April 7, 2001 • 22m
Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
April 14, 2001 • 22m
Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
April 21, 2001 • 22m
Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
April 28, 2001 • 22m
Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
May 5, 2001 • 22m
Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
May 12, 2001 • 22m
The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
May 19, 2001 • 22m
Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
May 26, 2001 • 22m
Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
June 2, 2001 • 22m
The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
June 9, 2001 • 22m
Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
June 16, 2001 • 22m
Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
June 23, 2001 • 22m
The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.
June 30, 2001 • 22m
The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef 2000 winner, Nancy Vaziri.