FRIDAY, AUGUST 19

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

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

THE HOME COOKS FACE THEIR NEXT FIELD CHALLENGE ON "MASTERCHEF" FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, ON FOX

The losing contestants from the Sweet 16 Challenge in last week's episode are faced with the Birthday Cake pressure test and will have 90 minutes to bake a three-layer birthday cake. After a dramatic elimination, the remaining contestants are dropped off in the middle of a vegetable field and surprised by the judges - Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi and guest judge Edward Lee - who inform them of their next team field challenge. The teams go head-to-head with 75 minutes to prepare and cook their dishes, followed by 45 minutes to serve more than 100 hungry farmers. Then, the Top 10 contestants have 60 minutes to prep, cook and plate a Nutella breakfast dish. The winner, who is safe from the next elimination challenge, also gets to choose what dish the other contestants must prepare for the challenge. Will it be paella, bibimbap or risotto? Find out in the two-hour "The Weakest Links/Sweet Surprise" episode of MASTERCHEF airing Friday, Aug. 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-710/11) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judge: Christina Tosi