Junior MasterChef Australia

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Junior MasterChef Australia
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Junior MasterChef Australia logo (Original series)
Genre Cooking
Game show
Created by Franc Roddam
Written byGeorge Dodd
Directed byJo Siddiqui
Judges
Narrated by Nicholas McKay (2010–11)
Theme music composer Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers (2010–11)
Opening theme Kids (2010–11)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes51
Production
Production locations
  • Sydney (2010–11)
  • Melbourne (2020–)
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company Shine Australia
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release12 September 2010 (2010-09-12) 
23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Release11 October (2020-10-11) 
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)
Related

Junior MasterChef Australia (known colloquially as MasterChef Kids) is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Australia , itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef , and featured contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in July 2010 and included 50 contestants. Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series.

Contents

In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia. [1] The promo was seen during the final episode of the second season of MasterChef Australia. The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010. [2]

On 27 April 2020, it was announced that a third season of Junior MasterChef Australia had been commissioned, nine years after the second series aired. [3] [4] [5]

Changes

In the Junior series, contestants are not eliminated every week, though four are eliminated at a time once the finalists are decided. Every eliminated contestant receives a range of prizes. [6]

From series 3, casting was extended to children aged between 9–14 years old, as opposed to 8–12 years old. [4] [5]

Hosts and judges

Timeline of hosts, judges and other personnel
StarringSeasons
1 2 3
Current
Jock Zonfrillo Host & Judge
Melissa LeongHost & Judge
Andy Allen Host & Judge
Former
Gary Mehigan Host & Judge
George Calombaris Host & Judge
Matt Preston Host & Judge
Anna Gare Judge
Matt Moran Judge

Winners

SeasonNumbers of
Contestants
NameAgeStateOccupationDate Won
1 12 Isabella Bliss 12New South WalesSchool Student15 November 2010
2 20 Greta Yaxley 11Western Australia23 November 2011
3 14Georgia Eris11Victoria9 November 2020

Series synopses

Season 1 (2010)

Production of a junior version of the show was initially suggested in October 2009. The first series of the show, featuring 8- to 12-year-old contestants, was filmed after the second series of MasterChef Australia and began airing 12 September 2010 on Ten. In contrast to prior series of the main show, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia. [7] Isabella Bliss won the contest to become Australia's first Junior MasterChef.

Season 2 (2011)

Junior MasterChef was officially renewed on 15 November 2010. Filming started on 28 July 2011, with the season premiering in October 2011.

Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge [8] and Callum Hann was a guest in the series. [9]

11-year-old Greta Yaxley from Western Australia won the Junior MasterChef title for 2011. [10]

Season 3 (2020)

A revamped third series of Junior MasterChef Australia was announced on 27 April 2020, nine years after the second series last aired. Applications for casting were opened on 25 April 2020 for children across Australia aged from 9–14. [4] [11]

Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo returned from the main series to undertake the role of judges. [5] [12] As of late-July 2020, the program began filming at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington. [13] [14]

The series premiered on 11 October 2020. [15]

11-year old Georgia Eris from Victoria won the title with 12-year old Filo from Victoria and 11-year old Carter from New South Wales as the runners up. [16]

Reception

Ratings

SeriesPremiere dateFinale dateEpisodesPremiere
ratings
RankFinale ratings
(Grand final)
RankFinale ratings
(Winner announced)
RankSeries Average
1 12 September 201015 November 2010172.202#11.532#21.853#11.313
2 25 September 201123 November 2011211.129#50.934#100.911#120.844
3 11 October 20209 November 2020130.524#80.652#120.881#50.539

International syndications

The network in bold also broadcasts their own version of Junior MasterChef.

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24Kitchen
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Fox Subtitled In Arabic
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Lifetime Asia Subtitled

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