MasterChef Australia

Specials

May 9, 2012

3 episodes

Season 1

Apr 27, 2009

72 episodes

Season 2

Apr 19, 2010

84 episodes

Season 3

May 1, 2011

86 episodes

Season 4

May 6, 2012

70 episodes

Season 5

Jun 2, 2013

65 episodes

Season 6

May 5, 2014

60 episodes

Season 7

May 5, 2015

62 episodes

Season 8

May 1, 2016

63 episodes

Season 9

May 1, 2017

63 episodes

Season 10

May 7, 2018

61 episodes

Season 11

Apr 29, 2019

61 episodes

Season 12

Apr 13, 2020

61 episodes

Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen take the helm of the show that celebrates food and the love of food. Jock, Melissa and Andy will be joined in the MasterChef Australia kitchen by a delicious assortment of the world’s best chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Curtis Stone, to serve up the 12th helping of MasterChef Australia. The traditional MasterChef Australia recipe also boasts some new ingredients when the best of the best from the past 11 seasons return to the kitchen in MasterChef Australia – Back To Win.

Season 13

Apr 19, 2021

61 episodes

Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, ready to introduce the next generation of exceptional home cooks. 2021 will be seasoned to perfection with some of the world’s most recognisable and beloved chefs including Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth - plus homegrown sensations including Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Darren Purchese, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Scott Pickett, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann and Reynold Poernomo, all set to challenge the top 24 contestants. Sacrificing everything to follow their food dreams, this season’s passionate contestants have put their lives on hold to be part of this life-changing experience. With heart, soul and drive, this season’s exceptional contestants will follow their food dreams and make magic happen.

Fans & Favourites

Apr 18, 2022

62 episodes

Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong return to judge Season 14 of MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites. Original champion Julie Goodwin leads the 12 returning cooks who compete alongside 12 newcomers (and no auditions). The MasterChef kitchen also once again plays host to chefs from Australia and overseas, including Adriano Zumbo, Shannon Bennet, Curtis Stone, Reynold Poernomo, Clare Smyth, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Josh Niland and Maggie Beer.

Secrets & Surprises

May 7, 2023

50 episodes

Returning for its 15th season, MasterChef Australia is back to deliver a series full of twists and turns with Secrets & Surprises. Originally scheduled to premiere 1 May 2023, the series was postponed due to the sudden passing of judge Jock Zonfrillo the night before.

Season 16

Apr 22, 2024

50 episodes

This season feature 4 judges. Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow. The number of contestants increased from 18 to 22. Like the previous 2 seasons, the season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage. Only one Immunity Pin is up for grabs this season.

Back to Win

Apr 28, 2025

60 episodes

The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.

Season 18

Apr 19, 2026

60 episodes