MasterChef USA
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MasterChef USA is an American competitive cooking show that aired on PBS from 2000 to 2001.[1] The series was hosted by Gary Rhodes.[1] The series format was based directly on BBC's MasterChef, which used Rhodes as host during 2001. The show had two seasons.[2]
MasterChef USA | |
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Presented by | Gary Rhodes |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Elizabeth Brock |
Running time | 30-60 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01) ā June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) |
Related | |
MasterChef (US TV series) |
The first season premiered on April 1, 2000 with a total of 13 half-hour-long episodes and 1 hour-long special.[3] 27 contestants arose from the auditions held in each region, in which office manager Nancy Vaziri of Homewood, Illinois won the title of MasterChef 2000.[4]
The second season started on April 7, 2001 with a total of 13 half-hour episodes and 1 hour-long special.[3] Similarly, 27 contestants advanced; wherein business owner Geoffrey Hill of Evanston, Illinois was proclaimed as MasterChef 2001.[5]