Junior MasterChef Australia

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.

Junior MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia logo (Original series)
GenreCooking
Game show
Created byFranc Roddam
Written byGeorge Dodd
Directed byJo Siddiqui
Judges
Narrated byNicholas McKay (2010—11)
Theme music composerRobbie Williams and Guy Chambers (2010—11)
Opening themeKids (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 companyShine Australia
Release
Original networkNetwork Ten
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV) (2020–present)
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseOriginal series:
12 September 2010 – 23 November 2011
Revived Series:
11 October 2020 –
9 November 2020
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

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] Casting was open to children aged between 9 and 14 years old.[4]

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
Starring Seasons
1 2 3
Current
Jock ZonfrilloHost & Judge
Melissa LeongHost & Judge
Andy AllenHost & Judge
Former
Gary MehiganHost & Judge
George CalombarisHost & Judge
Matt PrestonHost & Judge
Anna GareJudge
Matt MoranJudge

Winners
Season Numbers of
Contestants		 Name Age State Occupation Date Won
1 12 Isabella Bliss 12 New South Wales School Student 15 November 2010
2 20 Greta Yaxley 11 Western Australia 23 November 2011
3 14 Georgia Eris 11 Victoria 9 November 2020

Series synopses

Season 1 (2010)
Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 1)

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)
Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 2)

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)
Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 3)

A revamped third series of Junior Masterchef Australia was announced on 27 April 2020 and is set to air in late-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 will be returning from the main series to undertake the role of judges in the new season.[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 Carter from New South Wales as the runner ups.[16]

Reception

Ratings
Series Premiere date Finale date Episodes Premiere
ratings		 Rank Finale ratings
(Grand final)		 Rank Finale ratings
(Winner announced)		 Rank Series Average
1 12 September 2010 15 November 2010 17 2.202 #1 1.532 #2 1.853 #1 1.313
2 25 September 2011 23 November 2011 21 1.129 #5 0.934 #10 0.911 #12 0.844
3 11 October 2020 9 November 2020 13 0.524 #8 0.652 #12 0.881 #5 0.539

International syndications

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

CountryNetworkDubbed or Subtitled?
 AfghanistanSTAR WorldSubtitled in Dari
 Arab LeagueSubtitled in Arabic
 BangladeshSubtitled in English
 BelgiumVitayaSubtitled in Dutch
 BhutanSTAR World IndiaSubtitled in English
 BrazilTLCDubbed in Portuguese
 BurmaSTAR WorldSubtitled
 CyprusNova (Forthnet)Subtitled
 Mexico
 Colombia
 Venezuela
 Argentina
 Peru
 Ecuador
 Bolivia
 Chile
 Uruguay
 Paraguay
 Panama
 Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
 Dominican Republic		TLCDubbed in Spanish
 ArgentinaDiscovery Home & HealthDubbed in Spanish
 FinlandLivSubtitled
 GreeceCosmote TVSubtitled
 Hong KongTVB PearlDubbed (English and Selectable Cantonese) and Subtitled (Cantonese)
STAR WorldSubtitled in Cantonese
 IndiaSTAR World IndiaSubtitled in English
 IndonesiaB ChannelSubtitled
 IrelandWatch
 ItalySky Uno and CieloDubbed
 MacauSTAR WorldSubtitled in Cantonese
 MalaysiaSubtitled
   NepalSTAR World IndiaSubtitled in English
 New ZealandTVNZ
 PakistanSTAR WorldSubtitled
 Philippines
 PolandTV4Polish lector
 PortugalSIC K and SIC MulherSubtitled in Portuguese
 SloveniaPlanet TVSubtitled
 South AfricaM-Net
 Sri LankaSTAR World IndiaSubtitled in English
 SingaporeSTAR World
Okto
MediaCorp Channel 5
 South KoreaFood TVSubtitled
 SwedenTV8 and TV3 (Sweden)
 TaiwanSTAR World
 Thailand
 The NetherlandsNET 5Subtitled in Dutch
24Kitchen
 United Arab EmiratesStarWorld HDSubtitled in Arabic
FoxSubtitled In Arabic
 VietnamSTAR WorldSubtitled
VTV6Dubbed (Vietnamese)
 KuwaitSTAR World HDSubtitled in Arabic
FoxSubtitled In Arabic
 Brunei
 Cambodia
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Macau
 Malaysia
 Maldives
 Myanmar
 Palau
 Philippines
 Singapore
 Taiwan
 Thailand
 PNG		Lifetime AsiaSubtitled

References
  1. Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
  2. "Airdate: Junior MasterChef". Tv-Tonight.com.au. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. Whitehead, Mat (27 April 2020). "Attention Tiny Chefs: Australia Is Looking For Its Next Junior MasterChef". 10 Daily. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "Apply Now for Junior MasterChef Australia — Are you between 9 - 14 and love to cook?". 10 Play. Network Ten. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. Knox, David (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa, Andy back to judge on Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. Channel 10 show Junior MasterChef makes its debut next month
  7. "Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. Ellis, Scott; Burns, Mia (26 July 2009). "MasterChef unveils its newest ingredient: kids". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  9. Callum slip that he'll be involved
  10. "Greta Wins Junior MasterChef 2011". masterchef.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  11. "Junior MasterChef Australia Casting". eTribez. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. Whitehead, Mat (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa And Andy Return For Junior MasterChef". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. Knox, David (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa, Andy back to judge on Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  14. "Jock, Melissa And Andy Will Be Right Back.-YouTube". YouTube. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  15. Knox, David (29 September 2020). "Airdate: Junior MasterChef S3". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. Knox, David (9 November 2020). "Airdate: Junior MasterChef S3". huffington post. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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