Celebrity Masterchef 2006
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- September 11, 2006
- Last Aired
- December 19, 2025
- Format
- 20 seasons · 333 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~166.5 hours (30 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S19E18 "Episode 18" (★ 6/10)
- Network
- BBC One
- Where to Stream
- BBC iPlayer
What is Celebrity Masterchef?
Celebrity Masterchef is a reality television series that first aired in 2006. The program focuses on a culinary competition where participants compete to demonstrate their cooking abilities.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2006
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 333
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 11, 2006
- Last aired
- Dec 19, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.1/10 from 13 votes
- Format
- 20 seasons · 333 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- BBC One
Where to watch in Australia
Stream
Free
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How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 333 episodes and an average 30-minute runtime.
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Overview
Celebrity Masterchef is a reality television series that first aired in 2006. The program focuses on a culinary competition where participants compete to demonstrate their cooking abilities. The series features chef and restaurateur John Torode alongside food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace. Together, these two individuals serve as the primary figures tasked with evaluating the contestants. Throughout the episodes, Torode and Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef by assessing the culinary performances of the participants. The show is categorized within the reality genre and centers on the professional expertise of its hosts as they guide the competition. By evaluating the dishes prepared by the celebrities, the hosts determine who among the group possesses the skills necessary to be named the top chef. The format relies on the combined knowledge of a professional chef and a food expert to identify talent among the competing public figures. This production continues to highlight the intersection of culinary arts and celebrity participation within a structured, competitive television environment.
Should you watch it?
“Celebrity contestants compete in the kitchen to prove their culinary skills under expert scrutiny.”
- high-stakes cooking challenges
- expert professional feedback
- intense kitchen pressure
- competitive atmosphere
Watch it if you enjoy seeing famous personalities attempt professional-grade cooking tasks under pressure.
The series contains mild competitive tension and standard kitchen-related hazards.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Sep 11, 2006
- E2 Episode 2 Core Sep 12, 2006
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 13, 2006
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 14, 2006
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 15, 2006
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 18, 2006
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 19, 2006
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 20, 2006
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 21, 2006
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 22, 2006
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 25, 2006
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 26, 2006
- E13 Episode 13 Core Jun 27, 2006
- E14 Episode 14 Mytharc Sep 28, 2006
- E15 Episode 15 Mytharc Sep 29, 2006
Season 2 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Knockout rounds one Mytharc May 28, 2007
- E2 Knockout rounds two Core May 29, 2007
- E3 Knockout rounds three Core May 30, 2007
- E4 Knockout rounds four Core May 31, 2007
- E5 Quarterfinal one Core Jun 1, 2007
- E6 Knockout rounds five Core Jun 4, 2007
- E7 Knockout rounds six Core Jun 5, 2007
- E8 Knockout rounds seven Core Jun 6, 2007
- E9 Knockout rounds eight Core Jun 7, 2007
- E10 Quarterfinal two Core Jun 8, 2007
- E11 Semifinal day one Core Jun 11, 2007
- E12 Semifinal day two Core Jun 12, 2007
- E13 Final day one Core Jun 13, 2007
- E14 Final day two Mytharc Jun 14, 2007
- E15 Series 2, Episode 15 Mytharc Jun 15, 2007
Season 3 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Knockout rounds one Mytharc Jul 2, 2008
- E2 Knockout rounds two Core Jul 3, 2008
- E3 Quarterfinal one Core Jul 4, 2008
- E4 Knockout rounds three Core Jul 9, 2008
- E5 Knockout rounds four Core Jul 10, 2008
- E6 Quarterfinal two Core Jul 11, 2008
- E7 Semifinal day one Core Jul 16, 2008
- E8 Semifinal day two Core Jul 17, 2008
- E9 Semifinal day three Core Jul 18, 2008
- E10 Final day one Core Jul 23, 2008
- E11 Final day two Mytharc Jul 24, 2008
- E12 Series 3, Episode 12 Mytharc Jul 25, 2008
Season 4 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Knockout rounds 1 & 2 Mytharc Jun 10, 2009
- E2 Knockout rounds 3 & 4 Core Jun 11, 2009
- E3 Quarterfinal one Core Jun 12, 2009
- E4 Knockout rounds 5 & 6 Core Jun 17, 2009
- E5 Knockout rounds 7 & 8 Core Jun 18, 2009
- E6 Quarterfinal two Core Jun 19, 2009
- E7 Knockout rounds 9 & 10 Core Jun 24, 2009
- E8 Knockout rounds 11 & 12 Core Jun 25, 2009
- E9 Quarterfinal three Core Jun 26, 2009
- E10 Quarterfinal four Core Jul 1, 2009
- E11 Semifinal day one Core Jul 2, 2009
- E12 Semifinal day two Core Jul 3, 2009
- E13 Final day one Core Jul 8, 2009
- E14 Final day two Mytharc Jul 9, 2009
- E15 Series 4, Episode 15 Mytharc Jul 10, 2009
Season 5 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Knockout rounds one Mytharc Jul 21, 2010
- E2 Knockout rounds two Core Jul 22, 2010
- E3 Quarterfinal one Core Jul 23, 2010
- E4 Knockout rounds three Core Jul 28, 2010
- E5 Knockout rounds four Core Jul 29, 2010
- E6 Quarterfinal two Core Jul 30, 2010
- E7 Quarterfinal three Core Aug 4, 2010
- E8 Quarterfinal four Core Aug 5, 2010
- E9 Quarterfinal five Core Aug 6, 2010
- E10 Semifinal day one Core Aug 11, 2010
- E11 Semifinal day two Core Aug 12, 2010
- E12 Semifinal day three Core Aug 13, 2010
- E13 Final day one Core Aug 18, 2010
- E14 Final day two Mytharc Aug 19, 2010
- E15 Series 5, The Final Mytharc Aug 20, 2010
Season 6 · 31 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Sep 12, 2011
- E2 Episode 2 Core Sep 13, 2011
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 14, 2011
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 15, 2011
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 16, 2011
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 19, 2011
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 20, 2011
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 21, 2011
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 22, 2011
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 23, 2011
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 26, 2011
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 27, 2011
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 28, 2011
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 29, 2011
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 30, 2011
- E16 Episode 16 Core Oct 3, 2011
- E17 Episode 17 Core Oct 4, 2011
- E18 Episode 18 Core Oct 5, 2011
- E19 Episode 19 Core Oct 6, 2011
- E20 Episode 20 Core Oct 7, 2011
- E21 Episode 21 Core Oct 10, 2011
- E22 Episode 22 Core Oct 11, 2011
- E23 Episode 23 Core Oct 12, 2011
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 13, 2011
- E25 Episode 25 Core Oct 14, 2011
- E26 Episode 26 Core Oct 17, 2011
- E27 Episode 27 Core Oct 18, 2011
- E28 Episode 28 Core Oct 19, 2011
- E29 Episode 29 Core Oct 20, 2011
- E30 Episode 30 Mytharc Oct 21, 2011
- E31 The Winner is Announced Mytharc Oct 22, 2011
Season 7 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 13, 2012
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 14, 2012
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 15, 2012
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 16, 2012
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 17, 2012
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 20, 2012
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 21, 2012
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 22, 2012
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 23, 2012
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 24, 2012
- E11 Episode 11 Core Aug 27, 2012
- E12 Episode 12 Core Aug 28, 2012
- E13 Episode 13 Core Aug 29, 2012
- E14 Episode 14 Core Aug 30, 2012
- E15 Episode 15 Core Aug 31, 2012
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 3, 2012
- E17 Episode 17 Core Sep 4, 2012
- E18 Episode 18 Core Sep 5, 2012
- E19 Episode 19 Core Sep 6, 2012
- E20 Episode 120 Core Sep 7, 2012
- E21 Episode 21 Core Sep 10, 2012
- E22 Episode 22 Core Sep 11, 2012
- E23 Episode 23 Core Sep 12, 2012
- E24 Episode 24 Core Sep 13, 2012
- E25 Episode 25 Core Sep 14, 2012
- E26 Episode 26 Core Sep 17, 2012
- E27 Episode 27 Core Sep 18, 2012
- E28 Episode 28 Core Sep 19, 2012
- E29 Episode 29 Mytharc Sep 20, 2012
- E30 Episode 30 Mytharc Sep 21, 2012
Season 8 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jul 31, 2013
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 1, 2013
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 2, 2013
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 7, 2013
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 8, 2013
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 9, 2013
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 14, 2013
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 15, 2013
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 16, 2013
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 21, 2013
- E11 Episode 11 Core Aug 22, 2013
- E12 Episode 12 Core Aug 23, 2013
- E13 Episode 13 Core Aug 28, 2013
- E14 Episode 14 Core Aug 29, 2013
- E15 Episode 15 Core Aug 30, 2013
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 4, 2013
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Sep 5, 2013
- E18 Celebrity MasterChef Final Mytharc Sep 6, 2013
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 10, 2014
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 12, 2014
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 19, 2014
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 20, 2014
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 26, 2014
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 27, 2014
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 2, 2014
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 3, 2014
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jul 4, 2014
- E10 Episode 10 Core Jul 10, 2014
- E11 Episode 11 Core Jul 11, 2014
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Jul 17, 2014
- E13 Episode 13 Mytharc Jul 18, 2014
Season 10 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 18, 2015
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 19, 2015
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 25, 2015
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 26, 2015
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 2, 2015
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 3, 2015
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 9, 2015
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 10, 2015
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jul 16, 2015
- E10 Episode 10 Core Jul 17, 2015
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Jul 23, 2015
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Jul 24, 2015
Season 11 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 22, 2016
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jun 24, 2016
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 29, 2016
- E4 Episode 4 (1) Core Jun 30, 2016
- E5 Episode 4 (2) Core Jul 1, 2016
- E6 Episode 5 Core Jul 7, 2016
- E7 Episode 6 Core Jul 8, 2016
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 14, 2016
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jul 15, 2016
- E10 Episode 10 Core Jul 21, 2016
- E11 Episode 11 Core Jul 22, 2016
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Jul 28, 2016
- E13 Episode 13 Mytharc Jul 29, 2016
Season 12 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 16, 2017
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 18, 2017
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 23, 2017
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 25, 2017
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 30, 2017
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 1, 2017
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 6, 2017
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 8, 2017
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 13, 2017
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 15, 2017
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Sep 20, 2017
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Sep 22, 2017
Season 13 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Heat One - Round One Mytharc Aug 23, 2018
- E2 Heat One - Round Two Core Aug 24, 2018
- E3 Heat Two - Round One Core Aug 30, 2018
- E4 Heat Two - Round Two Core Aug 31, 2018
- E5 Heat Three - Round One Core Sep 6, 2018
- E6 Heat Three - Round Two Core Sep 7, 2018
- E7 Heat Four - Round One Core Sep 13, 2018
- E8 Heat Four - Round Two Core Sep 14, 2018
- E9 Semi Final 1 Core Sep 20, 2018
- E10 Semi Final 2 Core Sep 21, 2018
- E11 Semi Final 3 Mytharc Sep 27, 2018
- E12 Grand Final Mytharc Sep 28, 2018
Season 14 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Sep 2, 2019
- E2 Episode 2 Core Sep 4, 2019
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 6, 2019
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 9, 2019
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 11, 2019
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 13, 2019
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 16, 2019
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 18, 2019
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 20, 2019
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 23, 2019
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 25, 2019
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 27, 2019
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 30, 2019
- E14 Episode 14 Core Oct 2, 2019
- E15 Episode 15 Core Oct 4, 2019
- E16 Episode 16 Core Oct 7, 2019
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Oct 9, 2019
- E18 Episode 18 Mytharc Oct 11, 2019
Season 15 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jul 1, 2020
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 3, 2020
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 3, 2020
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 8, 2020
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 9, 2020
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 10, 2020
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 15, 2020
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 16, 2020
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jul 17, 2020
- E10 Episode 10 Core Jul 22, 2020
- E11 Episode 11 Core Jul 23, 2020
- E12 Episode 12 Core Jul 24, 2020
- E13 Episode 13 Core Jul 29, 2020
- E14 Episode 14 Mytharc Jul 30, 2020
- E15 Episode 15 Mytharc Jul 30, 2020
Season 16 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 9, 2021
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 10, 2021
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 13, 2021
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 16, 2021
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 17, 2021
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 20, 2021
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 23, 2021
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 24, 2021
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 27, 2021
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 1, 2021
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 2, 2021
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 3, 2021
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 8, 2021
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 9, 2021
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 10, 2021
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 15, 2021
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Sep 16, 2021
- E18 Episode 18 Mytharc Sep 17, 2021
Season 17 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 8, 2022
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 11, 2022
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 12, 2022
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 16, 2022
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 18, 2022
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 19, 2022
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 23, 2022
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 25, 2022
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 26, 2022
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 30, 2022
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 1, 2022
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 2, 2022
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 6, 2022
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 15, 2022
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 15, 2022
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 16, 2022
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Sep 20, 2022
- E18 The final Mytharc Sep 22, 2022
Season 18 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Celebrity MasterChef Mytharc Aug 2, 2023
- E2 Celebrity MasterChef Core Aug 3, 2023
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 4, 2023
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 9, 2023
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 10, 2023
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 11, 2023
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 16, 2023
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 17, 2023
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 18, 2023
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 22, 2023
- E11 Episode 11 Core Aug 23, 2023
- E12 Episode 12 Core Aug 25, 2023
- E13 Episode 13 Core Aug 29, 2023
- E14 Episode 14 Core Aug 31, 2023
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 1, 2023
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 5, 2023
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Sep 6, 2023
- E18 Episode 18 Mytharc Sep 8, 2023
Season 19 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 13, 2024
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 15, 2024
- E3 Episode 3 Mytharc Aug 16, 2024
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 20, 2024
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 22, 2024
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 23, 2024
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 27, 2024
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 29, 2024
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 30, 2024
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 3, 2024
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 5, 2024
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 6, 2024
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 10, 2024
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 12, 2024
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 13, 2024
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 17, 2024
- E17 Episode 17 Mytharc Sep 19, 2024
- E18 Episode 18 Mytharc Sep 20, 2024
Season 20 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Nov 17, 2025
- E2 Episode 2 Core Nov 18, 2025
- E3 Episode 3 Core Nov 20, 2025
- E4 Episode 4 Core Nov 25, 2025
- E5 Episode 5 Core Nov 26, 2025
- E6 Episode 6 Core Nov 27, 2025
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 2, 2025
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 3, 2025
- E9 Episode 9 Core Dec 4, 2025
- E10 Episode 10 Core Dec 8, 2025
- E11 Episode 11 Core Dec 10, 2025
- E12 Episode 12 Core Dec 11, 2025
- E13 Episode 13 Core Dec 15, 2025
- E14 Episode 14 Mytharc Dec 16, 2025
- E15 The Final Mytharc Dec 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
Who are the judges?
The program is judged by chef John Torode and food writer Gregg Wallace.
What is the goal of the show?
The contestants compete to be crowned the top celebrity chef.
What is the format?
Celebrities participate in various cooking challenges to demonstrate their culinary abilities.
Who hosts the show?
The show features John Torode and Gregg Wallace as the primary judges.
Is this a cooking competition?
Yes, the series follows celebrities as they compete in a professional kitchen environment.
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