MasterChef Junior: FOX Previews Two-Night Home for the Holidays Special

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MasterChef Junior is returning for the holidays. A two-night Home for the Holidays special will air in December, with Tilly Ramsay joining her dad, Chef Gordon Ramsay, to judge the culinary work of nine young contestants. Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz are also on the panel.

The MasterChef Junior series has already been renewed for a ninth season, and it is expected to debut in 2024.

FOX revealed more about the holiday special in a press release.

Meet the Nine Contestants of MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays:

COLBIE
Age: 10
City: Bellingham, WA

ELIJAH
Age: 9
City: Ellicott City, MD

EMERSON
Age: 9
City: Cary, NC

LANDON
Age: 9
City: Jacksonville, FL

LORENZO
Age: 11
City: Miami, FL

MINA
Age: 8
City: Spring, TX

RAE
Age: 11
City: Oakville, TX

XIAOWAN
Age: 8
City: Chino Hills, CA

ZARAH
Age: 9
City: Upper Marlboro, MD

MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays Airs Sunday, December 10 and Monday, December 11 at 8:00/7:00c on FOX, and next day on Hulu!

About MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays: In this all-new two-night event, Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary contestants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more. Judges Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz will crown a winner, who takes home the ultimate holiday gift: a $25,000 grand prize, a Viking Kitchen package and one-of-a-kind MasterChef snow globe trophy. And this holiday season, each junior chef will leave with a kitchen-related prize, including a Viking Kitchen package for the runner-up. MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays will spice up the season on Sunday, December 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, December 11 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

The MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays preview is below.

What do you think? Are you excited to see the MasterChef Junior holiday special next month?