As of July 2026, MasterChef Australia Season 8 aired in 2016 with 63 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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MasterChef Australia Season 8

2016 63 Episodes Reality ⭐ 7/10

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, MasterChef Australia Season 8 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 82 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Gary Mehigan is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason MasterChef Australia Season 8 keeps coming up in conversation. MasterChef Australia Season 8 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. Season 8 of MasterChef Australia includes 63 episodes. It aired from May 2016 to July 2016. This season stars Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston. Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. MasterChef Australia Season 8 understands the difference between manufactured drama and the real thing, and leans on the latter. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If the format appeals to you at all, MasterChef Australia Season 8 is one of the stronger examples of it. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. The format has been copied endlessly since MasterChef Australia Season 8 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

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🎬 MasterChef Australia Season 8 — Episode Guide

E1
Premiere
2016-05-01
MasterChef Australia returns with the best group of home cooks the competition has ever seen. In the first of three judges' auditions, our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish.
E2
2nd Judges' Auditions
2016-05-02
In the second judges' auditions our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish. To receive an apron, the contestants must receive a yes from all three judges.
E3
Final Round Judges' Auditions
2016-05-03
With the Final Round of the Judge's Audition comes the First Pressure Test, which involves a Shannon Bennett Chocolate Bar.
E4
First Mystery Box Challenge
2016-05-04
2015's Masterchef, Billie McKay, knows exactly what this crop of aspirants are going through. Do you reckon she'll go easy on them when she picks the ingredients of the First Mystery Box?
E5
First Elimination Challenge
2016-05-05
In the first elimination challenge, three contestants choose a cloche containing a single ingredient to be used in a dish for the judges. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
E6
Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White
2016-05-08
The hopeful chefs suit up and show up for Marco Pierre White Week. With 75 minutes ticking away, they use the ingredients from Marco's mystery box of ingredients.
E7
Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John Dory
2016-05-09
It takes 20 ovens, miles of stainless steel, an arsenal of appliances and knives that chop, cut, slice and dice, to discover the best amateur chef in Australia. Tasks include mystery boxes, celebrity chef challenges, masterclasses and off-site challenges. The usual elimination format applies. Master...
E8
Immunity Challenge: Jake Kellie
2016-05-10
The top three contestants from the invention test must make a filled pasta with a matching sauce. The winner will then enter a cook off for immunity against guest chef, Jake Kellie.
E9
Team Challenge: Pub Lunch
2016-05-11
This challenge is all about the pub lunch. The contestants are split into two teams and must cook three courses for 70 people with Marco Pierre White running the pass.
E10
Pressure Test & Masterclass
2016-05-12
The contestants from the losing pub lunch challenge team must correctly name an ingredient to avoid the elimination cook-off challenge, as the contestant with the least impressive dish will go home.
E11
Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers
2016-05-15
This mystery box challenge has been chosen by the viewers. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using at least one ingredient chosen by the viewers.
E12
Pressure Test
2016-05-16
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last nights the invention test face off in the pressure test. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
E13
Immunity Challenge: Popcorn
2016-05-17
The three best performers in the invention test must create a dish using popcorn as the core ingredient. The winner will then need to out-cook the professional guest chef for immunity.
E14
Service Challenge
2016-05-18
In this service challenge, the contestants are split into two teams. Each team must cook a three-course meal for 30 people replicating dishes from two celebrated Melbourne restaurants.
E15
Elimination Challenge: No Cooking
2016-05-19
The losing team from the service challenge now faces elimination as the contestants create a dish without any cooking. The bottom three will then cook-off to avoid elimination from the competition.
E16
Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson
2016-05-22
It's Nigella Lawson Week. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish based on Nigella's divine indulgences. The top three will have a chance at immunity while the bottom three face elimination.
E17
Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course Meal
2016-05-23
The bottom three from Nigella's invention test face elimination in what might be the toughest pressure test ever, as contestants have just one hour to recreate Nigella's three-course meal.
E18
Immunity Challenge: Midnight Snack
2016-05-24
Matt Preston and Nigella Lawson arrive at the contestant house in the middle of the night as the three best from Nigella's invention test are asked to create a midnight snack for a chance at immunity.
E19
Team Challenge: Fete
2016-05-25
Split into three teams, each team must prepare one savoury dish and two sweet dishes to sell at a fete held in honour of Nigella Lawson with all proceeds donated to the Royal Children's Hospital.
E20
Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2
2016-05-26
The losing fete challenge team now face elimination. Contestants must correctly name cakes, fail to do so and they will need to impress the judges with a cake of their own to stay in the competition.

🎭 Cast of MasterChef Australia Season 8

Gary Mehigan
Gary Mehigan
Himself - Judge & Host
 George Calombaris
George Calombaris
Himself - Judge & Host
 Matt Preston
Matt Preston
Himself - Judge & Host

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