Specials

2012 | 3 Episodes

Specials of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 9, 2012

Season 1

2009 | 72 Episodes

Season 1 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 27, 2009

Season 2

2010 | 84 Episodes

Season 2 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 19, 2010

Season 3

2011 | 86 Episodes

Season 3 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 1, 2011

Season 4

2012 | 70 Episodes

Season 4 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 6, 2012

Season 5

2013 | 65 Episodes

Season 5 of MasterChef Australia premiered on June 2, 2013

Season 6

2014 | 60 Episodes

Season 6 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 5, 2014

Season 7

2015 | 62 Episodes

Season 7 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 5, 2015

Season 8

2016 | 63 Episodes

Season 8 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 1, 2016

Season 9

2017 | 63 Episodes

Season 9 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 1, 2017

Season 10

2018 | 61 Episodes

Season 10 of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 7, 2018

Season 11

2019 | 61 Episodes

Season 11 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 29, 2019

Season 12

2020 | 61 Episodes

Season 12 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 13, 2020

Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen take the helm of the show that celebrates food and the love of food. Jock, Melissa and Andy will be joined in the MasterChef Australia kitchen by a delicious assortment of the world’s best chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Curtis Stone, to serve up the 12th helping of MasterChef Australia. The traditional MasterChef Australia recipe also boasts some new ingredients when the best of the best from the past 11 seasons return to the kitchen in MasterChef Australia – Back To Win.

Season 13

2021 | 61 Episodes

Season 13 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 19, 2021

Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, ready to introduce the next generation of exceptional home cooks. 2021 will be seasoned to perfection with some of the world’s most recognisable and beloved chefs including Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth - plus homegrown sensations including Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Darren Purchese, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Scott Pickett, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann and Reynold Poernomo, all set to challenge the top 24 contestants. Sacrificing everything to follow their food dreams, this season’s passionate contestants have put their lives on hold to be part of this life-changing experience. With heart, soul and drive, this season’s exceptional contestants will follow their food dreams and make magic happen.

Fans & Favourites

2022 | 62 Episodes

Fans & Favourites of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 18, 2022

Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong return to judge Season 14 of MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites. Original champion Julie Goodwin leads the 12 returning cooks who compete alongside 12 newcomers (and no auditions). The MasterChef kitchen also once again plays host to chefs from Australia and overseas, including Adriano Zumbo, Shannon Bennet, Curtis Stone, Reynold Poernomo, Clare Smyth, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Josh Niland and Maggie Beer.

Secrets & Surprises

2023 | 50 Episodes

Secrets & Surprises of MasterChef Australia premiered on May 7, 2023

Returning for its 15th season, MasterChef Australia is back to deliver a series full of twists and turns with Secrets & Surprises. Originally scheduled to premiere 1 May 2023, the series was postponed due to the sudden passing of judge Jock Zonfrillo the night before.

Season 16

2024 | 50 Episodes

Season 16 of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 22, 2024

This season feature 4 judges. Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow. The number of contestants increased from 18 to 22. Like the previous 2 seasons, the season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage. Only one Immunity Pin is up for grabs this season.

Back to Win

2025 | 43 Episodes

Back to Win of MasterChef Australia premiered on April 28, 2025

The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow. Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a Back to Win concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title.