Move over grown-ups...the kids are taking over the kitchen! MasterChef Junior is a new culinary competition series for talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 who love to cook. Based on the hugely successful U.K. and Australian format, the series extends the MasterChef brand in the U.S. to include a younger group of aspiring MasterChefs. MasterChef Junior will give budding cooks the exciting opportunity to showcase their talent, culinary smarts and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges and cook-offs.

Similar to MasterChef, Gordon Ramsay will be joined by restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich (Del Posto, Eataly) and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot, Graham Elliot Bistro) on the MasterChef Junior judging panel. Together, the celebrated food experts will coach and encourage the promising hopefuls to cook like a pro and teach them the tricks of the trade along the way. After a nationwide search, 24 of the best junior home cooks in the country will create their best seafood, pasta or dessert dish and present it to the judges in the audition round. Those who impress the judges will continue in the competition, during which they will face exciting challenges - including taking over a celebrated fine dining restaurant - until one talented kid is named America's first-ever MasterChef Junior... 

It's a short-run series (just six weeks) where budding young chefs (8 to 13) give it a go in front scream-chef Gordon Ramsey. While I highly doubt Gordo will be screaming at the kids, I guarantee that'd increase viewership an awful lot. I know I'd watch. But only then.