MasterChef Australia
MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's main judges until 2019, when they were replaced by Series 4 winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo.
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Created by | Frank Roddam |
| Directed by | Richard Franc |
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| Opening theme | Hot n Cold performed by Katy Perry |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 931 |
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| Production locations | Sydney, New South Wales (2009–12) Melbourne, Victoria (2013–present) |
| Running time | 30–120 minutes |
| Production companies | FremantleMedia Australia (2009–10) Endemol Shine Australia (2011–) |
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| Original network | Network 10 |
| Picture format | SDTV 576i HDTV 1080i (2016– ) |
| Audio format | Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 27 April 2009 – present |
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| Related | Celebrity MasterChef Australia Junior MasterChef Australia MasterChef Australia All-Stars MasterChef Australia: The Professionals MasterChef: Dessert Masters |
The series has also spawned five spin-off series: Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants,[2] Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants,[3] MasterChef Australia All-Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series,[4] MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which featured professional chefs as contestants,[5] and the upcoming MasterChef: Dessert Masters, which will feature pastry chefs.[6]
Format
MasterChef Australia has a different format from that of the original British MasterChef and MasterChef Goes Large formats. Initial rounds consist of a large number of hopeful contestants from across Australia individually "auditioning" by presenting a food dish before the three judges in order to gain one of 50 semi-final places. Entrants must be over 18 years old and their main source of income cannot come from preparing and cooking fresh food in a professional environment.[7]
The semi-finalists then compete in several challenges that test their food knowledge and preparation skills. In Season 1, the top 50 competed until 20 were left, with the final 20 progressing to the main stage of the show. From Season 2 onwards, 24 contestants progress. The contestants will then be whittled down through a number of individual and team-based cooking challenges and weekly elimination rounds until a winning MasterChef is crowned. The winner plays for a prize that includes chef training from leading professional chefs, the chance to have their own cookbook published, and A$250,000 in cash.
Episodes
MasterChef Australia airs five nights a week from Sunday to Thursday. Each night features a different episode format, however some episodes modify the format slightly. The typical episode formats are as follows:
Sunday is the Challenge night. From series 3, it can range from a variety of challenges, including a Mystery Box, where each contestant is given the same box of ingredients and are to create a dish using only those ingredients. The Judges then pick three dishes Based on Technique and Visual Appearance Alone and a winner chosen. There can also be an Invention Test, where contestants have to invent a dish relevant to a theme using a core ingredient. There can also be Off-Site Challenges and Team Challenges, which often involve cooking for large numbers of people. The top three contestants who made the best dishes are selected by the judges, from which a winner is chosen to compete in the Immunity Challenge. After this the bottom three are revealed, who will face off in an elimination challenge the next night. In the first two series, it would always consist of a Mystery Box, where the winner was able to choose the core ingredient for the Invention Test.
Monday episodes feature the Pressure Test. The bottom three from the previous night's challenge are given a recipe for a particular dish they are to emulate in an allocated time. Once completed they are taken in to the judges to be tasted, before all three contestants are seated in front of the judges for critiquing. The judges then eliminate the contestant out of the three that performed least adequately in the test.
Tuesday episodes feature the Immunity Challenge, where the winner of the Sunday challenge competes against a guest, which can vary from a chef, apprentice, or to a home cook in a cook off. The contestant is given the choice of two pantries of ingredients they can use, usually contrasting such as "Black" and "White". The contestant gets a head start to complete the dish before their opponent starts cooking and after the allotted time for both is finished, the dishes are presented to the judges for tasting and scoring out of ten. The judges are not aware which dish was made by which person, however. If the contestant's dish's score is equal to or higher than that of the guest, they are crowned the winner of the challenge. In the first series they are given a free pass to the finals week of the competition and can go home. From series 2 onwards, they receive a pin that allows them to save themselves from one future elimination.
Wednesday features a Team Challenge. The contestants are split into teams, and are given a task, and a set amount of time to complete the challenge. Tasks have included presenting a three course meal to a celebrity guest, running a restaurant for an evening or catering an event such as a birthday party or wedding. Once completed and judged the teams are given the results, which can be determined by which team the judges think did the best, or receiving the most votes or making the most money by the people the teams had to cook for, with members of the losing team facing an elimination the next night. The winning team safe from elimination receives a reward (for example lunch at a top restaurant).
Thursday is another Elimination. The two worst performing contestants from the losing team in the team challenge compete against each other in a head-to-head challenge to determine who will be eliminated. The loser of the challenge is then eliminated. On some occasions, all members of the losing team will be selected to compete as individuals in the elimination challenge. In the first series, a different elimination process was used. The contestants from the losing team were to vote for a contestant that they each feel did not perform to their best and may have cost them the challenge. After voting the team is called in together to announce the results of the vote, with the contestant with the most votes being eliminated from the competition. If the previous challenge was an individual challenge, the bottom two contestants competed in a head-to-head taste test where one contestant at a time named one ingredient of a particular dish or sauce, and the first person to name an incorrect ingredient is eliminated. MasterClass airs on Thursday following the elimination show and is generally limited to themed weeks. Here, judges George, Gary and Matt run a masterclass for the remaining contestants, which usually call back to some of the challenges from the previous week. For example, they may revisit the Mystery Box challenge and demonstrate some other dishes that could have been made or redo one of the contestants' dishes to give tips on how it could have been improved.
Back To Win Episodes
For series 12, the weekly format was modified to air a Team Challenge on Mondays, Pressure Tests on Tuesdays, Mystery Box on Wednesdays, Immunity Challenge on Thursdays and an All-In Elimination Challenge on Sundays. While an Immunity Pin was offered in the first challenge of the season, the Pins (as a regular weekly feature) were replaced with "Weekly Immunity", granting a contestant safety from the week's All-In Elimination, which involved all contestants except for one immune contestant. Immunity Challenges no longer involved competing against well-known chefs (hence there being no need for a mentor), and instead involved one or two challenge rounds which contestants progressed through to win Immunity. This format is also used in series 13.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the format for Series 12 was changed again, to a three-day format from mid-June, in which the winners of the Mystery Box on Monday participated in the Immunity Challenge on Tuesday. The winner of the challenge was immune from Sunday's All-In Elimination. Pressure Tests and Team Challenges were discarded and only one contestant was eliminated each week.
Hosts and judges
Main series
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Current | ||||||||||||||
| Jock Zonfrillo | Guest Judge | Host & Judge | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Leong | Host & Judge | |||||||||||||
| Andy Allen | Host & Judge | |||||||||||||
| Heston Blumenthal | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Darren Purchese | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Nigella Lawson | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||
| Kirsten Tibballs | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Martin Benn | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Massimo Bottura | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||
| Yotam Ottolenghi | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Curtis Stone | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Clare Smyth | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Poh Ling Yeow | Guest Judge | Guest Mentor | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Former | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Mehigan | Judge | Host & Judge | ||||||||||||
| George Calombaris | Judge | Host & Judge | ||||||||||||
| Matt Preston | Judge | Host & Judge | ||||||||||||
| Sarah Wilson | Host | |||||||||||||
| Matt Moran | Guest Judge | Judge | Guest Mentor | |||||||||||
| Adriano Zumbo | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Shannon Bennett | Guest Judge | Guest Mentor | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Maggie Beer | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Peter Gilmore | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Kylie Kwong | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Mentor | |||||||||||
| Gordon Ramsay | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
| Marco Pierre White | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Matt Sinclair | Guest Judge | Guest Chef | Guest Mentor | |||||||||||
| Billie McKay | Guest Judge | Guest Mentor | ||||||||||||
| Reynold Poernomo | Guest Judge | Guest Chef | Guest Judge | |||||||||||
| Callum Hann | Guest Chef | Guest Judge | ||||||||||||
Spin-off series
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| C1 | J1 | J2 | A-S | TP | J3 | C2 | ||||||
| Gary Mehigan | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
| George Calombaris | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
| Matt Preston | Judge | Host & Judge | Host & Judge | |||||||||
| Anna Gare | Judge | |||||||||||
| Matt Moran | Judge | |||||||||||
| Marco Pierre White | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
| Jock Zonfrillo | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
| Melissa Leong | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
| Andy Allen | Host & Judge | |||||||||||
Winners
Main series
| Series | Placement | Contestant | Age | State | Occupation | Date |
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| 1 | Winner | Julie Goodwin | 38 | NSW | Office manager | 19 July 2009 |
| Runner-up | Poh Ling Yeow | 35 | SA | Artist | ||
| Third Place | Chris Badenoch | 41 | VIC | Beer Merchant | 16 July 2009 | |
| 2 | Winner | Adam Liaw | 31 | SA | Lawyer | 25 July 2010 |
| Runner-up | Callum Hann | 20 | SA | Student | ||
| Third Place | Claire Winton Burn | 31 | VIC | Lawyer | 22 July 2010 | |
| 3 | Winner | Kate Bracks | 35 | NSW | Stay-at-home Mum | 7 August 2011 |
| Runner-up | Michael Weldon | 25 | SA | Film Projectionist | ||
| Third Place | Alana Lowes | 30 | QLD | Journalist | 4 August 2011 | |
| 4 | Winner | Andy Allen | 24 | NSW | Electrician | 25 July 2012 |
| Runner-up | Julia Taylor | 26 | QLD | Legal Secretary | ||
| Third Place | Audra Morrice | 41 | NSW | Account Manager | ||
| 5 | Winner | Emma Dean | 35 | VIC | Town Planner | 1 September 2013 |
| Runner-up | Lynton Tapp | 25 | NT | Stockman | ||
| Third Place | Samira El Khafir | 28 | VIC | Stay-at-home mum | ||
| 6 | Winner | Brent Owens | 24 | VIC | Bobcat Driver | 28 July 2014 |
| Runner-up | Laura Cassai[a] | 18 | SA | Student | ||
| Third Place | Emelia Jackson | 24 | VIC | Marketing Coordinator | 27 July 2014 | |
| 7 | Winner | Billie McKay | 24 | NSW | Restaurant Manager | 27 July 2015 |
| Runner-up | Georgia Barnes | 27 | QLD | Health Product Representative | ||
| Third Place | Jessica Arnott | 29 | WA | Food Sales Assistant | 26 July 2015 | |
| 8 | Winner | Elena Duggan | 32 | NSW | Teacher | 26 July 2016 |
| Runner-up | Matt Sinclair | 27 | QLD | Coffee Roaster | ||
| Third Place | Harry Foster | 21 | QLD | Cocktail Bartender | 25 July 2016 | |
| 9 | Winner | Diana Chan | 29 | VIC | Accountant | 24 July 2017 |
| Runner-up | Ben Ungermann | 32 | QLD | Retail Manager | ||
| Third Place | Karlie Verkerk | 26 | NSW | Copywriter | 23 July 2017 | |
| 10 | Winner | Sashi Cheliah | 40 | SA | Prison Officer | 31 July 2018 |
| Runner-up | Ben Borsht | 31 | QLD | Builder | ||
| Third Place | Khanh Ong | 25 | VIC | DJ | 30 July 2018 | |
| 11 | Winner | Larissa Takchi | 22 | NSW | Restaurant Manager | 23 July 2019 |
| Runner-up | Tessa Boersma | 27 | QLD | Criminal Statistician | ||
| Third Place | Simon Toohey | 32 | VIC | Cocktail Bartender | ||
| 12 | Winner | Emelia Jackson | 30 | VIC | Cake Designer & Chef | 25 July 2020 |
| Runner-up | Laura Sharrad[b] | 24 | SA | Chef & Restaurateur | ||
| Third Place | Reynold Poernomo | 26 | NSW | Chef & Restaurateur | 19 July 2020 | |
| 13 | Winner | Justin Narayan | 27 | WA | Youth Pastor | 13 July 2021 |
| Runner-up | Pete Campbell | 36 | NSW | Tattoo Artist | ||
| Third Place | Kishwar Chowdhury | 38 | VIC | Printing Business Owner | ||
| 14 | Winner | Billie McKay | 31 | NSW | Stay-at-home Mum | 12 July 2022 |
| Runner-up | Sarah Todd | 34 | VIC | Chef & Restaurateur | ||
| Third Place | Daniel Lamble | 28 | NT | Firefighter | 11 July 2022 |
Notes
Spin-off series
| Season | Contestant | Occupation | Date Won |
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| C1 | Eamon Sullivan | Olympic Swimmer | 25 November 2009 |
| J1 | Isabella Bliss | School Student | 15 November 2010 |
| J2 | Greta Yaxley | 23 November 2011 | |
| A-S | Callum Hann | Uni Student | 12 August 2012 |
| TP | Rhys Badcock | Cruise Liner Chef | 17 March 2013 |
| J3 | Georgia Eris | School Student | 9 November 2020 |
| C2 | Nick Riewoldt | AFL player | 22 November 2021 |
Series synopsis
Series 1: 2009
The first series of MasterChef Australia was broadcast between 27 April 2009 and 19 July 2009. Applications for contestants closed on 8 January 2009, with subsequent auditions held in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Over 7000 people auditioned for the show.
The Top 50 portion of the series was filmed at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. From the Top 20 onwards, filming was moved to a studio on Doody Street in Alexandria, Sydney.[9][10] The series one finale was filmed on 2 July 2009, two and a half weeks before its actual television broadcast.[11]
The winner was I.T. office manager Julie Goodwin, who defeated Poh Ling Yeow.
Series 2: 2010
The second series of MasterChef Australia premiered on 19 April 2010, with the initial call for contestants held in mid-2009.
Other changes to Season 2 include not showing the initial auditions, with the series beginning instead with the Top 50 which were filmed at a Redfern Train Works building in Sydney, and having a Top 24 instead of a Top 20.[12] Also, unlike Season 1, the last 45 minutes of the finale were broadcast live.
The winner was 31-year-old lawyer Adam Liaw who defeated Callum Hann.
Series 3: 2011
On 4 July 2010, Network Ten confirmed the return of MasterChef with new judge Matt Moran joining the original judges for series 3.[13]
The series premiere aired on 1 May 2011. It was watched by 1.511 million viewers.[14]
The winner was 36-year-old mother, Kate Bracks, who defeated Michael Weldon in the grand final.[15]
Series 4: 2012
MasterChef Australia premiered Sunday 6 May on Network Ten. Regular judges, chefs George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan and food critic Matt Preston, returned for Season 4.
Andy Allen defeated Julia Taylor.[16] Audra Morrice came in third place.
Series 5: 2013
Network Ten confirmed in August 2012 that they have commissioned a fifth series for 2013. The program was filmed at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale, Victoria. Emma Dean won, with Lynton Tapp as the runner-up.
Series 5 featured a number of changes to the format including casting that focussed on contestant's personalities above cooking ability in response to the success of the Seven Network's rival cooking show My Kitchen Rules. The changes were not well received by both critics and audiences, and led to disappointing ratings compared to previous seasons.[17] As a result of the show's poor audience response Network Ten cancelled all spin-off versions of Masterchef Australia as well as live events such as Masterchef Live in order to focus on "a new, fresh version in 2014 that will appeal to the loyal MasterChef fans as well as new viewers" according to Ten's chief programming officer, Beverley McGarvey.[18][19]
Series 6: 2014
Network Ten confirmed in August 2013 that they had recommissioned the show for another series, which aired in 2014. The program was once again filmed in Ascot Vale, Victoria at the Melbourne Showgrounds. In addition to the return of all three judges, Kylie Kwong was a guest mentor who appeared during the immunity challenges.[20] Heston Blumenthal and Marco Pierre White joined the show for a full week of challenges.[21]
Brent Owens was the winner, with Laura Cassai taking second place.
Series 7: 2015
Shannon Bennett replaces Kwong as the regular in-house mentor for the immunity challenges. This season marked the return in stronger ratings for MasterChef Australia, with a series average of nearly 1.2 million metropolitan viewers. The finale (winner announced) was the highest rating non-sport TV event of 2015, with 2.2 million viewers (in metropolitan consolidated numbers). This series also attracted praise and critical acclaim from TV critics and writers, as well as many media personalities and many of the viewers.
It was won by Ballina restaurant manager Billie McKay. Georgia Barnes took second place.
Series 8: 2016
The eighth season premiered on 1 May 2016.[22] It was won by Elena Duggan with Matt Sinclair as runner-up.
Series 9: 2017
The ninth season began on 1 May 2017.[23] It was won by Diana Chan with Ben Ungermann as runner-up.
Series 10: 2018
The tenth season began on 7 May 2018. It was won by Sashi Cheliah with Ben Borsht as runner-up.
Sashi finished with a final score of 93 out of a possible 100.
Series 11: 2019
The eleventh season premiered on 29 April 2019.[24] This season, former contestants Poh Ling Yeow, Billie McKay, and Matt Sinclair replace Shannon Bennett as in-house mentors.[25] This is the final season to feature Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston as the show's judges.[26]
It was won by Larissa Takchi with Tessa Boersma as runner-up and Simon Toohey came in third place.
Series 12: 2020
The twelfth series, subtitled Back To Win, premiered on 13 April 2020.[27]
In October 2019, it was announced that Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and season four winner Andy Allen would replace Mehigan, Calombaris and Preston as series judges.[28][29] It was also announced that they would be joined by previous contestants who had returned to have another chance to win the title of "Masterchef" and the A$250,000 grand cash prize.[29]
It was won by Emelia Jackson with Laura Sharrad as runner-up.
Series 13: 2021
The thirteenth series premiered on 19 April 2021.[30][31][32][33]
It was won by Justin Narayan scoring 125 points with Pete Campbell as runner-up with 124 points and Kishwar Chowdhury in third place with 114 points. Only one ending was filmed where in some previous years two endings were filmed. This led to speculation that the winner had been leaked and influenced betting.[34]
Series 14: 2022
The fourteenth series premiered on 18 April 2022.[35] Subtitled Fans & Favourites, the season saw 12 new contestants go up against 12 former and returning MasterChef contestants including past winners Julie Goodwin, Billie McKay and Sashi Cheliah. It was won by McKay with Sarah Todd as runner-up.
Series 15: 2023
The fifteenth series, subtitled Secrets & Surprises, was announced at Paramount's and Network 10's upfronts in October 2022.[6]
Spin-off editions
Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Series 1 (2009)
Celebrity MasterChef Australia, a spin-off featuring celebrities as contestants began production in early September 2009, and aired for ten weeks starting from 30 September 2009.[2] The celebrity version, which features a heats and semi-finals format similar to MasterChef Goes Large, is based around weekly episodes.[2][36]
Presenter Sarah Wilson did not return to present the show. Ten states that she was dropped because "the appropriate role for Sarah was not achievable without dramatically changing the format",[37] but Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston returned as judges, Calombaris and Mehigan took Wilson's presenting role.[38] It was won by Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan, who took home $50,000 for charity Swim Survive Stay Alive.
In February 2010, executive producer Mark Fennessy stated that he doubted the spin-off would return for a second series.[39]
Series 2 (2021)
On 25 May 2021, it was announced that a second edition of Celebrity MasterChef Australia had been commissioned, 12 years after the first edition had aired, it is set to air in late 2021.[40][41] Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo will undertake the role of judges in the new season.[42]
On 17 June 2021, Network Ten announced the 10 celebrity contestants competing on the second series of the show.[43] Former AFL player Nick Riewoldt won the series, winning $100,000 for charity Maddie Riewoldt's Vision.[44]
Junior MasterChef Australia
Series 1: 2010
Production of a junior version of the show was initially suggested in October 2009.[3] The first series of the show, featuring 8- to 12-year-old contestants, was filmed after the second series of MasterChef Australia. Junior MasterChef Australia is produced by Shine Australia.[45]
The series final was won by 12-year-old Isabella Bliss from Queensland.[46]
Series 2: 2011
Ten confirmed a second series of the spin-off in their 2011 line-up. The winner was Greta Yaxley.
Series 3: 2020
On 27 April 2020, it was announced that a third season of Junior MasterChef Australia had been commissioned for late 2020,[47] nine years after the second series aired.[48][49] Casting was open to children aged between 9 and 14 years.[49]
MasterChef Australia All-Stars: 2012
Ten began broadcast of a special all-stars version of the show on 26 July 2012 that aired during the 2012 Summer Olympics. It featured a number of returning contestants from the first three series, including series 1 and 3 winners Julie Goodwin and Kate Bracks, who revisited past challenges in order to raise money for charity.[4]
It was won by series 2 runner-up Callum Hann, who ultimately raised $20,000 for Cancer Council Australia.
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals: 2013
A spin-off based the original BBC MasterChef: The Professionals series began airing on 20 January 2013.[5] It featured 18 professional chefs competing against each other as opposed to amateur cooks. Matt Preston and chef Marco Pierre White hosted the spin-off.[50]
MasterChef: Dessert Masters: 2023
A new spin-off, MasterChef: Dessert Masters, was announced at Paramount's and Network 10's upfronts in October 2022. The series will see pastry chefs from around Australia compete in the MasterChef kitchen for a $100,000 prize.[6]
Reception
Ratings
The one-hour series premiere of MasterChef Australia attracted an average of 1.42 million viewers, making it the most watched show in its timeslot.[51] Ratings steadily grew throughout the first series, with the show dominating Australian ratings as it entered finals week, averaging around or above 2 million viewers an episode, and on daily rankings placing ahead of other high rating shows such as the Seven Network's Packed to the Rafters and Nine's Rugby League State of Origin broadcast.[52][53] Its success is despite initial belief from critics that the series would be a dud based on the performance of previous prime time cooking shows, as well as general cynicism against a new reality show format.[54][55]
The first series finale of MasterChef Australia attracted an average of 3,745,000 viewers, and peaked at 4.11 million viewers. This figure was for the last half-hour of the show, titled MasterChef Australia: The Winner Announced, while the first 90 minutes of the finale averaged 3,313,000 viewers. The figure also eclipsed the show's previous high, set on the last elimination episode, of 2.36 million viewers and also surpassed the previous high for a non-sporting event (Australian Idol's 2004 finale, which averaged in 3.35 million) since OzTAM ratings started in 2001. It is currently the 4th highest rating television program in Australia since 2001, behind the 2005 Australian Open final between Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin, and the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final. Ten's share for the night was 41.3%, almost 20% ahead of its nearest rival.[56] The first series finale was the most watched television program of 2009.[57]
The highly anticipated second series premiere of the show attracted 1.69 million viewers, peaking at 2.11 million nationwide.[58] In general, the second series rated higher on average compared to the first series, with weekday episodes seeing a 35% increase in viewers by the midpoint of the series.[59] The last half-hour of the second series final attracted 3,962,000 viewers and 3,542,000 during the rest of the final out rating the series 1 final to become the 3rd highest rating show of all time.
Based on the number of viewers and the nightly ratings, Season 5 of Masterchef was considered the worst season, with the finale being ranked only the 5th most viewed television show that night, compared to every other season of Masterchef ranking #1. It is also the only season of the show to have under 1 million viewers of the finale, and it has received the lowest nightly rankings with several episodes below the top 20 in terms of most viewed shows. In total there were only half the number of viewers from Season 4. As a result of the show's poor audience response Network Ten cancelled all spin-off versions of Masterchef Australia (including: Junior Masterchef and Masterchef: The Professionals as well as live events such as Masterchef Live and Masterchef Dining) in order to focus on "a new, fresh version in 2014 that will appeal to the loyal MasterChef fans as well as new viewers" according to Ten's chief programming officer, Beverley McGarvey.[60][61]
Main season ratings
| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Episodes | Premiere ratings | Rank | Finale ratings (Grand final) | Rank | Finale ratings (Winner announced) | Rank | Series Average |
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| 1 | 27 April 2009 | 19 July 2009 | 72 | 1.428 | #7 | 3.313 | #2 | 3.745 | #1 | 1.532 |
| 2 | 19 April 2010 | 25 July 2010 | 84 | 1.695 | #1 | 3.542 | #2 | 3.962 | #1 | 1.761 |
| 3 | 1 May 2011 | 7 August 2011 | 86 | 1.569 | #1 | 2.334 | #2 | 2.740 | #1 | 1.488 |
| 4 | 6 May 2012 | 25 July 2012 | 70 | 1.368 | #4 | 1.888 | #2 | 2.191 | #1 | 1.132 |
| 5 | 2 June 2013 | 1 September 2013 | 65 | 1.100 | #8 | 0.921 | #8 | 1.057 | #5 | 0.739 |
| 6 | 5 May 2014 | 28 July 2014 | 60 | 0.874 | #10 | 1.654 | #2 | 1.703 | #1 | 1.001 |
| 7 | 5 May 2015 | 27 July 2015 | 62 | 1.231 | #1 | 1.840 | #2 | 2.133 | #1 | 1.168 |
| 8 | 1 May 2016 | 26 July 2016 | 63 | 1.012 | #4 | 1.711 | #2 | 1.875 | #1 | 1.108 |
| 9 | 1 May 2017 | 24 July 2017 | 63 | 1.060 | #5 | 1.120 | #3 | 1.303 | #2 | 0.873 |
| 10 | 7 May 2018 | 31 July 2018 | 61 | 0.890 | #7 | 1.126 | #3 | 1.309 | #1 | 0.848 |
| 11 | 29 April 2019 | 23 July 2019 | 61 | 0.715 | #7 | 0.831 | #7 | 0.992 | #3 | 0.651 |
| 12 | 13 April 2020 | 20 July 2020 | 61 | 1.228 | #3 | 1.261 | #2 | 1.523 | #1 | 0.980 |
| 13 | 19 April 2021 | 13 July 2021 | 61 | 0.670 | #8 | 0.824 | #6 | 0.931 | #5 | 0.724 |
| 14 | 18 April 2022 | 12 July 2022 | 62 | 0.545 | #9 | 0.755 | #6 | 0.875 | #3 | |
| Overall average | 931 | 1.141 | #5 | 1.720 | #3 | 1.959 | #2 | 1.107 | ||
Spin-off series ratings
| Series | Premiere date | Finale date | Episodes | Premiere ratings | Rank | Finale ratings (Grand final) | Rank | Finale ratings (Winner announced) | Rank | Series Average |
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| Celebrity 1 | 30 September 2009 | 25 November 2009 | 10 | 1.363 | #2 | 1.297 | #1 | — | 1.187 | |
| Junior 1 | 12 September 2010 | 15 November 2010 | 17 | 2.202 | #1 | 1.532 | #2 | 1.853 | #1 | 1.313 |
| Junior 2 | 25 September 2011 | 23 November 2011 | 20 | 1.129 | #5 | 0.934 | #10 | 0.911 | #12 | 0.844 |
| All-Stars | 25 July 2012 | 19 August 2012 | 19 | 1.256 | #1 | 0.802 | #11 | 1.050 | #7 | 0.807 |
| The Professionals | 20 January 2013 | 17 March 2013 | 25 | 1.165 | #3 | 0.980 | #11 | 1.022 | #9 | 0.886 |
| Junior 3 | 11 October 2020 | 9 November 2020 | 13 | 0.524 | #8 | 0.652 | #12 | 0.881 | #5 | 0.539 |
| Celebrity 2 | 10 October 2021 | 22 November 2021 | 13 | 0.620 | #6 | 0.700 | #6 | 0.805 | #5 | 0.558 |
| Overall average | 91 | 1.273 | #3 | 1.109 | #7 | 1.209 | #7 | 1.007 | ||
Critical and popular reception
Despite success in ratings, the series initially received mixed reviews, with fans of the original British version describing the Australian show to be incomparable to that version in terms of quality, structure, judgement and skill of the contestant.[62] Other commentators have also criticised the show for using a competition format similar to other reality shows such as Australian Idol, The Biggest Loser and Project Runway Australia that focuses more on the elimination of contestants than the food and cooking itself.[63][64] Ten's programming chief David Mott admitted that using the new format was "a huge risk",[54] while FremantleMedia's Paul Franklin has asserted that "for a commercial audience we needed to pump it up and make it bigger, a little over the top, with more drama and storytelling and a sense of theatre".[11]
Despite these harsh views, it is still popular amongst many others who have praised the balance of entertainment, skill and overall presentation which is more fun-loving in its (Australian) attitude in comparison with the original British format. The show has been described as "an antidote for cynicism" and a reflection of multicultural Australia,[55] while the show's success has been attributed to audiences "uncomfortable with the win-at-all-cost mould of reality shows of old" and a shift in values in the face of the recent financial crisis.[65] As is noted in MasterChef Australia's premiere episode of Season 4, since it premiered in 2009 (the first MasterChef series outside of the UK (est. 1990)), it has been such a success that France, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, New Zealand, India, Peru, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway, the US and many other countries have all followed Australia's lead and formed their own series of the show in their respective countries; this in itself reveals the popularity of the Australian show from an international audience's perspective compared to that of the British version.
Cooking schools have reported an increase in enrolments due to the success of the series,[66] while kitchenware retailers and upmarket restaurants have also seen increased trade. Supermarkets and specialty food retailers have reported increased demand from the public for more unusual ingredients, such as quail, custard apple and squab, after such were featured on the program.[67] The success of the show led Ten to explore possible spin-offs such as the celebrity and junior versions, as well as one featuring professional chefs as contestants.[2] The success of the show has also led competing networks to commission their own competitive cooking programs, such as Seven's My Kitchen Rules and Nine's The Great Aussie Cook-Off after the first series of the Australian version,[68] with reports that both networks were planning more copycat shows to air in late 2010 and early 2011.
MasterChef Australia won the award for Most Popular Reality Program at the 2010 Logie Awards. In addition, Matt Preston won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent for his work on the program.[69]
Controversy
Allegations of vote rigging
Significant numbers of viewers have raised allegations that the voting on the series one finale of MasterChef was fraudulent after Julie Goodwin won the crown over Poh Ling Yeow. After the airing of the finale talkback radio became inundated with calls, both for and against the verdict, and the finale also became a top trending topic on social networking site Twitter, where many users said they felt "deflated" and "ripped off" by the final episode of the hit show.[70][71] Similar allegations were raised when contestants were eliminated throughout the series.[72]
Judge Matt Preston has denied that eliminations were rigged or the result of a popularity contest,[72] and asserted that Julie had won the title because she was the better cook on the night.[70] Goodwin herself has also asserted that her victory was not the result of rigging, insisting that the professional integrity of the three judges would be damaged if it were.[73]
Welfare of former contestants
During their time playing MasterChef, the contestants are paid a retainer of $500 a week. This is slightly below the national Australian minimum wage of $589.30 and less than half the average wage of $1,291.34. However, contestants have their accommodation provided for the duration of their time in the competition, meaning they live rent-free. These facts were revealed in 2011 along with the knowledge that most contestants quit their jobs before entering the competition and faced seeking re-employment once eliminated from the show.[74]
Marco Pierre White
Following comments made by judge Matt Preston about Marco Pierre White's son's admitted $500,000 splurge of his father's money on drugs and prostitution,[75] White stopped making guest appearances on MasterChef Australia after the 8th season and joined the rival programme Hell's Kitchen Australia.[76] In 2016, whilst on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Preston was asked about Marco Jr.'s time on Big Brother UK, which included his alleged on–air sex and the above admission to purchasing illicit drugs and sex workers. Preston said "I think it is that terrible thing when you have kids that go off the rails... the drugs might be a little bit of a worry". This sparked a series of profanity–filled social media attacks by Marco Jr. which he has since apologised for.[75][77] The senior White later said of Preston that "I will never forgive that man... with my hand on my mother’s grave I will get that man".[78] White eventually returned to the program in season 14, after Preston had left the show.[79]
International syndication
The network in bold also broadcast their own version of MasterChef.
| Country | Network | Dubbed or subtitled? | Current broadcaster? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | STAR World | Subtitled in Dari | No |
| Arab League | Fox Series | Subtitled in Arabic | |
| STAR World | |||
| Bangladesh | STAR World India | Subtitled in English | |
| Belgium | één | Subtitled in Dutch | |
| Vitaya | Yes | ||
| Bhutan | STAR World India | Subtitled in English | No |
| Brazil | Travel & Living Channel | Dubbed | |
| Burma | STAR World | Subtitled | |
| Canada | Casa | Dubbed in French | Yes |
| CTV Life (formerly Gusto) | |||
| Croatia | Nova TV | Subtitled | No |
| Denmark | TV3 Puls | ||
| Finland | Jim | ||
| Nelonen | |||
| Greece | Mega Channel | ||
| Star Channel | |||
| Hong Kong | Lifetime | Subtitled in Chinese | |
| India | STAR World India Living Foodz Zee Cafe Hotstar | Dubbed in Hindi | Yes |
| Indonesia | B-Channel (now RTV) | Subtitled | No |
| Lifetime | |||
| Ireland | Good Food | ||
| Really | |||
| RTÉ One | |||
| Watch | |||
| Israel | Channel 2 | Subtitled in Hebrew | |
| Italy | Gambero Rosso | Dubbed | |
| cielo (TV channel) | Dubbed | Yes | |
| Sky Uno | Dubbed | Yes | |
| Macau | Lifetime | Subtitled in Cantonese | No |
| Malaysia | Subtitled in Malay & Chinese | Yes | |
| Nepal | STAR World India | Subtitled in English | No |
| New Zealand | TVNZ 2 | Yes (from Season 12) | |
| TVNZ 1 | No | ||
| Prime | |||
| Norway | TLC Dplay | Subtitled | Yes |
| Pakistan | STAR World Fox | Subtitled in English Subtitled in Arabic | Yes Yes |
| Poland | TLC | Polish lector | Yes |
| Portugal | SIC Mulher | Subtitled | Yes |
| 24Kitchen | |||
| Russia | Телекафе | Russian double voice-over | |
| Singapore | Lifetime | Subtitled in Chinese | Yes |
| MediaCorp Channel 5 | |||
| South Africa | M-Net | Yes | |
| Sri Lanka | MAX TV | Subtitled in English | |
| Sweden | TLC | Subtitled | |
| Taiwan | STAR World | No | |
| Thailand | |||
| The Netherlands | NET 5 | Yes | |
| RTL 5 | |||
| SBS 6 | |||
| United Kingdom | Good Food | ||
| Really | |||
| W | |||
| Vietnam | STAR World | ||
| VTV6 (Junior version) | Subtitled in Vietnamese | No |
Print publications
Official MasterChef Cookbook Volume 1
The Official MasterChef Cookbook Volume 1 was published by Random House Australia in December 2009. It contains recipes from the series 1 Top 20 contestants and top Australian and international chefs: Martin Boetz, Donovan Cooke, Pete Evans, Manu Feildel, Guy Grossi, Alex Herbert, Matt Moran and Andrew Honeysett, Ben O'Donoghue, Adrian Richardson, Frank Shek, Emmanuel Stroobant and Adriano Zumbo. There are also behind-the-scenes stories and culinary tips and tricks.
MasterChef Magazine
MasterChef Magazine, a monthly spin-off publication adopting the series' brand, went on sale in May 2010. Following a high-profile launch, the magazine exceeded its initial sales target within a short period of time, selling 90,000 copies in three days.[80] The magazine was published by News Magazines, a subsidiary of News Limited.[81] After losing a third of its readers in one year, the magazine was closed in October 2012[82]
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