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MasterChef Junior

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MasterChef Junior
Masterchef-junior-logo.png
GenreCooking
Based onJunior MasterChef
Written byRobin Ashbrook
Judges
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes95
Production
Executive producers
Production companiesOne Potato Two Potato
Endemol Shine North America
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2013 (2013-09-27) –
present
This article is about the American version of Junior MasterChef. For the whole series franchise, see Junior MasterChef. For the most recent season, see MasterChef Junior (American season 8).

MasterChef Junior is an American cooking competition involving children from the ages of 8–13 that premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013. It is based on the format of the British series Junior MasterChef.[1]

On March 5, 2014, MasterChef Junior was renewed for a third season before production on season two began.[2] The second season premiered on November 4, 2014.[3] The third season premiered on January 6, 2015.[4] The fourth season premiered on November 6, 2015.[5] The fifth season premiered on February 9, 2017.[6] The sixth season premiered on March 2, 2018.[7] On February 13, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere with a two-episode special[8] on March 12, 2019, with the judges being Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and Aarón Sánchez.[9]

In July 2019, it was announced that the show would be returning for an eighth season, with Ramsay and Sánchez as returning judges, along with new judge Daphne Oz replacing Tosi.[10][11] The season premiered on March 17, 2022.[12]

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season.

Junior MasterChef

Junior MasterChef

Junior MasterChef is a British TV cookery competition, broadcast by the BBC, in which nine to twelve-year-olds compete to be crowned "Junior MasterChef". It is a spin-off from the main UK series of MasterChef.

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

The third season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on January 6, 2015 and concluded on February 24, 2015.

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

The second season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 4, 2014 and concluded on December 16, 2014.

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 6, 2015 and concluded on January 29, 2016. Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot returned as judges. Christina Tosi replaced Joe Bastianich as the third judge.

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on February 9, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2017. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, accompanied by a rotating series of guest judges.

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

The sixth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 2, 2018 and concluded on May 18, 2018. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and returning judge Joe Bastianich.

MasterChef Junior (American season 7)

MasterChef Junior (American season 7)

The seventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 12, 2019 and concluded on June 4, 2019. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, while Aarón Sanchez joins the judges this season.

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a total of seven. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world.

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi is an American chef and cookbook author. She is founder and co-owner with Momofuku of Milk Bar and serves as its chef and chief executive officer. Food & Wine magazine included her in their 2014 list of "Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink".

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans.

Daphne Oz

Daphne Oz

Daphne Nur Oz is an American television host, food writer, and chef. She was one of five co-hosts on the ABC daytime talk show The Chew for the show's first six seasons and was a co-host of the syndicated talk/cooking show The Good Dish.

Format

Any child between ages eight and thirteen can apply to become a contestant on the series by applying online or by going to an open casting call. The contestants are announced through a variety of methods over the years, sometimes via competitions, or sometimes the top contestants are simply announced.

As in its parent show MasterChef, the following challenges have all been regularly featured on the show:

  • Skills Test: Cooks are challenged to prepare foods in accordance with a list of common cooking techniques or styles, or to replicate a particular cooking method of a dish (i.e. steaks done to an exact wellness). This type of test is also sometimes used as an Elimination Test.
  • Mystery Box: Cooks are all given a box with the same ingredients and must use only those ingredients to create a dish within a fixed amount of time. The judges will select three dishes based on visual appearance and technique alone to taste, and from these three select one winner who usually gains an advantage of some type in the elimination test.
  • Elimination Test: After the challenge is explained, judges evaluate all dishes based on taste and visual appeal. The judges nominate the worst dishes for elimination and criticize them before eliminating at least one contestant.
  • Team Challenge: The cooks are split into teams by either team captains or the judges. They often occur in a restaurant takeover or pop-up restaurant taking the place of the staff of a particular restaurant. Diners taste both meals and vote for their favorite. The winning team advances, while the losing team will participate in the Pressure Test or even face elimination based on team members' performance.
  • Pressure Test: Another form of the Elimination Test, in which losing team members compete against each other to make a standard dish within a very limited amount of time that requires a great degree of cooking finesse. Each dish is judged on taste, visual appeal and technique, and the losing chef is eliminated.

Once the competition is reduced to either the final two or three competitors, the finalists will compete against each other in a three-course cook-off. All courses of the meal are judged and an overall winner is crowned. The winner of each season wins $100,000, the MasterChef Junior trophy, and the title of MasterChef Junior. Some seasons have also added other prizes.

Judges

Season Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3
1 Gordon Ramsay Graham Elliot Joe Bastianich
2
3
4 Christina Tosi
5 Guest judges
6 Joe Bastianich
7 Aarón Sánchez
8 Daphne Oz

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MasterChef Junior (American season 1)

MasterChef Junior (American season 1)

The first season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013 and concluded on November 8, 2013.

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a total of seven. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world.

Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot Bowles is an American chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He first gained recognition in the restaurant business as a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award. In 2004, he was named to Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" list, and became the youngest chef in the United States to receive four stars from a major publication.

Joe Bastianich

Joe Bastianich

Joseph Bastianich is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, including Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, which the owners expanded in 2010. Earlier that same year, they teamed up with businessman Oscar Farinetti to bring Eataly, an upscale food and wine market, to Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City and London.

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

The second season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 4, 2014 and concluded on December 16, 2014.

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

The third season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on January 6, 2015 and concluded on February 24, 2015.

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 6, 2015 and concluded on January 29, 2016. Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot returned as judges. Christina Tosi replaced Joe Bastianich as the third judge.

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi is an American chef and cookbook author. She is founder and co-owner with Momofuku of Milk Bar and serves as its chef and chief executive officer. Food & Wine magazine included her in their 2014 list of "Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink".

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on February 9, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2017. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, accompanied by a rotating series of guest judges.

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

The sixth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 2, 2018 and concluded on May 18, 2018. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and returning judge Joe Bastianich.

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans.

Daphne Oz

Daphne Oz

Daphne Nur Oz is an American television host, food writer, and chef. She was one of five co-hosts on the ABC daytime talk show The Chew for the show's first six seasons and was a co-host of the syndicated talk/cooking show The Good Dish.

Series overview

Seasons

Season Eps. Original airdate Contestants Results
Season premiere Season finale Winner Runner(s)-up
1 7 September 27, 2013 November 8, 2013 12 Alexander Weiss Dara Yu
2 7 November 4, 2014 December 16, 2014 16 Logan Guleff Samuel Stromberg
3 8 January 6, 2015 February 24, 2015 19 Nathan Odom Andrew Zappley
4 12 November 6, 2015 January 29, 2016 24 Addison Osta Smith Avery Kyle
5 15 February 9, 2017 May 18, 2017 20 Jasmine Stewart Justise Mayberry
6 15 March 2, 2018 May 18, 2018 24 Beni Cwiakala Avery Meadows
& Quani Fields
7 15 March 12, 2019 June 4, 2019 24 Che Spiotta Ivy Angst
& Malia Brauer
8 16 March 17, 2022 June 23, 2022 16 Liya Chu Grayson Price

Specials

No.TitleOriginal air date [13]Prod.
code [13]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"An Extra Serving"[14]April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)SP-17212.65[15]
Gordon Ramsay recaps the events of the past five seasons; moments from past seasons, as well as never-before-seen bloopers, were shown; contestants from seasons 1–3 talked about the events in the years since they competed; Ramsay talks with the previous winners.
2"The Road to the Finale"[16]May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)SP-18201.74[17]
Gordon Ramsay takes a look back at the events of season 6 along with some clips and bloopers, and shows some of the audition videos submitted for the show. The three finalists challenge Ramsay to cook their three favorite dishes in 30 minutes while they force him to switch from one dish to another. In the end, the kids playfully "eliminate" Ramsay.
3"Celebrity Showdown"[18]November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)SP-19065.31[19]
This two-hour special is hosted by Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sánchez and teams celebrities up with past contestants and other kids in competitions. The first battle is between Eric Stonestreet and season 5 contestant Shayne Wells against Terrence Howard and season 6 finalist Avery Meadows in a Mystery Box challenge where they have one hour to cook a meal featuring nuts. Terrance and Avery win the challenge. The second battle is between Alyson Hannigan and her nine-year-old daughter Saty against Lil Rel Howery and his nine-year-old daughter Brittni where the teams must replicate a party platter of appetizers in one hour, and it will be a tag team battle where the parents first cook for twenty minutes, the kids then cook for twenty minutes, and then they cook together for twenty minutes. Alyson and Saty win the challenge. The third battle is between Emmitt Smith and season 6 winner Beni Cwiakala against Jerry Rice and season 4 winner Addison Osta Smith where the teams must cook a meal for a group of military members, doctors, nurses, and first responders in 60 minutes. Aarón joins up with Emmett and Beni while Gordon joins up with Jerry and Addison, while the judges will be the diners themselves and Lidia Bastianich. Emmett, Beni and Aarón win this challenge. All winning celebrities received $25,000 for their favorite charity, while the other celebrities received $15,000 for their charity.
4"Junior Edition: The Road to the Finale (Season 7)"[20]May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)SP-19181.94[21]
Much like the Season 6 special, Gordon Ramsay takes a look back at the events of season 7 along with some clips and bloopers, and shows some of the audition videos submitted for the show. The three finalists get dedicated segments on their respective backgrounds, and Ramsay gets to dump cream and cocoa on them.
5"Junior Edition: The Road to the Finale (Season 8)"[22]June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)SP-22201.70[23]
Ramsay and Sánchez take a look back at the highlights of the season, including a countdown of the best bloopers of the year.

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MasterChef Junior (American season 1)

MasterChef Junior (American season 1)

The first season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013 and concluded on November 8, 2013.

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

The second season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 4, 2014 and concluded on December 16, 2014.

Logan Guleff

Logan Guleff

Logan Guleff is a television personality, cookbook author, entrepreneur, and owner of Logan's Underground Supper Club. In 2014, he became the winner of the second season of the American reality cooking competition MasterChef Junior. In 2016, Guleff was listed in Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" as "a rising star in the culinary world".

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

The third season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on January 6, 2015 and concluded on February 24, 2015.

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 6, 2015 and concluded on January 29, 2016. Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot returned as judges. Christina Tosi replaced Joe Bastianich as the third judge.

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on February 9, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2017. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, accompanied by a rotating series of guest judges.

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans.

Eric Stonestreet

Eric Stonestreet

Eric Allen Stonestreet is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. He first rose to prominence in a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He has also appeared in films including Bad Teacher (2011), Identity Thief (2013), The Loft (2013), and Confirmation (2016), and provides the voice of Duke in the animated Secret Life of Pets film franchise (2016–2019).

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan is an American actress. After starting her career at age four with appearances in commercials, she moved to Hollywood at age 11 and soon got an agent.

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. is an American actor and comedian. Howery is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer Rod Williams in the horror film Get Out (2017). He also starred in the TV series Rel (2018–2019), which he also created and co-produced, lasting only one season.

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt James Smith III is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Among other accolades, he is the league's all-time leading rusher.

Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice

Jerry Lee Rice is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Known primarily as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, winning three championships, he then had two shorter stints at the end of his career with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. Nicknamed "World" because of his superb catching ability, his accomplishments and numerous records, Rice is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and one of the greatest players of all time. His biography on the official Pro Football Hall of Fame website names him: "the most prolific wide receiver in NFL history with staggering career totals". In 1999, The Sporting News listed Rice second behind Jim Brown on its list of "Football's 100 Greatest Players". In 2010, he was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players as the greatest player in NFL history.

Development

Casting

Like its adult counterpart, at its inception MasterChef Junior was judged by Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot.[1] Bastianich did not return for the show's fourth season, being replaced by prominent pastry chef Christina Tosi.[24] Elliot did not return for the show's fifth season, and a series of rotating guest judges served for the third judge. For the sixth season, Bastianich returned to his judging position. In the seventh season, Bastianich left again and was replaced by Aarón Sánchez, who was one of the guest judges in season 5 as well as a judge on the adult MasterChef.

Production

Fox placed casting calls for participants in January 2013.[25] Fox officially ordered the series (then under the name Junior MasterChef) on May 10, 2013.[26] The name was later changed to MasterChef Junior. There were concerns that Ramsay's style of cursing at the contestants on his other competition shows (most notably Hell's Kitchen and the adult MasterChef) would carry over to MasterChef Junior. It did not. One contestant (named Gavin) said that Ramsay had only cursed twice during the production of the series and never at the contestants. In the final editing, he cursed once in front of (but not at) the contestants.[27]

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Joe Bastianich

Joe Bastianich

Joseph Bastianich is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, including Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, which the owners expanded in 2010. Earlier that same year, they teamed up with businessman Oscar Farinetti to bring Eataly, an upscale food and wine market, to Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City and London.

Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot Bowles is an American chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He first gained recognition in the restaurant business as a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award. In 2004, he was named to Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" list, and became the youngest chef in the United States to receive four stars from a major publication.

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi is an American chef and cookbook author. She is founder and co-owner with Momofuku of Milk Bar and serves as its chef and chief executive officer. Food & Wine magazine included her in their 2014 list of "Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink".

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez (chef)

Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans.

Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)

Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)

Hell's Kitchen is an American reality competition cooking show that premiered on Fox on May 30, 2005. The series is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who created and appeared in the British series of the same name. Each season, two teams of chefs compete for a job as head chef at a restaurant, while working in the kitchen of a restaurant set up in the television studio. A progressive elimination format reduces a field of 20 to 12 to a single winner over the course of each season. In a typical episode, a single contestant is selected for elimination. The series notably features Ramsay's explosive anger towards contestants, which in reality is heavily dramatized for the benefit of the audience. Hell's Kitchen has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards. A chain of Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen restaurants have been opened, inspired by the show.

MasterChef (American TV series)

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.

Season synopsis

Season 1 (2013)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 1)

The first season premiered on September 27, 2013, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich acting as the judges.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 1 was Alexander Weiss, a thirteen-year-old from New York City.

Semifinalist Troy Glass is now an actor, appearing on Kids React and other cooking shows, and making cameos on shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Season 2 (2014)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

The second season premiered on November 4, 2014, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich again acting as the judges.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 2 was Logan Guleff, an eleven-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee.

Season 3 (2015)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

The third season premiered on January 6, 2015, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich once again acting as the judges.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 3 was Nathan Odom, a twelve-year-old from San Diego, California.

Season 4 (2015–16)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

The fourth season premiered on November 6, 2015, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Christina Tosi acting as the judges.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 4 was Addison Smith, a nine-year-old from River Forest, Illinois.

Season 5 (2017)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

The fifth season premiered on February 9, 2017, with chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi acting as the judges, along with numerous guest judges including Julie Bowen and Mayim Bialik.[28]

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 5 was Jasmine Stewart, an eleven-year-old from Milton, Georgia. She is the first previously eliminated contestant to win the competition.

Season 6 (2018)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

The sixth season premiered on March 2, 2018, with returning chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi acting as the judges, along with returning judge Joe Bastianich as the third judge.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 6 was Beni Cwiakala, a nine-year-old from Chicago, Illinois.

Season 7 (2019)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 7)

The seventh season premiered on March 12, 2019, with returning chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi acting as the judges, along with returning judge Aarón Sánchez as the third judge.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 7 was Che Spiotta, a twelve-year-old from Boiceville, New York.

Season 8 (2022)

Main article: MasterChef Junior (American season 8)

The eighth season premiered on March 17, 2022, with Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sánchez as returning judges, along with new judge Daphne Oz replacing Christina Tosi.

The winner of MasterChef Junior season 8 was Liya Chu, a ten-year-old from Scarsdale, New York.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

MasterChef Junior (American season 2)

The second season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 4, 2014 and concluded on December 16, 2014.

Logan Guleff

Logan Guleff

Logan Guleff is a television personality, cookbook author, entrepreneur, and owner of Logan's Underground Supper Club. In 2014, he became the winner of the second season of the American reality cooking competition MasterChef Junior. In 2016, Guleff was listed in Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" as "a rising star in the culinary world".

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

MasterChef Junior (American season 3)

The third season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on January 6, 2015 and concluded on February 24, 2015.

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

MasterChef Junior (American season 4)

The fourth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 6, 2015 and concluded on January 29, 2016. Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot returned as judges. Christina Tosi replaced Joe Bastianich as the third judge.

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

MasterChef Junior (American season 5)

The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on February 9, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2017. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, accompanied by a rotating series of guest judges.

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020), for which she received critical acclaim and six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2011 and 2012.

Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik

Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015 and 2017.

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

MasterChef Junior (American season 6)

The sixth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 2, 2018 and concluded on May 18, 2018. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and returning judge Joe Bastianich.

MasterChef Junior (American season 7)

MasterChef Junior (American season 7)

The seventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 12, 2019 and concluded on June 4, 2019. The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, while Aarón Sanchez joins the judges this season.

MasterChef Junior (American season 8)

MasterChef Junior (American season 8)

The eighth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 17, 2022, and concluded on June 23, 2022. Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sanchez returned as judges from the previous season, while Daphne Oz joined as a new judge. The season was won by Liya Chu, a 10-year-old from Scarsdale, New York, with Grayson Price from Austin, Texas being the runner-up.

Television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of MasterChef Junior on Fox.

Each US network TV season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
U.S. television ratings for MasterChef Junior
Season Timeslot (ET) Number of Episodes Premiere Finale TV Season Season ranking Season viewers
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Friday 8:00 PM 7 September 27, 2013 4.29[29] November 8, 2013 4.14[30] 2013–14 83[31] 5.56
2 Tuesday 8:00 PM November 4, 2014 5.09[32] December 16, 2014 5.66[29] 2014–15 89[33] 6.30
3 8 January 6, 2015 5.33[34] February 24, 2015 4.83[35]
4 Friday 8:00 PM 12 November 6, 2015 4.16[36] January 29, 2016 4.75[37] 2015–16 81[38] 5.67
5 Thursday 8:00 PM 15 February 9, 2017 4.21[39] May 18, 2017 3.52[40] 2016–17 97[41] 4.57
6 Friday 8:00 PM March 2, 2018 3.40[42] May 18, 2018 3.32[43] 2017–18 114[44] 4.33
7 Tuesday 8:00 PM March 12, 2019 2.82[45] June 4, 2019 3.27[46] 2018–19 124[47] 3.69
8 Thursday 8:00 PM (1–12, 15)
Thursday 9:00 PM (13, 16)[13]
Tuesday 9:00 PM (14) 		16 March 17, 2022 2.07[48] June 23, 2022 2.22[49] 2021–22 TBA TBA

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The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season.

2013–14 United States network television schedule

2013–14 United States network television schedule

The 2013–14 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2013 to August 2014. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2012–13 season.

2014–15 United States network television schedule

2014–15 United States network television schedule

The 2014–15 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2014 to August 2015. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2013–14 season.

2015–16 United States network television schedule

2015–16 United States network television schedule

The 2015–16 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2014–15 season.

2016–17 United States network television schedule

2016–17 United States network television schedule

The 2016–17 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2016 to August 2017. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2015–16 season.

2017–18 United States network television schedule

2017–18 United States network television schedule

The 2017–18 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2017 to August 2018. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2016–17 season.

2018–19 United States network television schedule

2018–19 United States network television schedule

The 2018–19 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2018 to August 2019. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2017–18 season.

2021–22 United States network television schedule

2021–22 United States network television schedule

The 2021–22 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2021 to August 2022. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2020–21 television season.

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