Air date: 2001-04-07

Runtime: 22 min

Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.

Air date: 2001-04-14

Runtime: 22 min

Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.

Air date: 2001-04-21

Runtime: 22 min

Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.

Air date: 2001-04-28

Runtime: 22 min

Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.

Air date: 2001-05-05

Runtime: 22 min

Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.

Air date: 2001-05-12

Runtime: 22 min

The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.

Air date: 2001-05-19

Runtime: 22 min

Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.

Air date: 2001-05-26

Runtime: 22 min

Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.

Air date: 2001-06-02

Runtime: 22 min

The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.

Air date: 2001-06-09

Runtime: 22 min

Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.

Air date: 2001-06-16

Runtime: 22 min

Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.

Air date: 2001-06-23

Runtime: 22 min

The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.

Air date: 2001-06-30

Runtime: 22 min

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.