MasterChef Australia

This article is about the Australian cooking reality television series. For the most recent season, see MasterChef Australia series 16. For international adaptations, see MasterChef.

MasterChef Australia
GenreCooking
Created byFrank Roddam
Directed byRichard Franc
Presented bySarah Wilson[a]
Judges
Narrated by
Opening theme
Composers
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes1,031
Production
Executive producers
  • David Forster[2]
  • Marty Benson
  • Adam Fergusson
Production locationsSydney (2009–12)
Melbourne (2013–present)
Running time30–120 minutes
Production companiesFremantleMedia Australia (2009–10)
Endemol Shine Australia (2011–)
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release27 April 2009 (2009-04-27) –
present
Related
Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia
MasterChef Australia All-Stars
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals
Dessert Masters
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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.

The series has also spawned five spin-off series: Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants,[3] Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants,[4] MasterChef Australia All-Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series,[5] MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which featured professional chefs as contestants,[6] and Dessert Masters, which featured professional pastry chefs.[7][8][9]

In October 2023, it was announced Leong would not be returning for the 2024 series, Allen will be returning with a new set of judges including series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli.[10][11][12]


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  6. ^ "MasterChef: The Professionals vs My Kitchen Rules?". tvtonight.com.au. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ Knox, David (6 October 2022). "Upfronts 2022: 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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  10. ^ Knox, David (23 October 2023). "MasterChef judging shake-up for 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. ^ Haigh, Joshua (23 October 2023). "MasterChef star Melissa Leong axed from show". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  12. ^ McKnight, Robert (23 October 2023). "Channel 10 confirms MELISSA LEONG has been axed from MASTERCHEF". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 23 October 2023.