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MasterChef USA

Original title: Masterchef
  • TV Series
  • 2010– 2010–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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A nationwide search for the best home cooks in America. One of 50 hopefuls will become a culinary star and one of America's "Masterchefs."A nationwide search for the best home cooks in America. One of 50 hopefuls will become a culinary star and one of America's "Masterchefs."A nationwide search for the best home cooks in America. One of 50 hopefuls will become a culinary star and one of America's "Masterchefs."
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,132
216
  • Creators
    • Adeline Ramage Rooney(developed for television by)
    • Ben Adler(developed for television by)
    • Robin Ashbrook(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Gordon Ramsay
    • Joe Bastianich
    • Charlie Ryan
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  • Creators
    • Adeline Ramage Rooney(developed for television by)
    • Ben Adler(developed for television by)
    • Robin Ashbrook(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Gordon Ramsay
    • Joe Bastianich
    • Charlie Ryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 63User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 9 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Masterchef: The Winner Of Masterchef Season 10 Is Revealed
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    Masterchef: The Winner Of Masterchef Season 10 Is Revealed
    Masterchef: The Last 30 Seconds Of Appetizer Round Countdown
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    Masterchef: The Last 30 Seconds Of Appetizer Round Countdown
    Masterchef: Gordon Gets Ready To Reveal Another Twist
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    Masterchef: Gordon Gets Ready To Reveal Another Twist
    Masterchef: A Look Back On Season 10 Of Masterchef
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    Masterchef: A Look Back On Season 10 Of Masterchef
    Masterchef: Nick Struggles With His Pomme Souffle
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    Masterchef: Nick Struggles With His Pomme Souffle
    Masterchef: Sarah Talks About Her Masterchef Journey
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    Masterchef: Sarah Talks About Her Masterchef Journey
    Masterchef: Nick Knows He Needs To Take Risks
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    Masterchef: Nick Knows He Needs To Take Risks
    Masterchef: The Judges Kick Off The Finale
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    Masterchef: The Judges Kick Off The Finale
    Masterchef: Dorian Wants To Pay Tribute To Her Mom
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    Masterchef: Dorian Wants To Pay Tribute To Her Mom
    Masterchef: The Contestants Finish Their Final Entrees
    Clip 0:17
    Masterchef: The Contestants Finish Their Final Entrees
    Masterchef: The Final Four Arrive In A Horse-Drawn Carriage
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    Masterchef: The Final Four Arrive In A Horse-Drawn Carriage
    Masterchef: The Final Four Walk To Present Their Dishes
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    Masterchef: The Final Four Walk To Present Their Dishes

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    Gordon Ramsay
    Gordon Ramsay
    • Judgeas Judge…
    Joe Bastianich
    Joe Bastianich
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    159 episodes159 eps • 2010–2022
    Charlie Ryan
    • Self - Narratoras Self - Narrator…
    123 episodes123 eps • 2011–2016
    Graham Elliot
    Graham Elliot
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    113 episodes113 eps • 2010–2015
    Aarón Sánchez
    Aarón Sánchez
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    86 episodes86 eps • 2016–2022
    Christina Tosi
    Christina Tosi
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    63 episodes63 eps • 2015–2018
    Luca Manfè
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    28 episodes28 eps • 2013–2016
    Nick DiGiovanni
    Nick DiGiovanni
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    28 episodes28 eps • 2019–2021
    Sarah Faherty
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    28 episodes28 eps • 2019–2021
    Dorian Hunter
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2019–2021
    Eddie Jackson
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Sasha Foxx
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Krissi Biasiello
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Bime Cruz
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Jordan Roots
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Bri Kozior
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Malcolm Green
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    Jessie Lysiak
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant
    25 episodes25 eps • 2013
    • Creators
      • Adeline Ramage Rooney(developed for television by)
      • Ben Adler(developed for television by)
      • Robin Ashbrook(developed for television by)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In season 5 Episode 6, Tyler Viars was the first contestant to be disqualified for mistakenly presenting another contestant's dish as his own.
    • Goofs
      Joe Bastianich has no formal training and knowledge in cooking. He is considered a restaurateur not a chef, therefore shouldn't be considered a judge.
    • Quotes

      Gordon Ramsey - Host: [Repeated line] It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

    • Connections
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    User reviews63

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    Top review
    2/10
    Culinary pro wrestling
    One could just about name the winner of this show by about the third episode. Eliminate the trash-talkers and the physically unattractive and the contestants with the personality of a wet tortilla and you have your field. Add points if there's some sort of a sob story behind the contestant.

    If you think that the judging can't be rigged, then you must think that TV professional wrestling is the real, true and honest thing.

    Consider the following (which have been addressed with other countries' versions of this series, but not the USA):

    1. The judging isn't blind--the judges are perfectly aware of who cooked what and are perfectly free to feign criticism or praise.

    2. The actual prep work performed by the contestants is shown in very carefully edited clips. As this series has progressed, less and less of preparation has been shown, so you really don't know what's being done by anyone.

    3. Apparently, the rules do not allow a kibitzing Joe, Gordon or Graham to be told to go away during prep. It's amazing that fingers haven't been lost. But if you want to throw a contestant off balance, just try jabbering at her or him while he or she is trying to cook.

    4. The judging criteria aren't made public beforehand, so something that the judges will allow to pass in one round becomes a fatal error in another.

    I gave up on "Hell's Kitchen" because of Ramsay's screaming and cursing and the penchant of the show's producers to select contestants who are incredibly stupid, smoking (what chef really wants to abuse the most valuable tool in his arsenal--his sense of taste?) trash-talking and mean-spirited.

    I'll go back to watching Jacques Pepin, thank you.
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    • Jun 28, 2014

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Fox Channel
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Masterchef
    • Production companies
      • Berkeley Productions
      • One Potato Two Potato
      • Reveille Productions
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      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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