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MASTERCHEF
Air Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (MCH-1601) "Auditions Day 1 (Europe)"
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for MasterChef and The Floor are available on the SAP Audio Channel]

**SEASON PREMIERE** - MasterChef - (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

EIGHT HOME COOKS KICK OFF THE AUDITION ROUNDS INSPIRED BY EUROPE ON AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERE OF MASTERCHEF: GLOBAL GAUNTLET WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, ON FOX

MasterChef returns with an all-new global twist in "Masterchef: Global Gauntlet!" America's greatest home cooks step into the kitchen to represent their ethnic roots in hopes of becoming America's Next MasterChefs. In the spirit of the World Cup coming to America this summer, the competition brings the homecooks representing four worldwide regions to the MasterChef kitchen, where heritage, heart, and high stakes collide. Tonight, the spotlight is on Europe, as flavors and traditions from across the continent take center stage. Judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Tiffany Derry continue their search for the best home cooks in America as contestants battle for coveted white aprons in the all-new "Auditions Day 1 (Europe)" season premiere episode of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet airing Wednesday, Apr 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1601) (TV-14 D,L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Joe Bastianich; Tiffany Derry







MASTERCHEF (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/27/10 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
16 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 16 & 17 ordered on 10/9/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, April 2026) Amateur chefs compete to become a culinary master and earn the title MasterChef.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as Host/Judge
· Joe Bastianich as Judge
· Tiffany Derry as Judge
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Aarón Sánchez as Judge
· Christina Tosi as Judge
· Graham Elliot as Judge
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Adler as EP
· Danny Schrader as EP
· Elisabeth Murdoch as EP
· Franc Roddam as CRTR
· Gordon Ramsay as EP
· Jennifer Fazey as EP
· Michael Heyerman as EP
· Patricia Llewellyn as EP
· Sharon Levy as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Endemol Shine North America
· One Potato Two Potato