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MasterChef Seasons

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17 seasons - 317 episodes
Season 16 New
Season 16 2026
18 episodes - Apr 15, 2026

Season 16, titled MasterChef: Global Gauntlet, pits 20 home cooks against each other in a World Cup-inspired competition where contestants represent four global regions tied to their heritage: the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Season 15
Season 15 2025
18 episodes - May 21, 2025

In the 15th season, pairs of home cooks participate together, in hopes of becoming America’s next MasterChefs. From married and dating couples, to mothers and daughters, siblings, best friends and even divorcees — relationships are tested in some of the toughest challenges to date.

Season 14
Season 14 2024
19 episodes - May 29, 2024

Culinary titan Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four generations (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers) battle it out.

Season 13
Season 13 2023
20 episodes - May 24, 2023
Season 12
Season 12 2022
20 episodes - May 25, 2022
Season 11
Season 11 2021
18 episodes - Jun 2, 2021
Season 10
Season 10 2019
25 episodes - May 29, 2019

This season is more exciting than ever with a surprise-filled journey that takes the contestants on the trip of a lifetime. Ramsay and the judges will serve as mentors to these skilled home chefs as they compete to claim the title of MasterChef and the $250,000 grand prize on MasterChef’s milestone 10th season.

Season 9
Season 9 2018
23 episodes - May 30, 2018
Season 8
Season 8 2017
21 episodes - May 30, 2017

Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

Season 7
Season 7 2016
19 episodes - Jun 1, 2016

Throughout Season Seven, host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will welcome a number of special guest judges, including Wolfgang Puck, Aarón Sánchez, Edward Lee, Kevin Sbraga and Richard Blais, to help search for America’s best home cook.

Season 6
Season 6 2015
20 episodes - May 20, 2015
Season 5
Season 5 2014
19 episodes - May 26, 2014
Season 4
Season 4 2013
25 episodes - May 22, 2013

Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.

Season 3
Season 3 2012
20 episodes - Jun 4, 2012

Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012. By the third episode, which aired on June 11, 2012, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 36 contestants. In the same episode, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants. The season concluded on September 10, 2012 with the first blind contestant Christine Ha winning the MasterChef title.

Season 2
Season 2 2011
20 episodes - Jun 6, 2011

Season 2 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 6 and 7, 2011. At the end of the third episode, which aired on June 13, 2011, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 38 contestants. In the fourth episode that aired on June 14, 2011, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants.

Season 1
Season 1 2010
8 episodes - Jul 27, 2010

Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.

Specials
Specials 2016
4 episodes - Jan 18, 2016