MasterChef (Polish TV series)


MasterChef is a Polish television series based on a British television cooking game show under the same title. It premiered on TVN on 2 September 2012. The show is hosted by Magda Gessler, who also hosts a Polish version of Kitchen Nightmares on the same channel. She also serves as the head judge and is joined on the panel by Michel Moran and Anna Starmach. It was broadcast on Sundays; seasons 1–3 were at 8 p.m., while season 4 was at 9:30 p.m.

Series overview

Currently airing franchise

CycleSeasonEpisodesPremiere dateFinale dateNo. of FinalistsWinnerInternational Destination
MasterChefSeason 1132 September 201225 November 201214-Barcelona, Spain
MasterChefSeason 2141 September 20131 December 201314Maria Ożga-Tanger
Fez, Morocco
MasterChefSeason 3147 September 20147 December 201414Karina Zuchora-Palermo
Cefalù, Italy
MasterChefSeason 4146 September 201513 December 201514Adam Kozanecki-New York City, United States
MasterChefSeason 5144 September 20164 December 201614Michał Fabiszewski-Cartagena
Bogotá, Colombia
MasterChefSeason 61410 September 20179 December 201714Mateusz Güncel-Sydney, Australia
MasterChefSeason 7149 September 201810 December 201814Laurentiu Zediu-Singapore
MasterChefSeason 8148 September 20198 December 201914Magdalena Waś-Mexico City, Mexico
MasterChefSeason 9146 September 20206 December 202015Sylwia Garska-Chmarycz--
MasterChefSeason 101312 September 20215 December 202114Mariusz Kisiel-San Sebastián, Spain
MasterChefSeason 11144 September 20224 December 202215Bartosz Nowak-Tuscany, Italy
MasterChefSeason 12142 September 202310 December 202314Karolina GrzelakTomasz JakubiakFrance
MasterChefSeason 13121 September 202417 November 202418Debora WarchołPrzemysław Klima-Athens, Greece
Season 14September 2025November 2025Przemysław Klima----

Franchise no longer in production

CycleSeasonEpisodesPremiere dateFinale dateNo. of FinalistsWinner
MasterChef JuniorSeason 11021 February 201624 April 201614
MasterChef JuniorSeason 21019 February 20177 May 201715
MasterChef JuniorSeason 3104 March 201813 May 201815
MasterChef JuniorSeason 4103 March 20195 May 201916
MasterChef JuniorSeason 5108 March 202010 May 202014
MasterChef JuniorSeason 6107 March 20219 May 202117
MasterChef JuniorSeason 7106 March 202215 May 202117
MasterChef JuniorSeason 8105 March 20237 May 202316

MasterChef Seasons

Season I

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusWinnings
Barbara Ritz45Cologne, GermanySecretaryWinner 25 November5
Kinga Paruzel31Tarnowskie GóryPhotographerRunner-Up 25 November6
Miłosz Wyrwicz36KrakówEstate Agent2
Michał Muskała29WarsawStudent/Blogger4
Agnieszka Sulikowska–Radi30Tavullia, ItalyFarmer4
Jan Paszkowski20WarsawMusician3
Maciej Koźlakowski34Nowy TargDJ2
Magdalena Mierzwińska33WarsawHousewife1
Idir Makoudi34KrakówCorporate Manager0
Mikołaj Rey30KrakówMMA TrainerEliminated 14 October
Returned
Eliminated
0
Błażej Koperski28MszczonówEmployee of Funeral Organization0
Aleksandra Niparko18PrzylepStudent1
Michał Kwaśnik27GdańskManager0
Monika Goździalska32WarsawModel0

Elimination table

Special Guests

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
12 September2 885 72618,60%22,80%
29 September3 054 14819,70%24,70%
316 September3 240 33620,40%25,90%
423 September3 649 39421,90%28,00%
530 September3 346 00220,70%27,80%
67 October3 584 90321,20%27,70%
714 October2 989 32517,10%20,70%
821 October3 438 56621,20%28,00%
928 October3 638 65421,10%28,80%
104 November4 019 36723,00%31,10%
1111 November3 759 54622,50%27,70%
1218 November3 910 08923,00%29,40%
1325 November4 794 62527,20%34,60%
Average20123 563 92221,40%27,60%

Season II

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusWinnings
Beata Śniechowska28WrocławDoktorantka Politechniki WrocławskiejWinner 1 December4
Maria Ożga37Tarnowskie GóryKsięgowaRunner-Up 1 December6
Diana Volonkhowa30GdyniaMenadzer Restauracji6
Charles Daigneault36KrakówPrzedsiębiorca3
Daniel Hucik24GdańskStudent2
Leszek Wodnicki53SzczecinWłaściciel Biura Nieruchomości2
Anna Nowak28PoznańMarketing Manager2
Krzysztof Bitel35Pruszcz GdańskiInformatyk3
Jolanta Kleser39KrakówMenadzer Korporacji Farmaceutycznej2
Jarosław Falkowski41GdańskFlorysta1
Paweł Bednarek26WarsawStudent/Model1
Adam Mostowski24London, EnglandKierownik Sklepu Rybnego0
Karolina Wysocka22EnglandStudentka0
Hanna Stelmaszczyk30PoznańWłaścicielka Sklepu0

Elimination table

Special Guests
  • 4 episode – Basia Ritz
  • 9 episode – Rafał Targosz
  • 10 episode – Marco Pierre White
  • 11 episode – Grzegorz Olejarka
  • 11–13 episode – Alia Al Kasimi
  • 14 episode – Kurt Scheller

Season III

Elimination table

Special Guests
  • 6 episode – Beata Śniechowska
  • 7 episode – Gordon Ramsay
  • 8 episode – Michel Roux
  • 11 episode – Chun Fai Tsang
  • 13 episode – Ciccio Sultano

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
17 September2 830 64818,51%24,75%
214 September2 382 46615,17%20,65%
321 September2 180 00014,21%
428 September2 769 60616,60%22,04%
55 October3 061 59717,68%22,87%
612 October21,16%
719 October3 053 81818,08%22,26%
826 October21,90%
92 November2 973 30316,59%20,43%
109 November3 258 98419,01%22,85%
1116 November3 197 71917,95%21,80%
1223 November3 098 22222,33%
1330 November3 124 63517.82%
147 December3 412 18519.54%24.72%
Average20142 875 07916.94%21.64%

Season IV

Ratings

EpisodeTimeslotDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
19.30 p.m.6 September2 142 02015.46%18.77%
29.30 p.m.13 September2 097 54815.97%20.09%
39.30 p.m.20 September2 049 17415.03%19.28%
49.30 p.m.27 September20.61%
59.30 p.m.4 October19.15%
69.30 p.m.18 October17.45%-
79.30 p.m.25 October
89.30 p.m.1 November
99.30 p.m.8 November18.99%
109.30 p.m.15 November17.68%
118.00 p.m.22 November
128.00 p.m.29 November2 454 09214.14%18.68%
138.00 p.m.6 December2 733 97415.29%
148.00 p.m.13 December3 221 92218.72%24.14%
Average20152 225 39714.82%19.19%

Season V

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
14 September2 095 46713.20%15.71%
211 September1 908 07612.30%14.65%
318 September2 250 70213.71%16.90%
425 September2 327 66614.32%18.53%
52 October2 331 51113.85%17.58%
69 October2 528 17414.87%19.67%
716 October2 507 61214.54%19.66%
823 October2 575 67714.74%20.55%
930 October2 542 06114.63%18.66%
106 November2 366 35214.63%18.66%
1113 November2 479 82113.51%18.62%
1220 November2 468 57914.00%18.71%
1327 November2 498 64414.45%18.39%
144 December3 079 59114.18%22.07%
Average20162 425 91114.31%18.49%

Season VI

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
110 September1 925 89712.69%18.49%
217 September1 987 80812.73%15.69%
324 September2 099 39313.34%17.43%
41 October2 249 61114.43%19.93%
58 October2 381 55413.84%17.54%
615 October2 078 28713.32%16.82%
722 October2 310 46014.07%17.90%
829 October2 664 80915.87%20.83%
95 November2 540 38715.40%20.47%
1012 November2 624 31715.71%21.57%
1119 November2 768 74416.28%21.95%
1226 November2 473 64514.71%18.79%
133 December2 410 13814.54%19.49%
1410 December3 016 11018.04%23.49%
Average20172 395 69614.68%19.38%

Season VII

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
19 September2 329 88814.20%21.46%
216 September2 118 44713.33%18.42%
323 September1 943 39311.53%15.54%
430 September2 234 84813.37%17.86%
57 October2 264 45413.82%20.17%
614 October2 285 02113.99%18.89%
721 October2 058 35212.27%17.92%
828 October2 353 77214.20%20.10%
94 November2 430 34614.23%21.18%
1011 November2 343 43713.92%19.12%
1118 November2 387 31214.12%18.55%
1225 November2 384 83314.10%20.15%
132 December2 474 96914.88%19.63%
149 December2 706 76615.92%21.82%
Avaeage20182 308 82213.89%19.32%

Season VIII

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownStatusWinnings
Grzegorz Zawierucha36EntrepreneurWarsawWinner 8 December5
Magdalena Waś42Managing directorPiasecznoRunner-Up 8 December5
Marlena Cichocka27Production engineerChełmża6
Anna Łempicka26StreamerWarsaw4
Mariusz Komenda37ElectricianŚroda Śląska2
Ksawery Rajter27Commercial analystWarsaw4
Krystian Pawlik41Graphic designerWarsaw1
Dorota Wiśniewska36Bus driverGaleria4
Elżbieta Podraza36SolicitorBusko-Zdrój2
Mateusz Kopciuch28ManagerWrocław1
Adrian Adamczyk28EntrepreneurGorzów Wielkopolski1
Hubert Paluch33HairdresserRawicz0
Justyna Christiansen32StewardessKraków0
Jan Szlachta35EntrepreneurŻory0

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
18 September2 004 19312.83%17.08%
215 September1 836 04212.05%16.87%
322 September1 847 70012.00%18.47%
429 September2 009 43212.47%17.39%
56 October2 045 14912.38%17.42%
613 October1 521 1059.05%11.61%
720 October1 920 00512.21%16.81%
827 October1 886 58111.53%14.91%
93 November2 027 55012.28%15.85%
1010 November1 690 37910.77%13.98%
1117 November1 663 74710.35%13.96%
1224 November1 944 58611.96%16.69%
131 December1 938 55311.67%15.88%
148 December2 346 89714.22%18.93%
Average20191 905 78511.84%16.09%

Season IX

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownStatusWinnings
Aleksandra Juszkiewicz28Environmental education specialistGiżyckoWinner 6 December
Returned
Eliminated 25 October
6
Sylwia Garska-Chmarycz39EntrepreneurChoczewoRunner-Up 6 December3
Rafał Fidyt37Production workerTychy4
Karolina Źródłowska23Marketing specialistŁódź6
Tomasz Skobel44Retired soldierRadom4
Diana Kashel26Fitness instructorSzczecin3
Katarzyna Domańska24Head of the clothing departmentLaski6
Tomasz Grabowski26Electronics engineerBrzezinka2
Adrian Purzycki21StudentWrocław2
Jan Przybył25EditorWarsaw3
Joanna Mrozek36Salesman at the gas stationRuda Śląska2
Joanna Gawłowska24UnemployedZabrze1
Dorota Pieniążek47Owner of a construction companyRzeszów1
Iwona Kuczab29RecruiterBerlin0
Jacek Żydok23Student of physiotherapyPokrówka0

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
16 September1 172 3748.12%10.91%
213 September1 460 87610.36%13.63%
320 September1 646 23011.22%16.21%
427 September1 630 57910.71%15.99%
54 October1 555 46510.12%13.87%
611 October1 527 3669.69%12.58%
718 October1 716 27510.92%13.64%
825 October1 767 17311.12%14.64%
91 November1 863 62611.74%16.01%
108 November1 889 37611.78%16.58%
1115 November1 800 44910.89%13.67%
1222 November1 937 58312.24%16.50%
1329 November2 025 01912.39%16.26%
146 December2 061 20712.80%16.30%
Average20201 717 45811.04%14.81%

Season X

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownStatusWinnings
Marco Biasone30Director of the technical departmentGliwice
Elżbieta Błaszczyńska25Art conservatorKraków
Kamila Kamrowska31Office workerSubkowy
Mariusz Kisiel39Assistant freight forwarderBiałystok
Maciej Rogulski23StudentDąbrowa Górnicza
Renata Semeniuk43BabysitterMunich
Katarzyna Jezierska41TeacherNosibądyEliminated 14 November
Arkadiusz Tomes36Customer AdvisorŁańcutEliminated 7 November
Mateusz Pietruszewski30LocksmithNowy TomyślEliminated 31 October
Zuzanna Lisowska19StudentWarsaw
Roksana Bogusz36Director of the nurseryCzłuchów
Marlena Starzec35Owner of pet storesTychy1
Angelika Strzebińska29FarmerZbyszewice0
Łukasz Mackiewicz31PhysiotherapyWarsaw0

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
15 September925 1276.63%8.68%
212 September1 255 7939.37%12.27%
319 September1 456 65810.11%12.56%
426 September1 558 44011.27%16.51%
53 October1 636 72011.36%16.89%
610 October1 325 0119.09%13.25%
717 October1 512 93710.44%13.66%
824 October1 538 13010.49%14.91%
931 October1 342 1879.91%13.08%
107 November1 379 4229.65%13.48%
1114 November1 624 09011.27%15.78%
1221 November1 665 44211.41%15.88%
1328 November1 796 67012.15%16.71%
145 December1 623 01711.01%14.49%
Average20211 473 76810.31%14.18%

MasterChef Junior Seasons

MasterChef Junior is a Polish television series based on a British television cooking game show under the same title. It premiered on TVN on 21 February 2016. The judging panel is composed of Anna Starmach, Michel Moran and Mateusz Gessler. It was broadcast on Sundays at 8 p.m.

Season I

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Natalia Paździor11ZbludowiceWinner 24 April7
Jakub Tomaszczyk12TychyRunner-Up 24 April3
Zuzanna Harapkiewicz12Gdańsk2
Karol Labuda10Pruszcz Gdański3
Luiza Baaziz11Plewiska3
Mateusz Truszkiewicz9Zielona Góra4
Aleksander Dąbrowski12Łomianki1
Bartosz Kulik12Chełm1
Amelia Gardaś11Rychwałd2
Daria Kuczwalska13Lębork0
Michał Grząśko11Żory0
Kaja Kołodziej10Bolesławice0
Małgorzata Kocińska8Mierzyn0
Maria Poproch12Wieliczka0

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
121 February3 114 31618.49%23.39%
228 February2 837 26916.91%20.89%
36 March3 031 23717.62%23.65%
413 March2 768 05716.25%21.64%
520 March2 989 35917.77%22.60%
627 March2 129 48714.10%17.32%
73 April3 055 14818.53%24.30%
810 April2 385 58414.13%17.20%
917 April3 075 09519.01%22.20%
1024 April3 152 17318.81%22.61%
Average20162 854 18717.18%21.62%

Season II

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Julia Cymbaluk10WrocławWinner 7 May5
Zofia Zaborowsa11Zielona GóraRunner-Up 7 May4
Patryk Piskorz11Warsaw5
Bruno Pluciński10Warsaw3
Mateusz Biernat8Piaski2
Joanna Krajniak10Rogozno1
Antonina Kozyra10Warsaw1
Lena Walewska10Warsaw3
Jakub Mędrala12Kraków2
Jacek Nowiński10Kraków1
Iga Kawczak11Wrocław0
Karol Migdałek12Wadowice0
Patryk Konieczniak11Izabelin0
Wiktoria Miłosz11Małęczyn0
Olivia Tomaszewska11Kościan0

Special guestes:
  • Episode 3 – Natalia Paździor

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
119 February2 595 60415.15%18.66%
226 February2 391 87114.19%18.82%
35 March2 587 44815.25%20.18%
412 March2 694 56716.04%22.14%
519 March2 584 70514.79%20.04%
62 April2 248 49114.07%19.11%
79 April2 648 80215.97%20.61%
816 April1 733 07511.02%12.92%
923 April2 607 98015.29%19.28%
107 May2 648 85416.06%20.85%
Average20172 474 23614.81%19.31%

Season III

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Bartosz Kwiecień11OlsztynWinner 13 May7
Anika Ćwiek12WarsawRunner-Up 13 May4
Hanna Kandora11Koszęcin2
Mateusz Steć12Warsaw4
Stanisław Baumiller11Warsaw2
Anastazja Czyż11Katowice4
Zuzanna Bula12Tychy1
Katsiaryna Svirydzenka12Wrocław1
Stefania Jankielewicz9Poznań1
Mateusz Oleksa12Tychy1
Norbert Borowski12Warsaw0
Gabriela Kwitkowska11Leżajsk0
Pola Hirsh10Gdynia0
Jakub Ożóg12Borek Strzeliński0
Maja Tokarska12Strzyżowice0

Special guests:
  • Episode 5: Hubert Urbański
  • Episode 7: Paweł Kras
  • Episode 8: Tomasz Leśniak; Mateusz Zielonka
  • Episode 9: Łukasz Konik

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
14 March1 930 00111.57%15.57%
211 March2 080 22612.21%
318 March2 188 96412.73%18.44%
425 March2 160 15013.05%18.64%
51 April
68 April2 130 47913.65%
715 April
822 April
96 May
1013 May
Average20182 010 65612.91%14.82%

Season IV

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Paulina Foremny10WrocławWinner 5 May7
Jakub Nowak11Gdynia
7
Aleksander Multan12Ruda5-
Helena Korwek11Śródka4
Nikola Stępień9Katowice1
Julia Misiak11Chechło Pierwsze4
Jan Zatorski11Warsaw2
Lena Król9Pruszków2
Natalia Tokarska11Skarżysko-Kamienna3
Michalina Powolna12Szamotuły2
Jan Sowiński10Osieczna0
Aleksandra Gurba9Grabówka0
Michał Lis12Wrocław1
Mikołaj Cienkosz11Myślenice0
Oskar Leśniewski8Suchy Las0
Weronika Studnicka11Kraków0

Special guestes:
  • Episode 3: Robert Makłowicz
  • Episode 4: Magda Gessler
  • Episode 5: Ola Nguyen, Dominika Wójciak
  • Episode 6: Krzysztof Salwa, Ewa Drzyzga, Dominika Wójciak, MasterChef Season 6 Contestants, MasterChef Season 7 All Top 14 Contestants
  • Episode 7: Mateusz Zielonka
  • Episode 8: Andrea Camastra
  • Episode 9: Mateusz Zielonka, Natalia Paździor, Julia Cymbaluk, Bartosz Kwiecień

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
13 March1 698 0269.84%12.84%
210 March2 028 21812.55%16.32%
317 March1 598 9329.40%11.71%
424 March1 521 1358.78%10.86%
531 March1 762 17510.61%14.52%
67 April1 502 8259.25%11.80%
714 April1 764 71310.68%13.05%
821 April1 185 8197.89%9.32%
928 April1 597 4339.78%12.17%
105 May1 795 15710.90%12.84%
Average20191 645 4119.97%12.54%

Season V

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Gaja Suchocka9SanokWinner 10 May7
Sonia Rudolf11Warsaw
6
Franciszek Lorenc12Kraków4-
Mateusz Książko9Krosno4
Natalia Tokarska12Skarżysko-Kamienna3
Aleksandra Gądek9Andrychów3
Arnold Kulmagambetow11Olsztyn4
Wiktor Przysiężny12Smolec2
Liliana Jarocka11Rotmanka2
Julia Roszkowska12Letniki2
Antonina Barcicka9Wysocko Małe1
Jakub Paliś11Kraków0
Maja Leonard10Rybnik0
Karolina Downar8Wrocław0

Special guests:
  • Episode 5: Wojciech Modest Amaro
  • Episode 6: Magdalena Nowaczewska ; Damian Sobek & Mateusz Güncel ; Maria Ożga ; Anna Kawa-Kułyk ; Grzegorz Bien ; Jakub Tomaszczyk ; Hanna Kandora, Anastazja Czyż, Mateusz Oleksa, Maja Tokarska & Zuzanna Bula, Nikola Stępień ; Bartek Kulik & Michał Grząśko
  • Episode 8: Ola Nguyen
  • Episode 9: Grzegorz Zawierucha, Paulina Foremny, Magic of Y

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
18 March1 281 3408.18%10.60%
215 March1 480 5498.85%12.09%
322 March1 744 89310.11%13.74%
429 March1 674 1949.70%11.68%
55 April1 535 8449.25%12.27%
612 April1 206 3837.29%9.07%
719 April1 614 1909.78%12.18%
826 April1 427 3568.96%11.39%
93 May1 453 5339.09%12.62%
1010 May1 597 11610.63%14.49%
Average20201 501 7559.18%11.99%

Season VI

ContestantAgeHometownStatusWinnings
Jagoda Łaganowska11JanikowoWinner 9 May6
Stanisław Zawłocki12Pełczyce
6
Kazimierz Józefowicz9Stary Toruń3-
Oliwia Piech12Studzienice6
Jakub Jaworski11Kraków1
Maciej Piechowiak10Dychów4
Lena Góra10Kielce3
Dominik Kołodziej10Grybów2
Piotr Sobczak11Katowice2
Lena Świętońska11Warsaw0
Natalia Biernacka11Rydułtowy1
Lena Bereda-Łabędź12Dobczyn1
Antonina Dąbek11Pińczyce2
Maria Żebrowska11Giżycko0
Zofia Marczak9Komorniki0
Marta Śmigaj10Poznań0
Mikołaj Bączkowski12Kuleje0

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceShare 4+Share 16–49
17 March1 308 2758.35%11.67%
214 March1 342 7778.65%11.43%
321 March1 517 4419.67%13.60%
428 March1 350 7388.48%11.10%
54 April1 155 9907.82%10.31%
611 April1 467 8389.63%13.02%
718 April1 554 97310.08%14.39%
825 April1 316 3068.76%10.18%
92 May1 157 1418.24%10.45%
109 May1 598 77611.39%15.34%
20217 March1 376 8199.10%12.14%