MasterChef

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 27, 2010
Season #: 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    80
    The show manages to be hugely entertaining and involving thanks mainly to the judges' personalities and the ability of the producers to spot emotionally charged stories when they see them. Sometimes these elements work together.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Keith Staskiewicz
    75
    It's not great TV, but compared with the concentrated incompetence of "Hell's Kitchen," it's delicious.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    For those of you for whom too much Ramsay is never enough, MasterChef is a dream come true. But for those for whom too much Ramsay is too much, the dream might seem like a recurring one.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    70
    Its pleasures are simple and familiar. There is the usual mix of boastful losers and shy winners, of tiresome cutting remarks and delightful delighted approval.

Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best TV Season of 2010
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#73 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 53
  3. Negative: 8 out of 53
  1. HonestRev
    Jun 29, 2017
    4
    It is an entertainment show and not a cooking show.
    Cookingwise it is canned.
    If there is any normal person competing against weird one;    It is an entertainment show and not a cooking show.
    Cookingwise it is canned.
    If there is any normal person competing against weird one; they will choose weird one.
    It is Gordon's show, other two judges are just for show.    … Full Review »
  2. Mjoog
    Oct 15, 2013
    7
    This show is good for passing the time, and quite inspirational on the topic of food, but sadly it's marred by "tv-syndrome". Constant looksThis show is good for passing the time, and quite inspirational on the topic of food, but sadly it's marred by "tv-syndrome". Constant looks ahead and flashes of what just happened means the show stutters and the flow feels interrupted. If you have any interest in food you should definitely watch this show, you'll learn from it.… Full Review »
  3. Radiant
    Sep 21, 2010
    4
    I watched the whole season although I am not sure why. It was really pretty boring and the show is very predictable. I think these shows haveI watched the whole season although I am not sure why. It was really pretty boring and the show is very predictable. I think these shows have about run their course at this point.… Full Review »
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