• Air date: 01 May '17 63 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 (63)
    • 1. Auditions Part 1

      01 May '17
      The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the title and $250,000.
    • 2. Auditions Part 2

      02 May '17
      After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it takes to impress the judges?
    • 3. Auditions Part 3

      03 May '17
      In the third and final round of the judge's auditions, six contestants are vying for the final apron, which will secure them a place in the top 24.
    • 4. Mystery Box: Top 24

      04 May '17
      The top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge. Later, the bottom four will cook off in an elimination challenge. Who will be the first to leave in 2017?
    • 5. Mystery Box and Immunity Challenge: Judges

      07 May '17
      Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.
    • 6. Mystery Box Challenge

      07 May '17
      Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.
    • 7. Pressure Test: Gary's Roast Chicken

      08 May '17
      The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken.
    • 8. Immunity Challenge

      09 May '17
      The top three contestants from the invention test now compete in creating a family meal for four in half an hour. The winner will then take on a professional chef for a chance at immunity.
    • 9. Off-site Challenge: Gradi

      10 May '17
      The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dishes for 250 hungry diners to avoid the elimination challenge.
    • 10. Elimination Challenge & MasterClass #1

      11 May '17
      The losing team from the Italian service challenge face elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition? Plus, don't miss the first MasterClass of 2017 led by judges Gary, George and Matt.
    • 11. Mystery Box Challenge

      14 May '17
      Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using ingredients from the mystery box with the winner gaining the advantage in the invention test.
    • 12. Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake

      15 May '17
      The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
    • 13. Immunity Challenge

      16 May '17
      The three best performers from the invention test are now vying for a chance at immunity. Does the amateur cook have what it takes to out-cook the professional?
    • 14. Team Challenge: Relay

      17 May '17
      The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to the next cook in the relay.
    • 15. Relay Challenge: Elimination

      18 May '17
      The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
    • 16. Mystery Box: Delicious Dessert

      21 May '17
      Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients. However, only five dishes will be tasted and only three will move on to the immunity challenge.
    • 17. Pressure Test: Ice Cream Float

      22 May '17
      The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face off in the pressure test elimination, and have to recreate an ice cream float with a helium-filled toffee ballon.
    • 18. Immunity Challenge

      23 May '17
      The three best-performing contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. Each contestant has 90 minutes to create a dessert while the professional chefs will only have 75 minutes.
    • 19. Team Challenge - Edible Art Installation

      24 May '17
      Contestants will be working in teams to build an edible art installation in a specially constructed greenhouse. With just 8 hours to impress the judges which team will be safe from elimination?
    • 20. Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test

      25 May '17
      The losing team from the greenhouse challenge now face elimination. The first three to fail the blindfold taste test will have 75 minutes to prepare an impressive dish to stay in the competition.
    • 21. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

      28 May '17
      Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish from the mystery box of traditional Thai ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test.
    • 22. Pressure Test: Christy Tania's Ice Cream Float

      29 May '17
      The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a three hour pressure test set by 2016's Chef of the Year. Who will impress and who has cooked their last dish in the competition?
    • 23. Immunity Challenge

      30 May '17
      The three best performers in the invention test battle it out for the chance to cook for an immunity pin. Will the amateur contestant have what it takes to out-cook a professional?
    • 24. Team Challenge: South Melbourne Market

      31 May '17
      Each team must serve two dishes in one of four market-friendly ways at the famous South Melbourne Market. The two teams that make the least amount of money will face off in an elimination challenge.
    • 25. Elimination Challenge

      01 Jun '17
      Eight contestants now face elimination and must survive three rounds if they are to keep their food dream alive. Will one of the top contenders fail to impress the judges?