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Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed its name to Masterchef in 2008.
Season 1
30 Episodes
February 21, 2005
Season 2
40 Episodes
January 23, 2006
Season 3
40 Episodes
January 22, 2007
Season 4
32 Episodes
January 7, 2008
Season 5
32 Episodes
January 5, 2009
Season 6
23 Episodes
February 18, 2010
Season 7
15 Episodes
February 16, 2011
Season 8
15 Episodes
January 17, 2012
Season 9
23 Episodes
March 12, 2013
Season 10
24 Episodes
March 26, 2014
Season 11
24 Episodes
March 10, 2015
Season 12
25 Episodes
March 23, 2016
Season 13
25 Episodes
March 29, 2017
Season 14
25 Episodes
February 26, 2018
Season 15
24 Episodes
February 11, 2019
Season 16
24 Episodes
February 24, 2020
Season 17
18 Episodes
March 1, 2021
Season 18
21 Episodes
March 23, 2022
Season 19
24 Episodes
April 10, 2023
Season 20
24 Episodes
April 1, 2024
Season 21
24 Episodes
August 6, 2025
Season 22
21 Episodes
April 21, 2026
It’s the first heat of this year’s competition, and six talented cooks are braced for culinary battle. Their first goal is to secure one of four gleaming MasterChef aprons.
Six more amateurs work to secure a place in this week’s quarter-final as they are put through their paces by Grace and Anna in the second heat of the week.
It's the first quarter-final, where this week’s six most talented amateurs gather to face off against each other for the first time.
A new set of incredible amateur cooks take on the MasterChef heats hoping to secure a quarter-final place. Their first task is to serve up an impressive signature dish.
A fresh set of hopeful home cooks serve up their signature dishes and precision cooking in a bid to impress the MasterChef judges and get through to the quarter-finals.
The second quarter-final is here, and the six best cooks of the week return to prove they have more culinary skill in the tank, starting with an invention test.
Heat three is upon us, which means one thing: six exciting new amateur cooks have left their home kitchens ready to compete for one of four coveted MasterChef aprons.
It’s time for the second heat of the week, with six more home cooks putting themselves in the culinary spotlight, ready to show the judges that they have what it takes.
The week closes with the third quarter-final as the six best cooks of the week return, taking on two more challenges to prove they have the nerve and skill to go even further.
It’s the last round of heats. A new batch of amateur cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen ready to show off their culinary skills, hoping to get through to the next round.
A brand new batch of amateur cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen, ready to compete in the first round and take their shot at culinary stardom.
It’s time for the week’s six best cooks to dig deep and deliver in the last quarter-final of the competition.
It’s knockout week, and there are just 14 amateur cooks left in the competition. The judges are increasing the pressure to see which contestants can hold their nerve.
Knockout week continues, and the chefs must prove themselves enough to make it into their first professional kitchen.
Knockout week is coming to an end, but not before a few more cooks have to say goodbye. Ten contestants remain, and there is only room in the semi-finals for eight.
It’s semi-finals time, and the eight remaining cooks are ready to battle it out for a chance at victory. Anna and Grace ramp things up with their biggest challenges yet.
The semi-finals continue, and just seven extraordinary home cooks remain in the competition. It’s time for them to dig even deeper into their culinary books of tricks.
The semi-finals reach their end, and this is the most crucial stage of all. Which four of the five remaining cooks have what it takes to get that coveted place in Finals Week?
Six weeks of fraught competition have produced four exceptional amateur cooks, who all stand a chance of being enlisted into the MasterChef hall of fame.
The finals continue with the four finalists back in the UK, where they will be taking on their biggest task to date.
