MasterChef Australia
| MasterChef Australia | |
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Created by | Frank Roddam |
| Directed by | Richard Franc |
| Presented by | Sarah Wilson |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 1,033 |
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| Production locations | Sydney (2009–12) Melbourne (2013–present) |
| Running time | 30–120 minutes |
| Production companies | FremantleMedia Australia (2009–10) Endemol Shine Australia (2011–) |
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| Network | Network 10 |
| Release | 27 April 2009 – present |
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| Celebrity MasterChef Australia Junior MasterChef Australia MasterChef Australia All-Stars MasterChef Australia: The Professionals Dessert Masters | |
MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10.
Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's original hosts and judges until 2019, when they were replaced by Series 4 winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo. After Zonfrillo's sudden death and Leong’s departure, Allen was joined by Series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow, food writer Sofia Levin and French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli.
The series has also spawned five spin-off series: Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants, Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants, MasterChef Australia All-Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series, MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which featured professional chefs as contestants, and Dessert Masters, which featured professional pastry chefs.