Junior MasterChef Australia

Junior MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia title card
Genre	Cooking Game show
Created by	Franc Roddam
Written by	George Dodd
Directed by	Jo Siddiqui
Judges	Gary Mehigan Anna Gare Matt Moran (2011) George Calombaris Matt Preston (2010)
Narrated by	Nicholas McKay
Theme music composer	Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
Opening theme	Kids
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	37
Production
Executive producer(s)	Margie Bashfield, Tara McWilliams
Producer(s)	Amelia Fisk, Tim Thatcher, Jaala Webster, Alenka Henry, Kam Vurlow
Location(s)	13 Doody Street, Alexandria, New South Wales
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s)	Shine Australia
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	12 September 2010 – 23 November 2011
Chronology
Related shows	MasterChef Australia
External links
Website

Junior MasterChef Australia was an Australian competitive cooking game show. It was a spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and featured contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in July 2010 and included 50 contestants. Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series.

In the second season, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris returned alongside Anna Gare, while Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge.^[1] Callum Hann has also been involved in the series.^[2]

In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.^[3] The promo was seen during the final episode of MasterChef Australia (Season 2). The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010.^[4]

Changes

In the Junior series, contestants are not eliminated every week, though four are eliminated at a time once the top 12 is decided. Every eliminated contestant receives a range of prizes.^[5]

Seasons

Season 1

Production of a junior version of the show was initially suggested in October 2009. The first series of the show, featuring 8- to 12-year-old contestants, was filmed after the second series of MasterChef Australia and began airing 12 September 2010 on Ten. In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia was produced by Shine Australia.^[6] 10-year-old Emily Cleeve won the contest to become Australia's first Junior Masterchef.

Season 2

Junior MasterChef was officially renewed on 15 November 2010 due to strong ratings, to return for a second season in 2011. Filming started on 28 July 2011, with the season premiering in October 2011. 11-year-old Greta Yaxley from Western Australia won the Junior MasterChef title for 2011.^[7]

International syndications

The network in bold also broadcasts their own version of Junior MasterChef.

Country	Network	Dubbed or Subtitled?
Afghanistan	STAR World	Subtitled in Dari
Arab League		Dubbed in Arabic
Bangladesh		Subtitled in English
Belgium	Vitaya	Subtitled in Dutch
Bhutan	STAR World India	Subtitled in English
Brazil	TLC	Dubbed in Portuguese
Burma	STAR World	Subtitled
Mexico  Colombia  Venezuela  Argentina  Peru  Ecuador  Bolivia  Chile  Uruguay  Paraguay  Panama  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Guatemala  Honduras  Nicaragua  Dominican Republic	TLC	Dubbed in Spanish
Argentina	Discovery Home & Health	Dubbed in Spanish
Finland	Liv	Subtitled
Hong Kong	TVB Pearl	Dubbed (English and Selectable Cantonese) and Subtitled (Cantonese)
	STAR World	Subtitled in Cantonese
India	STAR World India	Subtitled in English
Indonesia	B Channel	Subtitled
Ireland	Watch
Italy	Sky Uno and Cielo	Dubbed
Macau	STAR World	Subtitled in Cantonese
Malaysia		Subtitled
Nepal	STAR World India	Subtitled in English
New Zealand	Prime
Pakistan	STAR World	Subtitled
Philippines
Poland	TV4	Polish lector
Portugal	SIC K and SIC Mulher	Subtitled in Portuguese
Slovenia	Planet TV	Subtitled
South Africa	M-Net
Sri Lanka	STAR World India	Subtitled in English
Singapore	STAR World
	Okto
	MediaCorp Channel 5
South Korea	Food TV	Subtitled
Sweden	TV8 and TV3 (Sweden)
Taiwan	STAR World
Thailand
The Netherlands	NET 5	Subtitled in Dutch
United Arab Emirates	StarWorld HD	Subtitled in Arabic
	Fox	Dubbed In Arabic
Vietnam	STAR World	Subtitled
	VTV6	Dubbed (Vietnamese)
Kuwait	STAR World HD	Subtitled in Arabic
	Fox	Dubbed In Arabic

References

1. Ellis, Scott; Burns, Mia (26 July 2009). "MasterChef unveils its newest ingredient: kids". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
2. Callum slip that he'll be involved
3. Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef
4. "Airdate: Junior MasterChef". Tv-Tonight.com.au. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
5. Channel 10 show Junior MasterChef makes its debut next month
6. "Shine Australia to produce Junior Masterchef". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
7. "Greta Wins Junior MasterChef 2011". masterchef.com.au. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.