MasterChef is a Polish television series based on a British television cooking game show under the same title. It premiered on TVN on 2 September 2012. The show is hosted by Magda Gessler, who also hosts a Polish version of Kitchen Nightmares (Kuchenne rewolucje) on the same channel. She also serves as the head judge and is joined on the panel by Michel Moran and Anna Starmach. It was broadcast on Sundays; seasons 1–3 were at 8 p.m., while season 4 was at 9:30 p.m.

Series overview Currently airing franchise

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner International DestinationMasterChef Season 1132 September 201225 November 201214 -Barcelona, Spain Season 2 141 September 20131 December 2013Maria OżgaTangerFez, Morocco Season 37 September 20147 December 2014Karina ZuchoraPalermoCefalù, Italy Season 46 September 201513 December 2015Adam KozaneckiNew York City, United States Season 54 September 20164 December 2016Michał FabiszewskiCartagenaBogotá, Colombia Season 610 September 20179 December 2017Mateusz GüncelSydney, Australia Season 79 September 201810 December 2018Laurentiu ZediuSingapore Season 88 September 20198 December 2019Magdalena WaśMexico City, Mexico Season 96 September 20206 December 202015Sylwia Garska-ChmaryczNone Season 101312 September 20215 December 202114Mariusz Kisiel San Sebastián, Spain Season 11144 September 20224 December 202215Bartosz NowakTuscany, Italy Season 122 September 202310 December 202314 Karolina Grzelak Tomasz Jakubiak †Lyon, France Season 13121 September 202417 November 202418 Debora WarchołAthens, Greece Season 14127 September 202525 November 202522 Sylwia SkłodowskaAndalusia, Spain Season 1512 September 2026 November 202622Pascal Brodnicki

Franchise no longer in production

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner MasterChef Junior Season 11021 February 201624 April 201614 Season 219 February 20177 May 201715 Season 34 March 201813 May 2018 Season 43 March 20195 May 201916 Season 58 March 202010 May 202014 Season 67 March 20219 May 202117 Season 76 March 202215 May 2021 Season 85 March 20237 May 202316

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner MasterChef: Teens Season 183 March 202428 April 202414Zuzanna Gutkowska Maja KlejnotDorota SzelągowskaMichel MoranTomasz Jakubiak † Season 2824 February 202514 April 202518Zofia Król

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner MasterChef: All Stars Season 1112 February 201716 (5 Teams)Diana Volonkhowa Charles Daigneault Maria Ożga Jakub Tomaszczyk Season 225 February 201820 (4 Teams)Damian Sobek Anna Kawa-Kułyk

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner MasterChef: Back to the Best Season 115 September 202116 (4 Teams)Martyna Chomacka Krzysztof Bigus Laurentiu Zediu Mateusz Krojenka

Cycle SeasonEpisodes Premiere date Finale date No. of Finalists Winner MasterChef: Grill Season 1214 May 202321 May 202310

MasterChef Seasons

Season I

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusWinnings Barbara Ritz 45 Cologne, Germany SecretaryWinner 25 November 5 Kinga Paruzel 31 Tarnowskie Góry PhotographerRunner-Up 25 November 6 Miłosz Wyrwicz 36 Kraków Estate Agent 2 Michał Muskała 29 Warsaw Student/Blogger 4 Agnieszka Sulikowska–Radi 30Tavullia, Italy Farmer 4 Jan Paszkowski 20 Warsaw Musician 3 Maciej Koźlakowski 34 Nowy Targ DJ 2 Magdalena Mierzwińska 33 Warsaw Housewife 1 Idir Makoudi 34 Kraków Corporate Manager 0 Mikołaj Rey 30 Kraków MMA TrainerEliminated 14 OctoberReturned Eliminated 0 Błażej Koperski 28 Mszczonów Employee of Funeral Organization 0 Aleksandra Niparko 18 Przylep Student 1 Michał Kwaśnik 27 Gdańsk Manager 0 Monika Goździalska 32 Warsaw Model 0

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisode45678 9 101112 13 1 BarbaraININWINHIGHHIGHWINININININWINWINIMMWINNER2 KingaININWININWINWINWINIMMHIGHLOWWININWIN 3 MiłoszWINIMMLOWININLOWLOWININHIGHWINHIGHLOWTHIRD4 Michał M.INHIGHWINLOWLOWWINLOWWINHIGHWINWINHIGHELIM AgnieszkaINHIGHWINWINIMMWINHIGHLOWLOWHIGHLOWINELIM 6 JanININWINININWINININWINLOWELIM 7 MaciejINWINLOWININWINHIGHINLOWELIM 8 MagdalenaININWINININLOWININELIM 9 IdirHIGHININHIGHINNPTLOWELIM 10 MikołajHIGHLOWELIMLOWLOWELIM 11 BłażejINININLOWELIM 12 AleksandraININWINWDR 13 Michał K.INELIM MonikaINELIM

(WINNER) This chef won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition. (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge. (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test. (IMM) The chef won the Mystery Box Challenge and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test. (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win. (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge. (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge (except episode 11 — an Individual Challenge), competed in the pressure test, and advanced. (NPT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, but did not compete in the pressure test, and advanced. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef. (WDR) The chef withdrew from the competition. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef but returned.

Special Guests 6 episode – Kurt Scheller 9 episode – Rick Stein, Piotr Bikont, Ewa Wachowicz 10 episode – Joe Bastianich 12 episode – Jordi Cruz

Ratings

Episode Date Audience Share 4+ Share 16–49 1 2 September 2 885 726 18,60% 22,80% 2 9 September 3 054 148 19,70% 24,70% 3 16 September 3 240 336 20,40% 25,90% 4 23 September 3 649 394 21,90% 28,00% 5 30 September 3 346 002 20,70% 27,80% 6 7 October 3 584 903 21,20% 27,70% 7 14 October 2 989 325 17,10% 20,70% 8 21 October 3 438 566 21,20% 28,00% 9 28 October 3 638 654 21,10% 28,80% 10 4 November 4 019 367 23,00% 31,10% 11 11 November 3 759 546 22,50% 27,70% 12 18 November 3 910 089 23,00% 29,40% 13 25 November 4 794 625 27,20% 34,60% Average 2012 3 563 922 21,40% 27,60%

Season II

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusWinnings Beata Śniechowska 28 Wrocław Doktorantka Politechniki WrocławskiejWinner 1 December 4 Maria Ożga 37 Tarnowskie Góry KsięgowaRunner-Up 1 December 6 Diana Volonkhowa 30 Gdynia Menadzer Restauracji 6 Charles Daigneault 36 Kraków Przedsiębiorca 3 Daniel Hucik 24 Gdańsk Student 2 Leszek Wodnicki 53 Szczecin Właściciel Biura Nieruchomości 2 Anna Nowak 28 Poznań Marketing Manager 2 Krzysztof Bitel 35 Pruszcz Gdański Informatyk 3 Jolanta Kleser 39 Kraków Menadzer Korporacji Farmaceutycznej 2 Jarosław Falkowski 41 Gdańsk Florysta 1 Paweł Bednarek 26 Warsaw Student/Model 1 Adam Mostowski 24 London, England Kierownik Sklepu Rybnego 0 Karolina Wysocka 22 England Studentka 0 Hanna Stelmaszczyk 30 Poznań Właścicielka Sklepu 0

Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode4567891011121314 1BeataHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHHIGHWININLOWWINHIGHIMMHIGHHIGHWINIMMIMMWINNER 2MariaLOWINWINHIGHINWINLOWINWINHIGHIMMWINWINHIGHINWINRUNNER-UP 3DianaININWININHIGH WINHIGHWINWININWINLOWHIGHINWINIMMTHIRD 4CharlesININIMMINWIN INWINHIGHLOWWINIMMHIGHLOWININELIM 5DanielHIGHINWINWININHIGHLOWINLOWINLOWLOWELIM 6LeszekINWIN LOWININ LOWLOWINWININ LOWELIM 7AnnaINININ LOWINWINHIGH LOWWININELIM 8KrzysztofWININWININ LOWWININHIGHELIM 9JolantaIN LOWWINININWININELIM 10JarosławINLOWWINLOWINELIM 11PawełININWINLOWELIM 12AdamLOWHIGHELIM 13KarolinaINELIM 14HannaELIM

(WINNER) This chef won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition. (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge. (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test. (IMM) The chef won the Mystery Box Challenge and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test. (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win. (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge. (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge (except episode 11 — an Individual Challenge), competed in the pressure test, and advanced. (NPT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, but did not compete in the pressure test, and advanced. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef. (WDR) The chef voluntarily withdrew from the competition. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef but returned.

Special Guests 4 episode – Basia Ritz (season 1 winner) 9 episode – Rafał Targosz 10 episode – Marco Pierre White 11 episode – Grzegorz Olejarka 11–13 episode – Alia Al Kasimi 14 episode – Kurt Scheller

Ratings Episode Date Audience Share 4+ Share 16–49 Auditions 1 1 September 2 450 555 15,74% 21,73% Auditions 2 8 September 2 415 695 16,09% 21,97% Top 36 Boot Camp 15 September 2 896 647 17,98% 22,67% Mystery Challenge Invention Test 22 September 2 697 774 16,65% 21,49% Team Challenge Elimination Test 29 September 2 888 721 17,79% 23,99% Invention Test 6 October 2 965 873 17,88% 23,34% Team Challenge 13 October 2 822 073 17,40% 24,06% Mystery Box Challenge 20 October 2 941 862 17,91% 23,53% Mystery Box Challenge 27 October 3 136 116 19,17% 25,91% Team Challenge 3 November 3 566 570 20,61% 26,17% Invention Test Morocco 10 November 3 278 999 19,75% 25,35% Morocco 17 November 2 848 130 17,33% 22,56% Morocco 24 November 3 254 615 18,57% 24,16% Final 1 December 3 937 804 22,69% 28,99% Average 2013 3 006 471 18,32% 24,08%

Season III ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusWinnings Dominika Wójciak 29 Kraków GeodetaWinner 7 December 10 Karina Zuchora 24 Warsaw Studentka AWFRunner-Up 7 December 5 Mariusz Szwed 35 Pruszków Bezrobotny 2 Dawid Budzich 18 Zabrze Student Budownictwa 3 Piotr Pielichowski 38 Gdańsk Prezes Rynku Nieruchomości 4 Monika Gliniak 38 Warsaw Stewardessa 1 Samar Khanafer 24 Warsaw Właścicielka Firmy Graficznej 3 Sylwia Malinowska 43 Dywity Księgowa/Bezrobotna 2 Julien Sacher 36 Katowice Informatyk 1 Arkadiusz Paciorek 27 Bielsko-Biała Kierownik Sklepu 1 Przemysław Gregorczyk 31 Łódź Informatyk 0 Dorota Panfil 42 Stefanowo Pracownik Magazynu 0 Tomasz Kalinowski 23 Kraków Student Informatyki AGH 0 Sylwia Chrzanowska 28 Warsaw Doradca w Instytucji Rozwoju Biznesu 0

Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode4567891011121314 1DominikaHIGHWININLOWWINWINININWINWINWINIMMINLOWWINWINIMMWINWINNER 2KarinaININWINIMMWINHIGHLOWHIGHIMMWINHIGHHIGHWINIMMLOWINWINLOWRUNNER-UP 3MariuszININININININIMMINLOWWININLOWHIGHINLOWWINIMMTHIRD 4DawidWINIMMHIGHWINHIGHINLOWHIGHIMMWININHIGHHIGHINININELIM 5PiotrLOWHIGHINWINWINHIGHHIGHINLOWWININLOWINWINWDR 6MonikaINLOWHIGHINLOWINIMMINHIGHLOWINWININELIM 7SamarININININWININHIGHWINIMMWINHIGHELIM 8Sylwia M.INHIGHININWININWININIMMELIM 9JulienLOWLOWININWININIMMLOWELIM 10ArkadiuszINININLOWWININELIM 11PrzemysławHIGHIMMININELIM 12DorotaINININELIM TomaszLOWININELIM 14Sylwia C.INELIM

(WINNER) This chef won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition. (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge. (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge or Duet Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test. (IMM) The chef won the Mystery Box Challenge and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test. (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win.