MasterChef
Food2010Rated 6.8
Home cooks audition in front of three professional chefs for an apron, then face weekly kitchen challenges and eliminations, with the aim of being named the best amateur cook in America.
Starring Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, Aarón Sánchez
Next season
Season 17announced, no date yet
Weekly, last aired Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Is it for me?
Cooking-competition viewers who want technique over shouting will settle in fast. In the Mystery Box, everyone gets identical ingredients and a clock, and the best cook earns an advantage. The early knife test, cutting onions to the judges' standard, reveals who has trained. Gordon Ramsay is gentler with amateurs here than on his other shows.
Before you start
Every season repeats the same format, so you can begin with any of them.
16 seasons, 318 episodes, 60 min each, about 319 hours so far
This show
Home cooks audition in front of three professional chefs for an apron, then face weekly kitchen challenges and eliminations, with the aim of being named the best amateur cook in America.
Starring Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, Aarón Sánchez
Is it for me?
Cooking-competition viewers who want technique over shouting will settle in fast. In the Mystery Box, everyone gets identical ingredients and a clock, and the best cook earns an advantage. The early knife test, cutting onions to the judges' standard, reveals who has trained. Gordon Ramsay is gentler with amateurs here than on his other shows.
Before you start
Every season repeats the same format, so you can begin with any of them.
16 seasons, 318 episodes, 60 min each, about 319 hours so far
Season 17: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01Auditions (1)Aired Tue 27 Jul
- E02Auditions (2)Aired Tue 3 Aug
- E03Top 14 RevealedAired Tue 10 Aug
- E0414 Chefs Compete (1)Aired Wed 18 Aug
- E0514 Chefs Compete (2)Aired Wed 18 Aug
- E0611 Chefs Compete (1)Aired Wed 25 Aug
- E0711 Chefs Compete (2)Aired Wed 25 Aug
- E089 Chefs Compete (1)Aired Wed 1 Sept
- E099 Chefs Compete (2)Aired Wed 1 Sept
- E10Top 6 Compete (1)Aired Wed 8 Sept
- E11Top 6 Compete (2)Aired Wed 8 Sept
- E12Winner Revealed (1)Aired Wed 15 Sept
- E13Winner Revealed (2)Aired Wed 15 Sept
- S01E01Auditions (1)27 Jul 2010
- S01E02Auditions (2)3 Aug 2010
- S01E03Top 14 Revealed10 Aug 2010
- S01E0414 Chefs Compete (1)18 Aug 2010
- S01E0514 Chefs Compete (2)18 Aug 2010
- S01E0611 Chefs Compete (1)25 Aug 2010
- S01E0711 Chefs Compete (2)25 Aug 2010
- S01E089 Chefs Compete (1)1 Sept 2010
- S01E099 Chefs Compete (2)1 Sept 2010
- S01E10Top 6 Compete (1)8 Sept 2010
- S01E11Top 6 Compete (2)8 Sept 2010
- S01E12Winner Revealed (1)15 Sept 2010
- S01E13Winner Revealed (2)15 Sept 2010