MasterChef: USA
Food & cookingCooking and food culture at the center.This show: 10/10Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Gordon Ramsay
Written by
Adeline Ramage RooneyBen AdlerRobin AshbrookPat Llewellyn
Starring
Gordon Ramsay
Written by
Adeline Ramage RooneyBen AdlerRobin AshbrookPat Llewellyn
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MasterChef: USA Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||||||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||||||
| S4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | |
| S5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | |||||||
| S6 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.1 | ||||||
| S7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | |||||||
| S8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | |||||
| S9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | |||
| S10 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.3 | |
| S11 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | ||||||||
| S12 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S13 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||||||
| S14 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S15 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| S16 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | |||||||||
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About
"Amateur ambition meets professional-grade pressure and tears"
Home cooks from all walks of life compete in a series of increasingly elaborate culinary challenges, judged by a panel of chefs, for a cash prize and the title of MasterChef. Expect pressure tests, mystery boxes, team battles, and plenty of tears over undercooked chicken. The tone leans dramatic and emotional, with judges' reactions amplified for maximum stakes. It's comfort-food reality TV: predictable in structure but satisfying if you enjoy watching passionate amateurs push through stress, self-doubt, and eliminations to chase a dream, with genuine culinary skill on display throughout.
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the genuine tension of amateur cooks producing restaurant-quality dishes under brutal time pressure.
Maybe skip if
you find reality competition formulas repetitive or dislike manufactured emotional stakes.
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All Seasons
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Season 12010
7.2963115h 38m
Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.
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Season 22011
6.92K2013h 19m
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.
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Season 32012
7.32K2011h 24m
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.
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Season 42013
7.12K2516h 46m
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.
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Season 52014
7.11K1912h 29m
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Season 62015
7.02K2014h 46m
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Season 72016
7.21K1913h 27m
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.
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Season 82017
7.31K2114h 40m
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.
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Season 92018
7.32K2316h 16m
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Season 102019
7.42K2516h 57m
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.
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Legends2021
7.21K181h 19m
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Back to Win2022
7.51K205h 49m
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United Tastes of America2023
7.71K202h 39m
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Generations2024
7.51K19
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.
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Dynamic Duos2025
6.885518
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.
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Global Gauntlet2026
6.757718
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.
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Season 17
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Gordon Ramsay Judge, Self - Host, Self - Judge
Joe Bastianich Self - Judge, Self - Guest Judge
Aarón Sánchez Self - Judge, Chef, Self - Guest Judge
Charlie Ryan Self - Narrator, Narrator
Graham Elliot Self - Judge, Self - Special Guest, Self - Guest Judge
Christina Tosi Self - Judge, Self, Self - Guest Judge
Michael Silverstein Self - Contestant, Self
Emily Hallock Self - Contestant, Self
Shanika Patterson Self - Contestant, Self
Tiffany Derry Self - Judge, Self - Guest Judge
Crew
Adeline Ramage Rooney
Ben Adler
Robin Ashbrook
Pat Llewellyn
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