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MasterChef (Polish TV series)

Polish TV series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ6784934 ↗
Source-derived summary

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 (Kuchenne rewolucje) 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

Franchise no longer in production

MasterChef Seasons

Season I

Elimination table

(WINNER) This chef won the competition.

(RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition.

(WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge.

(WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.

(IMM) The chef won the Mystery Box Challenge and did not have to compete in the Elimination Test.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2012-09. For this dossier, MasterChef, Polish and series is the immediate research focus.
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