MasterChef USA - Season 1
1 - Regional Cookoff 1
Air Date: April 1, 2000
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
2 - Regional Cookoff 2
Air Date: April 8, 2000
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
3 - Regional Cookoff 3
Air Date: April 15, 2000
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
4 - Regional Cookoff 4
Air Date: April 22, 2000
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
5 - Regional Cookoff 5
Air Date: April 29, 2000
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
6 - Regional Cookoff 6
Air Date: May 6, 2000
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
7 - Regional Cookoff 7
Air Date: May 13, 2000
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
8 - Regional Cookoff 8
Air Date: May 20, 2000
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
9 - Regional Cookoff 9
Air Date: May 27, 2000
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
10 - Semifinal Competition 1
Air Date: June 3, 2000
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.
11 - Semifinal Competition 2
Air Date: June 10, 2000
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
12 - Semifinal Competition 3
Air Date: June 17, 2000
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
13 - Grand Finale
Air Date: June 24, 2000
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.