MasterChef France is a French television series broadcast on TF1 in France.1 It premiered on August 19, 2010.2 It is produced by Shine France and has run for four seasons and the first part of the fifth season on TF1. It was moved to NT1 for the last part of the fifth season before being canceled. The original presenter, Carole Rousseau, was controversially removed from the programme in 2013.3
Michel Roux Jr, a judge in the original British series, has stated that he believes the British MasterChef should be more ambitious and emulate some of the content of the French version.4 The series was revived on France 2 in September 2022.
Plot
A large number of amateur chefs compete in the MasterChef France kitchen to impress three judges in order to become the MasterChef France winner.
Series overview
| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally released | Winner | Runner(s)-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | 12 | August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19) | November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) | Anne Alassane | Marine Crousnillon | |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18) | November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) | Élisabeth Biscarrat | Xavier Malandran | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23) | November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) | Ludovic Dumont | Pierre Lefebvre | |
| 4 | 18 | 12 | September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) | December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20) | Marc Boissieux | Marie-Hélène Metu | |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) | September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03) | Khanh-Ly Huynh | Philippe Jacquin | |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | Marc-Amaury Legrand | Clara Galand | |
Seasons
Season 1 (2010)
The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Alassane | 33 | Yvelines, Île-de-France | Farmer | Winner November 4 |
| Marine Lucenê | 31 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | French teacher | Runner-Up November 4 |
| Romain Jacquet | 24 | Paris, Île-de-France | Air conditioning company manager | 2nd Runner-Up November 4 |
| Agathe Accôn | 28 | Guyane, French Guiana | Waitress | 3rd Runner-Up November 4 |
| Cyril Leidermer | 36 | Cher, Centre-Val de Loire | Executive in mass distribution | Eliminated October 28 |
| Virginie Limpopo | 27 | Calvados, Normandy | Stylist and make-up artist | |
| Audrey Poret | 43 | Paris, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated October 21 |
| Philippe Montesieur | 33 | Gard, Occitanie | English teacher | |
| Frédéric Mesusia | 39 | Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bartender | Eliminated October 14 |
| Joël Peries | 30 | Aube, Grand Est | Ready-to-lend store assistant | |
| Cédric Longeraux | 39 | Indre, Centre-Val de Loire | Businessman | Eliminated October 7 |
| Corinne Brideskei | 40 | Bas-Rhin, Grand Est | Secretary | |
| Georgiana Vicine | 52 | Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated September 30 |
| Steve Dorcas | 35 | Bouches-du-Rhône, Région Sud | Management Consultant | |
| Philippe Clementin | 42 | Paris, Île-de-France | Press officer | Eliminated September 23 |
| Thomas Escobar | 38 | Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Pharmaceutical consulting manager | |
| Julien Cavalhero | 21 | Haute-Garonne, Occitanie | Medicine student | Eliminated September 16 |
| Baïa Navatepe | 18 | Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie | Student | |
| Jérôme Coveda | 23 | Mayenne, Pays de la Loire | Professional skater | Eliminated September 9 |
| Nathalie Matéro | 40 | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe | French teacher |
Season 2 (2011)
The second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.
Season 3 (2012)
The third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.
Season 4 (2013)
The fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.
Season 5 (2015)
The fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.
Season 6 (2022)
The sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.
See also
See also
- List of French Adaptations of Television Series from Other Countries
- Georgiana Viou, chef from Benin who appeared in the first season of the show, and later returned as a judge for the sixth season
References
References
- My TF1 website. Accessed 3 March 2014
- "Masterchef arrive sur TF1 le 19 août". programme.tv. 27 July 2010.
- "Carole Rousseau : la vérité sur son éviction de MasterChef" (10 October 2013) Le Figaro (French)
- "'MasterChef' judge: 'Great British Bake Off not as fancy as French version'" (Nov 4 2013) Digital Spy (Accessed 3 March 2014)