MasterChef Junior is an American cooking competition involving children from the ages of 8–13 that premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013.

The contestants are: Source for all first names, ages and hometown:[21] The winner of this holiday competition wins $25,000 and a special holiday-themed trophy.

For the first challenge, the contestants must cook their favorite holiday meal in 60 minutes, and they find their proteins hidden inside of snowmen.

Halfway in the cooking time, Joe Bastianich arrives with chocolate chips and the contestants must also make cookies in addition to their Mexican-themed dish.

Like its adult counterpart, at its inception MasterChef Junior was judged by Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot.

[25] Bastianich did not return for the show's fourth season, being replaced by prominent pastry chef Christina Tosi.

[29] The first season premiered on September 27, 2013, with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich acting as the judges.

The second season premiered on November 4, 2014,[30] with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich again acting as the judges.

[31] The third season premiered on January 6, 2015,[32] with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich once again acting as the judges.

The fourth season premiered on November 6, 2015,[33] with chefs Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Christina Tosi acting as the judges.

On February 13, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere with a two-episode special[36] on March 12, 2019, with Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and Aarón Sánchez serving as the judges.