Junior MasterChef Greece is a Greek competitive cooking game show. It is an adaptation of the Australian show Junior MasterChef Australia. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Greece, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in June 2011. Over 12,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series.The show premiered on 27 November 2011 and finished airing 5 February 2012.