MasterChef Junior is a Brazilian cooking competition television series based on the format of the U.K. series Junior MasterChef. The series premiered on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 10:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on Band.[1]
| MasterChef Junior | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cooking |
| Based on | Junior MasterChef |
| Presented by | Ana Paula Padrão |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Eyeworks Shine International |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Band |
| Release | October 20, 2015 – December 29, 2022 |
| Related | |
| MasterChef MasterChef Profissionais MasterChef: A Revanche MasterChef + | |
Format
editChildren between the ages of 8 and 13 are eligible to apply for the series and two contestants are sent home per episode. The winner receives a R$20.000 cash prize, a trip for six to Disney World courtesy of Decolar.com, a 3-month cooking course with the three judges, a year's supply on Carrefour of R$1.000 per month, one small appliance kitchen package by Oster and the MasterChef Junior trophy.[2]
Series overview
editSeason chronology
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Ravioli | Lívia Lopes | Henrique Fogaça | Paola Carosella | Erick Jacquin |
| 2 | Larissa Krokoscz | Lucas Martins | Helena Rizzo |
Ratings and reception
edit| Season | Timeslot (BRT) | Premiered | Ended | TV season | SP viewers (in points) |
Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (in points) |
Date | Viewers (in points) | |||||
| 1 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | October 20, 2015 | 6.1 | December 15, 2015 | 6.3 | 2015–16 | 5.68 | [3] [4] |
| 2 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Thursday 10:30 p.m. |
December 20, 2022 | 2.1 | December 29, 2022 | 1.5 | 2022–23 | 1.82 | [5] [6] |
- Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
- 2015: 67.000 households.
- 2022: 74.666 households.
Criticism and controversy
editDuring the premiere night from season one, 12 year-old Valentina Schulz was subject of comments of sexual content on social media. The harassment around Valentina raised questions about underage exposure on TV, how to handle comments on social networks and how to explain to children subjects like pedophilia, bullying and many others.[7][8]
The following day, Valentina's father told the press he did not allow his daughter to see this kind of feedback: "I had already named a person to take charge of her Twitter profile, because we were prepared for the harassment and the possible consequences, but we did not imagine finding freaks. Valentina has not been affected by that, since she only sees what we allow her to."[9]
References
edit- ^ Band define data de estreia de "MasterChef Junior"; saiba qual
- ^ MasterChef Junior – O Programa
- ^ "Mesmo contra MasterChef, Troca de Família reciclado resiste e é vice-líder". 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Final do "MasterChef Júnior" não empolga e reality termina sem bater recorde de audiência". 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Com novelas e The Voice em sofrimento, Globo amarga recorde negativo do ano". 21 December 2022.
- ^ "The Voice Brasil 11 chega ao fim como o menos visto da história; veja números". 30 December 2022.
- ^ O MasterChef Júnior e a sexualização infantil
- ^ 'MasterChef Júnior': pai de Valentina se revolta com mensagens de teor pedófilo
- ^ "Estávamos preparados para assédio", diz pai de Valentina do 'MasterChef Jr'