MasterChef

8 Episodes

Aired: Jul 2010

Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.

20 Episodes

Aired: Jun 2011

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.

20 Episodes

Aired: Jun 2012

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.

25 Episodes

Aired: May 2013

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.

19 Episodes

Aired: May 2014

20 Episodes

Aired: May 2015

19 Episodes

Aired: Jun 2016

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.

21 Episodes

Aired: May 2017

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.

23 Episodes

Aired: May 2018

25 Episodes

Aired: May 2019

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.

18 Episodes

Aired: Jun 2021

20 Episodes

Aired: May 2022

20 Episodes

Aired: May 2023

19 Episodes

Aired: May 2024

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.

18 Episodes

Aired: May 2025

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.

11 Episodes

Aired: Apr 2026

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.