Junior MasterChef is a British TV cookery competition, broadcast by the BBC, in which nine to twelve-year-olds compete to be crowned "Junior MasterChef". It is a spin-off from the main British series of MasterChef.
Junior MasterChef first ran from 1994 to 1999, presented by Loyd Grossman. After a long hiatus, it was revived in 2010 in a revamped format, presented by writer and actress Nadia Sawalha, who won the 2007 series of Celebrity MasterChef, and professional chef John Torode, who also presents MasterChef. The revival series was commissioned by CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist and produced by Shine Television and was broadcast on CBBC and BBC One. A further series was commissioned in 2012 for broadcast on CBBCBBC – Media Centre – Junior MasterChef returns to CBBC and again in 2014.
Original series Based on the MasterChef format, and using the same set, the original Junior MasterChef was for cooks up to the age of 16. It ran from 1994 to 1999 and was presented by Loyd Grossman.
Revival series Junior MasterChef was briefly revived in 2008 for a Children in Need special after the success of the 2006 series. It was won by Billy.
The first new series, targeting children aged 9 to 12, premiered on 10 May 2010 on CBBC. India Fisher continued to provide the voiceover, and the judging panel consisted of John Torode and Nadia Sawalha.
Georgia, who had turned 13 by the time the finals occurred, was the 2010 winner.BBC – Press Office – CBBC's search for Junior Masterchef 2010, winner revealed From the 2012 series, Sawalha was replaced by Irish cook Donal Skehan.
Age limit rules The online application formbbc.co.uk for the CBBC series filmed in 2012 clearly shows that applicants had to be between 8 and 13 years old on 6 August of that year. Filming of the early heats would start on that same date.
Winners Year Winner 1994 Kyle Cunliffe 1995 Lawrence Julian Roberts 1996 Lucy Wright 1997 Serena Martin 1998 Adam Cowley 1999 Tim Walmsley 2010 Georgia Bradford 2012 Tom Barlow-Kay 2014 Phoebe Riley
Transmissions Series Start date End date EpisodesOriginal series 1 14 August 1994 13 November 1994 13 2 16 July 1995 22 October 1995 13 3 4 August 1996 27 October 1996 13 4 11 March 1998 31 May 1998 13 5 18 April 1999 1 August 1999 13 Revived series 1 10 May 2010 28 May 2010 13 2 5 November 2012 23 November 2012 15 3 10 November 2014 21 November 2014 10
International versions Legend: Still in production No longer airing
Country Name Host(s) Judges Network Air dates MasterChef Junior Albania Redjan Mulla (narrator) Sokol PrengaXheraldina VulaJulian Zguro RTSH 27 March 2018 – 12 June 2018 (season 1) Junior MasterChef Australia George CalombarisGary Mehigan(Season 1-2) Andy AllenMelissa LeongJock Zonfrillo Gary MehiganGeorge CalombarisMatt Preston (Season 1)Anna GareMatt Moran (Season 2) Andy AllenMelissa LeongJock Zonfrillo Network Ten 12 September 2010 – 15 November 2010 (Season 1) 25 September 2011 – 23 November 2011 (Season 2)11 October 2020 (Season 3) Junior MasterChef Belgium unknown Wout BruFatima Marzouki vtm 18 January 2012 – 2012 MasterChef Junior Ana Paula Padrão Erick JacquinPaola CarosellaHenrique Fogaça Band 20 October 2015 – 15 December 2015MasterChef Junior QuébecMartin Picard Stefano FaitaTVAApril 2025 – present Junior MasterChef Chile Diana Bolocco Christopher CarpentierYann YvinEnnio Carota Canal 13 21 March 2016 – present Junior MasterChefTomi BjörckMeri-Tuuli Lindström Nelonen 19 August 2012 – 7 October 2012 Junior MasterChef Carole Rousseau Frédéric AntonYves CamdebordeSebastian Demorand TF1 22 December 2011; 5 July 2012; 27 December 2013 Junior MasterChef Greece Maria Mpekatorou Yiannis LoukakosLefteris LazarouDimitris Skarmoutsos Mega Channel 27 November 2011 – 5 February 2012 Eleni PsyhouliManolis PapoutsakisMagky Tabakaki Star Channel 13 September 2018 - 24 December 2018 MasterChef Junior Hungary István PestiZsófia MautnerBence Szendrei Viasat 3 13 October 2018 – 15 December 2018 Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad Kunal KapoorVikas KhannaSurjan Singh Jolly Star Plus 17 August 2013 – 2 November 2013 Junior MasterChef Indonesia Arnold PoernomoDegan Septoadji (Season 1) Rinrin MarinkaBara Pattiradjawane (Season 2) RCTI 6 April 2014 – 17 March 2015 Junior MasterChef Israel unknownHaim CohenEyal ShaniMicahl AnskiYonatan Rochfeld:he:אייל שני Channel 2(Keshet) 22 April 2012 – present Junior MasterChef Italia Joe BastianichCarlo Cracco Bruno BarbieriLidia BastianichAlessandro Borghese Sky UnoCielo 13 March 2014 – presentJunior MasterChef Jordan Mahmoud Al-Omari Soumia KhalifaAhmed SaaedFiras Mamdouh Amman TV 6 May 2019 − present ماستر شيف جونيور(MasterChef Junior Morocco) Mariam el Kamil Mariam EttahriMoha FdalKhadija Bensdira 2M 9 October 2018 – present Junior MasterChef México Anette Michel Adrián Herrera DíazBenito Molina DubostBetty Vázquez Azteca Trece (Azteca) 3 April 2016 – 3 July 2016 5 March 2017 – present Junior MasterChef Alain CaronPeter Lute Net5 28 November 2011 – 24 December 2011 Junior MasterChef Alain CaronRon Blaauw SBS6 12 October 2012 – present Manila Standard Today – Juday hosts ‘Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition’ – 2011/august/16 Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo Fern AracamaRolando LaudicoJP Anglo ABS-CBN 27 August 2011 – 18 February 2012 Masterchef Junior Michael Moran Michael MoranMateusz GesslerAnna Starmach TVN 21 February 2016 – 24 April 2016 (Season 1)19 February 2017 – 23 April 2017 (Season 2) Masterchef Júnior Teresa Fernandes (narrator) Manuel Luís Goucha Rui Paula Miguel Rocha Vieira TVI 22 May 2016 – 31 July 2016 (Season 1)2017 (Season 2) MasterChef Deti Alexandr BelkovichAndrey ShmakovGiuseppe D'Angelo STS 7 November 2015 – 25 December 2016 MasterChef Junior Eva González Pepe RodríguezJordi CruzSamantha Vallejo-Nágera La 1 23 December 2013 – 6 January 2014 (Season 1)30 December 2014 – 3 February 2015 (Season 2)1 December 2015 – 5 January 2016 (Season 3)20 December 2016 – 17 January 2017 (Season 4)20 December 2017 – TBA 2018 (Season 5) Sveriges yngsta mästerkockTina NordströmLeif MannerströmMarkus Aujalay TV4 9 April 2014 – present Kid's KitchenWilliam Hsieh Big StomachLIZSOAC CTS September 2015 – present Junior MasterChef ThailandPatiparn PataweekarnBan BoribunChatchaya Ruktakanit Channel 3 3 February 2013 – 2 June 2013MasterChef Junior Thailand Piyathida Mittiraroch M.L. M.L. Pongtawat Chalermkittichai Channel 7 19 August 2018 MasterChef Junior TurkeyDanilo ZannaSomer SivrioğluMehmet Yalçınkaya Exxen 2021 MasterChef Dity (Kids) Hector Jimenez-Bravo (1-2)Tatiana Litvinova (1-2)Mykola Tischenko (1) Sergey Kalinin (2) Dmitriy Gorovenko (2) STB 3 February 2016 – 25 May 2016 (Season 1)31 January 2017 – 30 May 2017 (Season 2)January 2018 (Season 3) MasterChef Pidlitky (Teens) MasterChef Junior Gordon Ramsay Joe Bastianich (Seasons 1-3 & 6)Graham Elliot (Seasons 1-4)Christina Tosi (Season 4-7)Aaron Sanchez (Season 7)Daphne Oz (Seasons 8-9)Tilly Ramsay (Season 9) Fox 27 September 2013 – present Junior MasterChef VietnamJack Lee Phan Tôn Tịnh Hải Alain Nguyễn VTV3 2 October 2016 – present
In the Taiwanese version, the series is based on the same concept as Junior Masterchef, but there are no mystery box challenges, and there are no eliminations (but there had been cases where a contestant has quit the competition for health reasons). After the first individual challenge, there are a series of team challenges, where team captains cannot enter the pantry, the person who earns the most points (doubled as a winning team captain in team challenges) wins. The eventual winner will receive home appliances instead.
See also MasterChef
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