MasterChef Junior

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This article is about the American version of Junior MasterChef. For the whole series franchise, see Junior MasterChef.
MasterChef Junior
File:Masterchef-junior-logo.jpg
Genre Cooking
Based on Junior MasterChef
Written by robin ashbrook
Judges Gordon Ramsay
Christina Tosi (Season 4-)
Graham Elliot (Seasons 1-4)
Joe Bastianich (Seasons 1-3)
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s) Ben Adler
Robin Ashbrook
Paul Franklin
Eden Gaha
Patricia Llewellyn
Elisabeth Murdoch
Adeline Ramage Rooney
Gordon Ramsay
Production company(s) One Potato Two Potato
Shine America
Release
Original network Fox
Original release September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27) –
present
External links
Official website

MasterChef Junior is an American cooking competition television series that is airing on Fox. It premiered on Friday, September 27, 2013.[1] It is based on the format of the U.K. series Junior MasterChef.[2]

On March 5, 2014, MasterChef Junior was renewed for a third season, before production on season two began.[3] The second season premiered on November 4, 2014.[4] The third season premiered on January 6, 2015.[5] The fourth season premiered on November 6, 2015.[6]

Format

Children between ages eight and thirteen apply to become a contestant on the series. Twenty-four applicants are chosen to audition.[2] At the auditions, the applicants are split into 3 groups. One group prepares seafood dishes, one prepares pasta dishes and one group prepares dessert dishes to present to the judges.[7] Twelve of the applicants become contestants for the next round and all twenty-four receive one of the Masterchef franchise's signature aprons that they get to keep, regardless of their progress.[7]

After the audition round, 2 contestants are sent home per episode. The winner receives a prize of $100,000[7] and the Junior Masterchef trophy.

History

Season 1 of Junior Masterchef premiered on September 27, 2013.[1]

Season 2 premiered on November 4, 2014.[4]

Season 3 premiered on January 6, 2015.[5]

Season 4 premiered on November 6, 2015.

The show was renewed for a 5th season.

Series Overview

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Main article: List of MasterChef Junior Episodes

Seasons

Season Episodes Originally aired No. of Finalists Results
Season premiere Season finale Winner Runner-up
1 7 September 27, 2013 November 28, 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 Smith Avery Kyle

Judges

Former Judges

Television Ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Junior Masterchef 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[8] November 8, 2013 4.14[9] 2013–14 83[10] 5.56
2 Tuesday 8:00 PM 7 November 4, 2014 5.09[11] December 16, 2014 5.66[8] 2014–15 89[12] 6.30
3 8 January 6, 2015 5.33[13] February 24, 2015 4.83[14]
4 Friday 8:00 PM 12 November 6, 2015 4.16[15] January 29, 2016 4.75 2015–16 81[16] 5.67

Cast

Like its adult counterpart, Junior Masterchef is judged by Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot.[2] Bastianich didn't return for the show's fourth season, being replaced by pastry chef Christina Tosi.[17] Elliot won't return for the show's fifth season, being replaced by Aaron Sanchez.

Production

Fox placed casting calls for participants in January 2013.[18] Fox officially ordered the series (then under the name Masterchef Junior) on May 10, 2013.[19] The name was later changed to Junior Masterchef. 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 Junior Masterchef. It didn't. 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.[7]

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

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Main article: MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 1)

Season 1 premiered on September 27, 2013, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich acting as the series' judges.

The winner of Junior Masterchef season 1 was Alexander Weiss, a thirteen-year-old from New York City. He's the first and eldest winner of Junior Masterchef.

Semifinalist Troy Glass is now a famous celeb, appearing on Kids React and other cooking shows, and making cameos on shows like Agents of SHIELD.

Season 2 (2014)

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Main article: MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 2)

Season 2 premiered on November 4, 2014, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich again acting as the series' judges.

The winner of Junior Masterchef season 2 was Logan Guleff, an eleven-year-old from Memphis. He's the youngest male winner of Junior Masterchef.

Season 3 (2015)

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Main article: MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 3)

Season 3 premiered on January 6, 2015, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich once again acting as the series' judges.

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

Season 4 (2015-2016)

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Main article: MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 4)

Season 4 premiered on November 6, 2015, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Christina Tosi acting as the series' judges.

The winner of Junior Masterchef season 4 was Addison Smith, a nine-year-old from River Forest. She's the youngest winner of Junior Masterchef, and the only female winner.

See also

References

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