My Kitchen Rules

My Kitchen Rules
Genre	Cooking Game show
Directed by	Mark Adamson
Judges	Pete Evans Manu Feildel
Narrated by	Septimus Caton
Opening theme	"Tik Tok" by Kesha
Ending theme	The Pink Panther" by Christophe Beck
Composer(s)	Jay Stewart
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	49 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rikkie Proost
Producer(s)	Monique Bushby Natalie Cardinale Daniela D'Angelo Jack Kain Stu McCarney Kym Slaby Max Walker
Editor(s)	Gill Abraham Matt Bawden Taras Didyk Gavin Douglas Adam Druce Toby Ehinger Carrington Judd John Karabelas Robin Lloyd Lyndal Moody Rob Sarroff
Location(s)	Sydney
Cinematography	Tim Hawkins
Running time	42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	1 February 2010 – present
Chronology
Related shows	My Restaurant Rules
External links
Website

My Kitchen Rules is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network.^[1] The series is produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Restaurant Rules, and was put into production based on the success of Network Ten's MasterChef Australia.^[2]

Format

The show sees five teams of two, each representing the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland (and, from Season 2 onwards, Tasmania), competing against each other to "transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant complete with theme and table decorations for one pressure-cooker night".^[3]

Each episode will focus on one team's day of cooking and serving a three course dinner for the judges and their opposing teams. After all the teams have been assessed, the team with the lowest score will be eliminated. This process is then repeated with the remaining teams until two teams remain, where both of them will compete for the final time to win the series, with a prize bond of $100,000.

Once the three-course dish is served to the other teams and judges; Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, they must rate the dishes out of ten.

Season One

Main article: My Kitchen Rules (season 1)

Teams

There are two groups, both consisting of five teams. Once the first group of five teams has served their dishes, and received a score, the next group of five teams then does the same. In the end, the team with the highest score from either group, will compete in the finals.

Team	Members	Relationship	Status
New South Wales (NSW1)	Matthew "Mossy" and Gabrielle "Gabe" Moss	Cop and Lawyer	Eliminated (16 March 2010)
Victoria (VIC1)	Clint Yudelman and Noah Rose	Best Mates	Runners Up
Queensland (QLD1)	Tanja Smith and Genevieve "Gen" Latham	Sisters	Eliminated (16 March 2010)
Western Australia (WA1)	Marc and Natalie Ferron	Teachers	Eliminated (15 February 2010)
South Australia (SA1)	Paul Wood and Melissa "Mel" Heilmann	Flatmates	Eliminated (15 March 2010)
New South Wales (NSW2)	Deborah "Deb" Szabo and Ben Sippel	Dating	Eliminated (2 March 2010)
Victoria (VIC2)	Rowan Booth and Sophia Lindsay	Workmates	Eliminated (8 March 2010)
Queensland (QLD2)	Veronica and Shadi Abraham	Childhood Sweethearts	Winners
Western Australia (WA2)	Holly Anderson and Grace McGurk	Best Friends	Eliminated (9 March 2010)
South Australia (SA2)	Matt Michaelis and Melissa Edwards	Happily Divorced	Eliminated (8 March 2010)

Scoring History

Placing	Round 1	Round 2	Quarter Final	Semi Final 1	Semi Final 2	Semi Final 3	Final	Grand Final
1st	SA(1)	QLD(2)	VIC(1)	NSW(1)	VIC(1)	QLD(2)	VIC(1)	QLD(2)
2nd	NSW(1)	WA(2)	QLD(1)	WA(2)	SA(1)	QLD(1)	QLD(2)	VIC(1)
3rd	QLD(1)	SA(2)	SA(2)				NSW(1)
4th	VIC(1)	VIC(2)	VIC(2)
5th	WA(1)	NSW(2)

     The team had the highest score for the round

     The team had the lowest score for the round and was eliminated

     The team was the runner up of the competition

     The team won the competition

Ratings

#	AU Air Date [4]	Timeslot	Viewers (m) [5]	Weekly Rank (#)
1	1 February 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.103	#18
2	2 February 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.182	#13
3	8 February 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.107	#22
4	9 February 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.328	#8
5	15 February 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.471	#2
6	16 February 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.214	#14
7	22 February 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.194	#15
8	23 February 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.355	#3
9	1 March 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.410	#3
10	2 March 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.406	#3
11	8 March 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.396	#5
12	9 March 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.462	#2
13	15 March 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.355	#4
14	16 March 2010	7:30pm Tuesday	1.563	#1
15	22 March 2010	7:30pm Monday	1.525	#1

Season Two

Main article: My Kitchen Rules (season 2)

Teams

Team	Members	Relationship	Status
New South Wales (NSW1)	Sammy and Bella Jakubiak	Sisters	Winners
Victoria (VIC1)	Kane Lillywhite and Lee Chan	Housemates	Runners Up
South Australia (SA2)	Anne-Marie Battista and Nick Sharp	Newlyweds	3rd Place (Eliminated 12 April 2011)
Western Australia (WA1)	Daniela Pirone and Stefania Muscara	Cousins	3rd Place (Eliminated 11 April 2011)
New South Wales (NSW2)	Bill Ringland and Alex McCann	School Mates	5th Place (Eliminated 6 April 2011)
Tasmania (TAS2)	Esther Rupenovic and Ali Elphinstone	Cops	6th Place (Eliminated 4 April 2011)
Victoria (VIC2)	Kelly and Ash Cooke	High Achievers	7th Place (Withdrew 30 March 2011)
Tasmania (TAS1)	Melanie and James Maddock	Recently Married	8th Place (Eliminated 23 March 2011)
Queensland (QLD1)	Artie Vella and Johnnie Brown	Butchers	9th Place (Eliminated 16 March 2011)
Queensland (QLD2)	Mal Gill and Bec Saul	Urban Hippies	10th Place (Eliminated 9 March 2011)
South Australia (SA1)	Donna and Reade Chandler	Used Car Dealers	11th Place (Eliminated 2 March 2011)
Western Australia (WA2)	Kerry and Holly Zilko	Mother and Daughter	12th Place (Eliminated 23 February 2011)

Ratings

Episode #	AU Air Date	Timeslot	Viewers (m) [6]	Weekly Rank
1	31 January 2011	7:30pm Monday	1.205	#15
2	1 February 2011	7:30pm Tuesday	1.278	#10
3	2 February 2011	7:30pm Wednesday	1.087	#25
4	7 February 2011	7:30pm Monday	1.332	#8
5	8 February 2011	7:30pm Tuesday	1.551	#3
6	9 February 2011	7:30pm Wednesday	1.400	#5
7	14 February 2011	7:30pm Monday	1.191	#6
8	15 February 2011	7:30pm Tuesday	1.432	#2
9	16 February 2011	7:30pm Wednesday	1.386	#3
10	21 February 2011	7:30pm Monday	1.457	#3
11	22 February 2011	7:30pm Tuesday	1.613	#2
12	23 February 2011	7:30pm Wednesday	1.384	#4

Season Three

Following the ratings success of the second season, the Seven Network announced the show was renewed for a third season.^[7] The third season of My Kitchen Rules is most likely to start early in 2012.^[8] For the first time, teams from both the Northern Territory^[9] and New Zealand^[10] will take part in the show.

See also

• MasterChef Australia
• Come Dine With Me Australia

References

1. ^ Channel 7 announces My Kitchen Rules, MasterChef Australia rival - The Herald Sun, 4 August 2009
2. ^ MasterChef inspires imitators
3. ^ About the show
4. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/01/airdate-sunday-night-triple-zero-heroes-gangs-of-oz.html
5. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/category/ratings Ratings 2009
6. ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/category/ratings Ratings 2010
7. ^ http://www.tvcentral.com.au/2011/03/02/seven-renews-%E2%80%98my-kitchen-rules%E2%80%99-for-third-season/
8. ^ http://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/10316027/seven-unveils-2012/
9. ^ "My Kitchen Rules Casting Call". Darwin Hub. 29 March 2011. http://darwinhub.com/my-kitchen-rules-casting-call/. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
10. ^ "The Kiwis Are Coming To Dinner!". Yahoo!7. 02 November 2011. http://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/11283683/the-kiwis-are-coming-to-dinner/. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 

External links

• Official site