MasterChef (American TV series)

MasterChef is an American competitive cooking reality television series that premiered on Fox on July 27, 2010. Based on the British series of the same name and produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato, the series features amateur and home chefs competing to win the title of 'MasterChef'. The current line-up of judges consists of Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Aarón Sánchez. A thirteenth season, subtitled United Tastes of America, aired May–September 2023. In August 2023, the series was renewed for a fourteenth season, with Ramsay, Sánchez, and Bastianich all returning as judges. Format MasterChef is based on the British BBC series MasterChef. The competition takes place in the MasterChef soundstage located in Los Angeles, CA 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 dining area room used for certain challenges. While the particular format of the season has slightly varied over the years, the following challenges have all been regularly featured: