Masterchef to launch on May 6

Tim Burrowes

April 24, 2012 9:11

Ten’s next series of Masterchef will begin in just under a fortnight, the network has announced.

Speaking at a launch party in Melbourne, chief programming officer David Mott said that the series will air at 7.30pm on Sundays and 7pm on weekdays in a move which will put it head-to-head with Nine’s reality renovation contest The Block. It launches on May 6.

The roster of returning sponsors has also been expanded to include food chain Nando’s.

The show is being made by production house Shine. Executive producer Margie Bashfield told Mumbrella: “It’s been a different process this year. We’ve been finding out who they are, who they are targeting and what are their core messages.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.