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Season 1

E1 Auditions #1 2010-07-27 · 43m
E2 Auditions #2 2010-08-03 · 43m
E3 Top 14 Revealed 2010-08-10 · 43m
E4 14 Chefs Compete 2010-08-18 · 86m
E5 Top 11 Compete 2010-08-25 · 86m
E6 Top 9 Compete 2010-09-01 · 86m
E7 Top 6 Compete 2010-09-08 · 86m
E8 Winner Revealed 2010-09-15 · 86m
E9 Top 9 Compete, Part 2
E11 Top 6 Compete, Part 2
E13 Winner Revealed, Part 2

Season 2

E1 Auditions #1 2011-06-06
E2 Audition #2 2011-06-07
E3 Top 38 Revealed 2011-06-13
E4 Elimination Round 2011-06-14
E5 Top 16 Revealed 2011-06-20
E6 Top 16 Compete 2011-06-21
E7 Top 15 Compete 2011-06-27
E8 Top 14 Compete 2011-06-28
E9 Top 13 Compete 2011-07-05
E10 Top 12 Compete 2011-07-11
E11 Top 11 Compete 2011-07-18
E12 Top 10 Compete 2011-07-19
E13 Mystery Box Challenge 5 2011-07-26
E14 Top 8 Compete 2011-08-01
E15 Top 8 Compete Again 2011-08-02
E16 Top 6 Compete 2011-08-08
E17 Top 5 Compete 2011-08-09
E18 Top 4 Compete 2011-08-15
E19 Top 3 Compete 2011-08-16
E20 Winner Revealed 2011-08-16

Season 3

E1 Auditions #1 2012-06-04
E2 Auditions 2 2012-06-05
E3 Top 36 Become 18 2012-06-11
E4 Top 18 2012-06-12
E5 Top 16 2012-06-18
E6 Top 15 2012-06-19
E7 Top 14 2012-06-25
E8 Top 13 2012-06-26
E9 Top 12 2012-07-02
E10 Top 11 2012-07-03
E11 Top 9 2012-07-09
E12 Top 8 2012-07-16
E13 Top 7 2012-07-17
E14 The Return 2012-07-23
E15 The New Top 7 2012-07-24
E16 The Top 6 2012-08-14
E17 Top 5 Battle to Survive 2012-08-21
E18 The Final 4 2012-08-28
E19 The Top 3 2012-09-04
E20 The Finale 2012-09-10

Season 4

E1 Auditions #1 2013-05-22
E2 Auditions # 2 2013-05-22
E3 Auditions #3: Top 19 Revealed 2013-05-29
E4 Top 19 Compete 2013-05-29
E5 Top 18 Compete 2013-06-05
E6 Top 17 Compete 2013-06-05
E7 Top 16 Compete: Part 1 2013-06-12
E8 Top 16 Compete: Part 2 2013-06-12
E9 Top 15 Chefs Compete 2013-06-19
E10 Top 14 Compete 2013-06-19
E11 Top 13 Compete 2013-06-26
E12 Top 12 Compete 2013-06-26
E13 Top 11 Compete 2013-07-10
E14 Top 10 Compete 2013-07-10
E15 Top 9 Compete 2013-07-17
E16 Top 8 Compete 2013-07-24
E17 Top 7 Compete 2013-07-31
E18 One Chef Wins Right to Return 2013-08-07
E19 Top 7 Compete (+ 1 Returnee) 2013-08-14
E20 Top 6 Compete 2013-08-21
E21 Top 5 Compete: Part 1 2013-08-28
E22 Top 5 Compete: Part 2 2013-08-28
E23 Top 4 Compete 2013-09-04
E24 The Semi-Final 2013-09-04
E25 Winner Chosen 2013-09-11

Season 5

E1 Top 30 Compete 2014-05-26
E2 Top 22 Compete 2014-06-02
E3 Top 20 Compete 2014-06-09
E4 Top 18 Compete 2014-06-16
E5 Top 17 Compete 2014-06-23
E6 Top 16 Compete 2014-06-30
E7 Top 15 Compete 2014-07-07
E8 Top 14 Compete 2014-07-14
E9 Top 13 Compete 2014-07-21
E10 Top 12 Compete 2014-07-28
E11 Top 11 Compete 2014-08-04
E12 Top 10 Compete 2014-08-11
E13 Top 8 Compete 2014-08-18
E14 Top 7 Compete 2014-08-25
E15 Top 6 Compete 2014-09-01
E16 Top 5 Compete 2014-09-08
E17 Top 4 Compete 2014-09-08
E18 Top 3 Compete 2014-09-15
E19 The Finale 2014-09-15

Season 6

E1 Top 40 Compete 2015-05-20
E2 Top 22 Compete 2015-05-27
E3 You're the Apple of My Eye 2015-05-27
E4 Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster 2015-06-03
E5 Clawing to Victory 2015-06-10
E6 What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas 2015-06-17
E7 Bring Home the Bacon 2015-06-24
E8 Happy Birthday MasterChef 2015-07-01
E9 Gordon's Greatest Hits 2015-07-08
E10 Rice Rice Baby 2015-07-15
E11 Moo-vers and Bakers 2015-07-22
E12 Family Reunion 2015-07-29
E13 A Little Southern Flare 2015-08-05
E14 Getting A-Head in the Competition 2015-08-12
E15 A Storm's a Brewing 2015-08-19
E16 The Restaurant Takeover 2015-08-26
E17 Return of the Champions 2015-09-02
E18 Think Inside the Box 2015-09-09
E19 Team Gordon Ramsay 2015-09-16
E20 The Finale 2015-09-16

Season 7

E1 Battle for a White Apron: Part 1 2016-06-01
E2 Battle for a White Apron: Part 2 2016-06-08
E3 Wolfgang Puck 2016-06-15
E4 A Masterchef Wedding 2016-06-22
E5 A Mexican Mystery 2016-06-29
E6 Gordon Ramsay Masterclass 2016-07-06
E7 Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks 2016-07-13
E8 The Good, the Bad and the Offal 2016-07-20
E9 A Piece of Cake 2016-07-27
E10 The Weakest Links 2016-08-03
E11 Sweet Surprise 2016-08-03
E12 5 Star Food 2016-08-24
E13 Hot Potato 2016-08-24
E14 Tag Team 2016-08-31 Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
E15 Pop-Up Restaurant 2016-08-31 The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.
E16 Family Drama 2016-09-07 The 5 remaining contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Richard Blais – chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author – who reveals the seventh Mystery Box challenge. The winner will avoid competing in the elimination challenge and the remaining contestants are given five minutes to shop for a basket full of twenty ingredients. With an unexpected twist in the competition, one is eliminated.
E17 Critics Choice 2016-09-07 The 4 remaining contestants are given 90 minutes to prepare either a halibut or duck entrée for VIP food critics in the Studio Box challenge. The winning team will be exempt from the elimination challenge and the losing team will face the Pressure Test to recreate three pork dishes.
E18 The Finale (1) 2016-09-13 In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create entrees and one hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with the trophy, a book deal, and the $250,000 grand prize.
E19 The Finale (2) 2016-09-14 The contestants will have one hour to create entrees and an hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a MASTERCHEF trophy, a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.

Season 8

E1 Battle for a White Apron: Part 1 2017-05-31
E2 Battle for a White Apron: Part 2 2017-06-07
E3 America's Grocery Bag 2017-06-14
E4 Feeding the Lifeguards 2017-06-21
E5 Shell-Shocked & Scrambled 2017-06-28
E6 Silenced by the Lambs 2017-07-12
E7 Breakfast, Lunch & Winner 2017-07-19
E8 Whole-y Cow! 2017-07-26
E9 Holy Cannoli 2017-08-02
E10 The MasterChef Returns 2017-08-09
E11 Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks 2017-08-16
E12 In a Pinch 2017-08-23
E13 Gordon's Game of Chicken 2017-08-23
E14 A Mexican Tag Team Challenge 2017-08-30
E15 The Great Outdoors 2017-08-30
E16 Chopsticks & Pasta 2017-09-06
E17 Pop-Up Restaurant 2017-09-06
E18 Something Fishy 2017-09-13
E19 The Semi-Finals 2017-09-13
E20 The Finale: Part 1 2017-09-20
E21 The Finale: Part 2 2017-09-20

Season 9

E1 The Judges Do Battle (1) 2018-05-30 Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – and they then will mentor those contestants throughout the competition.
E2 The Judges Do Battle (2) 2018-05-30 · 60m The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.
E3 The Judges Do Battle (3) 2018-06-06 Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to earn a spot in the Top 24.
E4 Home State Heroes 2018-06-06 · 60m In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.
E5 Gordon Ramsay Masterclass 2018-06-13 In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab, before the contestants must replicate his work. The contestants whose skills don't cut it, face an elimination challenge during which Ramsay will show them how to make his signature Crab Benedict dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
E6 Trouble Brewing 2018-06-20 The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the season. The two teams must cook a beer-infused lunch for more than 100 employees at the brewery who will each place a vote on his or her favorite dish. The team that receives the least amount of votes will head back to the kitchen for a banana cream pie pressure test that will determine who will be eliminated.
E7 World Cup Dishes 2018-06-27 The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive three huge advantages. Later, the kitchen welcomes American soccer legend and Fox Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas, who will introduce a street food-themed elimination challenge that involves popular food among soccer fans in various countries.
E8 A Gordon Ramsay Wedding 2018-07-11 The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.
E9 The Big Not Easy 2018-07-18 The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and be asked to upgrade one of the most popular frozen dinner dishes, Salisbury Steak.
E10 Rise or Fall 2018-07-25 The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contestant without a pair. The contestant cooking solo gets a huge advantage in the challenge and gets the opportunity to cook alongside his-her mentor.The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and create the ever-challenging cheese soufflé in just 40 minutes.
E11 The Kids Are Alright 2018-08-01 The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discerning judges who have big expectations. Contestants are surprised when diners are revealed and forced to scramble and alter their dishes to accommodate the guests. Ultimately the winning team’s recipe will be printed in Family Circle Magazine. The losing team will compete in a cupcake pressure test with special guest and pastry chef Christina Tosi.
E12 Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1 2018-08-08 The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a citrus-centered dish.
E13 Just for the Halibut 2018-08-15 The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then tasked with creating a stunning original dish using their broken-down fish. Some contestants yield a bountiful filet, while others offer up a poor portion of protein.
E14 Sky's the Limit 2018-08-22 The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.
E15 Tag Team 2018-08-22 The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.
E16 American Heroes 2018-08-29 The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.
E17 Waste Not Want Not 2018-08-29 A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.
E18 Restaurant Takeover 2018-09-05 The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining room filled with 48 guests.
E19 Cooking With Heart 2018-09-05 Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.
E20 Battle of the Beef 2018-09-12 The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.
E21 The Semi Final 2018-09-12 The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich; an elimination leaves three cooks moving on to the finale.
E22 The Finale (1) 2018-09-19 The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.
E23 The Finale (2) 2018-09-19 The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.

Season 10

E1 The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1 2019-05-29 · 60m Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
E2 Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round 2019-06-05 · 60m Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
E3 Gordon's Mystery Box 2019-06-12 The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
E4 10th Season Pool Party! 2019-06-19 · 60m In two teams of nine cooks, the Top 18 prepare for a 10th anniversary-themed pool party by preparing food for 100 important guests that include former "MasterChef" winners and contestants, but only one team can earn immunity.
E5 The Blind Chicken Show 2019-06-20 · 60m The team who failed to impress the pool party guests are given only 45 minutes to completely break down a chicken and prepare it into a delectable dish, but one contestant will be forced to surrender their apron after the timer runs out.
E6 Hot & Spicy 2019-06-26 Model Alessandra Ambrosio offers input for the Top 17's next mystery box challenge, which includes an additional twist that throws some cooks off balance, but only 15 home cooks can be chosen to continue on to the next round.
E7 Gordon Takes on a Tarte 2019-06-27 The remaining home cooks face another elimination challenge in which they have 60 minutes to closely replicate the dish du jour, tarte Tatin that must be prepared with silky crème anglaise sauce, or risk surrendering their apron and going home.
E8 Joe Takes a Risk 2019-07-10 The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.
E9 Tag Team Tears & Tantrums 2019-07-11 With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
E10 Gerron's Wedding 2019-07-17 The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.
E11 Backyard BBQ 2019-07-18 The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
E12 King of The Crabs 2019-07-24 The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
E13 Someone's Toast 2019-07-25 Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.
E14 Let Them Eat Cake 2019-07-31
E15 Small Dessert, Big Problems 2019-08-01
E16 NASCAR Finish Line Feed 2019-08-07 The top 10 contestants test their speed in a special team challenge at the Irwindale Speedway, where they have 75 minutes to cook for 101 race car crew members.
E17 Box in a Box in a Box 2019-08-08 The contestants face a mystery box challenge with more mystery ingredients than ever before.
E18 Mind Blowing Food 2019-08-14 The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.
E19 Pigging Out 2019-08-15 The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.
E20 One Pan Wonder 2019-08-21 TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.
E21 Family Reunion 2019-08-28 Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.
E22 London Calling (1) 2019-09-04 The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.
E23 London Calling (2) 2019-09-11 The top four chefs travel to the historic Hatfield House, where they must cook a venison dish.
E24 The Finale (1) 2019-09-18 Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle their final dishes in hopes of crossing the finish line and coming out on top!
E25 The Finale (2) 2019-09-18 The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.

Season 11

E1 Emeril Lagasse - Auditions Round 1 2021-06-02 · 42m
E2 Curtis Stone - Auditions Round 2 2021-06-09 · 42m
E3 Paula Deen - Auditions Round 3 2021-06-16 · 42m
E4 Chef Morimoto - Monkfish Challenge 2021-06-23 · 42m
E5 Sherry Yard - Dessert Challenge 2021-06-30 · 42m
E6 Michael Mina - Meat Roulette 2021-07-07 · 42m
E7 Nancy Silverton - Pasta Challenge 2021-07-14 · 42m
E8 Jonathan Waxman - California Mystery Box 2021-07-21 · 42m
E9 Roy Choi - Elevated Street Food 2021-08-11 · 42m
E10 Cook for Your Legend 2021-08-18 · 42m
E11 Legends: Dominique Crenn - The Wall 2021-08-25 · 42m
E12 Niki Nakayama - Kaiseki 2021-08-25 · 42m
E13 Legends Dinner 2021-09-01 · 42m
E14 Ludo Lefebvre - Timed Out Mystery Box 2021-09-01 · 42m
E15 Legends: Semi Final -- 3 Chef Showdown 2021-09-08 · 42m
E16 Legends: Semi Final: 3 Chef Showdown/Semi Final Pt. 2 2021-09-08 · 42m
E17 Finale: Curtis Stone (1) 2021-09-15 · 42m Legendary Chef Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge for the semi-finals when the Top Three battle for a spot in the finale in the appetizer round.
E18 Finale: Michael Cimarusti (2) 2021-09-15 · 42m Michelin star chef Michael Cimarusti is the final legend to grace the MasterChef kitchen and it's the finalists last chance to impress with their entrée and dessert dishes. Only one will be crowned the winner and earn the coveted title of MasterChef.

Season 12

E1 Back to Win: Audition Battles 2022-05-25
E2 Back to Win: Audition Battles: Part #2 2022-06-01
E3 Back to Win: Audition Battles: Part #3 2022-06-08
E4 Dish That Sent You Home 2022-06-15
E5 Winners Mystery Box: Spirit of Vegas 2022-06-22
E6 Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard 2022-06-29
E7 Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans! 2022-07-13
E8 Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry 2022-07-20
E9 Bake to Win 2022-07-27
E10 Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A. 2022-08-03 More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
E11 Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha 2022-08-10 The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch - they must use every ingredient given to them.
E12 Tag Team 2022-08-17 The Top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off, as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock.
E13 GrubHub Challenge 2022-08-17 In order to secure a spot in the Top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
E14 Gas Station Gourmet 2022-08-24 Keeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
E15 Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt 2022-08-24 The Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from MasterChef Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilies and peppers.
E16 The Wall 2022-08-31 The top eight chefs are paired together and must communicate on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes.
E17 Restaurant Takeover - Spago 2022-08-31 The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
E18 Semi Finals 2022-09-07 The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
E19 Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1) 2022-09-07 The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
E20 Finale - Special Guest Christina Tosi (2) 2022-09-14 The three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the help of former judge Christina Tossi; a new champion is crowned.