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Junior Bake Off
GenreBaking
Reality
Directed byAmanda Westwood
Presented byAaron Craze
Sam & Mark
Harry Hill
JudgesPaul Hollywood
Mary Berry
James Martin
Graham Hornigold
Allegra McEvedy
Nadiya Hussain
Liam Charles
Prue Leith
Ravneet Gill
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
No. of episodes118 (and 6 specials)
Production
Executive producersKieran Smith
Anna Beattie
Production locationsValentines Mansion (2011)
Harptree Court (2013)
Welford Park (2015–)
Running time28 minutes (2011–2016)
60 minutes (2019–)
Production companyLove Productions
Original release
NetworkCBBC (2011–2016)
Channel 4 (2019–)
Release31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) –
present
Related
The Great British Bake Off

Junior Bake Off is a British television baking competition in which young bakers aged 9 to 15 tackle a series of challenges involving baking cakes, biscuits, bread, and pastries, competing to be crowned Junior Bake Off Champion.

The series debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from The Great British Bake Off and is also produced by Love Productions. Four series of Junior Bake Off were broadcast on CBBC from 2011 to 2016. Following its parent series' departure from the BBC in 2017, Junior Bake Off resumed with a fifth series in 2019 on Channel 4, with comedian Harry Hill as presenter and Prue Leith and Liam Charles as judges. The fifth series concluded on 22 November 2019. The show returned for a sixth series on 11 January 2021. Junior Bake Off returned Monday 10 January 2022 for its seventh series and concluded on 28 January 2022. Junior Bake Off returned on 16 January 2023 for its eighth series and will conclude on 3 February 2023. On 2 February it was announced that Junior Bake Off has been renewed for its ninth series to air in 2024.[1][2] [3][4]

Format

Each series of Junior Bake Off includes 15 episodes. While The Great British Bake Off features three challenges per episode (signature, technical, and showstopper), Junior Bake Off includes only the technical and showstopper challenges. In the first four series, aired on CBBC from 2011–16, the format featured 40 young bakers aged 9 to 12 years old divided into 10 qualifying rounds or heats.[5] Each episode featured only four bakers, with one winner each episode and the other three eliminated. The winning baker from each heat were brought back for 'Finals Week' (divided into two semi-finals, followed by two finals, and then one grand final) which determined the winner.

The format was altered in 2019 when the series moved to Channel 4. The episodes were increased from 30 minutes to one hour, the number of bakers halved to 20 (16 from series 6), and the upper age range of the contestants increased from 12 to 15 (changed back to 12 from series 8[6]).[7] Instead of only four bakers taking part in each qualifying round, the bakers are divided into two groups of 10 each, with five eliminated from one group during the first five episodes, and five eliminated from the second group during the second five episodes.[8] The remaining five bakers from each group are combined in the week-long finals, resulting in quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.[9] The 'Star Baker' award, given to the judges' favourite baker in each episode, was not included in the CBBC version of the show but is a part of the Channel 4 format.

Series overview

Series Eps. Premiere Finale Winner Finalists Channel
1 13 31 October 2011 17 November 2011 Freya Watson Kai CBBC
Kieran
Saffron
2 15 11 November 2013 29 November 2013 Harry Emma
Ruby
Zainab
3 15 2 November 2015 20 November 2015 Amari Koryang Alyth
Euan
Megan
4 15 7 November 2016 25 November 2016 Nikki Lilly Macy
Tyrese
5 15 4 November 2019 22 November 2019 Fin Aleena Channel 4
Amal
Eliza
6 15 11 January 2021 29 January 2021 Reece Robbie
Naima
Cece
7 15 10 January 2022 28 January 2022 Kezia Lola
Aisya
Fraser
8 15 16 January 2023 3 February 2023 Amelia Thomas
Annabel
Mya

Series 1 (2011)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 1)

The first series began on 31 October 2011 on CBBC with judges from the main show Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. Aaron Craze presented the show.

Series 2 (2013)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 2)

A second series began on 11 November 2013 on CBBC.[10] Chef James Martin replaced Hollywood as judge.

Series 3 (2015)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 3)

A third series began airing on 2 November 2015 on CBBC, with Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes replacing Craze as hosts. Allegra McEvedy and Graham Hornigold took over from Berry and Martin as judges.[11]

Series 4 (2016)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 4)

The fourth series began on 7 November 2016 on CBBC.[12] Allegra McEvedy returns as judge with Nadiya Hussain replacing Graham Hornigold. Presenters Sam & Mark returned to host.

Series 5 (2019)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 5)

The fifth series began on 4 November 2019 on Channel 4.[13] Harry Hill presented the series which was judged by Prue Leith and Liam Charles.

Series 6 (2021)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 6)

The sixth series of Junior Bake Off began on 11 January 2021 on Channel 4[14] with Ravneet Gill replacing Prue Leith.

Series 7 (2022)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 7)

The seventh series of Junior Bake Off began on 10 January 2022 on Channel 4. The series concluded on 28 January 2022.

Series 8 (2023)

Main article: Junior Bake Off (series 8)

The eighth series of Junior Bake Off began airing on 16 January 2023 on Channel 4. For the fourth series in a row, Harry Hill presented the series, which was judged by Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles.

International versions

There's a Brazilian version of Junior Bake Off called Junior Bake Off Brasil, which currently broadcasts on SBT.

References

  1. ^ "Junior Bake off 2022 start date confirmed as Channel 4 series returns". 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior Bake off applications: How to apply for next series". 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Junior Bake off 2021 start date confirmed as Channel 4 series returns". 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Junior Bake Off: Who are the presenters and judges for the new series?". BBC. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ "New judges announced for CBBC's Junior Bake Off". BBC. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Junior Bake Off, Episode 15". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ Potts, Olivia (11 November 2019). "Junior Bake Off: the kids spinoff that's the perfect antidote to baking brutality". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Junior Bake Off 2019 contestants from new Channel 4 series". Tellymix. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ^ Bond, Kimberley (31 October 2019). "When is Junior Bake Off on TV? Who are the hosts and judges? How does it work?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Junior Bake Off: Series 2 – Episode 1". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  11. ^ "New judges announced for CBBC's Junior Bake Off". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  12. ^ "We can still get our Bake Off fix as Junior Bake Off returns really soon". Digital Spy. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Everything you need to know about Channel 4's Junior Bake off 2019". 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ Darvill, Josh (15 November 2019). "Junior Bake Off applications: How to apply for 2020 series". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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