| 1 | * BannedEpisode: In 2024, an episode from the Spanish version was pulled from broadcaster TVE's online catalog and from reruns after complaints over judge Jordi Cruz berating on camera a contestant who decided to withdraw from the competition for mental health reasons. |
| 2 | * MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Joe Bastianich does the voice-over for himself in the Italian airing of ''Masterchef USA''. Not only Joe is Italian American, but he speaks Italian and has been judge for eight seasons of ''Masterchef Italy'' as well. |
| 3 | * RealSongThemeTune: "Hot n Cold" by Music/KatyPerry was the theme song for the Australian version. |
| 4 | * TroubledProduction: Filming of Season 11 (US) was halted in mid-March due to the coronavirus Pandemic. It only resumed filming on [[https://deadline.com/2020/10/masterchef-fox-reality-competition-series-resumes-production-covid-19-season-11-1234606056/ October 26, 2020]] under strict health guidelines. |
| 5 | ** Filming of Season 7 (Canada) was difficult, as it was a back to win reunion season. Much like its American counterpart, it was put on icy waters due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. This resulted in its production ceasing halfway through, and only resuming in summer 2020. |
| 6 | ** In 2013, former contestant Marie Porter [[https://celebrationgeneration.com/masterchef-recap-season-4-episodes-3-4/ accused one of the judges of sexual harassment]], claiming another contestant (former Playboy model Carrie Stevens) requested to be edited out of the show due to the treatment she had received, while another suffered from suicidal thoughts following her time on the show. Stevens herself would [[https://www.eater.com/2013/6/24/6415931/masterchef-judges-accused-of-sexual-harassment later comment]] confirming Porter's statement, although she said she had moved on from the experience. |
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