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MasterChef: The Professionals

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The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

Aug 25, 200818 seasons386 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Monica Galetti

Self - Host / Judge

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Marcus Wareing

Self - Host / Judge

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Matt Tebbutt

Self - Host / Judge

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Seasons

Season 1

20 episodes

Premiered Aug 25, 2008

Season 2

29 episodes

Premiered Sep 14, 2009

Season 3

18 episodes

Premiered Sep 27, 2010

Season 4

24 episodes

Premiered Nov 7, 2011

Season 5

24 episodes

Premiered Nov 5, 2012

Season 6

24 episodes

Premiered Nov 4, 2013

Season 7

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 4, 2014

Season 8

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 10, 2015

Season 9

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 8, 2016

Season 10

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 7, 2017

Season 11

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 6, 2018

Season 12

21 episodes

Premiered Nov 5, 2019

Season 13

18 episodes

Premiered Nov 10, 2020

Season 14

22 episodes

Premiered Nov 8, 2021

Season 15

18 episodes

Premiered Nov 2, 2022

Season 16

21 episodes

Premiered Oct 23, 2023

Series 17

21 episodes

Premiered Oct 29, 2024

Series 18

21 episodes

Premiered Feb 10, 2026

Episodes

1–6 of 20

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Ep 1

Week 1, Day 1

Aug 25, 2008

30m

Michel Roux Jnr and Gregg Wallace hunt for a young chef who wants to make it as a chef. The usual “versatility test,” using provided ingredients to create, in 50 minutes, two dishes of the chef’s choice. Then the “classics test,” preparing two well known dishes, although we will learn in the series that some chefs have not made some of these before.

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Ep 2

Week 1, Day 2

Aug 26, 2008

30m

Two dishes in 50 minutes using haddock as the central ingredient before re-creating a Wild Mushroom Risotto and Macaroons.

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Ep 3

Week 1, Day 3

Aug 27, 2008

30m

Two dishes in 50 minutes from the central ingredient of lamb, then they must recreate two classic dishes, Sole a la Meuniere and Barquettes aux Abricots

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Ep 4

Week 1, Day 4

Aug 28, 2008

30m

Two dishes in 50 minutes from the central ingredient of chicken, then they must recreate two classic dishes, Omelette aux Fine Herbs and Profiteroles.

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Ep 5