MasterChef Australia (Staffel 18)

Auditions: Group 1 (Folge 1)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-19

Laufzeit: 79 min

Übersicht: MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.

Auditions: Group 2 (Folge 2)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-20

Laufzeit: 58 min

Übersicht: Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.

Auditions: Second Chance (Folge 3)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-21

Laufzeit: 53 min

Übersicht: Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one of the final four places?

Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes (Folge 4)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-26

Laufzeit: 75 min

Übersicht: Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites (Folge 5)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-27

Laufzeit: 50 min

Übersicht: In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.

Invention Test: Cereal (Folge 6)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-28

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.

Pressure Test: Maggie Beer (Folge 7)

Sendedatum: 2026-04-29

Laufzeit: 52 min

Übersicht: The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.

Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks (Folge 8)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-03

Laufzeit: 63 min

Übersicht: It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immunity challenge cook with 60 minutes on the clock.

Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs (Folge 9)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-04

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.

Team Challenge: Family Feast (Folge 10)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-05

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.

Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions (Folge 11)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-06

Laufzeit: 46 min

Übersicht: Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.

Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang (Folge 12)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-10

Laufzeit: 59 min

Übersicht: The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week

Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients (Folge 13)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-11

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to save their place in the competition

Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish (Folge 14)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-12

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic

Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong (Folge 15)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-13

Laufzeit: 52 min

Übersicht: MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season

Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein (Folge 16)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-17

Laufzeit: 59 min

Übersicht: It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge

Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World (Folge 17) 9.5

Sendedatum: 2026-05-18

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit

Invention Test: Fusion (Folge 18) 10.0

Sendedatum: 2026-05-19

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries

Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul (Folge 19) 10.0

Sendedatum: 2026-05-20

Laufzeit: 51 min

Übersicht: Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge

Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim Lim (Folge 20)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-24

Laufzeit: 62 min

Übersicht: Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge requiring a steamed element. English

Elimination Challenge: Heritage (Folge 21)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-25

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.

Team Challenge: Team Relay (Folge 22)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-26

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immunity.

Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques (Folge 23)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-27

Laufzeit: 50 min

Übersicht: Guided by MasterChef Alumna Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.

Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair & Daniel Dobra (Folge 24)

Sendedatum: 2026-05-31

Laufzeit: 62 min

Classic Pairs Elimination Challenge (Folge 25)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-01

Laufzeit: 50 min

Invention Test: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (Folge 26)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-02

Laufzeit: 47 min

Elimination Challenge: Time or Ingredients? (Folge 27)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-03

Laufzeit: 50 min

Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis Stone (Folge 28)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-07

Laufzeit: 62 min

Übersicht: Curtis Stone kicks off Aussie Classics week, with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the cooks to have their dish stocked in Coles, as they are challenged to whip up nostalgic Pie and Ice-cream flavours.

Elimination Challenge: Pork (Folge 29)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-08

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: With Curtis Stone back in the kitchen, the MasterChef contestants are challenged with cooking a dish that features pork to save their place in the competition.

Comeback Challenge (Folge 30)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-09

Laufzeit: 50 min

Übersicht: It's Aussie Classics Week, and there's nothing Aussies love more than a great comeback story. Today, the previously eliminated contestants return for a chance to earn their place back in the competition.

Elimination Challenge: Aussie Native Ingredients (Folge 31)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-10

Laufzeit: 58 min

Übersicht: Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aussie Native Ingredients Elimination Challenge.

Mystery Box Challenge: Adriano Zumbo (Folge 32)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-14

Laufzeit: 61 min

Übersicht: It's the start of Sweet Week, and confectionery king Adriano Zumbo challenges the cooks to hero a mystery ingredient in a dessert. The top three dishes will win immunity from tomorrow's elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Ice Cream Taste Test (Folge 33) 10.0

Sendedatum: 2026-06-15

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: As Sweet Week continues, the contestants take part in an Ice Cream Taste Test. The first four who guess incorrectly will land in the Round Two cook, after which someone will be sent home.

Invention Test: Air Fryer (Folge 34)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-16

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: It's Sweet Week, and today's challenge is an Air Fryer Invention Test, with the top four dishes going into tomorrow's Immunity Challenge. Dish of the day will claim a $5,000 Harvey Norman voucher!

Immunity Pin Challenge: Beat the Chef (Folge 35)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-17

Laufzeit: 51 min

Übersicht: On Sweet Week's final day, four contestants face dessert powerhouse Jess Lemon in a 'Beat the Chef' Immunity Pin challenge, attempting to outcook one of the MasterChef kitchen's pastry prodigies.

Skills Challenge: Fish Butchery (Folge 36)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-21

Laufzeit: 61 min

Übersicht: To kick off Masters Week, industry icon Josh Niland gives a fish butchery masterclass, and the contestants must use one of his signature butchery techniques to prepare flathead in 75 minutes.

Elimination Challenge: Flat Iron Steak (Folge 37)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-22

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: Masters Week continues with Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone returning to the MasterChef kitchen for a high-stakes elimination where contestants must hero a flat iron steak.

Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian (Folge 38) 10.0

Sendedatum: 2026-06-23

Laufzeit: 50 min

Übersicht: Masters Week continues as hatted Melbourne chef Tom Sarafian joins to showcase his famous hummus dish, inspiring contestants to make an immunity-worthy dish to get one step closer to the Top 10.

Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs (Folge 39)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-24

Laufzeit: 59 min

Übersicht: In the final Masters Week challenge, four contestants compete in a pressure test set by Kirsten Tibballs to avoid elimination and secure their place in the Top 10.

Twins Challenge (Folge 40)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-28

Laufzeit: 60 min

Übersicht: It's Knockout Week, and our 10 cooks face the iconic twins challenge inspired by MasterChef couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary and their identical twin girls, Charlotte and Claudia.

Mystery Box Challenge: The Judge's Fridge (Folge 41)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-29

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: As Knockout Week continues, the MasterChef judges have each filled a fridge with ingredients. Eight contestants must choose a fridge, without looking inside, and use its contents to make a dish.

Team Challenge: Fine Dining (Folge 42)

Sendedatum: 2026-06-30

Laufzeit: 50 min

Übersicht: It's Knockout Week, and two teams of three, led by Andy and Jean-Christophe, must deliver a two-course fine dining menu for 16 Coles Farmers. The losing team will head into tomorrow's elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Ingredient Choice (Folge 43)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-01

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: It's Knockout week and the first elimination for the Top 10. The seven contestants cooking must feature an ingredient chosen by one of their fellow cooks to keep their place in the competition.

Mystery Box Challenge: Sanjeev Kapoor (Folge 44)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-05

Laufzeit: 63 min

Übersicht: Our Top 9 contestants welcome one of the most famous chefs in India, with over 150 cookbooks and 20 million social media followers, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, who is here to set a Mystery Box.

Elimination Challenge: International Ingredients (Folge 45)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-06

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: Contestants must produce a dish featuring one of five internationally sourced ingredients that they have never used before, in an elimination cook-off. For one cook, it will be their final dish.

Immunity Challenge: Ice Cream Flavours (Folge 46)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-07

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: The top eight of MasterChef Australia get to select a Connoisseur ice cream to start the day. Cooking for immunity, they must cook a dessert inspired by their ice cream flavour.

Pressure Test: Sam Aisbett (Folge 47)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-08

Laufzeit: 55 min

Übersicht: In a high-stakes pressure test featuring Michelin-starred Chef Sam Aisbett's 'Crab Salad', four contestants must navigate complex technical components and personal errors to avoid elimination.

Mystery Box Challenge: Marion Grasby (Folge 48)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-12

Laufzeit: 59 min

Übersicht: To mark the start of Heat Week, food and media mogul Marion Grasby returns to MasterChef for the first time in 16 years with a spicy mystery box challenge.

Elimination Challenge: Hot New Chilli Dish (Folge 49)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-13

Laufzeit: 48 min

Übersicht: Heat Week continues with a looming elimination as six of the seven remaining cooks are challenged to create a hot new chilli dish in just 60 minutes.

Immunity Challenge: Hibachi (Folge 50)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-14

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: Five cooks must prove their skill and creativity using only a hibachi, with the winner earning immunity and a spot in the Top 6.

Elimination Challenge: Head-to-Head Duels (Folge 51)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-15

Laufzeit: 52 min

Übersicht: It's the final day of HEAT WEEK, and four cooks face off in head-to-head duals in an elimination challenge. After two rounds of battle, the bottom dish in the final duel will send its maker home.

Mystery Box Challenge: One Ingredient (Folge 52)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-19

Laufzeit: 59 min

Übersicht: Contestants must choose a mystery box set by Sofia containing just one ingredient. Using just that and under-bench staples, the best dish wins immunity and the first spot in the Top 5.

Elimination Challenge: French Sauces (Folge 53)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-20

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: With a coveted place in the Top 5 of MasterChef 2026 at stake, contestants must personalise a classic French sauce, as demonstrated by Jean-Christophe. For one cook, it will be the end of the line.

Immunity Challenge: Keeping Up With Andy (Folge 54)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-21

Laufzeit: 47 min

Übersicht: It's an immunity challenge today for the Top 5 to 'Keep up with Andy' as he cooks his delicious BBQ Lamb, Burnt Eggplant Cream, and Braised Borlotti Beans dish. The top cook will go directly into the Top 4.

Pressure Test: Malaysian Snacks (Folge 55)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-22

Laufzeit: 56 min

Übersicht: Four of the Top 5 contestants battle it out to stay in the competition, taking on an epic pressure test set by judge Poh Ling Yeow to recreate three of her beautiful and delicious Malaysian snacks.

Immunity Challenge: Meghan Markle (Folge 56)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-26

Laufzeit: 63 min

Übersicht: The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, joins the MasterChef Australia kitchen today, offering some of her favourite seasonal produce to feature in a heartfelt dish, with immunity on the line.

Elimination Challenge: Letters From Home (Folge 57)

Sendedatum: 2026-07-27

Laufzeit: 49 min

Übersicht: It's elimination day, and there are two spots up for grabs in the semi-final. Emotions run high when letters and ingredients from home inspire our cooks to make a dish to keep them in the competition.

Episode 58 (Folge 58)

Sendedatum: 2026-08-02

Übersicht: Today's challenge is a MasterChef classic. First, the tables are turned, and the judges cook off head-to-head before teaming up to take on the Top 3 contestants, with bragging rights on the line.

Episode 59 (Folge 59)

Sendedatum: 2026-08-03

Übersicht: In today's Semi-Final, the Top 3 contestants will battle it out in a two-course service challenge, each cooking for more than 20 diners. By the end of the day, we will have our two Grand Finalists.