• Air date: 07 May '18 61 episodes
      MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
  • List of Episodes (61)
    • 51. Pressure Test – Week 11

      16 Jul '18
      The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination. Which of our contestants will be able to save their place in the competition with a pressure test like no other?
    • 52. Challenge – Fast track to Finals

      17 Jul '18
      The winner of the mystery box and of the invention test will face off in round one, vying for the chance to cook off against a professional cook in round two to get fast tracked to Finals Week.
    • 53. Team Challenge – Six Course Degustation

      18 Jul '18
      This episode is all about raising money for Second Bite, a charity that the program supports. The contestants will cook using only ingredients donated by the charity, cooking a six-course degustation.
    • 54. Elimination Challenge - Week 11

      19 Jul '18
      This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It's an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a MasterClass with Curtis Stone.
    • 55. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Finals Week

      22 Jul '18
      On the first day of finals week, each contestant will cook with one of five mystery boxes from a past season. Who will make it through to the next challenge?
    • 56. Pressure Test – Finals Week

      23 Jul '18
      It’s the first pressure test of finals week and the bottom three contestants from the previous invention test line up for what will be the last time in the MasterChef kitchen for one of them.
    • 57. Immunity Challenge - Finals Week

      24 Jul '18
      We are down to the top four in the competition and they will compete for a massive advantage. Just days from the grand finale, this advantage will be a game changer.
    • 58. Offsite Challenge – Icebergs Restaurant

      25 Jul '18
      The contestants arrive in Sydney at the iconic Icebergs restaurant in Bondi. They are competing for a place in the semifinal and need to be inspired by the Italian menu at Icebergs.
    • 59. Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 6

      29 Jul '18
      The elimination challenge will determine who will go into the semifinal. The bottom three contestants will fight it out for their place in the competition. Plus, a final MasterClass of the season.
    • 60. Semi-Finals – Service Challenge

      30 Jul '18
      It is the semifinal of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
    • 61. Grand Finale

      31 Jul '18
      It’s the grand finale of 2018 and our top 24 has been whittled down to two home cooks battling it out in one final day in the kitchen.