MasterChef (Brazilian TV series)

For the other versions, see MasterChef. For the current season, see MasterChef (Brazil season 3).
MasterChef
Genre Cookery
Created by Franc Roddam
Presented by Ana Paula Padrão
Judges
  • Erick Jacquin
  • Paola Carosella
  • Henrique Fogaça
Narrated by Ana Paula Padrão
Country of origin Brazil
Original language(s) Portuguese
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 60
Production
Executive producer(s) Eyeworks
Producer(s) Shine International
Running time 120 minutes
Release
Original network Band
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
HDTV 720p
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02) – present
External links
Website

MasterChef is the Brazilian version of the competitive cooking reality show MasterChef airing on Band during the 2014–15 Brazilian television season.

The series premiered on September 2, 2014.[1]

Amateur chefs compete to become the best amateur home cook in Brazil through challenges issued by judges Erick Jacquin, Paola Carosella and Henrique Fogaça. Ana Paula Padrão is the main host.[2]

Format

Amateur chefs were initially selected through auditions, selecting a total of one hundred competitors to the start of the televised competition. In the preliminary rounds, each of these had an opportunity to prepare a signature dish for the trio of judges.

The contestants were given a limited amount of time to prep their dish, and then given five minutes before the three judges to complete the cooking and assembly of the dish, during which the judges ask about their background.

The 3 judges taste the dish, and vote "yes" or "no" to keeping the chef in the competition; 2 "yes" votes are required for the chef to move on and receive a MasterChef apron, while those that fail to do so leave the competition.

Two rounds are then used to trim the number of chefs to 16. One type of challenge has the chefs performing a routine task such as dicing onions, during which the judges will observe their technique.

Judges can advance a chef to the next round or eliminate them at any time during the challenge by taking their apron. A second type of challenge is to have the chefs invent a new dish around a staple ingredient or a theme, with the judges advancing or eliminating players based on the taste of their dishes.

Subsequently, the formal competition begins typically following a 2-event cycle that takes place over a 2-hour episode, with a chef eliminated after the second event. The events typically are: Mystery Box Challenge, Elimination Test, Team Challenge and Pressure Test.

This cycle continues until only two chefs remain. The judges then select the winner of MasterChef

Awards

The winner takes R$150,000, a Fiat Fiorino (first season), a 3-month scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, in Paris, their own cookbook (first season), and a MasterChef trophy.

Series overview

Season chronology

Season Winner Runner-up Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3
1 Elisa Fernandes Helena Manoso Henrique Fogaça Paola Carosella Erick Jacquin
2 Izabel Alvares Raul Lemos
3 Leonardo Young Bruna Chaves

Ratings

Season Timeslot (BRT) Episodes Premiered Ended TV season Season
viewers
Date Viewers
(in points)
Date Viewers
(in points)
1 Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
17 September 2, 2014 3.6 December 16, 2014 7.8 2014–15 4.52
2 18 May 19, 2015 5.1 September 15, 2015 10.2 2015–16 7.16
3 25 March 15, 2016 3.8 August 23, 2016 7.8 2016–17 6.03
  • Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.

2014: 65.000 households
2015: 67.000 households
2016: 69.000 households

Awards and Nominations

Year Country Award Category Recipient Result
2014
 Brazil Retrospectiva UOL Best Reality Show MasterChef Brasil Nominated
Best Presenter Ana Paula Padrão Nominated
Prêmio F5 TV Show of the Year MasterChef Brasil Won
Presenter of the Year Ana Paula Padrão Nominated
Melhor do Ano NaTelinha Best Reality Show MasterChef Brasil Won

References

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