Fox Renews 'MasterChef' for Seasons 16 and 17
The early two-season pickup follows Season 15’s top 18–49 showing, signaling network confidence.
Overview
- Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Tiffany Derry will return as judges through Season 17.
- Fox announced the order less than a month after Season 15 concluded, earlier than last season’s renewal timeline.
- Season 15 was Fox’s most-watched summer show of 2025 and the No. 1 cooking series among adults 18–49, averaging about 3.5 million multi-platform viewers.
- Endemol Shine North America and Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato will continue producing, with Ramsay, Elisabeth Murdoch, Danny Schrader, Michael Heyerman, Ben Adler, Sharon Levy and the late Pat Llewellyn among executive producers.
- Executives from Fox and Endemol said new season themes are in development to keep the format fresh.