MasterChef Australia

MasterChef Australia

RETURNING18 Seasons1127 Episodes7.0
Network10
First AiredApr 27, 2009
Last AiredJun 8, 2026
GenreReality
Runtime75 min
Created ByFranc Roddam

MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten.

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Cast

Andy Allen
Andy Allen
Himself - Judge & Host
Poh Ling Yeow
Poh Ling Yeow
Herself - Judge & Host
J
Jean-Christophe Novelli
Himself - Judge & Host
Sofia Levin
Sofia Levin
Herself - Judge & Host

Seasons & Episodes18 seasons · 1127 episodes

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Auditions: Group 1
E1Auditions: Group 1
Apr 19, 202679m
MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.
Auditions: Group 2
E2Auditions: Group 2
Apr 20, 202658m
Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.
Auditions: Second Chance
E3Auditions: Second Chance
Apr 21, 202653m
Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one of the final four places?
Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes
E4Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes
Apr 26, 202675m
Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.
Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites
E5Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites
Apr 27, 202650m
In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.
Invention Test: Cereal
E6Invention Test: Cereal
Apr 28, 202648m
It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.
Pressure Test: Maggie Beer
E7Pressure Test: Maggie Beer
Apr 29, 202652m
The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.
Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks
E8Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks
May 3, 202663m
It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immunity challenge cook with 60 minutes on the clock.
Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs
E9Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs
May 4, 202649m
In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.
Team Challenge: Family Feast
E10Team Challenge: Family Feast
May 5, 202649m
It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.
Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions
E11Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions
May 6, 202646m
Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.
Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang
E12Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang
May 10, 202659m
The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week
Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients
E13Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients
May 11, 202649m
Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to save their place in the competition
Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish
E14Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish
May 12, 202649m
Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic
Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong
E15Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong
May 13, 202652m
MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season
Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein
E16Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein
May 17, 202659m
It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge
Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World
E17Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World
May 18, 202649m
In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit
Invention Test: Fusion
E18Invention Test: Fusion
May 19, 202649m
It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries
Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul
E19Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul
May 20, 202651m
Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge
Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim Lim
E20Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim Lim
May 24, 202662m
Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge requiring a steamed element. English
Elimination Challenge: Heritage
E21Elimination Challenge: Heritage
May 25, 202649m
The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.
Team Challenge: Team Relay
E22Team Challenge: Team Relay
May 26, 202649m
In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immunity.
Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques
E23Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques
May 27, 202650m
Guided by MasterChef Alumna Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.
Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair & Daniel Dobra
E24Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair & Daniel Dobra
May 31, 202662m
Classic Pairs Elimination Challenge
E25Classic Pairs Elimination Challenge
Jun 1, 202650m
Invention Test: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
E26Invention Test: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Jun 2, 202647m
Elimination Challenge: Time or Ingredients?
E27Elimination Challenge: Time or Ingredients?
Jun 3, 202650m
Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis Stone
E28Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis Stone
Jun 7, 202662m
Curtis Stone kicks off Aussie Classics week, with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the cooks to have their dish stocked in Coles, as they are challenged to whip up nostalgic Pie and Ice-cream flavours.
Elimination Challenge: Pork
E29Elimination Challenge: Pork
Jun 8, 202648m
With Curtis Stone back in the kitchen, the MasterChef contestants are challenged with cooking a dish that features pork to save their place in the competition.
Comeback Challenge
E30Comeback Challenge
Jun 9, 202650m
It's Aussie Classics Week, and there's nothing Aussies love more than a great comeback story. Today, the previously eliminated contestants return for a chance to earn their place back in the competition.
Elimination Challenge: Aussie Native Ingredients
E31Elimination Challenge: Aussie Native Ingredients
Jun 10, 202658m
Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aussie Native Ingredients Elimination Challenge.
E32
E32Mystery Box Challenge: Adriano Zumbo
Jun 14, 202661m
It's the start of Sweet Week, and confectionery king Adriano Zumbo challenges the cooks to hero a mystery ingredient in a dessert. The top three dishes will win immunity from tomorrow's elimination.
E33
E33Episode 33
Jun 15, 2026
As Sweet Week continues, the contestants take part in an Ice Cream Taste Test. The first four who guess incorrectly will land in the Round Two cook, after which someone will be sent home.
E34
E34Episode 34UPCOMING
Jun 16, 2026
It's Sweet Week, and today's challenge is an Air Fryer Invention Test, with the top four dishes going into tomorrow's Immunity Challenge. Dish of the day will claim a $5,000 Harvey Norman voucher!
E35
E35Episode 35UPCOMING
Jun 17, 2026
On Sweet Week's final day, four contestants face dessert powerhouse Jess Lemon in a 'Beat the Chef' Immunity Pin challenge, attempting to outcook one of the MasterChef kitchen's pastry prodigies.
E36
E36Episode 36UPCOMING
Jun 21, 2026

About MasterChef Australia

MasterChef Australia is a reality series on 10. The show first aired on Apr 27, 2009 and currently has 18 seasons and 1127 episodes. MasterChef Australia has been renewed and is returning for more episodes. The next episode airs on Jun 15, 2026. It has a rating of 7.0/10 based on 82 votes. The cast includes Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Sofia Levin. Created by Franc Roddam.

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