Season 3
Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012. By the third episode, which aired on June 11, 2012, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 36 contestants. In the same episode, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants. The season concluded on September 10, 2012 with the first blind contestant Christine Ha winning the MasterChef title.
Episodes
1 Auditions (1) Jun 4, 2012 
2 Auditions (2) Jun 5, 2012 
3 Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp Jun 11, 2012 
4 Top 18 Compete Jun 12, 2012 
5 Top 16 Compete Jun 18, 2012 
6 Top 15 Compete Jun 19, 2012 
7 Top 14 Compete Jun 25, 2012 
8 Top 13 Compete Jun 26, 2012 
9 Top 12 Compete Jul 2, 2012 
10 Top 11 Compete Jul 3, 2012 
11 Top Nine Compete Jul 9, 2012 
12 Top 8 Compete Jul 16, 2012 
13 Top 7 Compete Jul 17, 2012 
14 Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1 Jul 23, 2012 
15 Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2 Jul 24, 2012 
16 Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3 Aug 14, 2012 
17 Top 5 Compete Aug 21, 2012 
18 Top 4 Compete Aug 28, 2012 
19 Top 3 Compete Sep 4, 2012 
20 Winner Chosen Sep 10, 2012