MasterChef Australia

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E1Auditions, Day 1: Your Dream on a PlateApr 19, 2026 · 1h 45m · MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.TVmaze 9.7

E2Auditions, Day 2: Food DreamApr 20, 2026 · 1h 10m · Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.TVmaze 9.7

E3Auditions, Day 3: Showstopper DishApr 21, 2026 · 1h 10m · Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one of the final four places?TVmaze 9.7

E4Mystery Box Challenge: Jimmy & Jane BarnesApr 26, 2026 · 1h 35m · Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.TVmaze 8.5

E5Elimination Challenge: Favourite Home DishApr 27, 2026 · 1h 10m · In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.TVmaze 9.0

E6Invention Test: CerealApr 28, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.TVmaze 9.0

E7Pressure Test: Maggie Beer's Sour Cream PastryApr 29, 2026 · 1h 10m · The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.TVmaze 9.7

E8Immunity Challenge: Ultimate BreakfastMay 3, 2026 · 1h 15m · It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immunity challenge cook with 60 minutes on the clock.TVmaze 9.3

E9Elimination Challenge: Quick Carb Midweek DinnerMay 4, 2026 · 1h 10m · In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.TVmaze 9.0

E10Team Challenge: Family FeastMay 5, 2026 · 1h 10m · It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.TVmaze 9.0

E11Elimination Challenge: Family Food TraditionsMay 6, 2026 · 1h 10m · Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E12Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine ZhangMay 10, 2026 · 1h 15m · The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week.TVmaze 9.0

E13Elimination Challenge: Viral IngredientsMay 11, 2026 · 1h 10m · Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to save their place in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E14Service Challenge: Viral-worthy DishMay 12, 2026 · 1h 10m · Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic.TVmaze 9.0

E15Immunity Pin Challenge: Banging SandwichesMay 13, 2026 · 1h 10m · MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season.TVmaze 9.0

E16Mystery Box Challenge: Rick SteinMay 17, 2026 · 1h 15m · It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge.TVmaze 8.3

E17Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the WorldMay 18, 2026 · 1h 10m · In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit.TVmaze 8.7

E18Invention Test: FusionMay 19, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries.TVmaze 8.7

E19Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul's Chou FarciMay 20, 2026 · 1h 10m · Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge.TVmaze 8.7

E20Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim LimMay 24, 2026 · 1h 15m · Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge requiring a steamed element.TVmaze 8.7

E21Elimination Challenge: HeritageMay 25, 2026 · 1h 10m · The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.TVmaze 9.0

E22Team Challenge: Team RelayMay 26, 2026 · 1h 10m · In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immunity.TVmaze 9.0

E23Immunity Pin Challenge: French TechniquesMay 27, 2026 · 1h 10m · Guided by MasterChef Alumni Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.TVmaze 9.3

E24Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair vs. Daniel DobraMay 31, 2026 · 1h 15m · It's Perfect Pairings week and today the contestants must choose between two Mystery Boxes. One set by MasterChef Legend Matt Sinclair and one by his Peli's head chef Daniel Dobra, aka 'Dobbers'.TVmaze 8.7

E25Elimination Challenge: Classic Flavour PairingsJun 1, 2026 · 1h 8m · In the second episode of Perfect Pairings week, the home cooks must today select one of five classic flavour pairings to hero as they go head-to-head in an elimination cook off.TVmaze 9.0

E26Pair Challenge: Chocolate and Peanut DessertsJun 2, 2026 · 1h 10m · As perfect pairs week continues, contestants must work in perfect pairs to create four serves of a dessert inspired by the iconic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.TVmaze 9.0

E27Elimination Challenge: Time vs. IngredientsJun 3, 2026 · 1h 10m · Five cooks in the bottom are facing a Time VS Ingredients elimination challenge and the bottom dish will send its maker home.TVmaze 8.7

E28Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis StoneJun 7, 2026 · 1h 15m · Curtis Stone kicks off Aussie Classics week, with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the cooks to have their dish stocked in Coles, as they are challenged to whip up nostalgic Pie and Ice-cream flavours.TVmaze 9.0

E29Elimination Challenge: PorkJun 8, 2026 · 1h 10m · With Curtis Stone back in the kitchen, and the MasterChef contestants are challenged with cooking a dish that heroes pork to save their place in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E30Comeback Challenge: No RegretsJun 9, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's Aussie Classics Week, there's nothing Aussies love more than a great comeback story. Today, the previously eliminated contestants return for a chance to earn their place back in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E31Elimination Challenge: Native IngredientsJun 10, 2026 · 1h 10m · Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aussie Native Ingredients Elimination Challenge.TVmaze 9.5

E32Lucky Dip: Adriano ZumboJun 14, 2026 · 1h 15m · It's the start of Sweet Week and confectionary king Adriano Zumbo challenges the cooks to hero a mystery ingredient in a dessert. The top three dishes will win immunity from tomorrow's elimination.TVmaze 9.0

E33Elimination Challenge: Ice Cream Taste TestJun 15, 2026 · 1h 10m · As Sweet Week continues the contestants take part in an Ice Cream Taste Test. The first four who guess incorrectly will land in the Round Two cook, after which someone will be sent home.TVmaze 9.0

E34Invention Test: Air FryerJun 16, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's Sweet Week, and today's challenge is an Air Fryer Invention Test, with the top four dishes going into tomorrow's Immunity Challenge. Dish of the day will claim a $5,000 Harvey Norman voucher!TVmaze 9.0

E35Immunity Pin Challenge: Beat the ChefJun 17, 2026 · 1h 10m · On Sweet Week's final day, four contestants face dessert powerhouse Jess Lemon in a 'Beat the Chef' Immunity Pin challenge, attempting to outcook one of the MasterChef kitchen's pastry prodigies.TVmaze 9.0

E36Mystery Box Challenge: Josh NilandJun 21, 2026 · 1h 15m · To kick off Masters Week, industry icon Josh Niland gives a fish butchery masterclass and the contestants must use one of his signature butchery techniques to prepare flathead in 75 minutes.TVmaze 10.0

E37Elimination Challenge: Flat Iron SteakJun 22, 2026 · 1h 10m · Masters Week continues as Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone returns to the MasterChef kitchen for a high-stakes elimination where contestants must hero a flat iron steak.TVmaze 9.0

E38Immunity Challenge: Tom SarafianJun 23, 2026 · 1h 10m · Masters Week continues as hatted Melbourne chef Tom Sarafian joins to showcase his famous hummus dish, inspiring contestants to make an immunity-worthy dish to get one step closer to the Top 10.TVmaze 9.0

E39Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs' Chocolate IrisJun 24, 2026 · 1h 15m · In the final Masters Week challenge, four contestants compete in a pressure test set by Kirsten Tibballs to avoid elimination and secure their place in the Top 10.TVmaze 9.3

E40Mystery Box Challenge: Sarah ToddJun 28, 2026 · 1h 15m · It's Knockout Week, and our 10 cooks face the iconic twins challenge inspired by MasterChef couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary and their identical twin girls, Charlotte and Claudia.TVmaze 10.0

E41Invention Test: Judges' FridgesJun 29, 2026 · 1h 10m · As Knockout Week continues, the MasterChef judges have each filled a fridge with ingredients. Eight contestants must choose a fridge, without looking inside, and use its contents to make a dish.TVmaze 9.0

E42Team Challenge: Two-course Fine Dining MenuJun 30, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's Knockout Week, and two teams of three led by Andy and Jean-Christophe must deliver a two-course fine dining menu for 16 Coles Farmers. The losing team will head into tomorrow's elimination.TVmaze 9.0

E43Elimination Challenge: Contestants' Hero Ingredient ChoiceJul 1, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's Knockout week and the first elimination for the Top 10. The seven contestants cooking must feature an ingredient chosen by one of their fellow cooks to keep their place in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E44Mystery Box Challenge: Sanjeev KapoorJul 5, 2026 · 1h 15m · Our Top 9 contestants welcome one of the most famous chefs in India with over 150 cookbooks and 20 million social media followers, it's Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, here to set a Mystery Box.TVmaze 9.0

E45Elimination Challenge: International IngredientsJul 6, 2026 · 1h 10m · Contestants must produce a dish featuring one of five internationally sourced ingredients that they have never used before, in an elimination cook off. For one cook, it will be their final dishTVmaze 9.3

E46Immunity Challenge: Ice Cream FlavoursJul 7, 2026 · 1h 10m · The top eight of MasterChef Australia get to select a Connoisseur ice cream to start the day. Cooking for immunity, they must cook a dessert inspired by their ice cream flavour.TVmaze 9.3

E47Pressure Test: Sam Aisbett's Crab SaladJul 8, 2026 · 1h 10m · In a high-stakes pressure test featuring Michelin-starred Chef Sam Aisbett's 'Crab Salad', four contestants must navigate complex technical components and personal errors to avoid elimination.TVmaze 9.0

E48Mystery Box Challenge: Marion GrasbyJul 12, 2026 · 1h 10m · To mark the start of Heat Week, food and media mogul Marion Grasby returns to the MasterChef for the first time in sixteen years, with a spicy mystery box challenge.TVmaze 9.3

E49Immunity Challenge: ChilliJul 13, 2026 · 1h 10m · Heat Week continues with a looming elimination as six of the seven remaining cooks are challenged to create a hot new chilli dish in just 60 minutes.TVmaze 9.0

E50Immunity Challenge: HibachiJul 14, 2026 · 1h 10m · In today' episode of MasterChef Australia, five cooks must prove their skill and creativity using only a hibachi to cook, with the winner earning immunity and their spot in the Top 6.TVmaze 9.0

E51Elimination Challenge: Head-to-Head DuelJul 15, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's the final day of HEAT WEEK and four cooks face off in head-to-head duals in an elimination challenge. After two rounds of battle, the bottom dish in the final dual will send its maker home.TVmaze 9.0

E52Mystery Box Challenge: Sofia LevinJul 19, 2026 · 1h 15m · Contestants must choose a mystery box set by Sofia containing just one ingredient. Using just that and under bench staples, the best dish wins immunity and the first spot in the Top 5.TVmaze 9.0

E53Elimination Challenge: Classic French SaucesJul 20, 2026 · 1h 10m · With a coveted place in the Top 5 of MasterChef 2026 at stake, contestants must personalise a classic French sauce, as demonstrated by Jean-Christophe. For one cook, it will be the end of the line.TVmaze 9.7

E54Immunity Challenge: Keeping up with AndyJul 21, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's an immunity challenge today for the Top 5 to 'Keep up with Andy', cooking his delicious BBQ Lamb, Burnt Eggplant Cream and Braised Borlotti Beans dish. The top cook will go directly into Top 4.TVmaze 9.3

E55Pressure Test: Poh Ling Yeow's Malaysian SnacksJul 22, 2026 · 1h 10m · Four of the Top 5 contestants battle it out to stay in the competition, taking on an epic pressure test set by judge Poh Ling Yeow to recreate three of her beautiful and delicious Malaysian snacks.TVmaze 9.7

E56Immunity Challenge: Meghan MarkleJul 26, 2026 · 1h 15m · The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle joins the MasterChef Australia kitchen today, offering some of her favourite seasonal produce to feature in a heartfelt dish, with immunity on the line.TVmaze 9.3

E57Elimination Challenge: Ingredients from HomeJul 27, 2026 · 1h 10m · It's elimination day and there are two spots up for grabs in the semi-final. Emotions run high when letters and ingredients from home inspire our cooks to make a dish to keep them in the competition.TVmaze 9.0

E58Judges vs. ContestantsAug 2, 2026 · 1h 15m · Today's challenge is a MasterChef classic. First the tables are turned and the judges cook off head-to-head, before teaming up to take on the Top 3 contestants, with bragging rights on the line.TVmaze 10.0

E59Semi Final: Two-course Service ChallengeAug 3, 2026 · 1h 40m · In today's Semi Final, the Top 3 contestants will battle it out in a two-course service challenge, each cooking for more than 20 diners. By the end of the day we will have our two Grand Finalists.TVmaze 10.0

E60Grand FinaleAug 9, 2026 · 2h · After months of cooking in the MasterChef kitchen, it comes down to this. Our two finalists arrive at the Grand Finale, where they will battle it out for the title of MasterChef champion 2026.TVmaze 9.5

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