DOUBLE THE PICKUP, DOUBLE THE DISH-UP!

FOX RENEWS THE #1 COOKING SERIES OF SUMMER, "MASTERCHEF" FOR SEASONS 16 & 17

Host and Judge Gordon Ramsay And Judges Joe Bastianich and Tiffany Derry To Return

FOX has ordered a two-season pickup for its heavy hitting cooking competition series, MasterChef, which will continue with Seasons 16 and 17. Award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will return as a host and judge, alongside renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef and entrepreneur Tiffany Derry. MasterChef will welcome a fresh batch of home cooks to vie for the chance to win $250,000, the MasterChef trophy and the title of America's next MasterChef.

"MasterChef remains a standout series for FOX, drawing its dedicated fanbase back season after season to witness amateur cooks transform into culinary masters," said Yasmin Rawji, Executive Vice President Unscripted, Fox Entertainment. "Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Tiffany Derry provide culinary expertise, mentorship and heart and we can't wait to see what they, as well as our partners at Endemol Shine North America, have in store for Seasons 16 and 17 of MasterChef."

"Securing a two-season pickup for Seasons 16 and 17 is huge news and a testament to the unstoppable momentum of MasterChef. A massive thank you to FOX for always opening doors and inspiring new creative ideas to keep the series fun and fresh," said Michael Heyerman, SVP Unscripted Original Series, Endemol Shine North America & Executive Producer. "We have cooked up two absolutely great themes for the new season that fans are going to love. We're thrilled to be back in the kitchen with Gordon, Joe, and Tiffany, building on the incredible chemistry and high standards they set last season!"

MasterChef ranked as Summer's #1 Cooking Series among A18-49 and was FOX's most-watched summer show of 2025 with an average of 3.5 million Total Multiplatform Viewers.

Represented internationally by Banijay Entertainment, MasterChef, based on a format created by Franc Roddam, is produced by Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay Americas company and One Potato Two Potato. Elisabeth Murdoch, Danny Schrader, Gordon Ramsay, Jennifer Fazey, Pat Llewellyn, Ben Adler and Sharon Levy serve as executive producers.  

MasterChef is now casting for talented home cooks from all types of backgrounds and with a range of cooking styles. For more information, eligibility rules and other terms and conditions, please visit www.masterchefcasting.com.

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About FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party platforms worldwide. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company includes three key business units: FOX Television Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and worldwide content sales and licensing unit FOX Entertainment Global. While maintaining its leadership in linear television with an exceptional slate of original series - including Doc, Extracted, Memory of a Killer, The Masked Singer, The Floor, The Simpsons, Animal Control, Going Dutch, Murder in a Small Town, Hell's Kitchen and LEGO Masters - FOX Entertainment is growing its portfolio of studio engines, business operations and library of owned original content. To date, the FOX Entertainment Studios division includes its in-house unscripted studio (The Masked Singer); scripted content studio (Animal Control, Going Dutch, Best Medicine, The Faithful, The Chicken Sisters); animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel, Universal Basic Guys); entertainment platform TMZ; independent film label Tideline Entertainment; and Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, No Taste Like Home, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, Bite) in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay. In addition to creating content for FOX-owned platforms, FOX Entertainment Studios' growing global roster of third-party partners includes Disney, Hulu, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime and TelevisaUnivision, among many others.

About MasterChef Global

Represented internationally by Banijay Entertainment, MasterChef is part of the content powerhouse's premium line-up for MIPCOM 2025. The world's most successful cookery television format (Guinness World Records), the format it now commissioned across 71 markets, and has aired over 750 seasons and more than 16,000 episodes to-date. Created by Franc Roddam and first launched in 1990, the superbrand is known and enjoyed across the globe.

Banijay Entertainment's eco-friendly stand will once again reside at C.20 at MIPCOM 2025.

About Endemol Shine North America

Endemol Shine North America delivers world-class content and compelling storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe. A division of Banijay Americas, home to some of the biggest brands in television in the United States and Latin America, Endemol Shine North America is behind hit series Deal or No Deal Island (NBC), LEGO Masters (FOX), MasterChef (FOX), MasterChef Junior (FOX), Ripley (Netflix), Wipeout (TBS), Como Agua Para Chocolate (Max), The Summit (CBS), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) and upcoming series Fear Factor: House of Fear (FOX). 

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