MasterChef Australia
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. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's main judges until 2019, when they were replaced by Series 4 winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo.
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Created by | Frank Roddam |
| Directed by | Richard Franc |
| Presented by | Sarah Wilson |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 981 |
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| Production locations | Sydney (2009–12) Melbourne (2013–present) |
| Running time | 30–120 minutes |
| Production companies | FremantleMedia Australia (2009–10) Endemol Shine Australia (2011–) |
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| Network | Network 10 |
| Release | 27 April 2009 – present |
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| Celebrity MasterChef Australia Junior MasterChef Australia MasterChef Australia All-Stars MasterChef Australia: The Professionals Dessert Masters | |
The series has also spawned five spin-off series: Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants, Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants, MasterChef Australia All-Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series, MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which featured professional chefs as contestants, and the upcoming Dessert Masters, which will feature professional pastry chefs.
In October 2023, it was announced Leong would not be returning for the 2024 series, Allen will be returning with a new set of judges including series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin & Jean-Christophe Novelli.