MasterChef: The Professionals: Season 16
The show returns for its sixteenth series as 32 ambitious chefs from across the country battle to become the 2023 champion. Presiding over the UK’s most revered cooking competition are Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing, renowned chef Monica Galetti and celebrated MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace, all eager to discover a brand new culinary star. Over seven weeks, the 32 professional chefs will have their skills, cr
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of MasterChef: The Professionals Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The show returns for its sixteenth series as 32 ambitious chefs from across the country battle to become the 2023 champion. Presiding over the UK’s most revered cooking competition are Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing, renowned chef Monica Galetti and celebrated MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace, all eager to discover a brand new culinary star. Over seven weeks, the 32 professional chefs will have their skills, creativity and culinary knowledge put to the test in a series of demanding challenges as the judges hunt out the most impressive talent in the industry. Only the best will be in with a chance of winning the coveted trophy.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Oct 23, 2023 · 58 min
The show returns for its sixteenth series as 32 ambitious chefs from across the country battle to become the 2023 champion.
Episode 2
Oct 24, 2023 · 57 min
Four more chefs face Skills Tests. Two must prepare and cook spiced monkfish, while the others demonstrate their pastry skills with a twist on a banana sundae.
Episode 3
Oct 26, 2023 · 58 min
This year’s first quarter-final sees the strongest five chefs from the first two heats return to battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen.
Episode 4
Oct 30, 2023 · 58 min
Four of the country's most determined chefs make the journey to the MasterChef kitchen. The two challenges ahead of them are set to test their skill under the unforgiving gaze of t
Episode 5
Oct 31, 2023 · 58 min
In the second heat of the week, four new hopefuls must prove to Monica, Marcus and Gregg that they have the talent, flair and commitment to reach the quarter-final.
Episode 6
Nov 2, 2023 · 58 min
It's the quarter-final, and the four best chefs from this week's heats return to the MasterChef kitchen, where they must prove themselves in two challenges set to test even the mos
Episode 7
Nov 6, 2023 · 58 min
The Heats continue as four more brave chefs start their MasterChef journey with their sights set on the title.
Episode 8
Nov 7, 2023 · 58 min
The hunt for the champion continues as Gregg, Monica and Marcus put four new chefs to the test to determine who can withstand the pressure of the MasterChef Kitchen.
Episode 9
Nov 9, 2023 · 58 min
It's the quarter-final, and the best four chefs from this week's heats return to face two more daunting challenges set by judges Monica and Marcus.
Episode 10
Nov 13, 2023 · 58 min
It’s the last week of heats, and another four ambitious chefs go all out to impress Marcus, Monica and Gregg as their race for the title begins
Episode 11
Nov 14, 2023 · 58 min
It’s the final heat of MasterChef: The Professionals, and the four remaining hopefuls sample the pressure in the MasterChef kitchen across two challenges set by Monica, Marcus and
Episode 12
Nov 16, 2023 · 58 min
It’s the last MasterChef: The Professionals quarter-final, and the four best chefs from this week’s heats return to the MasterChef kitchen where the judges turn up the heat with tw
Episode 13
Nov 20, 2023 · 58 min
After four weeks of hard competition, it’s Knockout Week on MasterChef: The Professionals as the 12 most talented chefs left standing come together for the very first time
Episode 14
Nov 21, 2023 · 58 min
The stakes are high as Knockout Week continues on MasterChef: The Professionals, and the 10 remaining chefs are split into two groups they take the helm of the pop-up in the heart
Episode 15
Nov 23, 2023 · 58 min
The last group of five get their taste of the real world as they take the helm of the MasterChef: The Professionals pop-up in the heart of central London
Episode 16
Nov 27, 2023 · 58 min
After five weeks of fraught competition, it’s the semi-finals and eight supremely talented chefs remain standing
Episode 17
Nov 28, 2023 · 58 min
Just six chefs left, split into two groups of three. The first group have the challenge of managing a lunch service like no other at Jeremy Chan's two Michelin star restaurant, Iko
Episode 18
Nov 30, 2023 · 58 min
The second group of three semi-finalists head to Staffordshire to cook under the guidance of the founder of a Michelin-starred restaurant
Episode 19
Dec 6, 2023 · 58 min
It’s finals week on MasterChef: The Professionals, and only the strongest four chefs remain. The pressure is on as the race for the title reaches fever pitch
Episode 20
Dec 7, 2023 · 58 min
It’s finals week, and just three incredible chefs remain. Embarking on the trip of a lifetime to Denmark, they will enter a world of gastronomy that goes beyond anything they have
Episode 21
Dec 8, 2023 · 58 min
The remaining chefs have the chance to cook themselves into the MasterChef history books in the grand final