MasterChef - Season 8

Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

21 Episodes

Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1

Season 8 - Episode 1

In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White ...

Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2

Season 8 - Episode 2

In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up...

America's Grocery Bag

Season 8 - Episode 3

Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF...

Feeding the Lifeguards

Season 8 - Episode 4

The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.

Shell-Shocked & Scrambled

Season 8 - Episode 5

The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.

Silenced by the Lambs

Season 8 - Episode 6

This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. ...

Breakfast, Lunch & Winner

Season 8 - Episode 7

The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.

Whole-y Cow!

Season 8 - Episode 8

The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.

Holy Cannoli

Season 8 - Episode 9

The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeep...

The MasterChef Returns

Season 8 - Episode 10

Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will r...

Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks

Season 8 - Episode 11

The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50t...

In a Pinch

Season 8 - Episode 12

The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-...

Gordon’s Game of Chicken

Season 8 - Episode 13

The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, th...

A Mexican Tag Team Challenge

Season 8 - Episode 14

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella ...

The Great Outdoors

Season 8 - Episode 15

The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.

Chopsticks & Pasta

Season 8 - Episode 16

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in...

Pop-Up Restaurant

Season 8 - Episode 17

The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a So...

Something Fishy

Season 8 - Episode 18

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contest...

The Semi-Finals

Season 8 - Episode 19

The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.

The Finale (1)

Season 8 - Episode 20

The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.

The Finale (2)

Season 8 - Episode 21

The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.