MasterChef Junior Returning to FOX

LOS ANGELES: FOX has renewed the cooking competition series MasterChef Junior, which features contestants between the ages of 8 and 13, for a second season.

The series watches as youngsters get the chance to showcase their culinary abilities through a set of challenges. The show is hosted by award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, who is joined by restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich (Del Posto, Eataly) and chef Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot Bistro) on the judging panel.

"MasterChef Junior is one of the few shows on television that the entire family can truly enjoy together, and I can't wait to see what Gordon, Joe, Graham and the next round of rambunctious, ridiculously talented junior chefs cook up in season two," said Kevin Reilly, the chairman of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company.