''Zumbo's Just Desserts'' is an Australian
baking
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reality competition
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television program on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
. The program was developed by the creators of ''
My Kitchen Rules
''My Kitchen Rules'' (often abbreviated as ''MKR'') is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The show is currently hosted and judged by chef Manu Feildel, who has appeared in every season of the s ...
'', and is hosted by
Adriano Zumbo
Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November 1981) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in 2007 before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on ''MasterChef Australia.'' Zumbo is the titular host of the Austra ...
and
Rachel Khoo
Rachel Khoo (Chinese: 邱瑞秋; born 28 August 1980.) is a British cook, author, and broadcaster who has hosted and co-hosted television cooking shows on the BBC, Food Network, and Netflix.
Early life
Khoo was born in Croydon, South London. S ...
, with Gigi Falanga as assistant.
A second season was commissioned in August 2018 with
Netflix
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joining as a co-producer.
The second season premiered on 17 November 2019.
In May 2019, it was announced that Falanga was not returning for season two.
Background
In February 2016, the title of the program was revealed along with naming Zumbo as host. Khoo was named as co-host in April 2016. In June 2016, Falanga was announced as joining the program as assistant and timekeeper
and promos were released, advising the show would air after the
2016 Summer Olympics
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.
Despite poor ratings for the first season, an international release through streaming service
Netflix
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led to a second season being commissioned as a co-production between Netflix and Seven Studios.
Contestants
Season 1
Season 2
Series details
Broadcast
The series aired after the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games
on 22 August 2016. As of April 2018, the series is streaming on Netflix.
Ratings
Ratings data is from
OzTAM
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and represents the average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).
Season 1
Season 2
References
External links
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{{Netflix original continuation series
2016 Australian television series debuts
Australian cooking television series
2010s Australian reality television series
Australian television series revived after cancellation
English-language Netflix original programming
Seven Network original programming
Reality competition television series