FRIDAY, MAY 22

[EDITOR'S NOTE: An audio description (AD) for tonight's episode of MASTERCHEF is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**TWO-HOUR EPISODE** - "MASTERCHEF" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE TOP 40 HOME COOKS BATTLE IT OUT ON AN ENCORE OF THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "MASTERCHEF" FRIDAY, MAY 22, ON FOX

In an encore of the premiere episode, 40 of the best home cooks in America will travel to Los Angeles to present their signature dishes to the distinguished judging panel: Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and new judge Christina Tosi. The judges will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. In order to move to the next round, the home cooks must have an immense passion for food and be determined to out-cook their rivals in a series of head-to-head battles to earn a coveted white apron and compete for a chance to win the MASTERCHEF title, a cookbook deal and the $250,000 grand prize in an encore of the special, two-hour "Top 40 Compete/Top 22 Compete" Season Premiere of MASTERCHEF airing Friday, May 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-601/02) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Graham Elliot and Christina Tosi