TV series

MasterChef

2010 · 16 seasons

Bright, tense kitchen showdowns where hopeful amateurs sweat under stern judges, mixing gentle suspense with feel-good underdog triumph.

Created by: Franc Roddam
Genres: Reality
Starring: Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, Aarón Sánchez

Overview: This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

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Created by: Franc Roddam
Genres: Reality
Starring: Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, Aarón Sánchez

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
work
class
identity
family
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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