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MasterChef Debut Sees Ratings Drop as Ex-Champions Back BBC’s Edited Series

Former winners have urged viewers to focus on the amateur cooks in this year’s season defending the BBC’s choice to air the pre-filmed series after host misconduct findings.

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Overview

  • The August 6 premiere drew 1.96 million viewers, down from 2.73 million at the same point last year.
  • The BBC removed most of Gregg Wallace and John Torode’s footage following a Lewis Silkin review that upheld multiple misconduct and racist-language allegations.
  • Contestant Sarah Shafi requested to be edited out of the series in protest of the decision to broadcast the episodes.
  • The August 22 instalment has been postponed to accommodate live coverage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with no new air date confirmed.
  • Former MasterChef champions including Thomas Frake and Irini Tzortzoglou have publicly supported the series’ airing to honour the amateur cooks’ efforts.