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MASTERCHEF
Air Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (MCH-1609) "Bitter Sweet Mystery Box"
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

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

(BITTER) SWEET SIXTEEN ON AN ALL-NEW MASTERCHEF WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, ON FOX

Tonight, using their second Mystery Box of the season, the Top Sixteen home cooks create chocolate confections inspired by their heritage. With a double elimination looming , the competition has never been sweeter or more intense in the all-new "Bitter Sweet Mystery Box" episode of MasterChef airing Wednesday, Jul 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1609) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay







MASTERCHEF (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/27/10 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (summer 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