Zumbo's Just Desserts

Zumbo's Just Desserts is an Australian baking reality competition television program on the Seven Network. The program was developed by the creators of My Kitchen Rules,[1] and is hosted by Adriano Zumbo and Rachel Khoo, with Gigi Falanga as assistant.[2]

Zumbo's Just Desserts
Genre
Presented byAdriano Zumbo
Rachel Khoo
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes22
Production
Running time60-75 mins (including commercials)
Production companySeven Studios
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release22 August 2016 (2016-08-22) –
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)

A second season was commissioned in August 2018 with Netflix joining as a co-producer.[3] The second season premiered on 17 November 2019.[4] In May 2019, it was announced that Falanga was not returning for season two.

Background

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In February 2016, the title of the program was revealed along with naming Zumbo as host.[5] Khoo was named as co-host in April 2016.[6][7] In June 2016, Falanga was announced as joining the program as assistant and timekeeper[2] and promos were released, advising the show would air after the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Despite poor ratings for the first season, an international release through streaming service Netflix led to a second season being commissioned as a co-production between Netflix and Seven Studios.[3]

Contestants

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Season 1

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AgeJobOutcome
Kate32No-nonsense MumWinner
Ali28Insurance brokerRunner-up
Brogen22Stay-At-Home Mum3rd place
Daniel 25Bouncer4th place
Irene34Finance Analyst5th place
Amie24Admin Assistant6th place
Ashley28Airline Crewing Officer7th place
Michael51Bricklayer8th place
Vicki44Technical Writer9th place
Patricia33Social Media Manager10th place
Peter57Car salesman11th place
Wendy39Art Lover12th place

Season 2

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NameAgeJobOutcome
Catherine19StudentWinner
Simon36ConcreterRunner-Up
Jeff50Competitive Dad3rd place
Kylie45Sugarcane Farmer4th place
Rachel32Playgroup Leader5th place
Kristie35Cake Pop Decorator6th place
Zak39Account Manager7th place
Megan32Perfectionist Mum8th place
Pearly30Flight Attendant9th place
Kimberley46Office Worker10th place

Series details

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Broadcast

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The series aired after the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games[8] on 22 August 2016.[9] As of April 2018, the series is streaming on Netflix.[10]

Ratings

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Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

Season 1

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WkNo.AirdateOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal viewersRef(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1122 August 2016 (2016-08-22)1,081,0003153,00031,235,000[11][12]
223 August 2016 (2016-08-23)830,0008105,0008935,000[13][14]
324 August 2016 (2016-08-24)734,00012104,00013838,000[15][16]
2429 August 2016 (2016-08-29)769,0001391,00010860,000[17][18]
530 August 2016 (2016-08-30)880,000582,0005963,000[19][20]
365 September 2016 (2016-09-05)657,0001871,00015728,000[21][22]
76 September 2016 (2016-09-06)794,0001065,0008859,000[23][24]
4812 September 2016 (2016-09-12)681,0001457,00015738,000[25][26]
913 September 2016 (2016-09-13)646,0001360,00012706,000[27][28]
51019 September 2016 (2016-09-19)647,0001459,00014706,000[29][30]
1120 September 2016 (2016-09-20)688,0001164,00012751,000[31][32]
61227 September 2016 (2016-09-27)762,000983,0008845,000[33][34]

Season 2

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WkNo.AirdateOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal viewersRef(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1117 November 2019 (2019-11-17)446,000731,0007477,000[35][36]
218 November 2019 (2019-11-18)393,0001745,00017438,000[37][38]
319 November 2019 (2019-11-19)359,0001542,00016401,000[39][40]
420 November 2019 (2019-11-20)385,0001635,00016420,000[41][42]
2524 November 2019 (2019-11-24)405,0001141,00011446,000[43][44]
625 November 2019 (2019-11-25)356,0002135,00020391,000[45][46]
726 November 2019 (2019-11-26)341,0002033,00019375,000[47][48]
384 December 2019 (2019-12-04)341,0001524,00013365,000[49][50]
95 December 2019 (2019-12-05)288,0001822,00017310,000[51][52]
105 December 2019 (2019-12-05)299,0001636,00015335,000[51][52]

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