MasterChef (Brazilian TV series)

MasterChef
Genre	Cookery Talent show
Created by	Franc Roddam
Based on	MasterChef
Presented by	Ana Paula Padrão
Judges	Érick Jacquin Helena Rizzo Henrique Fogaça (2014–22, 2024–) Paola Carosella (2014–20) Rodrigo Oliveira (2023)
Narrated by	Ana Paula Padrão
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	223
Production
Executive producers	Eyeworks (2014–15) Endemol Shine Group (2016–20) Banijay (2020–)
Producers	Shine International (2014–15) Endemol Shine Group (2015–20) Banijay (2020–)
Production locations	São Paulo (2014–21, 2024–) São Bernardo do Campo (2022–23)
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	Rede Bandeirantes
Release	September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02) – present
Related
MasterChef Junior MasterChef Profissionais MasterChef: A Revanche MasterChef + MasterChef Confeitaria

MasterChef, also known as MasterChef Brasil, is the Brazilian version of the competitive cooking reality show MasterChef airing on Band. The series premiered on September 2, 2014. ^[1]

Amateur chefs compete to become the best amateur home cook in Brazil through challenges issued by judges Érick Jacquin, Paola Carosella and Henrique Fogaça. Ana Paula Padrão is the main host. ^[2]

Earlier in 2021, Paola Carosella announced that she would be departing from the show. Her spot will be filled by Helena Rizzo in the next edition of the competition. ^[3]

Format

Chefs were initially selected through auditions, selecting a total of one hundred competitors to the start of the televised competition. In the preliminary rounds, each of these had an opportunity to prepare a signature dish for the trio of judges.

The contestants were given a limited amount of time to prep their dish, and then given five minutes before the three judges to complete the cooking and assembly of the dish, during which the judges ask about their background.

The 3 judges taste the dish, and vote "yes" or "no" to keeping the chef in the competition; 2 "yes" votes are required for the chef to move on and receive a MasterChef apron, while those that fail to do so leave the competition.

On the first three seasons, two rounds were then used to trim the number of chefs to 16–21. One type of challenge has the chefs performing a routine task such as dicing onions, during which the judges will observe their technique.

Judges can advance a chef to the next round or eliminate them at any time during the challenge by taking their apron. A second type of challenge is to have the chefs invent a new dish around a staple ingredient or a theme, with the judges advancing or eliminating players based on the taste of their dishes.

Subsequently, the formal competition begins typically following a 2-event cycle that takes place over a 2-hour episode, with a chef eliminated after the second event. The events typically are: Mystery Box Challenge, Elimination Test, Team Challenge and Pressure Test.

This cycle continues until only two chefs remain. The judges then select the winner of MasterChef.

Series overview

Season chronology

Season	Winner	Finalist(s)		Host	Judges
1	Elisa Fernandes	Helena Manoso		Ana Paula Padrão	Henrique Fogaça	Paola Carosella	Érick Jacquin
2	Izabel Alvares	Raul Lemos
3	Leonardo Young	Bruna Chaves
4	Michele Crispim	Deborah Werneck
5	Maria Antônia Russi	Hugo Merchan
6	Rodrigo Massoni	Lorena Dayse
7	Anna Paula Nico	Hailton Arruda	Heitor Cardoso
8	Isabella Scherer	Eduardo Prado	Kelyn Kuhn			Helena Rizzo
9	Lays Fernandes	Fernanda Oliveira
10	Ana Carolina Porto	Wilton Duarte			Rodrigo Oliveira
11	José Roberto Gomes	Giorgia Paladini			Henrique Fogaça

Ratings and reception

Season	Timeslot (BRT)	Premiered		Ended		TV season	SP viewers (in points)	Source
		Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	September 2, 2014	3.6	December 16, 2014	7.8	2014–15	4.52	[4] [5]
2		May 19, 2015	5.1	September 15, 2015	10.2	2015–16	7.16	[6] [7]
3		March 15, 2016	3.8	August 23, 2016	7.8	2016–17	6.03	[8] [9]
4		March 7, 2017	5.0	August 22, 2017	8.1	2017–18	6.11	[10] [11]
5		March 6, 2018	4.5	July 31, 2018	6.3	2018–19	4.84	[12] [13]
6	Sunday 08:00 p.m.	March 24, 2019	4.1	August 25, 2019	4.4	2019–20	3.56	[14] [15]
7	Tuesday 10:45 p.m.	July 14, 2020	4.4	December 29, 2020	2.2	2020–21	2.05	[16] [17]
8		July 6, 2021	2.5	December 14, 2021	2.7	2021–22	2.30	[18] [19]
9		May 17, 2022	2.6	September 6, 2022	2.9	2022–23	2.72	[20] [21]
10		May 2, 2023	1.7	September 12, 2023	2.4	2023–24	2.14	[22] [23]
11	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	May 28, 2024	2.3	November 12, 2024	2.1	2024–25	1.76	[24] [25]

• Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
  • 2014: 65.000 households.
  • 2015: 67.000 households.
  • 2016: 69.000 households.
  • 2017: 70.500 households.
  • 2018: 71.855 households.
  • 2019: 73.015 households.
  • 2020: 74.987 households.
  • 2021: 76.577 households.
  • 2022: 74.666 households.
  • 2023: 76.953 households.
  • 2024: 73.279 households.

Spin-offs

MasterChef Junior

MasterChef Junior is a series featuring children from ages 9 to 13 as contestants, aiming to find the best junior chef in Brazil. The series premiered on October 20, 2015.

MasterChef Profissionais

MasterChef Profissionais is series featuring professional chefs as contestants, aiming to find the best professional chef in Brazil. The series premiered on October 4, 2016.

MasterChef: A Revanche

MasterChef: A Revanche is series featured returning former contestants from the first six series, who did not win the competition before, as contestants, aiming to find the best all-star chef from MasterChef. The series premiered on October 15, 2019.

MasterChef +

MasterChef + is a series featuring seniors over 60 years old as contestants, aiming to find the best senior chef in Brazil. The series premiered on November 15, 2022.

MasterChef Confeitaria

MasterChef Confeitaria is series featuring professional bakers as contestants, aiming to find the best professional baker in Brazil. The series premiered on November 19, 2024.

MasterChef: Para Tudo

MasterChef: Para Tudo is a TV show featuring interviews with judges and former contestants, plus recipes and memes, presented by Ana Paula Padrão. The series premiered on March 26, 2019.

The program name referenced the recurring expression "stop everything!" said to the competitors by the presenter Ana Paula Padrão in the competition versions of the franchise.

The format of this version did not consist of a game between chefs, but of interviews, reports, recipes, best moments and viral content about the franchise.

All material used in the program was exclusive, including interviews with the eliminated, family members and guests about the competition's developments. The program also brought public participation on social media, interacting with the presenter.

Awards and nominations

Year	Country	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	Brazil	Retrospectiva UOL	Best Reality Show	MasterChef Brasil	Nominated
			Best Presenter	Ana Paula Padrão	Nominated
		Prêmio F5	TV Show of the Year	MasterChef Brasil	Won
			Presenter of the Year	Ana Paula Padrão	Nominated
		Melhor do Ano NaTelinha	Best Reality Show	MasterChef Brasil	Won
2015		Prêmio Extra de Televisão	TV Show of the Year		Nominated
		Troféu APCA			Won
		Retrospectiva UOL	Best Reality Show		Nominated
		Prêmio F5			Nominated
		Melhores do Ano NaTelinha			Won
2016		Troféu Internet			Nominated
		Prêmio TVPédia Brasil	Best Reality Show or Talent Show		Won
			Best Program Presenter without Auditorium	Ana Paula Padrão	Won
2017		Meus Prêmios Nick 2017	TV Show of the Year	MasterChef Brasil	Nominated
		Prêmio TVPédia Brasil	Best Reality Show or Talent Show	MasterChef Brasil	Nominated
			Best Program Presenter without Auditorium	Ana Paula Padrão	Nominated
2018		MTV Millennial Awards Brasil	Best Reality Show	MasterChef Brasil	Nominated
		Meus Prêmios Nick 2018	TV Show of the Year		Nominated
2019		Meus Prêmios Nick 2019			Nominated
		Prêmio F5	Best Reality Show		Won
2020		Splash Awards	Best Reality Show Presenter	Ana Paula Padrão	Nominated
		Prêmio Contigo! Online 2020	Best Reality Show	MasterChef Brasil	Nominated
2021		Prêmio Área VIP	Best Talent Show		Nominated
2022		Prêmio Contigo! Online 2022	Best Reality Show		Nominated

References

1. Band fixa estreia do "Masterchef", com Ana Paula Padrão, para 2 de setembro
2. Band seleciona os jurados do 'Master Chef'; confira os nomes
3. "Helena Rizzo vai substituir Paola Carosella no MasterChef Brasil". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
4. Império faz Globo crescer uma Malhação após horário eleitoral
5. Final do MasterChef derrota Globo e deixa Band líder durante 23 minutos
6. MasterChef cresce 42%, e Band derrota a Record durante 39 minutos
7. MasterChef bate novo recorde na final com quase o triplo da Record
8. Com final de concurso, novela das sete tem maior ibope desde 2012
9. Nova Malhação surpreende, e novelas da Globo têm noite de recordes
10. "Com casa dividida por 'muro de Trump', BBB tem o melhor paredão de 2017".
11. "Final do MasterChef lidera durante 51 minutos e dá o dobro do ibope da Record".
12. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 05/03 a 11/03".
13. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 30/07 a 05/08". 7 August 2018.
14. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 18/03 a 24/03/2019". 26 March 2019.
15. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 19/08 a 25/08/2019". 27 August 2019.
16. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 13/07 a 19/07/2020". 21 July 2020.
17. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 28/12 a 03/01/2021". 8 January 2021.
18. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 05/07 a 11/07/2021". 13 July 2021.
19. "Dados de audiência nas 15 praças regulares com base no ranking consolidado – 13/12 a 19/12/2021". 21 December 2021.
20. "'São Paulo: Audiências consolidadas de terça-feira (17/05/2022)'".
21. "Audiência da TV: Consolidados dessa terça-feira, 06/09/2022".
22. "Esquenta do reality A Grande Conquista faz Record perder para Ratinho no SBT".
23. "Anúncio de campeã do MasterChef Brasil 10 coloca Band na vice-liderança".
24. "MasterChef reverte desgaste do formato e estreia em alta com volta de jurado".
25. "Com morte de Débora, Alma Gêmea bate recorde e é mais vista que novelas inéditas".

External links

• MasterChef on Band.com
• MasterChef Brasil on Twitter