WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23

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--MasterChef - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

IT'S ALL ABOUT SURVIVAL ON AN ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR EPISODE OF MASTERCHEF: UNITED TASTES OF AMERICA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, ON FOX

Chef Andre Rush ("Kitchen Commando") Joins as a Guest Judge

In this week's challenge, the Mystery Box is back and the chefs must individually face the challenge of preparing a gourmet meal out of army rations. Then, the remaining home chefs must tackle a classic MasterChef test: the tag team challenge. The contestants must take turns preparing a delicious three course meal, working together to ensure they are on the same page every step of the way in the all-new "Military Rations Mystery Box / Tag Team" two-hour episode of MasterChef: United Tastes of America airing Wednesday, August 23 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1311/12) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Aarón Sánchez; Joe Bastianich; Andre Rush