MasterChef dealt huge ratings blow after controversial BBC decision

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BBC said decision to air new series in wake of Gregg Wallace and John Torode’s sacking had ‘not been an easy’ one

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The controversial new series of MasterChef, featuring fired hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode, lost almost one million viewers compared with last year’s launch.