WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

[EDITOR'S NOTE: An audio description for tonight's episode of MASTERCHEF is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**TIME PERIOD PREMIERE**--"MASTERCHEF" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE CHEFS COMPETE IN A THREE-COURSE TAG TEAM AND THINK OUTSIDE THE TO-GO BOX ON AN ALL-NEW, SPECIAL TWO-HOUR TIME PERIOD PREMIERE OF "MASTERCHEF" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, ON FOX

As the top 12 chefs approach the halfway point in the competition, they're challenged to a tag-team cook-off. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock. Next, in order to secure a spot in the top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction in the all-new "Tag Team/GrubHub Challenge" special two-hour time period premiere episode of MASTERCHEF airing Wednesday, Aug. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1212/1213) (TV-14-L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Aarón Sanchez; Joe Bastianich