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MasterChef fans still can’t get over the beloved judge’s departure.
The first edition of MasterChef did not record dizzying numbers and only received one 0.5% share with a peak of 2.6% in the finalHowever, you have to remember that the season was exclusive to Sky subscribers.
From the second season onwards, the satellite channel decided to broadcast the program free-to-air on Canale 8 so that non-subscribers could also see it with a delay of a few days. The decision proved successful as ratings tripled in just one year.
The Program Reviews They continued to grow in the following years average audience peak of 3.95, with over a million viewers per episode. In the sixth season, the average viewership drops slightly, but the finale scores with one historical record for MasterChefthat of 1.5 million viewers for a share of 7%.
The jurors, who are the real showmen of the show, also play an important role in the evaluation of MasterChef. It is no coincidence that the most important figures were recorded during the judge’s session Bruno Barbieri, Joe Bastianich Carlo Cracco and Antonino Cannavacciuolo.
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According to many two best editions of MasterChef Italia They were the ones who introduced the incredible quartet of judges. The historic trio Cracco, Barbieri and Bastianich had already managed to achieve surprising numbersArrival from Cannavacciuolo It was the icing on the cake that allowed the program to achieve maximum success.
The chef, who comes from Vico Equense in the province of Naples, has already enjoyed a considerable fan base of viewers thanks to his hosting of the show Hell’s Kitchenwhich has been on the air since 2013.
Goodbye Carlo Cracco, Masterchef Italia. Facebook photo. Streetfoodnews.it
Carlo Cracco’s farewell to MasterChef Italia
However, at the end of the sixth season, in the midst of the success of MasterChef, right at the beginning of the finale, Carlo Cracco announces his departure The public remains petrified of an irrevocable decision. The event sparks an uproar among those who hypothesize that a Dispute with production or a disagreement with his fellow judges.
Then it will be the same Carlo Cracco for clarification the situation in later interviews, in which he explained his desire to participate in other projects and that he was somehow tired of the program. Actually, that was back then Cracco was working on his new restaurant in the Galleria di Milanowhose opening was also narrated in a documentary film entitled Cracco Confidencial, released in 2018.