FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: An audio description for tonight's episode of MASTERCHEF is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: GOTHAM is preempted tonight.]

**TWO-HOUR EPISODE** - "MASTERCHEF" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE COMPETITION REACHES ITS FINAL STAGES ON A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR ENCORE OF "MASTERCHEF: JUNIOR EDITION" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, ON FOX

The remaining six junior home cooks split into teams and compete in the first-ever "Junior Edition" restaurant. The team that wins the challenge will advance into the semi-finals, while the remaining home cooks will have to face elimination. Then, the Top Four junior home cooks are tasked with breaking down an exquisite Alaskan King salmon and cutting as many perfect filets as possible. The winner of the challenge will get an advantage in the next round, when the contestants will have a limited number of ingredients to prepare a restaurant-quality salmon dish using the filets from the previous challenge. The two contestants with the most impressive dishes will earn a coveted spot in the exciting MASTERCHEF JUNIOR finale in the "Junior Edition: Pop-Up Restaurant/A Cut Above the Rest" special, two-hour encore of MASTERCHEF airing Friday, Dec. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (JRM-205/06) (TV-PG L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot