Scoop: MASTERCHEF on FOX - Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Reigning champion Shaun O’Neale returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen, as he chooses ingredients from his new cookbook to be part of the mystery box challenge. The winner will receive a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the other chefs to battle it out in a coconut-themed elimination challenge.

It is then up to the judges to decide who will head home in the all-new “The MASTERCHEF Returns” episode of MASTERCHEF airing Wednesday, Aug. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-810) (TV-14 L) Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay, Judges: Christina Tosi, Aarón Sánchez.

MASTERCHEF is produced by Shine America and One Potato Two Potato and is based on the format created by Franc Roddam and Shine. Shine International handles distribution for the MASTERCHEF format. Elisabeth Murdoch, Eden Gaha, Paul Franklin, Robin Ashbrook, Gordon Ramsay, Adeline Ramage Rooney, Patricia Llewellyn and Ben Adler serve as executive producers.