MasterChef (U.S. TV series) had at least seven seasons.
The show is known for its frequent use of thematic episodes every season, which use clichs and television tropes as single-episode concepts that play with suspension of disbelief while maintaining plot continuity
Since at least the 2000s, new broadcast television series are often ordered (funded) for just the first 10 to 13 episodes, to gauge audience interest

