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Season 4

MasterChef

2013
10.0
25 episodes
Auditions No. 1
Ep. 1

Auditions No. 1

10.0
5/22/2013

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Auditions No. 2
Ep. 2

Auditions No. 2

5/22/2013

Home cooks present dishes to the judges.

Top 19 Revealed
Ep. 3

Top 19 Revealed

5/29/2013

The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

Top 19 Compete
Ep. 4

Top 19 Compete

5/29/2013

The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.

Top 18 Compete
Ep. 5

Top 18 Compete

6/5/2013

The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.

Top 17 Compete
Ep. 6

Top 17 Compete

6/5/2013

The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.

Top 16 Compete (1)
Ep. 7

Top 16 Compete (1)

6/12/2013

The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.

Top 16 Compete (2)
Ep. 8

Top 16 Compete (2)

6/12/2013

Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

Top 15 Compete
Ep. 9

Top 15 Compete

6/19/2013

A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.

Top 14 Compete
Ep. 10

Top 14 Compete

6/19/2013

The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.

Top 13 Compete
Ep. 11

Top 13 Compete

6/26/2013

The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs.

Top 12 Compete
Ep. 12

Top 12 Compete

6/26/2013

A meal is prepared for a wedding party.

Top 11 Compete
Ep. 13

Top 11 Compete

7/10/2013

Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

Top 10 Compete
Ep. 14

Top 10 Compete

7/10/2013

The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.

Top 9 Compete
Ep. 15

Top 9 Compete

7/17/2013

The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge.

Top 8 Compete
Ep. 16

Top 8 Compete

7/24/2013

The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.

Top 7 Compete
Ep. 17

Top 7 Compete

7/31/2013

The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.

Top 6 Compete
Ep. 18

Top 6 Compete

8/7/2013

Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.

Top 7 Compete Again
Ep. 19

Top 7 Compete Again

8/14/2013

The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

Top 6 Compete
Ep. 20

Top 6 Compete

8/21/2013

The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara sauce.

Top 5 Compete (1)
Ep. 21

Top 5 Compete (1)

8/28/2013

The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.

Top 5 Compete (2)
Ep. 22

Top 5 Compete (2)

8/28/2013

Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

Top 4 Compete
Ep. 23

Top 4 Compete

9/4/2013

The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.

Top 3 Compete
Ep. 24

Top 3 Compete

9/4/2013

The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.

Winner Chosen
Ep. 25

Winner Chosen

9/11/2013

The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.