MasterChef
MasterChef

MasterChef

2010 16 Seasons 304 Episodes ⭐ 7.1 Reality

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Auditions (1)

The search for a culinary master begins.

EP 2

Auditions (2)

The home cooks endure an intense grilling.

EP 3

Top 14

The Top 14 are revealed.

EP 4

Top 14 Compete

The contestants enter the kitchen for the first time.

EP 5

Top 11 Compete

The cooks impress with just one cupcake.

EP 6

Top 9 Compete

The home cooks cater a high-end wedding.

EP 7

Top 6 Compete

The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.

EP 8

Winner Revealed

America's best home cook is revealed.

EP 1

Audition 1

100 amateur chefs are flown to Los Angeles to see if they have what it takes to be the next MasterChef. The contestants

EP 2

Audition 2

Round 2 begins with the amateur chefs trying to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Contestants compete for

EP 3

Audition 3 & Top 38 Revealed

The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.

EP 4

Top 18 Revealed

The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. Fir

EP 5

Top 16 Revealed

The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elim

EP 6

Top 16 Compete

The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.

EP 7

Top 15 Compete

The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.

EP 8

Top 14 Compete

The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.

EP 9

Top 13 Compete

Vegetarian meals are made by the 13 remaining hopefuls. Then, Season 1 winner Whitney Miller shows up and challenges the

EP 10

Top 12 Compete

The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party

EP 11

Top 11 Compete

The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.

EP 12

Top 10 Compete

The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.

EP 13

Top 9 Compete

The Top 9 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the pass

EP 14

Top 8 Compete

The contestants will need to prepare a slider and a side for each kid. But there's a catch: They cannot use beef or pota

EP 15

Top 8 Compete Again

After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to

EP 16

Top 6 Compete

The remaining six home cooks arrive at the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Patina at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chef Gor

EP 17

Top 5 Compete

The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elli

EP 18

Top 4 Compete

EP 19

Top 3 Compete

The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At s

EP 20

Winner Revealed

The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At s

EP 1

Auditions (1)

After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional opera singer, a plas

EP 2

Auditions (2)

The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the competition. Those wh

EP 3

Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp

The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a ground-beef challenge

EP 4

Top 18 Compete

The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with unusual and intimid

EP 5

Top 16 Compete

Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where they'll work

EP 6

Top 15 Compete

Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and unappetizing—cuts o

EP 7

Top 14 Compete

The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove t

EP 8

Top 13 Compete

A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using only $20 worth of ingr

EP 9

Top 12 Compete

The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them to create budget-frie

EP 10

Top 11 Compete

Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge. Later, a double elim

EP 11

Top Nine Compete

The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea

EP 12

Top 8 Compete

The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hun

EP 13

Top 7 Compete

Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are paired up to cook a c

EP 14

Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1

Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back their aprons and contin

EP 15

Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2

Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout dishes with a very l

EP 16

Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3

Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot spot, where they attem

EP 17

Top 5 Compete

A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, the wannabe chefs are

EP 18

Top 4 Compete

Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-renowned chefs: Danie

EP 19

Top 3 Compete

Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best embodies their pers

EP 20

Winner Chosen

In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-cour

EP 1

Auditions No. 1

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

EP 2

Auditions No. 2

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

EP 3

Top 19 Revealed

The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 con

EP 4

Top 19 Compete

The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

EP 5

Top 18 Compete

The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.

EP 6

Top 17 Compete

The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.

EP 7

Top 16 Compete (1)

The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.

EP 8

Top 16 Compete (2)

Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

EP 9

Top 15 Compete

A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.

EP 10

Top 14 Compete

The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as

EP 11

Top 13 Compete

The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 win

EP 12

Top 12 Compete

A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

EP 13

Top 11 Compete

Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

EP 14

Top 10 Compete

The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chick

EP 15

Top 9 Compete

The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient t

EP 16

Top 8 Compete

The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.

EP 17

Top 7 Compete

The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.

EP 18

Top 6 Compete

Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing

EP 19

Top 7 Compete Again

The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

EP 20

Top 6 Compete

The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must

EP 21

Top 5 Compete (1)

The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.

EP 22

Top 5 Compete (2)

Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

EP 23

Top 4 Compete

The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.

EP 24

Top 3 Compete

The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.

EP 25

Winner Chosen

The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.

EP 1

Top 30 Compete

Host award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham El

EP 2

Top 22 Compete

The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically us

EP 3

Top 20 Compete

The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featur

EP 4

Top 18 Compete

The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimina

EP 5

Top 17 Compete

The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak

EP 6

Top 16 Compete

A mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "Mast

EP 7

Top 15 Compete

The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers fac

EP 8

Top 14 Compete

The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team

EP 9

Top 13 Compete

The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one

EP 10

Top 12 Compete

The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing

EP 11

Top 11 Compete

For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and on

EP 12

Top 10 Compete

The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the coo

EP 13

Top 8 Compete

The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pres

EP 14

Top 7 Compete

The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner

EP 15

Top 6 Compete

Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.

EP 16

Top 5 Compete

Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare

EP 17

Top 4 Compete

A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.

EP 18

Top 3 Compete

The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in

EP 19

Winner Chosen

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 pr

EP 1

Let the Battle Commence

EP 2

The Battle Continues

After the Battle for the Apron concludes, the Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge.

EP 3

You're the Apple of My Eye

The Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge. Each contestant is given 20 staple ingredi

EP 4

Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster

The remaining 20 home cooks will face their first team challenge of the season at an amusement park. Once teams are deci

EP 5

Clawing to Victory

The next mystery box challenge has the home cooks come out of their shells and prepare unique crab dishes for the judges

EP 6

What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas

In the second field challenge of the season, the home cooks will take a surprise trip to Las Vegas, where they will be s

EP 7

Bring Home the Bacon

In the next challenge, it's proven that Breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day when the home cooks are e

EP 8

Happy Birthday MasterChef

Each team will prepare a two-course menu for the 100th episode celebration, during which VIP guests will dine on oyster

EP 9

Gordon's Greatest Hits

The remaining home cooks will learn from the best as they enter a special taste-it-and-make-it challenge. Each contestan

EP 10

Rice Rice Baby

In the next mystery box challenge, the remaining home cooks must create a rice dish in 60 minutes. The contestant with t

EP 11

Moo-vers And Bakers

The Top 10 home cooks enter the Wild West when they face their next team challenge and create steak meals for 101 cowboy

EP 12

Family Reunion

The Top 10 home cooks will cook family style when they face their next team challenge and create family style meals for

EP 13

A Little Southern Flare

The cooks prepare a flambé in a mystery box challenge, and the winner is safe from elimination and also gets to choose

EP 14

Getting A-Head in the Competition

n the next team challenge, the remaining home cooks will split into teams to prepare vegetarian meals for guests of the

EP 15

A Storm's A-Brewing

The cooks must create a dish that features coffee as one of the main ingredients; during the pressure test, the contesta

EP 16

The Restaurant Takeover

The remaining chefs are put into teams to take over a Los Angeles restaurant, where they have to come up with two appeti

EP 17

Return of the Champions

In the next mystery box challenge, the Top 5 home cooks must create a dish using pear, blue cheese, tomato, portabella m

EP 18

Think Inside the Box

The 4 remaining contestants use special ingredients from Gordon and Graham in the next team challenge. Each team must cr

EP 19

Team Gordon Ramsay

In the next challenge, with a little help from a few other home cooks, the remaining three contestants will create dishe

EP 20

The Finale

In the final challenge in the MasterChef kitchen, the Top Two home cooks will have one last chance to prove to the judge

EP 1

Battle for a White Apron, Part 1

Forty of the best home cooks in America travel to Los Angeles to compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge and attemp

EP 2

Battle for a White Apron, Part 2

The chefs have use their culinary skills as the Battle of the Apron challenge continues.

EP 3

Wolfgang Puck

After the Battle of the Apron concludes, the Top 20 home cooks in America meet the first guest judge of the season – c

EP 4

A MasterChef Wedding

The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!

EP 5

A Mexican Mystery

The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest

EP 6

Gordon Ramsay Masterclass

The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to

EP 7

Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks

The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!

EP 8

The Good, the Bad and the Offal

The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville,

EP 9

A Piece of Cake

The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating th

EP 10

The Weakest Links

The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants

EP 11

Sweet Surprise

The Top 10 cooks have one hour to make breakfast using a chocolate-hazelnut spread, and the winner gets to choose the di

EP 12

5 Star Food

Guest judge Kevin Sbraga cooks alongside the Top 9 in the next Mystery Box Challenge, as they create an impressive dish

EP 13

Hot Potato

The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbr

EP 14

Tag Team

Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.

EP 15

Pop-Up Restaurant

The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.

EP 16

Family Drama

The 5 remaining contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Richard Blais – chef, restaurateur, and coo

EP 17

Critics Choice

The 4 remaining contestants are given 90 minutes to prepare either a halibut or duck entrée for VIP food critics in the

EP 18

The Finale (1)

In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing

EP 19

The Finale (2)

The contestants will have one hour to create entrees and an hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes,

EP 1

Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1

In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF

EP 2

Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2

In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons rema

EP 3

America's Grocery Bag

Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make t

EP 4

Feeding the Lifeguards

The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.

EP 5

Shell-Shocked & Scrambled

The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.

EP 6

Silenced by the Lambs

This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb

EP 7

Breakfast, Lunch & Winner

The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in t

EP 8

Whole-y Cow!

The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a c

EP 9

Holy Cannoli

The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegeta

EP 10

The MasterChef Returns

Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challeng

EP 11

Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks

The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesar

EP 12

In a Pinch

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 we

EP 13

Gordon’s Game of Chicken

The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gor

EP 14

A Mexican Tag Team Challenge

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family break

EP 15

The Great Outdoors

The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.

EP 16

Chopsticks & Pasta

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most p

EP 17

Pop-Up Restaurant

The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-u

EP 18

Something Fishy

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef

EP 19

The Semi-Finals

The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.

EP 20

The Finale (1)

The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.

EP 21

The Finale (2)

The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.

EP 1

The Judges Do Battle (1)

Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom

EP 2

The Judges Do Battle (2)

The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.

EP 3

The Judges Do Battle (3)

Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face o

EP 4

Home State Heroes

In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient

EP 5

Gordon Ramsay Masterclass

In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks ho

EP 6

Trouble Brewing

The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first tea

EP 7

World Cup Dishes

The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The wi

EP 8

A Gordon Ramsay Wedding

The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.

EP 9

The Big Not Easy

The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs w

EP 10

Rise or Fall

The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only

EP 11

The Kids Are Alright

The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a gr

EP 12

Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1

The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination c

EP 13

Just for the Halibut

The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress

EP 14

Sky's the Limit

The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March

EP 15

Tag Team

The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.

EP 16

American Heroes

The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.

EP 17

Waste Not Want Not

A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.

EP 18

Restaurant Takeover

The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and

EP 19

Cooking With Heart

Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired

EP 20

Battle of the Beef

The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.

EP 21

The Semi Final

The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman an

EP 22

The Finale (1)

The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.

EP 23

The Finale (2)

The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall

EP 1

The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1

Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition r

EP 2

Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round

Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they h

EP 3

Gordon's Mystery Box

The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, wh

EP 4

10th Season Pool Party!

In two teams of nine cooks, the Top 18 prepare for a 10th anniversary-themed pool party by preparing food for 100 import

EP 5

The Blind Chicken Show

The team who failed to impress the pool party guests are given only 45 minutes to completely break down a chicken and pr

EP 6

Hot & Spicy

Model Alessandra Ambrosio offers input for the Top 17's next mystery box challenge, which includes an additional twist t

EP 7

Gordon Takes on a Tarte

The remaining home cooks face another elimination challenge in which they have 60 minutes to closely replicate the dish

EP 8

Joe Takes a Risk

The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.

EP 9

Tag Team Tears & Tantrums

With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.

EP 10

Gerron's Wedding

The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.

EP 11

Backyard BBQ

The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.

EP 12

King of The Crabs

The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.

EP 13

Someone's Toast

Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.

EP 14

Let Them Eat Cake

In under 75 minutes, the contestants must replicate a cake for the judges.

EP 15

Small Dessert, Big Problems

Special guest judge Candace Nelson gives the home cooks 75 minutes to create one dozen macarons.

EP 16

NASCAR Finish Line Feed

The top 10 contestants test their speed in a special team challenge at the Irwindale Speedway, where they have 75 minute

EP 17

Box in a Box in a Box

The contestants face a mystery box challenge with more mystery ingredients than ever before.

EP 18

Mind Blowing Food

The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.

EP 19

Pigging Out

The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.

EP 20

One Pan Wonder

TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60

EP 21

Family Reunion

Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.

EP 22

London Calling (1)

The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.

EP 23

London Calling (2)

The top four chefs travel to the historic Hatfield House, where they must cook a venison dish.

EP 24

The Finale (1)

Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle the

EP 25

The Finale (2)

The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an op

EP 1

Emeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1

Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.

EP 2

Curtis Stone: Auditions Round 2

The cooks have 45 minutes to impress the judges, including Curtis Stone.

EP 3

Paula Deen: Auditions Round 3

The final audition round of the season; guest judge Paula Deen.

EP 4

Chef Morimoto: Monkfish Challenge

Chef Masaharu Morimoto sets the bar high with his monkfish demonstration, leaving the cooks desperate to impress in thei

EP 5

Sherry Yard: Dessert Challenge

Chef Sherry Yard visits the kitchen. With elimination on the line, a dessert challenge puts the spotlight on the home co

EP 6

Michael Mina: Meat Roulette

In the first Mystery Box challenge chef Michael Mina is the guest judge. The cooks must create a beef dish without knowi

EP 7

Nancy Silverton: Pasta Challenge

With the top 10 at their fingertips and an elimination on the table, Michelin Star chef Nancy Silverton challenges the h

EP 8

Jonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box

The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian Mystery Box Challenge, with Michelin Star Chef Jonathan Waxman as guest judg

EP 9

Roy Choi: Elevated Street Food

The pioneering king of the food truck revolution, Roy Choi, tasks the home cooks with making a street food dish worthy o

EP 10

Cook for Your Legend

Chef Ramsay challenges the home cooks to create a dish for the most important legend yet - their own personal legends. T

EP 11

Dominique Crenn: The Wall

Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America to attain three Michelin Stars, visits the MasterChef kitchen with a br

EP 12

Niki Nakayama: Kaiseki

Legendary chef Niki Nakayama gives the cooks a taste of Japan.

EP 13

Legends Dinner

Four legendary chefs grace the MasterChef kitchen for a one-of-a-kind Chef's Table team challenge that pits boys against

EP 14

Ludo Lefebvre: Timed Out Mystery Box

Legendary French chef Ludo Lefebvre joins to guest judge a Mystery Box challenge with a twist. The home cooks are challe

EP 15

Semi-Final - 3 Chef Showdown (1)

The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the h

EP 16

Semi-Final: 3 Chef Showdown (2)

The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the h

EP 17

Finale: Curtis Stone (1)

Legendary Chef Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge for the semi-finals when the Top Three battle for a spot in the fin

EP 18

Finale: Michael Cimarusti (2)

Michelin star chef Michael Cimarusti is the final legend to grace the MasterChef kitchen and it's the finalists last cha

EP 1

Audition Battles (1)

Season 12 of MASTERCHEF is all about redemption, when All-Star competitors from the last 11 seasons return to the show t

EP 2

Audition Battles (2)

The audition battles continue this week on the most competitive season of MASTERCHEF yet. For those who fell short in pa

EP 3

Audition Battles (3)

With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChe

EP 4

Dish That Sent You Home

In the first elimination round of the season, all 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent

EP 5

Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas

This week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner a

EP 6

Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard

For their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborat

EP 7

Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!

Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his famous Beef Wellington tr

EP 8

Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry

The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around

EP 9

Bake to Win

One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the

EP 10

Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.

More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide

EP 11

Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha

The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The co

EP 12

Tag Team

The Top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off, as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're t

EP 13

GrubHub Challenge

In order to secure a spot in the Top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish

EP 14

Gas Station Gourmet

Keeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 1

EP 15

Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt

The Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from MasterChef Season Nine winner G

EP 16

The Wall

The top eight chefs are paired together and must communicate on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes.

EP 17

Restaurant Takeover - Spago

The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.

EP 18

Semi Finals

The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate

EP 19

Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)

The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.

EP 20

Finale - Special Guest Christina Tosi (2)

The three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the h

EP 1

Regional Auditions - The Northeast

The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants

EP 2

Regional Auditions - The Midwest

The Midwest region contestants begin their auditions, with Graham Elliot joining as the guest judge. Grant is the first

EP 3

Regional Auditions - The West

The West region contestants begin their auditions. This week the guest judge is Susan Feniger. Lizzie is the first conte

EP 4

Regional Auditions - The South

The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan

EP 5

State Fair Food

The home chefs enter the kitchen for their first challenge: creating a state fair-inspired dish; whoever wins the challe

EP 6

Apple Mystery Box

The remaining home chefs face their first mystery box challenge -- apples; with both sweet and savoury flavours on the t

EP 7

Trial By Fire: Field Challenge

The home chefs face their first team challenge when they're tasked with pairing up with another region and grilling a de

EP 8

Birds of a Feather Mystery Box

The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one r

EP 9

United Cakes Of America

The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen

EP 10

Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge

The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium; the chef with immunity gets to ch

EP 11

Military Rations Mystery Box

The chefs must prepare a gourmet meal out of Army rations. Chef Andre Rush guest judges.

EP 12

Tag Team

The remaining home chefs must tackle a classic MasterChef test -- the tag team challenge; the contestants take turn prep

EP 13

Fish Out of Water Mystery Box

The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.

EP 14

Kelsey's Stadium Food

The Contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dis

EP 15

Patio Grilling Challenge

The remaining nine home cooks must prepare a restaurant quality barbecue plate.

EP 16

The Wall

The chef with immunity must pair contestants to cook on opposite side of the wall, where they must rely on great communi

EP 17

Restaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen

The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.

EP 18

Semi-Finals: Pasta & Keeping Up with Gordon

The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who moves on to the finals.

EP 19

Finale (1)

The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience. Each chef

EP 20

Finale (2)

Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich crown the next MasterChef champion.

EP 1

Millennials Auditions

Season 14 of MasterChef brings together amateur cooks from four generations - Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z and Gen X

EP 2

Baby Boomer Auditions

The auditions continue as the Baby Boomer chefs battle it out for a coveted spot in the top 20. Each contestant has 45 m

EP 3

Gen Z Auditions

The Gen Z chefs are next up in the audition round. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will

EP 4

Gen X Auditions

The auditions conclude as the Gen X chefs take over the kitchen. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature d

EP 5

Back to the Future -- Mystery Box

The four generations go head-to-head as the top 20 enter the MasterChef kitchen. The chefs are faced with their first my

EP 6

Age Is Just a Number

The multigenerational chefs are tasked with creating a stunning dish using a variety of aged and fermented ingredients.

EP 7

LAFC Field Challenge

The four generations are split into teams as they take on their first field challenge - cooking a healthy and hearty mea

EP 8

Birthday Bakes

This time, they will compete in a cake-making competition that promises to be a complete disaster

EP 9

Memory Lane: Mystery Box

The chefs work in teams to create a dish using a mystery box filled with different food items from their generation.

EP 10

Beer Necessities

The chefs must incorporate the iconic beer, Blue Moon, into their dishes and ensure that the bright flavors are at the f

EP 11

Quarry Field Challenge

The chefs take on another field challenge as they are tasked with cooking a hearty lunch for over 100 workers.

EP 12

Tag Team

The remaining chefs work in pairs and switch off cooking back-and-forth during the tag team challenge.

EP 13

Storm's a Brewin'

The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own

EP 14

Feel The Burn - Mystery Box

The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.

EP 15

The Wall

The top 8 chefs face a surprise and discover that they must work in pairs to cook identical dishes from opposite sides o

EP 16

Ramsay's Rooftop Restaurant Takeover

The top six home chefs get a break from the MasterChef kitchen to take over Ramsay's Rooftop, an exclusive pop-up restau

EP 17

Semi Final

The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.

EP 18

Finale: Part One

The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer

EP 19

Finale: Part Two

The chefs must create entrée and dessert courses that highlight the generational backgrounds and culinary skill sets of

EP 1

The Audition Battles

Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich welcome new judge, Award winning chef Tiffany Derry, as they embark on their search for

EP 2

Audition Battles Continue

The remaining eight pairs of home cooks go head-to-head in the audition battles, for a chance to win coveted white apron

EP 3

Second Chance Battles

The duos who failed to get white aprons in the audition rounds, get a surprise second chance; four duos redeem themselve

EP 4

Dinner Party Dish

No one knows how to throw a dinner party better than couples! For their first challenge of the season, the Top 12 duos m

EP 5

Mister-y & Mrs Box

In the first Mystery Box challenge of the season, the top 11 duos enter the kitchen to find two boxes at their station -

EP 6

Pier Pressure

The Top 10 duos, in a stunning pier-side setting, are tasked with feeding over 100 local fishermen and women; the worst

EP 7

Mystery Box

The five duos on the losing team from the previous challenge face the first pressure test of the season; dessert mystery

EP 8

Recipe Telephone

The Top 9 duos face a brand new challenge ‘Recipe Telephone’. In a culinary relay, each duo is split up and one pers

EP 9

Train to Table

The Top 8 duos face another intimidating team challenge - it’s a VIP dining experience with a difference - they must p

EP 10

The Great Ingredient Bid Off

The four duos on the losing team last time fight for survival in a Pressure Test. In a Gordon Ramsay style food auction,

EP 11

Macaron Mayhem

Tonight's challenge is all about mastering one of the toughest desserts in the world - the beloved macaron. Not just a d

EP 12

Backyard BBQ

The MasterChef garden is decked out for a sunny backyard BBQ and the Top 6 duos feel the burn in their final team challe

EP 13

Divide & Conquer

The three duos from last week’s losing team face the final Pressure Test of the season. It’s the toughest one yet, a

EP 14

The Wall

The Top 5 duos face a MasterChef rite of passage - The Wall. Both cooks in each duo must make the exact same dish while

EP 15

Keeping Up With Gordon - Tag Team Style! 

In the Tag Team challenge, each duo make Gordon’s Michelin star dishes at the same speed as he makes it whilst taking

EP 16

Road To The Finale

Celebrating the highs and lows of the season with a look at the finalists.

EP 17

Grand Finale Part I

The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exactin

EP 18

Grand Finale Part II

The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exactin

EP 1

Auditions Day 1 (Europe)

Eight home cooks kick off the audition rounds inspired by Europe.

EP 2

Auditions Day 2 (Asia-Pacific)

Eight home cooks compete to represent their heritage from the Asia-Pacific region.

EP 3

Auditions Day 3: Africa

Tonight, the audition rounds continue with eight new home cooks facing off for a chance to represent Africa. The cooks m

EP 4

Auditions Day 4: Americas

It’s the last round of auditions, and home cooks from the Americas vie for a chance to earn a white apron. Tonight’s

EP 5

Game Day Gourmet

Twenty standout home cooks from the audition rounds, five per region, face off in a World Cup-inspired challenge to crea

EP 6

Eggs Benedict

The home cooks enter the kitchen to find mystery boxes at their stations, containing nothing but eggs. Each contestant m

EP 7

Team Pitch to Plate

In the season's first team challenge, chefs compete to see who will make the starting lineup, trading in their mystery i

EP 8

World Cup Cookoff

The kitchen is transformed into a backyard barbecue, where the cooks must step up and prove that they can take their cou

EP 9

Bittersweet Mystery Box

Tonight, using their second Mystery Box of the season, the Top Sixteen home cooks create chocolate confections inspired

EP 10

Royal Wedding

The Top 12 home cooks head to a grand castle to cater the MasterChef Royal Wedding of Season 15 winners Jesse and Jessic

EP 11

Global Feed

Celebrity chef, social media icon, and past MasterChef contestant Nick DiGiovanni joins as a special guest to test the c

Popular Cast

Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Self - Judge
Joe Bastianich
Joe Bastianich
Self - Judge
Tiffany Derry
Tiffany Derry
Self - Judge