

Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.
Release Date
PremieredMasterChef Season 1 released on July 27, 2010.
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Auditions (1)
Cooks share their signature dishes with the judges in hopes of advancing to the next round of the competition.
Auditions (2)
Auditions continue as amateur cooks try to impress the judges.
Top 14 Revealed
The cooks must prove that they have mastered basic kitchen techniques; the judges reveal which cooks have made it into the top 14.
14 Chefs Compete (1)
One team is safe from elimination after winning a challenge where they spend the day feeding hundreds of Marines; the losing team faces a pressure test.
14 Chefs Compete (2)
The cooks prepare their best dishes in hopes of impressing the judges.
11 Chefs Compete (1)
The contestants are asked to make a single cupcake; chef Cat Cora and the contestants cook at a truck stop.
11 Chefs Compete (2)
The remaining chefs need to feed 100 truckers at a remote California truck stop. The losing team returns to the kitchen to face a pressure test, which consists of naming as many foods as they can from a table of farmer's market ingredients.
9 Chefs Compete (1)
In their first challenge of the day, the chefs are asked to make a dish with dungeness crab
9 Chefs Compete (2)
The contestants must cater a high-end wedding, and things go awry when the main course goes missing. The losing team goes back to the MasterChef kitchen to face a pressure test, and one more chef is eliminated.
6 Chefs Compete (1)
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
6 Chefs Compete (2)
The contestants go fishing, and use their catches for their entrees. Another chef is eliminated.
Winner Revealed (1)
After enduring pressure tests and grueling challenges, the remaining chefs compete for $250,000 and a cookbook-publishing deal.
Winner Revealed (2)
The winner is revealed.
MasterChef
Season 1
Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.
Release Date
PremieredMasterChef Season 1 released on July 27, 2010.
Your Progress
Track your watching progress by signing in
Sign In to Track ProgressAuditions (1)
Cooks share their signature dishes with the judges in hopes of advancing to the next round of the competition.
Auditions (2)
Auditions continue as amateur cooks try to impress the judges.
Top 14 Revealed
The cooks must prove that they have mastered basic kitchen techniques; the judges reveal which cooks have made it into the top 14.
14 Chefs Compete (1)
One team is safe from elimination after winning a challenge where they spend the day feeding hundreds of Marines; the losing team faces a pressure test.
14 Chefs Compete (2)
The cooks prepare their best dishes in hopes of impressing the judges.
11 Chefs Compete (1)
The contestants are asked to make a single cupcake; chef Cat Cora and the contestants cook at a truck stop.
11 Chefs Compete (2)
The remaining chefs need to feed 100 truckers at a remote California truck stop. The losing team returns to the kitchen to face a pressure test, which consists of naming as many foods as they can from a table of farmer's market ingredients.
9 Chefs Compete (1)
In their first challenge of the day, the chefs are asked to make a dish with dungeness crab
9 Chefs Compete (2)
The contestants must cater a high-end wedding, and things go awry when the main course goes missing. The losing team goes back to the MasterChef kitchen to face a pressure test, and one more chef is eliminated.
6 Chefs Compete (1)
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
6 Chefs Compete (2)
The contestants go fishing, and use their catches for their entrees. Another chef is eliminated.
Winner Revealed (1)
After enduring pressure tests and grueling challenges, the remaining chefs compete for $250,000 and a cookbook-publishing deal.
Winner Revealed (2)
The winner is revealed.