Fox MASTERCHEF: Host / Judge Gordon Ramsay.
The season 10 two-hour finale of MasterChef airs on Wednesday, September 18 at 8/7c on Fox. The season marked the 10-year milestone for the megahit reality cooking competition, and as another year of the show comes to an end, fans are wondering if and when they can expect season 11 to begin.
While Fox has not formally announced the return of their beloved show, hosted by chef Gordon Ramsay, casting notices for season 11 strongly suggest that the show will be back once again in 2020.
TVSeriesFinale.com says that, while the show is going to have to end at some point, they agree that season 11 casting means that the show has been renewed. That means that fans of the series will get to enjoy at least one more season where they can watch home cooks battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen and gain chef skills through technical challenges until one emerges victoriously and wins the $250,000 grand prize.
While we wait for Fox to confirm that they have renewed MasterChef, here’s what we were able to find out about the probable 11th season:
Casting for Season 11 Is Currently Open & Open Calls Begin on October 12
MasterChefCasting.com currently has a link open for interested home cooks to apply to be cast in season 11 of the show, proving that it has been renewed by Fox for yet another season. The online resource explains the different ways in which you can “audition for Masterchef season 11,” though they prefer you pre-register for one of their open calls.
The website even lists scheduled dates and locations for the open calls, which begin on October 12 in Los Angeles, California. They will also be casting in Atlanta, Georgia and Boston, Massachusetts on October 19, New York, New York and Houston, Texas on October 26, and Chicago, Illinois on November 2. For more information about the open call schedule and process, click here.
Season 11 Will Likely Premiere in Summer 2020
Season 10 of MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 29, 2019, and ran throughout the summer season. Similarly, season 9’s 2018 premiere date was May 30, and season 8 aired in 2017 from May 31 to September 20. As long as season 11 has the greenlight for 2020, it will most likely follow the show’s same programming schedule and run from late May 2020 through mid-September.
That being said, if the show has been renewed for a season 11, it is weird that Fox hasn’t announced the renewal yet. According to Variety, the announcement was made that MasterChef would be getting a benchmark 10th season before season 9 had concluded. At the time, they said in a statement: “Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has ordered a tenth season of hit cooking competition series MASTERCHEF, it was jointly announced today by FOX, Endemol Shine and Gordon Ramsay. Season 10 will air during the 2018-2019 season. In addition, multi-award-winning television producer Natalka Znak has been added as executive producer.”
Look out for an official statement from Fox regarding MasterChef season 11 soon. But in the meantime, fans should feel pretty confident that they haven’t seen the last of their favorite reality television cooking competition.
Tune in to the season 10 finale of MasterChef, Wednesday, September 18 at 8/7c on FOX.