Fox Renews ‘Masterchef Junior’ for Season Two

Masterchef Junior Renewed for Season 2
Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Graham Elliot with some of 'Masterchef Junior' season one's contestants. (Photo by Michael Becker/ ©2013 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Masterchef Junior will return for a second season as just announced by Fox Broadcasting Company Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly. Season one of the cooking competition show was incredibly entertaining, featuring kids who knew more about cooking than most adults will ever understand.

The Masterchef trio of chefs Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Graham Elliot guided the young cooks through the season and seemed genuinely surprised by the quality of the cooking. The audience also got into watching kids ages eight through 13 show off their skills, with season one averaging 5.1 million viewers.

Masterchef Junior is one of the few shows on television that the entire family can truly enjoy together, and I can’t wait to see what Gordon, Joe, Graham and the next round of rambunctious, ridiculously talented junior chefs cook up in Season Two,” said Reilly.

Open casting calls for Masterchef Junior season two will kick off on January 18, 2014 in New York City.

2014 Masterchef Junior Auditions:

New York City, NY
Saturday, Jan. 18 /10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Location TBD

Chicago, IL
Saturday, Jan. 18 /10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hyatt Chicago
633 N. St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, Jan. 25 /10:00 AM-6:00 PM
The Radisson LAX
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Dallas, TX
Saturday, Jan. 25 /10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hyatt Regency
300 Reunion Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75207

For more info on the auditions, visit masterchefjuniorcasting.com.