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MasterChef Australia. This article is about the Australian cooking reality television series. For the current season, see MasterChef Australia series 16. For international adaptations, see MasterChef. MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British MasterChef.
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- Spin-Off editions
- Reception
- Controversy
- Print Publications
MasterChef Australia has a different format from that of the original British MasterChef and MasterChef Goes Largeformats. Initial rounds consist of a large number of hopeful contestants from across Australia individually "auditioning" by presenting a food dish before the three judges in order to gain one of 50 semi-final places. Entrants must be o...
Series 1: 2009
1. Main article: MasterChef Australia (series 1) The first series of MasterChef Australiawas broadcast between 27 April 2009 and 19 July 2009. Applications for contestants closed on 8 January 2009, with subsequent auditions held in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Over 7000 people auditioned for the show. The Top 50 portion of the series was filmed at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. From the Top 20 onwards, filming was moved to a studio on Doody Street in Alexandria,...
Series 2: 2010
1. Main article: MasterChef Australia (series 2) The second series of MasterChef Australiapremiered on 19 April 2010, with the initial call for contestants held in mid-2009. Other changes to Season 2 include not showing the initial auditions, with the series beginning instead with the Top 50 which were filmed at a Redfern Train Works building in Sydney, and having a Top 24 instead of a Top 20.Also, unlike Season 1, the last 45 minutes of the finale were broadcast live. The winner was 31-year-...
Series 3: 2011
1. Main article: MasterChef Australia (series 3) On 4 July 2010, Network Ten confirmed the return of MasterChef with new judge Matt Moranjoining the original judges for series 3. The series premiere aired on 1 May 2011. It was watched by 1.511 million viewers. The winner was 36-year-old mother, Kate Bracks, who defeated Michael Weldon in the grand final.
Celebrity MasterChef Australia: 2009
1. Main article: Celebrity MasterChef Australia Celebrity MasterChef Australia, a spin-off featuring celebrities as contestants began production in early September 2009, and aired for ten weeks starting from 30 September 2009. The celebrity version, which features a heats and semi-finals format similar to MasterChef Goes Large, is based around weekly episodes. Presenter Sarah Wilson did not return to present the show. Ten states that she was dropped because "the appropriate role for Sarah was...
Junior MasterChef Australia
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MasterChef Australia All-Stars: 2012
1. Main article: MasterChef Australia All-Stars Ten began broadcast of a special all-stars version of the show on 26 July 2012 that aired during the 2012 Summer Olympics. It featured a number of returning contestants from the first three series, including series 1 and 3 winners Julie Goodwin and Kate Bracks, who revisited past challenges in order to raise money for charity. It was won by series 2 runner-up Callum Hann, who ultimately raised $20,000 for Cancer Council Australia.
Ratings
The one-hour series premiere of MasterChef Australia attracted an average of 1.42 million viewers, making it the most watched show in its timeslot. Ratings steadily grew throughout the first series, with the show dominating Australian ratings as it entered finals week, averaging around or above 2 million viewers an episode, and on daily rankings placing ahead of other high rating shows such as the Seven Network's Packed to the Rafters and Nine's Rugby League State of Origin broadcast.Its succ...
Critical and popular reception
Despite success in ratings, the series initially received mixed reviews, with fans of the original British version describing the Australian show to be incomparable to that version in terms of quality, structure, judgement and skill of the contestant. Other commentators have also criticised the show for using a competition format similar to other reality shows such as Australian Idol, The Biggest Loser and Project Runway Australia that focuses more on the elimination of contestants than the f...
Allegations of vote rigging
Significant numbers of viewers have raised allegations that the voting on the series one finale of MasterChef was fraudulent after Julie Goodwin won the crown. After the airing of the finale talkback radio became inundated with calls, both for and against the verdict, and the finale also became a top trending topic on social networking site Twitter, where many users said they felt "deflated" and "ripped off" by the final episode of the hit show.Similar allegations were raised when contestants...
Welfare of former contestants
During their time playing MasterChef, the contestants are paid a retainer of $500 a week. This is slightly below the national Australian minimum wage of $589.30 and less than half the average wage of $1,291.34. However, contestants have their accommodation provided for the duration of their time in the competition, meaning they live rent-free. These facts were revealed in 2011 along with the knowledge that most contestants quit their jobs before entering the competition and faced seeking re-e...
Marco Pierre White
Following comments made by judge Matt Preston about Marco's son's admitted $500,000 splurge of his father's money on drugs and prostitution, Marco joined the rival programme Hell's Kitchen Australia. In 2016, whilst on The Kyle and Jackie O Show Preston was asked about Marco Jr.’s time on Big Brother UK, which included his alleged on–air sex and the above admission to purchasing illicit drugs and sex workers. Preston said "I think it is that terrible thing when you have kids that go off the r...
Official MasterChef Cookbook Volume 1
The Official MasterChef Cookbook Volume 1 was published by Random House Australia in December 2009. It contains recipes from the series 1 Top 20 contestants and top Australian and international chefs: Martin Boetz, Donovan Cooke, Pete Evans, Manu Feildel, Guy Grossi, Alex Herbert, Matt Moran and Andrew Honeysett, Ben O'Donoghue, Adrian Richardson, Frank Shek, Emmanuel Stroobant and Adriano Zumbo. There are also behind-the-scenes stories and culinary tips and tricks.
MasterChef Magazine
MasterChef Magazine, a monthly spin-off publication adopting the series' brand, went on sale in May 2010. Following a high-profile launch, the magazine exceeded its initial sales target within a short period of time, selling 90,000 copies in three days. The magazine was published by News Magazines, a subsidiary of News Limited.After losing a third of its readers in one year, the magazine was closed in October 2012
Season 14 (AUS) Airdate: 18 April – 12 July 2022. Number of Episodes: 62. Number of Contestants: 24. Winner: Billie McKay. Runner (s)-Up: Sarah Todd. The fourteenth season of MasterChef Australia, also known as MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites, premiered on 18 April 2022 on Network 10.
25. Juli 2019 · MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10.
Season of television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The fourteenth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 18 April 2022 on Network 10. The format for this season is Fans & Favourites, and features 12 new contestants and 12 former contestants.
