenge. Each contestant must recreate Gordon Ramsay's signature Beef Wellington. The home cooks with the worst dishes will compete in the next pressure test, featuring another Gordon Ramsay dish — scallops with puree of English peas, bacon, and quail eggs, finished with shaved truffles. Find out who can keep up with the master and who will be sent home for good.
10. Rice Rice Baby
Aired: 15-07-2015
In the next mystery box challenge, the remaining home cooks must create a rice dish in 60 minutes. The contestant with the winning dish will be featured in Family Circle Magazine and will not have to participate in the next elimination challenge. Then, in the elimination challenge, contestants will be tasked with creating dishes based on dynamic duo ingredients. Find out who will make it into the Top 10 best home cooks in America.
11. Moo-vers And Bakers
Aired: 22-07-2015
The Top 10 home cooks enter the Wild West when they face their next team challenge and create steak meals for 101 cowboys and ranchers. The team that receives the most winning votes will moo-ve on in the competition, while the remaining home cooks will face the next pressure test. For the pressure test the losing team will bake tarts and see who can bake their way to victory.
12. Family Reunion
Aired: 29-07-2015
The Top 10 home cooks will cook family style when they face their next team challenge and create family style meals for VIP diners. After each team prepares their family style meals, they are greeted by the dinner guests, their family members. Each diner will vote for one team's meal and the team with the most votes will be safe from the next pressure test. In the pressure test, the losing team home cooks must create a gnocchi-in-brown-sage-butter-sauce dish. Find out who will go home and who will move on.
13. A Little Southern Flare
Aired: 05-08-2015
The cooks prepare a flambé in a mystery box challenge, and the winner is safe from elimination and also gets to choose which Southern dish the contestants must make. The winner also receives two other significant advantages.
14. Getting A-Head in the Competition
Aired: 12-08-2015
n the next team challenge, the remaining home cooks will split into teams to prepare vegetarian meals for guests of the MasterChef restaurant. Teams will have access to any ingredients that they choose in the MasterChef pantry, as long as the dishes are vegetarian. The winning team will be safe from elimination, while the losing team must cook in the next pressure test and create delicious well-composed meals using various cuts from an animal head.
15. A Storm's A-Brewing
Aired: 19-08-2015
The cooks must create a dish that features coffee as one of the main ingredients; during the pressure test, the contestants team up to re-create an elaborate party platter.
16. The Restaurant Takeover
Aired: 26-08-2015
The remaining chefs are put into teams to take over a Los Angeles restaurant, where they have to come up with two appetizers and two entrées for dining customers. The losing team take part in a pressure test that sees them having to come up with three different pasta dishes.
17. Return of the Champions
Aired: 02-09-2015
In the next mystery box challenge, the Top 5 home cooks must create a dish using pear, blue cheese, tomato, portabella mushroom, and chocolate. The winner receives both safety from elimination and the power to choose among 4 baskets of ingredients for the elimination challenge, baskets that were put together with the help of the 3 former MasterChef winners.
18. Think Inside the Box
Aired: 09-09-2015
The 4 remaining contestants use special ingredients from Gordon and Graham in the next team challenge. Each team must create a unique appetizer and entrée, and create them 3 times. The losing pair face a pressure test in which they must recreate judge Christina Tosi's world-famous Chocolate Malted Layer Cake to see who will round out the Top 3.
19. Team Gordon Ramsay
Aired: 16-09-2015
In the next challenge, with a little help from a few other home cooks, the remaining three contestants will create dishes for 30 restaurant guests who serve an important role in the judges' culinary world. The home cook with the most number of votes will move on in the competition, while the remaining two home cooks will face the next pressure test, during which they must complete three classic MasterChef dishes. The home cook with the best dishes will move on to the finals.
20. The Finale
Aired: 16-09-2015
In the final challenge in the MasterChef kitchen, the Top Two home cooks will have one last chance to prove to the judges that they deserve the MasterChef title by creating a three-course meal. 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.
Season 7 (June 2016 - September 2016)
1. Battle for a White Apron, Part 1
Aired: 01-06-2016
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. Battle for a White Apron, Part 2
Aired: 08-06-2016
The chefs have use their culinary skills as the Battle of the Apron challenge continues.
3. Wolfgang Puck
Aired: 15-06-2016
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. A MasterChef Wedding
Aired: 22-06-2016
The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!
5. A Mexican Mystery
Aired: 29-06-2016
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. Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
Aired: 06-07-2016
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.
7. Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks
Aired: 13-07-2016
The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
8. The Good, the Bad and the Offal
Aired: 20-07-2016
The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.
9. A Piece of Cake
Aired: 27-07-2016
The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating their Sweet 16 birthdays.
10. The Weakest Links
Aired: 03-08-2016
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.
11. Sweet Surprise
Aired: 03-08-2016
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.
12. 5 Star Food
Aired: 24-08-2016
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.
13. Hot Potato
Aired: 24-08-2016
The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbraga.
14. Tag Team
Aired: 31-08-2016
Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
15. Pop-Up Restaurant
Aired: 31-08-2016
The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.
16. Family Drama
Aired: 07-09-2016
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.
17. Critics Choice
Aired: 07-09-2016
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.
18. The Finale (1)
Aired: 13-09-2016
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.
19. The Finale (2)
Aired: 14-09-2016
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.
Season 8 (May 2017 - September 2017)
1. Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
Aired: 31-05-2017
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to try to earn a place in the Top 20. Judging the battle rounds will be Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and new judge and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez, who will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. After each battle, the judges will decide whom they think deserves to make it to the next round and a chance to compete for the coveted title.
2. Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
Aired: 07-06-2017
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
3. America's Grocery Bag
Aired: 14-06-2017
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
4. Feeding the Lifeguards
Aired: 21-06-2017
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
5. Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
Aired: 28-06-2017
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
6. Silenced by the Lambs
Aired: 12-07-2017
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge that includes recreating Gordon Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
7. Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
Aired: 19-07-2017
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
8. Whole-y Cow!
Aired: 26-07-2017
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
9. Holy Cannoli
Aired: 02-08-2017
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a team challenge using their guests' products. Later, the losing team must prepare cannoli as part of a pressure test.
10. The MasterChef Returns
Aired: 09-08-2017
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.
11. Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
Aired: 16-08-2017
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then cast a vote for their favorite dish.
12. In a Pinch
Aired: 23-08-2017
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
13. Gordon’s Game of Chicken
Aired: 23-08-2017
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
14. A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
Aired: 30-08-2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to pair up for a Mexican-themed tag team challenge.
15. The Great Outdoors
Aired: 30-08-2017
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
16. Chopsticks & Pasta
Aired: 06-09-2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
17. Pop-Up Restaurant
Aired: 06-09-2017
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
18. Something Fishy
Aired: 13-09-2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.
19. The Semi-Finals
Aired: 13-09-2017
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
20. The Finale (1)
Aired: 20-09-2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
21. The Finale (2)
Aired: 20-09-2017
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Season 9 (May 2018 - September 2018)
1. The Judges Do Battle (1)
Aired: 30-05-2018
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – and they then will mentor those contestants throughout the competition.
2. The Judges Do Battle (2)(60 min)
Aired: 30-05-2018
The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.
3. The Judges Do Battle (3)
Aired: 06-06-2018
Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to earn a spot in the Top 24.
4. Home State Heroes(60 min)
Aired: 06-06-2018
In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.
5. Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
Aired: 13-06-2018
In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab, before the contestants must replicate his work. The contestants whose skills don't cut it, face an elimination challenge during which Ramsay will show them how to make his signature Crab Benedict dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
6. Trouble Brewing
Aired: 20-06-2018
The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the season. The two teams must cook a beer-infused lunch for more than 100 employees at the brewery who will each place a vote on his or her favorite dish. The team that receives the least amount of votes will head back to the kitchen for a banana cream pie pressure test that will determine who will be eliminated.
7. World Cup Dishes
Aired: 27-06-2018
The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive three huge advantages. Later, the kitchen welcomes American soccer legend and Fox Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas, who will introduce a street food-themed elimination challenge that involves popular food among soccer fans in various countries.
8. A Gordon Ramsay Wedding
Aired: 11-07-2018
The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.
9. The Big Not Easy
Aired: 18-07-2018
The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and be asked to upgrade one of the most popular frozen dinner dishes, Salisbury Steak.
10. Rise or Fall
Aired: 25-07-2018
The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contestant without a pair. The contestant cooking solo gets a huge advantage in the challenge and gets the opportunity to cook alongside his-her mentor.The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and create the ever-challenging cheese soufflé in just 40 minutes.
11. The Kids Are Alright
Aired: 01-08-2018
The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discerning judges who have big expectations. Contestants are surprised when diners are revealed and forced to scramble and alter their dishes to accommodate the guests. Ultimately the winning team’s recipe will be printed in Family Circle Magazine. The losing team will compete in a cupcake pressure test with special guest and pastry chef Christina Tosi.
12. Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1
Aired: 08-08-2018
The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a citrus-centered dish.
13. Just for the Halibut
Aired: 15-08-2018
The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then tasked with creating a stunning original dish using their broken-down fish. Some contestants yield a bountiful filet, while others offer up a poor portion of protein.
14. Sky's the Limit
Aired: 22-08-2018
The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.
15. Tag Team
Aired: 22-08-2018
The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.
16. American Heroes
Aired: 29-08-2018
The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.
17. Waste Not Want Not
Aired: 29-08-2018
A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.
18. Restaurant Takeover
Aired: 05-09-2018
The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining room filled with 48 guests.
19. Cooking With Heart
Aired: 05-09-2018
Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.
20. Battle of the Beef
Aired: 12-09-2018
The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.
21. The Semi Final
Aired: 12-09-2018
The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich; an elimination leaves three cooks moving on to the finale.
22. The Finale (1)
Aired: 19-09-2018
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.
23. The Finale (2)
Aired: 19-09-2018
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.
Season 10 (May 2019 - September 2019)
1. The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1(60 min)
Aired: 29-05-2019
Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
2. Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round(60 min)
Aired: 05-06-2019
Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
3. Gordon's Mystery Box
Aired: 12-06-2019
The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
4. 10th Season Pool Party!(60 min)
Aired: 19-06-2019
In two teams of nine cooks, the Top 18 prepare for a 10th anniversary-themed pool party by preparing food for 100 important guests that include former "MasterChef" winners and contestants, but only one team can earn immunity.
5. The Blind Chicken Show(60 min)
Aired: 20-06-2019
The team who failed to impress the pool party guests are given only 45 minutes to completely break down a chicken and prepare it into a delectable dish, but one contestant will be forced to surrender their apron after the timer runs out.
6. Hot & Spicy
Aired: 26-06-2019
Model Alessandra Ambrosio offers input for the Top 17's next mystery box challenge, which includes an additional twist that throws some cooks off balance, but only 15 home cooks can be chosen to continue on to the next round.
7. Gordon Takes on a Tarte
Aired: 27-06-2019
The remaining home cooks face another elimination challenge in which they have 60 minutes to closely replicate the dish du jour, tarte Tatin that must be prepared with silky crème anglaise sauce, or risk surrendering their apron and going home.
8. Joe Takes a Risk
Aired: 10-07-2019
The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.
9. Tag Team Tears & Tantrums
Aired: 11-07-2019
With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
10. Gerron's Wedding
Aired: 17-07-2019
The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.
11. Backyard BBQ
Aired: 18-07-2019
The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
12. King of The Crabs
Aired: 24-07-2019
The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
13. Someone's Toast
Aired: 25-07-2019
Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.
14. Let Them Eat Cake
Aired: 31-07-2019
In under 75 minutes, the contestants must replicate a cake for the judges.
15. Small Dessert, Big Problems
Aired: 01-08-2019
Special guest judge Candace Nelson gives the home cooks 75 minutes to create one dozen macarons.
16. NASCAR Finish Line Feed
Aired: 07-08-2019
The top 10 contestants test their speed in a special team challenge at the Irwindale Speedway, where they have 75 minutes to cook for 101 race car crew members.
17. Box in a Box in a Box
Aired: 08-08-2019
The contestants face a mystery box challenge with more mystery ingredients than ever before.
18. Mind Blowing Food
Aired: 14-08-2019
The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.
19. Pigging Out
Aired: 15-08-2019
The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.
20. One Pan Wonder
Aired: 21-08-2019
TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.
21. Family Reunion
Aired: 28-08-2019
Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.
22. London Calling (1)
Aired: 04-09-2019
The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.
23. London Calling (2)
Aired: 11-09-2019
The top four chefs travel to the historic Hatfield House, where they must cook a venison dish.
24. The Finale (1)
Aired: 18-09-2019
Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle their final dishes in hopes of crossing the finish line and coming out on top!
25. The Finale (2)
Aired: 18-09-2019
The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.
Season 11 (June 2021 - September 2021)
1. Emeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1(42 min)
Aired: 02-06-2021
Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
2. Curtis Stone: Auditions Round 2(42 min)
Aired: 09-06-2021
The cooks have 45 minutes to impress the judges, including Curtis Stone.
3. Paula Deen: Auditions Round 3(42 min)
Aired: 16-06-2021
The final audition round of the season; guest judge Paula Deen.
4. Chef Morimoto: Monkfish Challenge(42 min)
Aired: 23-06-2021
Chef Masaharu Morimoto sets the bar high with his monkfish demonstration, leaving the cooks desperate to impress in their first elimination challenge.
5. Sherry Yard: Dessert Challenge(42 min)
Aired: 30-06-2021
Chef Sherry Yard visits the kitchen. With elimination on the line, a dessert challenge puts the spotlight on the home cooks' baking skills for the first time.
6. Michael Mina: Meat Roulette(42 min)
Aired: 07-07-2021
In the first Mystery Box challenge chef Michael Mina is the guest judge. The cooks must create a beef dish without knowing what cut of beef they will be cooking until the mystery box is opened.
7. Nancy Silverton: Pasta Challenge(42 min)
Aired: 14-07-2021
With the top 10 at their fingertips and an elimination on the table, Michelin Star chef Nancy Silverton challenges the home cooks with a fresh pasta challenge. The cooks must prove they can master this Italian staple and impress with a pasta dish of their own.
8. Jonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box(42 min)
Aired: 21-07-2021
The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian Mystery Box Challenge, with Michelin Star Chef Jonathan Waxman as guest judge. It's the highest stakes challenge yet with an elimination no one sees coming.
9. Roy Choi: Elevated Street Food(42 min)
Aired: 11-08-2021
The pioneering king of the food truck revolution, Roy Choi, tasks the home cooks with making a street food dish worthy of a Michelin star restaurant.
10. Cook for Your Legend(42 min)
Aired: 18-08-2021
Chef Ramsay challenges the home cooks to create a dish for the most important legend yet - their own personal legends. Their personal legends could be someone they look up to, a personal hero, or even a family member who inspires them.
11. Dominique Crenn: The Wall(42 min)
Aired: 25-08-2021
Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America to attain three Michelin Stars, visits the MasterChef kitchen with a brand-new team challenge - the cooks must pair up and make the same exact dish... without being able to see one another.
12. Niki Nakayama: Kaiseki(42 min)
Aired: 25-08-2021
Legendary chef Niki Nakayama gives the cooks a taste of Japan.
13. Legends Dinner(42 min)
Aired: 01-09-2021
Four legendary chefs grace the MasterChef kitchen for a one-of-a-kind Chef's Table team challenge that pits boys against girls. It's an intimidating Michelin Star lineup as Val Cantu, Jonathan Yao, Sherry Yard and Tanya Holland take a seat in the MasterChef restaurant, to judge a two-course menu created by the home cooks.
14. Ludo Lefebvre: Timed Out Mystery Box(42 min)
Aired: 01-09-2021
Legendary French chef Ludo Lefebvre joins to guest judge a Mystery Box challenge with a twist. The home cooks are challenged to make two elevated French Bistro-style dishes in 90 minutes to guarantee themselves a spot in the semi-finals.
15. Semi-Final - 3 Chef Showdown (1)(42 min)
Aired: 08-09-2021
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
16. Semi-Final: 3 Chef Showdown (2)(42 min)
Aired: 08-09-2021
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
17. Finale: Curtis Stone (1)(42 min)
Aired: 15-09-2021
Legendary Chef Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge for the semi-finals when the Top Three battle for a spot in the finale in the appetizer round.
18. Finale: Michael Cimarusti (2)(42 min)
Aired: 15-09-2021
Michelin star chef Michael Cimarusti is the final legend to grace the MasterChef kitchen and it's the finalists last chance to impress with their entrée and dessert dishes. Only one will be crowned the winner and earn the coveted title of MasterChef.
Season 12 (May 2022 - September 2022)
1. Audition Battles (1)
Aired: 25-05-2022
Season 12 of MASTERCHEF is all about redemption, when All-Star competitors from the last 11 seasons return to the show to see if they have learned from their past mistakes. For the first time ever, MASTERCHEF is re-opening the door to some of the most memorable and talented cooks in the competition's history, including two MASTERCHEF Junior Edition cooks now competing as adults! 40 chefs get called back to audition, but only 20 will claim a coveted white apron. The returning chefs compete in groups of four in head-to-head audition battles. In each round, the two chefs that create the most impressive comeback dish will secure a spot this season.
2. Audition Battles (2)
Aired: 01-06-2022
The audition battles continue this week on the most competitive season of MASTERCHEF yet. For those who fell short in past seasons, these auditions are a chance to fulfill their culinary dreams. This week, three chefs who competed on MASTERCHEF JUNIOR enter the kitchen for the first time as adults.
3. Audition Battles (3)
Aired: 08-06-2022
With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChef kitchen. Each 45-minute audition battle brings the contestants one step closer to being in the top 20.
4. Dish That Sent You Home
Aired: 15-06-2022
In the first elimination round of the season, all 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home. The chef that recreates their elimination dish in the most elevated, refined and skillful way will win immunity.
5. Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas
Aired: 22-06-2022
This week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner and cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale, returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen to dish out the challenge. The chefs have 60 minutes to cook three identical dishes using the spirits they receive in their mystery box. On the line are immunity or elimination, as the chefs compete to create a dish with their respective spirit as the star.
6. Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard
Aired: 29-06-2022
For their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborate to create a hearty and delicious lunch for more than 100 brave women and men. One contestant will be eliminated.
7. Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!
Aired: 13-07-2022
Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his famous Beef Wellington transformed into a vegan dish made out of beets. Chef Ramsay then challenges the contestants to create a top-notch vegan dish, using their knowledge of flavors and techniques.
8. Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry
Aired: 20-07-2022
The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world. Award-winning chef and Southern fusion restaurateur Tiffany Derry also stops by the kitchen.
9. Bake to Win
Aired: 27-07-2022
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
10. Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
Aired: 03-08-2022
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
11. Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha
Aired: 10-08-2022
The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch - they must use every ingredient given to them.
12. Tag Team
Aired: 17-08-2022
The Top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off, as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock.
13. GrubHub Challenge
Aired: 17-08-2022
In order to secure a spot in the Top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
14. Gas Station Gourmet
Aired: 24-08-2022
Keeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
15. Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt
Aired: 24-08-2022
The Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from MasterChef Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilies and peppers.
16. The Wall
Aired: 31-08-2022
The top eight chefs are paired together and must communicate on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes.
17. Restaurant Takeover - Spago
Aired: 31-08-2022
The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
18. Semi Finals
Aired: 07-09-2022
The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
19. Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)
Aired: 07-09-2022
The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
20. Finale - Special Guest Christina Tosi (2)
Aired: 14-09-2022
The three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the help of former judge Christina Tossi; a new champion is crowned.
Season 13 (May 2023 - September 2023)
1. Regional Auditions - The Northeast(45 min)
Aired: 24-05-2023
The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is the next contestant and he advances with three yes votes. Nina is next and earns three yes votes and an apron. Purvi is next and her dish impressed all four judges earning her an apron. Eddie is next and only gets two yes votes therefore he did not advance; however, Joe offers him training in some of his restaurants after the show. Ross also fails his audition. Brynn is next and earns four yes votes and an apron. Ryan is the day's last auditionee and gets three yes votes earning him the final apron for the Northeast region.
2. Regional Auditions - The Midwest(45 min)
Aired: 31-05-2023
The Midwest region contestants begin their auditions, with Graham Elliot joining as the guest judge. Grant is the first contestant up and gets three yes votes and the first apron. Sarah is next and also gets three yes votes and an apron. Kevin gets two no votes to start with and does not advance. Yomira is next, and while it is not stated how many no votes she received, she does not earn an apron. Marquela is next and has the same negative result. Charles is next and gets four yes votes and the third apron of the night. Wayne is next and also gets four yes votes and an apron. Kyle and Trevor have their auditions shown intermingled with each other, in the end Trevor does not earn an apron but Kyle does.
3. Regional Auditions - The West(45 min)
Aired: 07-06-2023
The West region contestants begin their auditions. This week the guest judge is Susan Feniger. Lizzie is the first contestant to audition and she earns four yes votes earning her the night's first apron. Both GiGi and Tyson fail their auditions. Amanda is next earning three out of four yes votes earning her the next apron. Megan auditions next and only gets two yes votes. Madame Donut is the next contestant and she gets four yes votes earning her the next apron. Kennedy also gets an apron with four yes votes. James and Calvin have their auditions intermingled; Calvin does not win an apron but James does.
4. Regional Auditions - The South(45 min)
Aired: 14-06-2023
The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan starts off the auditions and gets four yes votes and the first apron of the night. Austyn is up next but gets two immediate no votes, so she fails. Kendal is next and gets four yes votes for the evening's second apron. Jessica attempts her audition next but she gets two no votes and does not pass. Michele follows with her audition and also gets two no votes thus failing. Jennifer is next and gets three yes votes, breaking the streak of failures and earning the night's third apron. Sav follows with her audition and gets an overwhelming four yes votes and the fourth apron. When Kolby auditions, Gordon brings his grandfather in to taste the dish and witness Kolby being awarded the fifth and final apron.
5. State Fair Food(45 min)
Aired: 21-06-2023
The home chefs enter the kitchen for their first challenge: creating a state fair-inspired dish; whoever wins the challenge grants the rest of their region immunity from going home.
6. Apple Mystery Box(45 min)
Aired: 12-07-2023
The remaining home chefs face their first mystery box challenge -- apples; with both sweet and savoury flavours on the table, the chef with immunity is tasked with assigning each region which kind of dish to cook.
7. Trial By Fire: Field Challenge(45 min)
Aired: 19-07-2023
The home chefs face their first team challenge when they're tasked with pairing up with another region and grilling a delicious meal for 101 firefighters and emergency personnel.
8. Birds of a Feather Mystery Box(45 min)
Aired: 02-08-2023
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
9. United Cakes Of America(45 min)
Aired: 09-08-2023
The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create.
10. Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge(45 min)
Aired: 16-08-2023
The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium; the chef with immunity gets to choose one member from each team who must swap sides and work with the other regions.
11. Military Rations Mystery Box(45 min)
Aired: 23-08-2023
The chefs must prepare a gourmet meal out of Army rations. Chef Andre Rush guest judges.
12. Tag Team(45 min)
Aired: 23-08-2023
The remaining home chefs must tackle a classic MasterChef test -- the tag team challenge; the contestants take turn preparing a delicious three-course meal.
13. Fish Out of Water Mystery Box(45 min)
Aired: 30-08-2023
The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.
14. Kelsey's Stadium Food(45 min)
Aired: 30-08-2023
The Contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish.
15. Patio Grilling Challenge(45 min)
Aired: 06-09-2023
The remaining nine home cooks must prepare a restaurant quality barbecue plate.
16. The Wall(45 min)
Aired: 06-09-2023
The chef with immunity must pair contestants to cook on opposite side of the wall, where they must rely on great communication to save themselves from elimination.
17. Restaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen(45 min)
Aired: 13-09-2023
The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
18. Semi-Finals: Pasta & Keeping Up with Gordon(45 min)
Aired: 13-09-2023
The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who moves on to the finals.
19. Finale (1)
Aired: 20-09-2023
The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience. Each chef has to whip up a spectacular three-course meal, knowing only one deliberation stands between them and the $250,000 prize.
20. Finale (2)
Aired: 20-09-2023
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich crown the next MasterChef champion.
Season 14 (May 2024 - September 2024)
1. Millennials Auditions(43 min)
Aired: 29-05-2024
Season 14 of MasterChef brings together amateur cooks from four generations - Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z and Gen X - to prove that age does not matter in the kitchen. In the first round of auditions, the Millennial chefs prepare their signature dishes for judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich and guest judge Priya Krishna. Five home cooks will receive a coveted white apron and move on in the hopes of claiming the title of the next MasterChef champion, a trophy and $250,000.
2. Baby Boomer Auditions(43 min)
Aired: 05-06-2024
The auditions continue as the Baby Boomer chefs battle it out for a coveted spot in the top 20. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that impresses the judges in order to continue on in the competition.
3. Gen Z Auditions(43 min)
Aired: 12-06-2024
The Gen Z chefs are next up in the audition round. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure a spot in the top 20.
4. Gen X Auditions(43 min)
Aired: 19-06-2024
The auditions conclude as the Gen X chefs take over the kitchen. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure one of the final five spots in the competition.
5. Back to the Future -- Mystery Box(43 min)
Aired: 26-06-2024
The four generations go head-to-head as the top 20 enter the MasterChef kitchen. The chefs are faced with their first mystery box challenge where they are presented with a childhood photo of themselves and tasked with creating a restaurant-worthy dish that highlights their favorite nostalgic comfort foods from their youth. The most impressive dish grants an entire generation immunity from elimination while a chef from the remaining three teams risks going home.
6. Age Is Just a Number(43 min)
Aired: 10-07-2024
The multigenerational chefs are tasked with creating a stunning dish using a variety of aged and fermented ingredients. With the safety of an immunity pin, the winner of last week's challenge chooses a generation to incorporate a surprise ingredient into their dishes. The chef with the best dish will earn an immunity pin and protect the remaining chefs within their generation from elimination.
7. LAFC Field Challenge(43 min)
Aired: 17-07-2024
The four generations are split into teams as they take on their first field challenge - cooking a healthy and hearty meal for professional soccer players. The chefs must work together to cook over 100 portions of food and the pressure intensifies as the generations collide. Both teams compete head-to-head in hopes of scoring a win and earning the safety from elimination.
8. Birthday Bakes(43 min)
Aired: 14-08-2024
This time, they will compete in a cake-making competition that promises to be a complete disaster
9. Memory Lane: Mystery Box(43 min)
Aired: 14-08-2024
The chefs work in teams to create a dish using a mystery box filled with different food items from their generation.
10. Beer Necessities(43 min)
Aired: 21-08-2024
The chefs must incorporate the iconic beer, Blue Moon, into their dishes and ensure that the bright flavors are at the forefront of their creations.
11. Quarry Field Challenge(43 min)
Aired: 21-08-2024
The chefs take on another field challenge as they are tasked with cooking a hearty lunch for over 100 workers.
12. Tag Team(43 min)
Aired: 28-08-2024
The remaining chefs work in pairs and switch off cooking back-and-forth during the tag team challenge.
13. Storm's a Brewin'(43 min)
Aired: 28-08-2024
The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own espresso-infused dish.
14. Feel The Burn - Mystery Box(43 min)
Aired: 04-09-2024
The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.
15. The Wall(43 min)
Aired: 04-09-2024
The top 8 chefs face a surprise and discover that they must work in pairs to cook identical dishes from opposite sides of a wall.
16. Ramsay's Rooftop Restaurant Takeover(43 min)
Aired: 11-09-2024
The top six home chefs get a break from the MasterChef kitchen to take over Ramsay's Rooftop, an exclusive pop-up restaurant open for one night only in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
17. Semi Final(43 min)
Aired: 11-09-2024
The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.
18. Finale: Part One(43 min)
Aired: 18-09-2024
The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer
19. Finale: Part Two(46 min)
Aired: 18-09-2024
The chefs must create entrée and dessert courses that highlight the generational backgrounds and culinary skill sets of each chef