Because it gave them shiploads of free publicity. 
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The show will air on Sunday and Monday nights as of next week (November 3).
UPDATE: synopsis for Monday November 4 which is an elimination episode.
Tonight the Dessert Masters kitchen has been transformed into a scene from a quintessential Aussie country town. A table is laden with country classics: lamingtons, vanilla slices and custard tarts.
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âOnce weâre done with judging, usually the process is that the food is sort of divvied up, and some of it goes to the control panel, because of course the story producers, and the other producers, need to be well informed of whatâs going on, certainly,â she said.
âThen the rest of the crew are invited to have a little nibble, should they want to.
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Donato Toce was eliminated in last nightâs country sweets challenge.
Next week:
Sunday 10 November (immunity challenge)
Itâs time to run away and join the circus! As contestants enter the Dessert Masters kitchen this evening they are met by an incredible performance by Cirque du Soleil, from their latest show Luzia.
Monday 11 November
Tonightâs elimination challenge begins with an exclusive Amaury masterclass that sees the pastry master demonstrate four of his signature techniques. Our chefs then have 2.5 hours to create a dessert using one of those four techniques.
Tonightâs Cirque du Soleil episode was filmed in June when the troupe was performing Luzia under the big tent at nearby Flemington Racecourse.
The SOS box contained a countdown timer, which gave John an extra 20 minutes to cook, after everyone else had finished.
Honestly I see zero hype for Dessert Masters and barely see anyone talking about it. The ratings arenât crash hot either, I would maybe do 1 more season and then end it.
Thereâs no way theyâll do another season based on this years ratings. Well produced but zero buzz. The MC offshoots should only ever be one season or at least 5 yrs apart
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Synopses for next week
Sunday 17 November - mystery box + double elimination
The Judges reveal tonightâs challenge is to create a dessert inspired by bubbles, celebrating the joy that aeration can bring. The flavour of one of six Schweppes fizzy drinks must be incorporated.
Monday 18 November - semi-final
Once upon a time, just five contestants remained to take on the Dessert Masters Semi-Final. To make it through, they must tell the judges a compelling story across three different, tasty desserts.
Get ready for a rollercoaster week!
Last night, Dan Pasquali was eliminated for not properly utilising the technique of gold leaf dipping in water.
Alisha Henderson and Darren Purchese were eliminated in last nightâs bubble-themed mystery box challenge.
That left Christy, Emelia, Reece, Jana and John competing in tonightâs semi-final which had a fairytale book theme.
The season airs at the wrong time of the year and was further killd off due to poor scheduling. They treated the show like filler (launching it 1 night a week on Mondayâs before moving to 2 nights) and that is being reflected in the ratings as it didnât give a chance to hook viewers in right after the first episode. The season would have been better to air multiple nights a week over 2-3 weeks or at least be Sunday/Monday from the start.
One thing that I really donât like about the Dessert Masters format is that they treat the first half of the season like a normal Masterchef season (with cooks for immunity and minimal eliminations) and then they just full steam with back to back eliminations and a double elimination towards the end. That was extreme bad luck for Darren. It. is a short season⌠If someone left every 1-2 episodes from the beginning then we wouldnât need this double elimination.
Also finding it a little frustrating that people like Reece and Emelia who often cook quite basic dishes get a lot of praise, yet people who do multiple great elements get sent home because 1 isnât perfect. I just donât know how Emelia has coasted through this competition when she has been extremely forgettable. It seems a bit rigged.
Maybe you have to taste them to really know.
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I havenât noticed any favouritism towards Emelia.
Darran seemed to overdo the number of components almost every cook that meant that one could drag down the rest of the dish.
Watching the season Iâve been wowed by a lot of the contestants, but Emelia just seems to do safe dishes that arenât the best or worst. She usually sits in the middle of the pack and itâs the way she gets through to the end. Maybe it is just the former MasterChef contestants knowing the formula well enough to not take crazy risks which gives them a better chance of keeping them out of the bottom.
On Dessert Masters though Iâm much more impressed by people being really creative, so Iâm hoping that Christy or Jana win.
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Sunday 24 November 7pm
The Dessert Masters Grand Finale is here! Our finalists must battle it out to see who will win the title of Dessert Master for 2024, and walk away with $100,000.
When the synopsis was first posted on YourTV online guide yesterday morning, it accidentally included the names of the three grand finalists (Emelia, Christy and John). The names were however removed by the afternoon.
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Good As Gold.
John Demetrios Wins Dessert Masters 2024.
It was sweet success for John Demetrios tonight when he was crowned Dessert Master 2024. With the trophy, title, and $100,000 cash prize under his belt, John truly got his cake and ate it too.
Heading into the grand finale, judges Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon were joined by past contestants and dessert royalty Kirsten Tibballs, Adriano Zumbo and Dessert Masters season one winner, Gareth Whitton.
The three finalists, Christy Tania, Emelia Jackson, and John Demetrios, were tasked with creating a two-course menu inspired by the colours of Australia: green and gold. With four hours on the clock to nail their green course, the finalists then had just a further hour to deliver their gold dessert.
Inspired by the fig tree that grew in his childhood backyard, John chose to hero fig leaf in his green dish. While the judges worried his flavours may become too tannic, John did not share their concerns and created a fig leaf ice cream to sit atop a white chocolate crĂŠmeux, complemented with native flavours, like lemon myrtle, and topped off with fig leaf oil. The dessert was aptly named, âCan You Fig It?â.
Johnâs second course, the gold dish, was inspired by the Victorian Goldrush era. The dessert, âEurekaâ, featured a chocolate cake soaked in whiskey syrup, a cocoa nib crunch disc and a caramel chocolate parfait, a hot chocolate and malted barley sauce and a brown butter emulsion, plated to resemble a goldmine.
Cracking into Johnâs dishes, the judges couldnât keep the smiles from their faces. The colours, flavours, textures, storytelling and sheer artistry of Johnâs dishes earned him the win.
The ever-humble John said, âI canât believe it, Iâm super proud. Itâs going to take me a couple of days for this to feel real, Iâm sure!â.
The six dishes produced were all grand final worthy. Johnâs desserts were exceptional and the only ones to get a 10 from Mel and Amaury, and that was the difference at the end.