
Season 1
15 Episodes
September 11, 2006
Season 2
15 Episodes
May 28, 2007
Season 3
12 Episodes
July 2, 2008
Season 4
15 Episodes
June 10, 2009
Season 5
15 Episodes
July 21, 2010
Season 6
31 Episodes
September 12, 2011
Season 7
30 Episodes
August 13, 2012
Season 8
18 Episodes
July 31, 2013
Season 9
13 Episodes
June 10, 2014
Season 10
12 Episodes
June 18, 2015
Season 11
13 Episodes
June 22, 2016
Season 12
12 Episodes
August 16, 2017
Season 13
12 Episodes
August 23, 2018

Season 14
18 Episodes
September 2, 2019

Season 15
15 Episodes
July 1, 2020

Season 16
18 Episodes
August 9, 2021

Season 17
18 Episodes
August 8, 2022
Season 18
18 Episodes
August 2, 2023
Season 19
18 Episodes
August 13, 2024
Season 20
15 Episodes
November 17, 2025

Season 21
15 Episodes
August 18, 2026

It’s the first of the heats, and this week, the five celebrities up for the culinary challenge are Joe Pasquale, Jason Mohammad, Emily Campbell, Shakira Khan and Jay McGuiness.

The week’s heats continue in full swing, with the five celebrities facing two more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the quarter-final.

It’s quarter-final time as this week's remaining four celebrities return to battle once more. They all want a place in the semi-finals, but only the best three will get there.

It’s the second week of heats. Gladiator 'Dynamite' Emily Steel, Nitin Ganatra, Tom Simons aka TommyInnit, Donna Preston and Eric Underwood are the five celebrities going into the kitchen.

The second round of heats continues. TV and radio broadcaster Zoe Ball asks the celebrities to cook their ultimate pudding.

Which celebrities will surpass the challenge from Tom Kerridge – to recreate on of his pub classics – to make it through to the semi-finals?

It’s the third and final week of heats as five new celebrities test their culinary skills, including preparing grilled herb-crusted mackerel fillet with a tomato and caper salsa and a green salad.

The five celebrities face two more culinary challenges as they battle for a place in the quarter-final.

It’s the last quarter-final of the series, and this heat’s remaining four celebrities return to do battle once more. They all want a place in the semi-finals, but only the best three will get there.

The semi-finalists are split into teams and tasked with serving up a banquet for 120 diners at Quaid-e-Azam Grand Ballroom in Birmingham.

Pastry powerhouse Ravneet Gill sets the eight celebrities still in the competition the challenge of creating a layered dessert.

The remaining six celebrity cooks face a brand new challenge – the MasterChef auction – where time counts more than ever before.

The remaining five cooks are challenged to create a two-course, canine-themed menu in celebration of the 135th anniversary of Crufts by Tom Shepherd, owner of Michelin-starred restaurant Upstairs.

Judges Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli are back as the final four take it right back to where it all began – their signature dish from day 1 – but reimagined to show how far they have come.

The finalists must cook and present a faultless three-course meal for a final judgement from Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli. It’s their last chance to prove they have what it takes.