MasterChef
Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed its name to Masterchef in 2008.
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Series 1
30 episodes
Premiered Feb 21, 2005
Series 2
40 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2006
Series 3
40 episodes
Premiered Jan 22, 2007
Series 4
32 episodes
Premiered Jan 7, 2008
Series 5
32 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 2009
Series 6
23 episodes
Premiered Feb 18, 2010
Series 7
15 episodes
Premiered Feb 16, 2011
Series 8
15 episodes
Premiered Jan 17, 2012
Series 9
23 episodes
Premiered Mar 12, 2013
Series 10
24 episodes
Premiered Mar 26, 2014
Series 11
24 episodes
Premiered Mar 10, 2015
Series 12
25 episodes
Premiered Mar 23, 2016
Series 13
25 episodes
Premiered Mar 29, 2017
Series 14
25 episodes
Premiered Feb 26, 2018
Series 15
24 episodes
Premiered Feb 11, 2019
Series 16
24 episodes
Premiered Feb 24, 2020
Series 17
18 episodes
Premiered Mar 1, 2021
Series 18
21 episodes
Premiered Mar 23, 2022
Series 19
24 episodes
Premiered Apr 10, 2023
Series 20
24 episodes
Premiered Apr 1, 2024
Series 21
24 episodes
Premiered Aug 6, 2025
Series 22
21 episodes
Premiered Apr 21, 2026
BBC One
GB
