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MASTERCHEF
Air Date: Sunday, July 19, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (MCH-1609) "Bitter Sweet Mystery Box" (Repeat)
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SUNDAY, JULY 19

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- MasterChef - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

(BITTER) SWEET SIXTEEN ON MASTERCHEF SUNDAY, JULY 19, ON FOX

Tonight, using their second Mystery Box of the season, the Top Sixteen home cooks create chocolate confections inspired by their heritage. With a double elimination looming , the competition has never been sweeter or more intense in the "Bitter Sweet Mystery Box" episode of MasterChef airing Sunday, Jul 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1609) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay







MASTERCHEF (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/27/10 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (summer 2026)
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
16 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 16 & 17 ordered on 10/9/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, April 2026) Amateur chefs compete to become a culinary master and earn the title MasterChef.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Gordon Ramsay as Host/Judge
· Joe Bastianich as Judge
· Tiffany Derry as Judge
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Aarón Sánchez as Judge
· Christina Tosi as Judge
· Graham Elliot as Judge
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Adler as EP
· Danny Schrader as EP
· Elisabeth Murdoch as EP
· Franc Roddam as CRTR
· Gordon Ramsay as EP
· Jennifer Fazey as EP
· Michael Heyerman as EP
· Patricia Llewellyn as EP
· Sharon Levy as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Endemol Shine North America
· One Potato Two Potato