Season 12 |
Promotional poster for season 12, featuring (L to R) judges Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich |
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The twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Back to Win[1]) premiered on Fox on May 25, 2022, and concluded on September 14, 2022. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.
The season was won by MasterChef Junior season one runner-up Dara Yu, with season five fifth-place finisher Christian Green, and season 10 15th place finisher Michael Silverstein as the runners-up.
Production[edit]
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twelfth season, with judges Ramsay, Sánchez, and Bastianich announced to be returning as well.[2][3] On April 5, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on May 25, 2022.[4][1]
Contestants[edit]
The season featured 20 returning former MasterChef contestants, including two former MasterChef Junior contestants who competed as adults.[4][1]
Sources for all contestants and previous seasons:[5][6] Ages are as shown in graphics on the show.
Elimination table[edit]
Dara | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WINNER |
Christian | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP |
Michael | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | |
Shanika | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |
Emily | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | ||
Willie | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||
Amanda | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||
Derrick | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | ||||
Bowen | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
Brandi | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
Fred | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
Gabriel | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
Bri | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
Shelly | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||
Tommy | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
Shayne | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
Samantha | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
Alejandro | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
Cate | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
Stephen | ELIM |
Episodes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Alexandra Del Rosario (April 5, 2022). "Fox Sets Summer Premiere Dates For So You Think You Can Dance, MasterChef, Lego Masters, Fantasy Island & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "FOX Renews MasterChef for a 12th Season, With Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aaron Sanchez and Joe Bastianich" (Press release). Fox. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Joe Otterson (August 18, 2021). "Masterchef Renewed for Season 12 at Fox". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Fox Brings the Heat This Summer With More Music, Competition, Fantasy And Non-Stop Laughter" (Press release). April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ First Look: Back To Win (Video). Fox. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Roxy Simons (May 23, 2022). "Every MasterChef Contestant Returning to Season 12 From Brandi Mudd to Dara Yu". Newsweek. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "MasterChef Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "MasterChef Season 12 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (May 26, 2022). "Wednesday 5.25.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (June 1, 2022). "Wednesday 6.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (June 9, 2022). "Wednesday 6.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Salem (June 16, 2022). "Wednesday 6.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (June 23, 2022). "Wednesday 6.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Salem (June 30, 2022). "Wednesday 6.29.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Salem (July 14, 2022). "Wednesday 7.13.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (July 21, 2022). "Wednesday 7.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Salem (July 28, 2022). "Wednesday 7.27.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Salem (August 4, 2022). "Wednesday 8.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (August 11, 2022). "Wednesday 8.10.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Salem (August 18, 2022). "Wednesday 8.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (August 25, 2022). "Wednesday 8.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Salem (September 1, 2022). "Wednesday 8.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Salem (September 8, 2022). "Wednesday 9.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED w/ Broadcast Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 15, 2022). "Wednesday 9.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 15, 2022.