The Ultimate Braai Master: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Ultimate Braai Master is South Africa's first original reality-based television series, hosted by Bush-Cook Guru, Justin Bonello, and professional chefs, Bertus Basson and Petrus Madutlela. Each season sees the contestants embarked on an adventure of a lifetime to 13 off-the beaten track locations all in the name of the braai and for a chance to get their hands on the R500 000, brand new car and the title as South Africa's Ultimate Braai Master!

Series details

• Title: The Ultimate Braai Master
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2012-09-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: e.tv
• Network country: South Africa
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17448
• IMDb ID: tt3264864
• TVDB ID: 294291

Cast and credited roles

• Justin Bonello — Host
• Greg Gilowey — Greg Gilowey
• Karl Tessendorf — Karl Tessendorf

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-09-13; final listed air date 2012-12-06; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-09-18; final listed air date 2013-12-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-09-11; final listed air date 2014-12-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-09-10; final listed air date 2015-12-03; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-02-05; final listed air date 2017-04-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-02-03; final listed air date 2019-04-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-09-25; final listed air date 2021-12-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Ultimate Braai Master on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.