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, 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. 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.
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.
Contestants Season 1 Age Job Outcome Kate 32 No-nonsense Mum Winner Ali 28 Insurance broker Runner-up Brogen 22 Stay-At-Home Mum 3rd place Daniel 25Bouncer 4th place Irene 34 Finance Analyst 5th place Amie 24 Admin Assistant 6th place Ashley 28 Airline Crewing Officer 7th place Michael 51 Bricklayer 8th place Vicki 44 Technical Writer 9th place Patricia 33 Social Media Manager 10th place Peter 57 Car salesman 11th place Wendy 39 Art Lover 12th place
Season 2 Name Age Job OutcomeCatherine 19 Student Winner Simon36ConcreterRunner-Up Jeff 50 Competitive Dad 3rd place Kylie 45 Sugarcane Farmer 4th place Rachel 32 Playgroup Leader 5th place Kristie 35 Cake Pop Decorator 6th place Zak 39 Account Manager 7th place Megan 32 Perfectionist Mum 8th place Pearly 30 Flight Attendant 9th place Kimberley 46 Office Worker 10th place
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 and represents the average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).
Season 1 WkNo. Airdate Total viewers Ref(s) Viewers Rank Rank 1 1 1,081,000 3153,000 3 1,235,000 2 830,000 8 105,000 8 935,000 3 734,000 12 104,000 13 838,000 2 4 769,000 13 91,000 10 860,000 5 880,000 5 82,000 5 963,000 3 6 657,000 18 71,000 15 728,000 7 794,000 10 65,000 8 859,000 4 8 681,000 14 57,000 15 738,000 9 646,000 13 60,000 12 706,000 5 10 647,000 14 59,000 14 706,000 11 688,000 11 64,000 12 751,000 6 12 762,000 9 83,000 8 845,000
Season 2 WkNo. Airdate Total viewers Ref(s) Viewers Rank Rank 1 1 446,000 7 31,000 7 477,000 2 393,000 17 45,000 17 438,000 3 359,000 15 42,000 16 401,000 4 385,000 16 35,000 16 420,000 2 5 405,000 11 41,000 11 446,000 6 356,000 21 35,000 20 391,000 7 341,000 20 33,000 19 375,000 3 8 341,000 15 24,000 13 365,000 9 288,000 18 22,000 17 310,000 10 299,000 16 36,000 15 335,000
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