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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Age Job Outcome
Kate 32 No-nonsense Mum Winner
Ali 28 Insurance broker Runner-up
Brogen 22 Stay-At-Home Mum 3rd place
Daniel 25 Bouncer 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

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Name Age Job Outcome
Catherine 19 Student Winner
Simon 36 Concreter Runner-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

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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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Wk No. Airdate Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total viewers Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 1 22 August 2016 (2016-08-22) 1,081,000 3 153,000 3 1,235,000 [11][12]
2 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) 830,000 8 105,000 8 935,000 [13][14]
3 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) 734,000 12 104,000 13 838,000 [15][16]
2 4 29 August 2016 (2016-08-29) 769,000 13 91,000 10 860,000 [17][18]
5 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) 880,000 5 82,000 5 963,000 [19][20]
3 6 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) 657,000 18 71,000 15 728,000 [21][22]
7 6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) 794,000 10 65,000 8 859,000 [23][24]
4 8 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) 681,000 14 57,000 15 738,000 [25][26]
9 13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) 646,000 13 60,000 12 706,000 [27][28]
5 10 19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) 647,000 14 59,000 14 706,000 [29][30]
11 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 688,000 11 64,000 12 751,000 [31][32]
6 12 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 762,000 9 83,000 8 845,000 [33][34]

Season 2

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Wk No. Airdate Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total viewers Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 1 17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 446,000 7 31,000 7 477,000 [35][36]
2 18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) 393,000 17 45,000 17 438,000 [37][38]
3 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) 359,000 15 42,000 16 401,000 [39][40]
4 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) 385,000 16 35,000 16 420,000 [41][42]
2 5 24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 405,000 11 41,000 11 446,000 [43][44]
6 25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 356,000 21 35,000 20 391,000 [45][46]
7 26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 341,000 20 33,000 19 375,000 [47][48]
3 8 4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 341,000 15 24,000 13 365,000 [49][50]
9 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 288,000 18 22,000 17 310,000 [51][52]
10 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 299,000 16 36,000 15 335,000 [51][52]

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