Junior MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia 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.
| Junior MasterChef Australia | |
|---|---|
 Junior MasterChef Australia logo (series 1 & 2) | |
| Genre | Cooking Game show |
| Created by | Franc Roddam |
| Written by | George Dodd |
| Directed by | Jo Siddiqui |
| Judges |
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| Narrated by | Nicholas McKay (2010-11) |
| Theme music composer | Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers (2010-11) |
| Opening theme | Kids (2010-11) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Sydney (2010-11) Melbourne (2020-) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Shine Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | Original series: 12 September 2010- 23 November 2011 Revived Series: 2020 – present |
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| Related shows | |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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] Casting was open to children aged between 9 and 14 years old.[4]
Changes
In the Junior series, contestants are not eliminated every week, though four are eliminated at a time once the top 12 is decided. Every eliminated contestant receives a range of prizes. The ages are now 9–14 years old.[5]
Seasons
Season 1 (2010)
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.[6] Isabella won the contest to become Australia's first Junior Masterchef.
Season 2 (2011)
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.[7] Callum Hann has also been involved in the series.[8]
11-year-old Greta Yaxley from Western Australia won the Junior MasterChef title for 2011.[9]
Season 3 (2020/2021)
Junior Masterchef Australia is set to revamp in 2020 for a third season. Applications were opened on 25 April 2020 for children across Australia aged from 9-14.
It is still unknown if new judges on the main series, Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo will be taking on the role of judges in the new revamped season. The program is now shot at Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington. It'll be shot in High Definition.
International syndications
The network in bold also broadcasts their own version of Junior MasterChef.
| Country | Network | Dubbed or Subtitled? |
|---|---|---|
 | STAR World | Subtitled in Dari |
 | Dubbed in Arabic | |
 | Subtitled in English | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Vitaya | Subtitled in Dutch |
 | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 | TLC | Dubbed in Portuguese |
 | STAR World | Subtitled |
 | Nova (Forthnet) | Subtitled |
              .svg.png){kind=small}   | TLC | Dubbed in Spanish |
| Discovery Home & Health | Dubbed in Spanish |
 | Liv | Subtitled |
 | Cosmote TV | Subtitled |
 | TVB Pearl | Dubbed (English and Selectable Cantonese) and Subtitled (Cantonese) |
| STAR World | Subtitled in Cantonese | |
 | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 | B Channel | Subtitled |
 | Watch | |
 | Sky Uno and Cielo | Dubbed |
 | STAR World | Subtitled in Cantonese |
 | Subtitled | |
 | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 | Prime | |
 | STAR World | Subtitled |
 | ||
 | TV4 | Polish lector |
 | SIC K and SIC Mulher | Subtitled in Portuguese |
 | Planet TV | Subtitled |
 | M-Net | |
 | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 | STAR World | |
| Okto | ||
| MediaCorp Channel 5 | ||
 | Food TV | Subtitled |
 | TV8 and TV3 (Sweden) | |
 | STAR World | |
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 | NET 5 | Subtitled in Dutch |
| 24Kitchen | ||
 | StarWorld HD | Subtitled in Arabic |
| Fox | Dubbed In Arabic | |
 | STAR World | Subtitled |
| VTV6 | Dubbed (Vietnamese) | |
 | STAR World HD | Subtitled in Arabic |
| Fox | Dubbed In Arabic | |
     | Lifetime Asia | Subtitled |
References
- Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
- "Airdate: Junior MasterChef". Tv-Tonight.com.au. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- Whitehead, Mat (27 April 2020). "Attention Tiny Chefs: Australia Is Looking For Its Next Junior MasterChef". 10 Daily. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "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.
- Channel 10 show Junior MasterChef makes its debut next month
- "Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- 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.
- Callum slip that he'll be involved
- "Greta Wins Junior MasterChef 2011". masterchef.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.