TV

Fox, Reveille and Ramsay cooking up MasterChef for U.S.

Fox, Reveille and Gordon Ramsay's production shingle One Potato Two Potato will be bringing Shine Group's popular MasterChef format to the U.S. Reportedly, the American version will run for either 12 or 15 hour-long eps, and will be modeled after the Australian version of the show, which has pulled in record ratings for Network Ten. Gordon Ramsay is expected to have an on-air role for the show, but that has not yet been defined. The chef will also star in an American version of his Cookalong Live show on Fox in December.

November 3, 2009

Fox, Reveille and Gordon Ramsay's production shingle One Potato Two Potato will be bringing Shine Group's popular MasterChef format to the U.S. Reportedly, the American version will run for either 12 or 15 hour-long eps, and will be modeled after the Australian version of the show, which has pulled in record ratings for Network Ten. Gordon Ramsay is expected to have an on-air role for the show, but that has not yet been defined. The chef will also star in an American version of his Cookalong Live show on Fox in December.

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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