COLLECTION · Series · 2000

MasterChef USA

Name: MasterChef USA
Genre: Reality
Duration: 26 min

MasterChef USA, on PBS, is the original US adaptation of the BBC's MasterChef, a cooking competition for amateur cooks. Grab your whisks and hang on to your toques, as the 27 regional MasterChef champs chop, purée, roast, braise, sauté, simmer and grill their way through the Olympics of amateur cooking to the title of MasterChef USA! Host Gary Rhodes, one of Great Britain’s best-loved chefs, guides us through 13 half-hour episodes and an hour long prime time special. A panel of celebrity judges preside as 27 winning amateur chefs, wielding their own mouthwatering menus, battle over Brulée and Beurre Blanc, wrangle over roasted peppers and risotto, and strive to create the most satisfying soup, salad and soufflé.

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Directors

Manny Rodriguez

Creators

Franc Roddam

Countries

United States

Studios

PBS · West 175 Media Group · Thirteen

Runtime

26–56 min/ep

Age rating

TV-PG

Release

01/04/2000

Score

0.0 / 10

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Seasons and episodes

Specials

2 episodes · 2000

Episode 1. Season 1 Special

2000-06-22 · 43 min

The Season 1 special featured a preview of the final-round cook-off. The episode also included interviews with the contestants and season highlights.

Episode 2. Season 2 Special

2001-06-28 · 43 min

The Season 2 special featured a preview of the final-round cook-off. The episode also included interviews with the contestants and season highlights.

Season 1

13 episodes · 2000

Episode 1. Regional Cookoff 1

2000-04-01 · 22 min

Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.

Episode 2. Regional Cookoff 2

2000-04-08 · 22 min

Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.

Episode 3. Regional Cookoff 3

2000-04-15 · 22 min

Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.

Episode 4. Regional Cookoff 4

2000-04-22 · 22 min

Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.

Episode 5. Regional Cookoff 5

2000-04-29 · 22 min

Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.

Episode 6. Regional Cookoff 6

2000-05-06 · 22 min

Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.

Episode 7. Regional Cookoff 7

2000-05-13 · 22 min

The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.

Episode 8. Regional Cookoff 8

2000-05-20 · 22 min

The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.

Episode 9. Regional Cookoff 9

2000-05-27 · 22 min

The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.

Episode 10. Semifinal Competition 1

2000-06-03 · 22 min

In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.

Episode 11. Semifinal Competition 2

2000-06-10 · 22 min

In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.

Episode 12. Semifinal Competition 3

2000-06-17 · 22 min

In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.

Episode 13. Grand Finale

2000-06-24 · 22 min

The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.

Season 2

13 episodes · 2001

Episode 1. Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff

2001-04-07 · 22 min

Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.

Episode 2. Northwestern Regional Cookoff

2001-04-14 · 22 min

Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.

Episode 3. Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff

2001-04-21 · 22 min

Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.

Episode 4. Western-A Regional Cookoff

2001-04-28 · 22 min

Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.

Episode 5. Southeastern Regional Cookoff

2001-05-05 · 22 min

Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.

Episode 6. Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff

2001-05-12 · 22 min

The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.

Episode 7. Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff

2001-05-19 · 22 min

Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.

Episode 8. Western-B Regional Cookoff

2001-05-26 · 22 min

Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.

Episode 9. Southwestern Regional Cookoff

2001-06-02 · 22 min

The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.

Episode 10. Semifinal Competition 1

2001-06-09 · 22 min

Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.

Episode 11. Semifinal Competition 2

2001-06-16 · 22 min

Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.

Episode 12. Semifinal Competition 3

2001-06-23 · 22 min

The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.

Episode 13. Grand Finale

2001-06-30 · 22 min

The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef 2000 winner, Nancy Vaziri.

Cast by season

Gary Rhodes

Self - Host

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