Season 8
(2016)
Cast
as Himself - Judge & Host
as Himself - Judge & Host
as Himself - Judge & Host
Episodes
Premiere 10.0
May 1, 2016
MasterChef Australia returns with the best group of home cooks the competition has ever seen. In the first of three jud…
2nd Judges' Auditions 0.0
May 2, 2016
In the second judges' auditions our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish. To receive an apron, the …
Final Round Judges' Auditions 0.0
May 3, 2016
With the Final Round of the Judge's Audition comes the First Pressure Test, which involves a Shannon Bennett Chocolate …
First Mystery Box Challenge 0.0
May 4, 2016
2015's Masterchef, Billie McKay, knows exactly what this crop of aspirants are going through. Do you reckon she'll go e…
First Elimination Challenge 0.0
May 5, 2016
In the first elimination challenge, three contestants choose a cloche containing a single ingredient to be used in a di…
Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White 0.0
May 8, 2016
The hopeful chefs suit up and show up for Marco Pierre White Week. With 75 minutes ticking away, they use the ingredien…
Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John Dory 0.0
May 9, 2016
It takes 20 ovens, miles of stainless steel, an arsenal of appliances and knives that chop, cut, slice and dice, to dis…
Immunity Challenge: Jake Kellie 0.0
May 10, 2016
The top three contestants from the invention test must make a filled pasta with a matching sauce. The winner will then …
Team Challenge: Pub Lunch 0.0
May 11, 2016
This challenge is all about the pub lunch. The contestants are split into two teams and must cook three courses for 70 …
Pressure Test & Masterclass 0.0
May 12, 2016
The contestants from the losing pub lunch challenge team must correctly name an ingredient to avoid the elimination coo…
Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers 0.0
May 15, 2016
This mystery box challenge has been chosen by the viewers. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using at least …
Pressure Test 0.0
May 16, 2016
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last nights the invention test face off in the pressure tes…
Immunity Challenge: Popcorn 0.0
May 17, 2016
The three best performers in the invention test must create a dish using popcorn as the core ingredient. The winner wil…
Service Challenge 0.0
May 18, 2016
In this service challenge, the contestants are split into two teams. Each team must cook a three-course meal for 30 peo…
Elimination Challenge: No Cooking 0.0
May 19, 2016
The losing team from the service challenge now faces elimination as the contestants create a dish without any cooking. …
Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson 0.0
May 22, 2016
It's Nigella Lawson Week. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish based on Nigella's divine indulgences.…
Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course Meal 0.0
May 23, 2016
The bottom three from Nigella's invention test face elimination in what might be the toughest pressure test ever, as co…
Immunity Challenge: Midnight Snack 0.0
May 24, 2016
Matt Preston and Nigella Lawson arrive at the contestant house in the middle of the night as the three best from Nigell…
Team Challenge: Fete 0.0
May 25, 2016
Split into three teams, each team must prepare one savoury dish and two sweet dishes to sell at a fete held in honour o…
Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2 0.0
May 26, 2016
The losing fete challenge team now face elimination. Contestants must correctly name cakes, fail to do so and they will…
Mystery Box 0.0
May 29, 2016
The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish using the ingredients in the mystery box. The winner will cook off for…
Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea Dish 0.0
May 30, 2016
The bottom three from the invention test now face the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just over 3 hours to …
Immunity Challenge 0.0
May 31, 2016
With immunity up for grabs, contestants will work in pairs to create a savoury & sweet jaffle in 45 minutes. The winnin…
Off-site Challenge: Hellenic Republic 0.0
June 1, 2016
Today's off-site challenge will take place at George Calombaris' Hellenic Republic restaurant. Split into two teams, ea…
Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test 4.5
June 2, 2016
The losing Greek feast challenge team now face elimination. Contestants who fail the Round 1 blind taste test must then…
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test 0.0
June 5, 2016
The Queen of the Australian kitchen, Maggie Beer returns! The invention test winner will have the advantage going into …
Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Mess 0.0
June 6, 2016
The bottom three contestants from the mystery box challenge face off in the elimination pressure test. Contestants have…
Immunity Challenge 0.0
June 7, 2016
The three best performers from Maggie Beer's mystery box are now vying for immunity. The contestant who produces the be…
Team Challenge: Chinese New Year 0.0
June 8, 2016
Today's off-site team challenge marks the celebration of Chinese New Year joined by guest mentor, Kylie Kwong. Each tea…
Elimination Challenge 0.0
June 9, 2016
The losing team from the Chinese New Year challenge must now cook a dish determined by lucky dip. With 75 minutes on th…
Mystery Box Challenge: Luke Nguyen & Invention Test 0.0
June 12, 2016
Today's mystery box challenge has been set by guest chef Luke Nguyen, as contestants have 60 minutes to make an impress…
Pressure Test: Ross Lusted 0.0
June 13, 2016
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face off in the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just t…
Top 12 0.0
June 14, 2016
The judges reveal to the top 12 contestants that today there are some special guests joining them in the MasterChef Aus…
Team Challenge 0.0
June 15, 2016
Guest chef Curtis Stone joins today's off-site team challenge. Each team must prepare a six-course degustation menu for…
Elimination Challenge 0.0
June 16, 2016
The losing team from the Curtis Stone challenge now face elimination. Who will be leaving the MasterChef Australia kitc…
Mystery Box Challenge: Ugly Ingredients & Invention Test: Relay 0.0
June 19, 2016
Today's mystery box challenge contains eight of the ugliest ingredients ever seen. The contestants must impress the jud…
Pressure Test: Flynn McGarry 0.0
June 20, 2016
The losing team from the invention test relay challenge now face off in the pressure test. Contestants must recreate gu…
Immunity Challenge: Victor Liong 0.0
June 21, 2016
The four contestants who impressed in the relay invention test cook for immunity. Does the winner of the first round ha…
Team Challenge: Gourmet Cinema 0.0
June 22, 2016
In today's gourmet cinema team challenge, the judges reveal that the contestants must cater for 165 cinema goers at a v…
Elimination Challenge 0.0
June 23, 2016
The losing team from the gourmet cinema challenge are now cooking to save themselves from elimination. If they survive,…
Heston Week 0.0
June 26, 2016
Heston Week. Heston Blumenthal returns to MasterChef Australia in the biggest week ever. In a world first, the top 10 c…
Team Challenge: Brighton Beach Ice Cream Stands 0.0
June 27, 2016
Heston Week. For one day only, Melbourne's iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes become ice cream stands selling Heston-i…
Team Challenge: Three-Course Dessert Spread 0.0
June 28, 2016
Heston Week. Tonight's challenge, Heston inspires the contestants to create a three-course dessert spread using only th…
Elimination Challenge: Recipes from the Past 0.0
June 29, 2016
Heston Week. Heston's restaurants are all about taking recipes from the past & giving them a modern twist. Four contest…
Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3 0.0
June 30, 2016
Masterclass. The seven contestants who created the least impressive dishes during the pop-ups now face off to stay in t…
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test 0.0
July 3, 2016
The judges reveal that this week will be the toughest ever! In today's invention test contestants must choose between t…
Pressure Test 0.0
July 4, 2016
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last night's invention test face off in the pressure test. …
Immunity Challenge 0.0
July 5, 2016
The three best performers in the invention test must now impress the judges in Round One for a chance to cook off again…
Team Challenge: Australian Produce 0.0
July 6, 2016
The remaining eight contestants are split into teams of two to cook a two-course meal inspired by quality Australian pr…
Elimination Challenge 0.0
July 7, 2016
The four members of the losing teams from the service challenge now face elimination. With so much at stake, which cont…
Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention Test 0.0
July 10, 2016
California Week. The MasterChef Australia competition travels to California for the week. With just a map in hand the c…
Team Challenge: Dominque Crenn's Signature Dishes 0.0
July 11, 2016
California Week. Contestants must work in teams to recreate two of Dominque Creen's signature dishes. Dominque is a Mic…
Francis Ford Coppola's Inglenook Estate 0.0
July 12, 2016
California Week. Today four of the most impressive contestants are cooking for a guaranteed place in finals week at Fra…
Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food Trucks 0.0
July 13, 2016
California Week. Today the contestants are split into teams to run their very own food trucks at the world famous Santa…
Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 4 0.0
July 14, 2016
Masterclass. The losing team from the Food Truck Challenge now face elimination. Under the mentorship of Curtis Stone, …
Mystery Box Challenge: Hottest Ingredients & Invention Test 0.0
July 17, 2016
Finals Week. The top six contestants now face a mystery box challenge containing some of the hottest ingredients being …
Pressure Test: Christy Tania 0.0
July 18, 2016
Finals Week. The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face the elimination pressure test set by pastry …
Service Challenge: Lake House 0.0
July 19, 2016
Finals Week. The Top Five contestants must cook five dishes from the menu of the Lake House in Daylesford under the gui…
Elimination Challenge: Audition Ingredients 0.0
July 20, 2016
Finals Week. The bottom 3 contestants from the Lake House challenge now face elimination & must impress the judges with…
MasterClass 5 0.0
July 21, 2016
Masterclass. The final MasterClass of 2016 sees the return of the eliminated contestants. The shoe's on the other foot …
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Quarter Final 0.0
July 24, 2016
Grand Final Week. In today's Quarter Final mystery box challenge & invention test, contestants cook off for a place in …
Service Challenge: Semi Final 0.0
July 25, 2016
Grand Final Week. The final three contestants vie for a place in the Grand Finale in tonight's service challenge. Each …
MasterChef 2016 Grand Finale 0.0
July 26, 2016
Grand Finale. Who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2016? The finalists are competing for a $250,000 c…