Junior MasterChef Australia
| Junior MasterChef Australia | |
|---|---|
 Junior MasterChef Australia title card | |
| Genre |
Cooking Game show |
| Created by | Franc Roddam |
| Written by | George Dodd |
| Directed by | Jo Siddiqui |
| Judges |
Gary Mehigan Anna Gare Matt Moran (2011) George Calombaris Matt Preston (2010) |
| Narrated by | Nicholas McKay |
| Theme music composer | Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers |
| Opening theme | Kids |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Margie Bashfield, Tara McWilliams |
| Producer(s) | Amelia Fisk, Tim Thatcher, Jaala Webster, Alenka Henry, Kam Vurlow |
| Location(s) | 13 Doody Street, Alexandria, New South Wales |
| 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 | 12 September 2010 – 23 November 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | MasterChef Australia |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Junior MasterChef Australia was an Australian competitive cooking game show. It was 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 the second season, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris returned alongside Anna Gare, while Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge.[1] Callum Hann has also been involved in the series.[2]
In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.[3] The promo was seen during the final episode of MasterChef Australia (Season 2). The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010.[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.[5]
Seasons
Season 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, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.[6] Isabella won the contest to become Australia's first Junior Masterchef.
Season 2
Junior MasterChef was officially renewed on 15 November 2010 due to strong ratings, to return for a second season in 2011. Filming started on 28 July 2011, with the season premiering in October 2011. 11-year-old Greta Yaxley from Western Australia won the Junior MasterChef title for 2011.[7]
International syndications
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 | Dubbed in Arabic | |
 Bangladesh | Subtitled in English | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Vitaya | Subtitled in Dutch |
 Bhutan | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 Brazil | TLC | Dubbed in Portuguese |
 Burma | STAR World | 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 |
 Hong Kong | TVB Pearl | Dubbed (English and Selectable Cantonese) and Subtitled (Cantonese) |
| STAR World | Subtitled in Cantonese | |
 India | STAR World India | Subtitled in English |
 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 | |
 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 |
 United Arab Emirates | StarWorld HD | Subtitled in Arabic |
| Fox | Dubbed In Arabic | |
 Vietnam | STAR World | Subtitled |
| VTV6 | Dubbed (Vietnamese) | |
 Kuwait | STAR World HD | Subtitled in Arabic |
| Fox | Dubbed In Arabic |
References
- ↑ Ellis, Scott; Burns, Mia (26 July 2009). "MasterChef unveils its newest ingredient: kids". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ↑ Callum slip that he'll be involved
- ↑ Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
- ↑ "Airdate: Junior MasterChef". Tv-Tonight.com.au. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ↑ Channel 10 show Junior MasterChef makes its debut next month
- ↑ "Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Greta Wins Junior MasterChef 2011". masterchef.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.