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Junior MasterChef Australia

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Junior MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia logo (Original series)
GenreCooking
Game show
Created byFranc Roddam
Written byGeorge Dodd
Directed byJo Siddiqui
Judges
Narrated byNicholas McKay (2010–11)
Theme music composerRobbie Williams and Guy Chambers (2010–11)
Opening themeKids (2010–11)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes51
Production
Production locations
  • Sydney (2010–11)
  • Melbourne (2020–)
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyShine Australia
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release12 September 2010 (2010-09-12) –
23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Release11 October (2020-10-11) –
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)
Related

Junior MasterChef Australia (known colloquially as MasterChef Kids) is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and featured contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in July 2010 and included 50 contestants. Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series.

In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.[1] The promo was seen during the final episode of the second season of MasterChef Australia. The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010.[2]

On 27 April 2020, it was announced that a third season of Junior MasterChef Australia had been commissioned, nine years after the second series aired.[3][4][5]

Changes

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In the Junior series, contestants are not eliminated every week, though four are eliminated at a time once the finalists are decided. Every eliminated contestant receives a range of prizes.[6]

From series 3, casting was extended to children aged between 9–14 years old, as opposed to 8–12 years old.[4][5]

Hosts and judges

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Timeline of hosts, judges and other personnel
Starring Seasons
1 2 3
Current
Jock Zonfrillo Host & Judge
Melissa Leong Host & Judge
Andy Allen Host & Judge
Former
Gary Mehigan Host & Judge
George Calombaris Host & Judge
Matt Preston Host & Judge
Anna Gare Judge
Matt Moran Judge

Winners

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Season Numbers of
Contestants 		Name Age State Occupation Date Won
1 12 Isabella Bliss 12 New South Wales School Student 15 November 2010
2 20 Greta Yaxley 11 Western Australia 23 November 2011
3 14 Georgia Eris 11 Victoria 9 November 2020

Series synopses

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Season 1 (2010)

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Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 1)

Production of a junior version of the show was initially suggested in October 2009. The first series of the show, featuring 8- to 12-year-old contestants, was filmed after the second series of MasterChef Australia and began airing 12 September 2010 on Ten. In contrast to prior series of the main show, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.[7] Isabella Bliss won the contest to become Australia's first Junior MasterChef.

Season 2 (2011)

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Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 2)

Junior MasterChef was officially renewed on 15 November 2010. Filming started on 28 July 2011, with the season premiering in October 2011.

Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge[8] and Callum Hann was a guest in the series.[9]

11-year-old Greta Yaxley from Western Australia won the Junior MasterChef title for 2011.[10]

Season 3 (2020)

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Main article: Junior MasterChef Australia (series 3)

A revamped third series of Junior MasterChef Australia was announced on 27 April 2020, nine years after the second series last aired. Applications for casting were opened on 25 April 2020 for children across Australia aged from 9–14.[4][11]

Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo returned from the main series to undertake the role of judges.[5][12] As of late-July 2020, the program began filming at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington.[13][14]

The series premiered on 11 October 2020.[15]

11-year old Georgia Eris from Victoria won the title with 12-year old Filo from Victoria and 11-year old Carter from New South Wales as the runners up.[16]

Reception

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Ratings

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Series Premiere date Finale date Episodes Premiere
ratings 		Rank Finale ratings
(Grand final) 		Rank Finale ratings
(Winner announced) 		Rank Series Average
1 12 September 2010 15 November 2010 17 2.202 #1 1.532 #2 1.853 #1 1.313
2 25 September 2011 23 November 2011 21 1.129 #5 0.934 #10 0.911 #12 0.844
3 11 October 2020 9 November 2020 13 0.524 #8 0.652 #12 0.881 #5 0.539

International syndications

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The network in bold also broadcasts their own version of Junior MasterChef.

Country Network Dubbed or Subtitled?
 Afghanistan STAR World Subtitled in Dari
 Arab League Subtitled in Arabic
 Bangladesh Subtitled in English
 Belgium Vitaya Subtitled in Dutch
 Bhutan STAR World India Subtitled in English
 Brazil TLC Dubbed in Portuguese
 Burma STAR World Subtitled
 Cyprus Nova (Forthnet) Subtitled
 Mexico
 Colombia
 Venezuela
 Argentina
 Peru
 Ecuador
 Bolivia
 Chile
 Uruguay
 Paraguay
 Panama
 Costa Rica
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
 Dominican Republic		 TLC Dubbed in Spanish
 Argentina Discovery Home & Health Dubbed in Spanish
 Finland Liv Subtitled
 Greece Cosmote TV Subtitled
 Hong Kong TVB Pearl Subtitled (English and Selectable Cantonese) and Subtitled (Cantonese)
STAR World Subtitled in Cantonese
 India STAR World India Dubbed in Hindi
 Indonesia B Channel Subtitled
 Ireland Watch
 Italy Sky Uno and Cielo Dubbed
 Macau STAR World Subtitled in Cantonese
 Malaysia Subtitled
   Nepal STAR World India Subtitled in English
 New Zealand Prime and TVNZ
 Pakistan STAR World Subtitled
 Philippines
 Poland TV4 Polish lector
 Portugal SIC K and SIC Mulher Subtitled in Portuguese
 Slovenia Planet TV Subtitled
 South Africa M-Net
 Sri Lanka STAR World India Subtitled in English
 Singapore STAR World
Okto
MediaCorp Channel 5
 South Korea Food TV Subtitled
 Sweden TV8 and TV3 (Sweden)
 Taiwan STAR World
 Thailand
 The Netherlands NET 5 Subtitled in Dutch
24Kitchen
 United Arab Emirates StarWorld HD Subtitled in Arabic
Fox Subtitled In Arabic
 Vietnam STAR World Subtitled
VTV6 Subtitled (Vietnamese)
 Kuwait STAR World HD Subtitled in Arabic
Fox Subtitled In Arabic
 Brunei
 Cambodia
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Macau
 Malaysia
 Maldives
 Myanmar
 Palau
 Philippines
 Singapore
 Taiwan
 Thailand
 PNG		 Lifetime Asia Subtitled

References

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  1. ^ Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
  2. ^ "Airdate: Junior MasterChef". Tv-Tonight.com.au. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ Whitehead, Mat (27 April 2020). "Attention Tiny Chefs: Australia Is Looking For Its Next Junior MasterChef". 10 Daily. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Apply Now for Junior MasterChef Australia — Are you between 9 - 14 and love to cook?". 10 Play. Network Ten. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Knox, David (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa, Andy back to judge on Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ Channel 10 show Junior MasterChef makes its debut next month
  7. ^ "Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. ^ Ellis, Scott; Burns, Mia (26 July 2009). "MasterChef unveils its newest ingredient: kids". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  9. ^ Callum slip that he'll be involved
  10. ^ "Greta Wins Junior MasterChef 2011". masterchef.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Junior MasterChef Australia Casting". eTribez. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. ^ Whitehead, Mat (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa And Andy Return For Junior MasterChef". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. ^ Knox, David (20 July 2020). "Jock, Melissa, Andy back to judge on Junior MasterChef". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Jock, Melissa And Andy Will Be Right Back.-YouTube". YouTube. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  15. ^ Knox, David (29 September 2020). "Airdate: Junior MasterChef S3". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ^ Knox, David (9 November 2020). "Airdate: Junior MasterChef S3". huffington post. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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