| Genre: | Cooking |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 33 |
| Executive Producer: | Tara McWilliams |
| Location: | Melbourne Showgrounds |
| Company: | Endemol Shine Australia |
| Network: | Nine Network |
Family Food Fight (abbreviated as FFF) is an Australian reality competition television series that aired on the Nine Network from 30 October 2017 until 11 December 2018.[1] The series saw diverse and multi-generational Australian families go head-to-head in high-pressure cooking challenges inspired by real home cooking and family food traditions to win an ultimate prize of $100,000.[2] [3]
Although the first season of the series had disappointing ratings,[4] a desire to sell the show internationally led it to be renewed for a second season, which premiered on 29 October 2018.[5] Despite a number of international adaptations, the show struggled to find an audience locally and no further seasons have been commissioned.[6]
The series was announced at Network Nine's upfronts in November 2016. Auditions opened in February 2017, searching for family teams of four people with all members required to be amateur cooks; auditions closed on 13 April 2017.[7] In July 2017, Matt Moran, Hayden Quinn and Anna Polyviou were announced as judges of the series with Tom Parker Bowles to appear as a guest judge.[8] [9] In episode 15 it was announced that Parker Bowles would remain with the show for the finals, and so he appeared in all episodes.
Season 2 saw the teams reduced from four contestants to two. Hayden Quinn opted not to return as a judge for the second season.[10]
| Family | Members and Age | Home | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrouk | Houda (43), Halla (45), Leeann (39) and Rouba (40) | Sydney | Winners | ||
| Butler | John (63), EJ (Elyse) (30), Kate (27) and Aleks (31) | Sydney | Runners-up | ||
| Panayides | George (69), Soulla (47), Con (44) and Fanos (35) | Melbourne | Eliminated 26 November 2017 | ||
| Gibaldi | Pina (69), Rose (47), Frank (61) and Corrado (40) | Melbourne | Eliminated 19 November 2017 | ||
| Sheppard | Deb (60), Gary (62), Tom (29) and Ruth (28) | Perth | Eliminated 12 November 2017 | ||
| Nguyen | Davy (43), Sandra (41), Angel (16) and Trinity (15) | Sydney | Eliminated 5 November 2017 | ||
| Family | Members and Age | Relationship | Home | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles | Bec (30) and Nicole (21) | Sisters | Sunshine Coast | Winners | |
| Tartaglia | Leon (34) and Cory (29) | Brothers In Law | Perth | Runners-up | |
| Samadi | Ria (25) and Saffa (21) | Sisters | Melbourne | Eliminated 10 December 2018 | |
| Alatini | Trish (44) and Ocean (25) | Mother and Daughter | Perth | Eliminated 3 December 2018 | |
| Pluchinotta | Pina(69) and Concetta (46) | Mother and Daughter | Melbourne | Eliminated 20 November 2018 | |
| Boumerhi | Lena (46) and Carl (26) | Mother and Son | Sydney | Eliminated 12 November 2018 | |
| Evans | Ben and Heather | Husband and Wife | Melbourne | Eliminated 4 November 2018 | |
| Cameron-Bradley | Yoshi (29) and Mahla (27) | Brother and Sister | Melbourne | Withdrew 31 October 2018 | |
| Country | Name | Host | Judges | TV station | Year(s) aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Familias Frente a Frente | Leandro "Chino" Leunis | Christophe Krywonis Dolli Irigoyen Mauricio Asta | Telefe | 23 September – 9 December 2018 | |
| Famílias Frente a Frente | Tiago Abravanel | Alê Costa Carmem Virgínia Gilda Bley | SBT | 11 October – 20 December 2019 | |
| Family Food Fight | Mattias Hundeboll | Hannah Grant David Johansen | Kanal 5 | 24 January – 14 March 2019 | |
| N/A | Lidia Bastianich Joe Bastianich Antonino Cannavacciuolo | Sky Uno TV8 | 12 March 2020 – 15 April 2021 | ||
| Familias frente al fuego | Inés Gómez Mont | Belén Alonso Antonio de Livier Carlos Gaytán | Las Estrellas | 14 July – 18 August 2019 | |
| Family Food Fight. Pojedynek na smaki | N/A | Ewa Wachowicz Piotr Gąsowski Adam Borowicz[11] | Polsat | 1 September – 20 October 2021 | |
| Famílias Frente a Frente | José Avillez Filipa Gomes Hugo Nascimento | RTP1 | 6 January – 31 March 2019 | ||
| Family Food Fight | René Schudel Petra Rudnik Heinz Witschi | Sat. 1 | 31 August – 28 September 2019 | ||
| Family Food Fight | Ayesha Curry Cat Cora Graham Elliot | ABC | 20 June – 15 August 2019 |
In August 2018, the format to Family Food Fight was picked up by Argentine broadcaster Telefe. Endemol Shine Latino produced the series, which premiered on 23 September 2018.[12]
See main article: Famílias Frente a Frente. In July 2019, the format of Family Food Fight was picked up by Brazilian broadcaster SBTwhich ordered a ten-episode series titled Famílias Frente a Frente (Families Face to Face) featuring twelve Brazilian families facing off in the kitchen. Endemol Shine Brasil produced the series, which was hosted by Tiago Abravanel and first released on Amazon Prime Video.[13] The series premiered on 11 October 2019.[14]
In October 2019, a local version of Family Food Fight was announced with Lidia Bastianich, Joe Bastianich and Antonino Cannavacciuolo as judges. The show premiered in March 2020, initially on Sky Uno.[15]
See main article: Familias frente al fuego. In April 2019, it was confirmed that the Mexican broadcaster Televisa acquired the franchise Family Food Fight to adapt it in Mexico in collaboration with Endemol Shine Boomdog and would be entitled Familias frente al fuego (Families in front of the fire). Its presenter is Inés Gómez Mont. It premiered on Las Estrellas on 14 July 2019.[16]
In November 2018, the format to Family Food Fight was picked up by Portuguese broadcaster RTP1. Endemol Shine Iberia produced the series, which premiered in 2019, titled as Famílias Frente a Frente (Families Face to Face).[17]
In April 2019, Sat.1 announced that it would produce a five-part adaptation of the format, which premiered on 31 August 2019.[18]
See main article: Family Food Fight (American TV series). In June 2018, the format of Family Food Fight was picked up by American broadcaster ABC, which had ordered eight-episodes and featured eight American families facing off in the kitchen. Endemol Shine North America produced the series with cookbook author and food personality Ayesha Curry as both host and one of the judges.[19] The series premiered on 20 June 2019.[20]