Christy Sullivan
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MASTERCHEF CANADA judges (from left to right) Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung, and Claudio Aprile
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MASTERCHEF CANADA is looking for passionate and talented home cooks who want to pursue their culinary dream. Details on how to apply for MASTERCHEF CANADA Season 3 are available at CTV.ca/MasterChefCanada, and Canadian home cooks have until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 19, 2015 to show their interest. Interviews are slated to take place in June and July, and applicants are encouraged to apply early to meet producers when they are in their region. Casting will come to an end with an Open Casting Call in Toronto on July 18 and 19, with additional details to be announced this summer. In the next all-new episode of MASTERCHEF CANADA, airing Sunday, May 10 at 7 p.m. (9 p.m. CT) on CTV and CTV GO, the Season 2 Top 5 home cooks enter the kitchen and discover not one, but two Mystery Box surprises. One box is filled with ingredients, and the other huge box contains an inspiring, emotional message from their families back home. Emotions run even higher for the remaining home cooks when it’s revealed that their families are in the MASTERCHEF CANADA kitchen, ready to cheer them on. The winning home cook gets to assign a piece of culinary equipment to each of their competitors in a strategic, high-stakes Elimination Challenge. MASTERCHEF CANADA Season 2 airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Past episodes of MASTERCHEF CANADA stream on demand on CTV GO and CTV.ca, and episodes encore following their broadcast premieres Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on M3, Saturdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two, and Sundays at 5 p.m. ET/PT on CTV. The MASTERCHEF format is represented internationally by Endemol Shine Group, and is based on a format originally created by Franc Roddam. MASTERCHEF CANADA is produced by Proper Television in association with CTV. President of Proper Television, Guy O’Sullivan is executive producer, along with Proper’s Vice-President and Creative Director, Cathie James. For Bell Media, Tina Apostolopoulos is Production Executive, Factual and Reality, Independent Production. Robin Johnston is Director, Factual and Reality, Independent Production. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks and CraveTV. Phil King is President – CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Twitter: #MasterChefCanada @CTV_PR @CTV_Television @MasterChefCDA Michael Bonacini – @MichaelBonacini Alvin Leung – @TheDemonChef Claudio Aprile – @ClaudioAprile Facebook: facebook.com/ctv facebook.com/MasterChefCDA Instagram: BellMediaPR MasterChefCDA Claudio Aprile – claudioaprile1About Proper Television
Proper Television is a leading provider of factual entertainment, reality, documentary and docu-dramas for Canadian, American, and International markets. Headed by former BBC director Guy O’Sullivan, Proper Television has earned a distinguished reputation for creating original series and hit versions of international formats including CANADA’S WORST DRIVER, MASTERCHEF CANADA, COME DINE WITH ME CANADA, and DON’T DRIVE HERE. Proper Television’s shows and formats are sold internationally by newly formed Proper Rights.
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