The sixteenth season of the Australian competitive cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules premiered on the Seven Network on 28 September 2026.

The fifteenth season auditions opened in November 2025.

Teams Hometown/state Group Teams Relationship Status 1 Competing 1 Competing 1 Competing 1 Competing 1 Competing 1 Competing

Elimination history

+ Teams' competition progressRound: 1 2 Teams Progress Tiffany & Giancarlo 1st (86) Mary & Golden 2nd (77) Krysten & Lucy 3rd (72) Angus & Simon 4th (70) Alisha & Deanne 5th (68) Jane & Shane

Cell descriptions Team won a challenge, cooked the best dish or received the highest score for the round. Safe Team was safe from elimination after passing a challenge/round. → Team continued to next the challenge/round. Team was eliminated after losing in a Cook-Off or round.

Competition details

Instant Restaurants During the Instant Restaurant rounds, each team hosts a three-course dinner for judges and fellow teams in their allocated group. They are scored and ranked among their group. The two highest scoring teams at the end of the round will advance directly to the next round, and the lowest scoring team will be eliminated, while the three remaining teams will go into a second instant restaurant round against three gatecrasher teams.

Round 1 Episodes 1 to 6 Airdate — 28 September to 12 October Description — The first of the two instant restaurant groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1. + Instant Restaurant summary Group 1 Team and episode details Guest scores Manu's scores Colin's scores Total Rank ResultK&LA&SA&DT&GM&GJ&SEntrée Main DessertEntrée Main Dessert Krysten & Lucy — 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 72 Ep 1 28 September Puggles Dishes Entrée Beef Tartare with Quail Egg and Truffle Flatbread Main Paella Dessert Mango and Coconut Sweet Rice Croissant Puff Angus & Simon 6 — 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 70 Ep 2 29 September Last Orders Dishes Entrée Wagyu Sausage Roll with Caramelised Onion Chutney and Kimchi Main Gochujang Chicken Parmi with Enoki Fries and Green Apple Slaw Dessert Coconut Panna Cotta with Sesame Snap and Butterscotch Sauce Alisha & Deanne 6 7 — 5 6 5 5 7 7 6 8 6 68 Ep 3 5 October Hot Mess Dishes Entrée Seared Scallops with Burnt Butter and Cauliflower Puree Main Lamb Backstrap with Crispy Potatoes and Salsa Verde Dessert Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce Tiffany & Giancarlo 9 8 6 — 8 8 9 9 5 10 9 5 86 Ep 4 6 October Ciao Bella Ciao Dishes Entrée Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) Main Agnolotti di Coniglio (Rabbit Agnolotti) Dessert Sfincia di San Giuseppe al Limone (Creamy Donut) Mary & Golden 7 7 7 7 — 7 9 7 5 10 6 5 77 Ep 5 7 October Aming Kusina Dishes Entrée Okoy Fritters with Pipino Salad Main Cebu Lechon Belly with Pandan Rice and Atchara Dessert Mango Float Ice Cream Sandwich Jane & Shane — Ep 6 12 October Dishes Entrée Main Dessert

Ratings Colour key: – Highest rating – Lowest rating – Elimination episode – Finals weeks Week Episode Air date Viewers Nightlyrank Source 1 1 Monday, 28 September 0.956 4 2 Tuesday, 29 September 1.018 4 2 3 Monday, 5 October 0.981 4 4 Tuesday, 6 October 1.039 4 5 Wednesday, 7 October 1.011 3 3 6 Monday, 12 October 7 Tuesday, 13 October

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