MasterChef Australia (2009– )

Stars:

Nick McKay, Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nick McKay	...	Himself - Narrator (227 episodes, 2009-2011)
Gary Mehigan	...	Himself - Judge (226 episodes, 2009-2011)
George Calombaris	...	Himself - Judge (220 episodes, 2009-2011)
Matt Preston	...	Himself - Judge (210 episodes, 2009-2011)

Storyline

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2009 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Masterchef

Filming Locations:

13 Doody Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

FremantleMedia

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Gruen Transfer: 3D Television (2010)

User Reviews

Feelgood reality TV with food

Masterchef is a reality TV show. It is named after a British TV cookery competition.

The cast is made up of cooking enthusiasts who take part in a series of cooking challenges and face eliminations.

At the end of the season, one person is awarded the main prize.

The bulk of the show is devoted to the cast talking to camera about how they felt during the challenges and also to the hosts talking about what they thought of the performances in the challenges. In many of the episodes the hosts taste the food and give feedback or a score. Many parts of the cooking processes are also shown.

This show became a huge "watercooler" hit within Australia because of a universal interest in food and because, with the minimal swearing and absence of violence or nudity, this was perfect family viewing. Another appealing aspect was the decision to portray the contestants as co-operative rather than cut-throat as in previous reality TV.

The watchability of this show lies in the casting of appealing people; the fact that they seem to be decent makes you care what happens to them and want to return to them. The continual recaps and repetitions of footage in this show mean that it is highly watchable at the busy time of evening that it is shown.