MasterChef (U.S. TV series)
| MasterChef | |
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| Genre | Cookery |
| Created by | Franc Roddam |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 136 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
One Potato Two Potato Reveille Productions (2010–2012) Shine America (2012–2014) Endemol Shine North America (2015–) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | July 27, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
MasterChef is an American competitive cooking reality show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs. Produced by Shine America and One Potato Two Potato, it debuted on July 27, 2010 on the Fox network, following the professional cooking competition series, Hell's Kitchen.
The show has been first-run as a summer series, with its fifth season concluding in September 2014. On May 10, 2013, Fox renewed MasterChef for an additional 2 seasons, which extended the show through a sixth season. Season 6 began airing May 20, 2015 at 8/7c. For the first 5 seasons, the show starred chefs Gordon Ramsay (the co-creator of the show and Hell's Kitchen), Graham Elliot and restaurateur Joe Bastianich. For Season 6, Christina Tosi replaced Bastianich as a judge. Casting for an 8th season was announced via Facebook.
MasterChef is based on the British BBC series MasterChef. Chef, TV personality and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay together with restaurateur and vineyard owner Joe Bastianich (later replaced by pastry chef Christina Tosi) and chef Graham Elliot were the original judges in the US version of MasterChef. The competition takes place in the MasterChef warehouse which includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, a freezer/fridge area and a fine-dining restaurant/seating area used for certain challenges.
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