Celebrity MasterChef (Romanian series)

Celebrity MasterChef România
Based on Celebrity MasterChef
Presented by Răzvan Fodor
Judges Cătălin Scărlătescu
Sorin Bontea
Florin Dumitrescu
Country of origin România
Original language(s) Romanian
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 11
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel PRO TV
Original run October 22, 2013 – December 24, 2013
External links
Website

Celebrity MasterChef is a Romanian competitive cooking game show. It is spin-off of MasterChef România, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features celebrity contestants. It began production in early 8 October 2013, and was broadcast on PRO TV on 22 October 2013.[1]

Format

In contrast to its parent show, the celebrity version is based around a heats and semi-finals format similar to MasterChef Goes Large, and is aired only once a week in an hourly format.

Celebrities are split into groups of three as they compete in a heat round featuring two challenges, with one celebrity making their way from each heat into the semi-finals. The heats consist of an Invention Test, in which they prepare a dish of their own concoction, and a Pressure Test, in which they must complete a dish from a professional chef. Due to the difficulty of these dishes contestants are given a single "lifeline" in which the chef is able to aid them for 90 seconds.

The six remaining celebrities will then face further challenges in order to secure their place in the final.

Cast

The series is judged by Florin Dumitrescu, Cătălin Scărlătescu and Sorin Bontea.[2]

Contestants

The winner was Elena Lasconi.[3]

Contestant[3] Status
Elena Lasconi Winner 24 December[4][5]
Pacha Man Runner-Up 24 December[5]
Don Baxter Second Runner-Up 24 December[5]
Cătălin Josan Eliminated 24 December[5]
Alex Dima Eliminated 23 December[6]
Gabriela Irimia (member of The Cheeky Girls)
Jojo
Laura Cosoi
Șerban Copoț of the band Animal X Eliminated 17 December[7]
Octavian Strunilă
Gina Pistol Eliminated 3 December[8]
Ioan Isaiu
Monica Irimia (member of The Cheeky Girls) Eliminated 18 November[9]
Adrian Daminescu Eliminated 12 November[10]
Carmen Șerban Eliminated 5 November[11]

Television ratings

The show's premier received 8.3 share,[12] which jumped to 17.8 in its second week.[13]

References

  1. "Vedetele se intrec la "MasterChef - Proba celebritatii"" (in Romanian). protv.ro. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  2. "Juriul Mastechef Romania" (in Romanian). http://masterchefromania.com.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Cei mai buni bucătari dintre vedete vin la "MasterChef - Proba celebrităţii". Care sunt "ingredientele" lor secrete" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. "Elena Lasconi este marea castigatoare de la "MasterChef - Proba Celebritatii": "Este confirmarea muncii si pasiunii mele de multi ani in bucatarie"" (in Romanian). http://masterchefcelebrities.protv.ro/. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "MASTERCHEF. Elena Lasconi este marea castigatoare a acestei editii. Care au fost cele mai tari faze" (in Romanian). http://stirileprotv.ro/. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  6. "MASTERCHEF. Prima parte a finalei a dus la eliminarea a patru dintre concurenti. Care sunt acestia" (in Romanian). http://stirileprotv.ro/. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  7. "Octavian Strunilă şi Şerban Copot au pierdut şorţurile, în timp ce Pacha Man este favorit pentru titlul de "MasterChef"" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  8. "Gina Pistol şi Ioan Isaiu, excluşi de la "MasterChef". Au gătit "ca la împinge tava"" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  9. "FOTO Monica de la Cheeky Girls a părăsit "MasterChef", restul vedetelor au gătit în vârf de munte" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  10. "Monstrul din Cutia Misterelor, "dovedit" la "MasterChef". Adrian Daminescu a părăsit competiţia" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  11. "Prima eliminare la "MasterChef – Proba celebrităţii": Carmen Şerban a părăsit competiţia" (in Romanian). http://adevarul.ro/. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  12. http://www.paginademedia.ro/2013/10/suleyman-necrutator-cu-masterchef-si-cu-meciul-stelei-sultanul-pe-primul-loc-in-bataia-cu-pro-si-cu-tvr-1/.
  13. http://www.paginademedia.ro/2013/10/cum-au-aratat-luptele-lui-suleyman-cu-masterchef-si-topchef-show-urile-culinare-in-urma-sultanului/.