MasterChef is a reality television cooking competition which began in the United Kingdom . The show is very popular and has different versions in over 40 countries. The original show aired from 1990 to 2001 . It came back in 2005 . MasterChef airs on BBC .

Format [ change | change source ]

Each series is broadcast on five nights a week for eight weeks. During the first six weeks, the first four episodes of each week are heats and the fifth episode is a quarter-final. Six contestants enter each heat and the winner becomes a quarter-finalist. At the end of each week, the four quarter-finalists compete and a semi-finalist is chosen. After six weeks, the six semi-finalists compete in the final two weeks.

The judges decide who leaves and who stays in the show. The current UK judges are Gregg Wallace and John Torode . They are sometimes joined by a guest judge.

Other versions [ change | change source ]

• Celebrity MasterChef is a version of the show where the contestants are famous people. Sometimes, the celebrities are competing to win money for charity. Celebrity MasterChef seasons tend to last for a shorter period of time.
• MasterChef: The Professionals is the same as the main show but has professional chefs as contestants instead.
• Junior MasterChef features contestants who are children who enjoy cooking.
• MasterChef All-Stars is a version of the show which aired in Australia . Contestants and winners from previous seasons (of the Australian show) returned to compete again.
• MasterChef Teens is similar to the Junior version. This one had teenage contestants. It was created for the Ukrainian version.

Versions in other countries [ change | change source ]

The show was very popular and has been adapted into other versions such as an Australian one and American one (which had Gordon Ramsay as a judge).