Zumbo's Just Desserts Explained

Genre:
Presenter:Adriano Zumbo
Rachel Khoo
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:22
Runtime:60-75 mins (including commercials)
Company:Seven Studios
Channel:Seven Network

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.

A second season was commissioned in August 2018 with Netflix joining as a co-producer.[2] The second season premiered on 17 November 2019.[3] 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.[4] Khoo was named as co-host in April 2016.[5] [6] In June 2016, Falanga was announced as joining the program as assistant and timekeeper[7] 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.[2]

Contestants

Season 1

AgeJobOutcome
Kate32 No-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 Lover 12th place

Season 2

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

See main article: Zumbo's Just Desserts (season 1) and Zumbo's Just Desserts (season 2).

Broadcast

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

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

WkNo.AirdateTotal viewersRef(s)
ViewersRankRank
111,081,0003153,00031,235,000[11] [12]
2830,0008105,0008935,000[13] [14]
3734,00012104,00013838,000[15] [16]
24769,0001391,00010860,000[17] [18]
5880,000 582,0005963,000[19] [20]
36657,0001871,00015728,000[21] [22]
7794,0001065,0008859,000[23] [24]
48681,0001457,00015738,000[25] [26]
9646,0001360,00012706,000[27] [28]
510647,0001459,00014706,000[29] [30]
11688,0001164,00012751,000[31] [32]
612762,000983,0008845,000[33] [34]

Season 2

WkNo.AirdateTotal viewersRef(s)
ViewersRankRank
11446,000731,0007477,000[35] [36]
2393,0001745,00017438,000[37] [38]
3359,0001542,00016401,000[39] [40]
4385,0001635,00016420,000[41] [42]
25405,0001141,00011446,000[43] [44]
6356,000 2135,00020391,000[45] [46]
7341,000 2033,00019375,000[47] [48]
38341,0001524,00013365,000[49] [50]
9288,0001822,00017310,000[51] [52]
10299,0001636,00015335,000

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Renewed: Zumbo's Just Desserts. 27 August 2018. 27 August 2018. TV Tonight. David. Knox. 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826204609/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/08/renewed-zumbos-just-desserts.html. live.
  3. Web site: Returning: Zumbo's Just Desserts. 11 November 2019. 11 November 2019. TV Tonight. David. Knox. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110235640/https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/11/returning-zumbos-just-desserts.html. live.
  4. Web site: Zumbo to host Seven's new reality dessert series. Sue. Yeap. The Western Australian. 20 February 2017. 5 July 2016. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705093723/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/30869269/adriano-zumbo-to-host-seven-s-reality-dessert-series-just-desserts/. live.
  5. Web site: Rachel Khoo joins Zumbo on JUST DESSERTS. Seven West Media. 11 April 2016. 5 July 2016. 16 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816144815/http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/default-source/business-unit-news/media-release_rachel-khoo-joins-zumbo-on-just-desserts.pdf?sfvrsn=2. live.
  6. Web site: Co-host on Australia's Just Desserts. 11 April 2016. 5 July 2016. Rachel Khoo. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705094033/http://www.rachelkhoo.com/news/co-host-on-australias-just-desserts. live.
  7. Web site: Zumbo's Just Desserts adds assistant, Gigi Falanga. 27 June 2016. 5 July 2016. David. Knox. TV Tonight. 30 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630083210/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/06/zumbos-just-desserts-adds-assistant-gigi-falanga.html. live.
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