You might not like it but ratings definitely go up with this stuff. Without it, ratings are lower. The show is over 10 years old so interest is naturally waning.
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If you’re going to suggest Seven delay their biggest show and air an alternative opposite Nine’s biggest show – can you suggest what the alternative would be, that you think would do better than MKR?
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Fight buzz with buzz. The Masked Singer stripped would be a good new format to fight MAFS. Run MKR against The Block.
That may work but will need to see MKR results this year. I certainly don’t think giving it two seasons in one year will do anything to help overcome longevity/viewer fatigue issues.
Got a feeling that the Anniversary Special Season might mark the show shifting to the 2nd half of the year from 2020 onwards (with the Tokyo Olympics being used as the lead-in for it). I say that because I doubt they’re going to have back-to-back seasons (ie; the Anniversary Season followed by another ‘regular’ season in Q1 2020)
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I feel someone needs to make the joke. Given that the program is being promoted as a “Best of” special, how did Seven find enough footage to fill the timeslot 
Well the start time is wrong for starters.
It begins 7:30pm not 7pm.
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From the apparent 373 episodes aired as of May 2018, I would suspect.
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My Kitchen Rules - Season 10
From 28 January
It’s the 10th Anniversary Season of MY KITCHEN RULES and to celebrate, our doors are open. This history-making season will test teams like never before with new challenges, new locations, new faces, new cuisines and new rewards, while a record number of perfect scores keeps every contender on their toes.
Plus, for the first time, teams will be paired up in open homes to produce a three-course menu for the public in a souped-up Instant Restaurant round. And, in another series first, can perfect strangers team up to win MKR?
Judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel are joined by Colin Fassnidge as passionate home cooks from all over Australia compete for $250,000 and the title of 2019 MKR Champions.
Real people, real food - come on in, the doors to Australia’s most popular cooking show are open!
GROUP 1
- Stacey & Ash, NSW – Recently Engaged
- Amanda & Blake, WA – Sister and Brother
- Karito & Ian, WA – Married Couple
- Chris & Lesley, QLD – Flight Attendants
- Andy & Ruby, QLD – Passionate Peruvians
- Mick & Jodie-Anne, VIC – Hubby and Wife
- Ibby & Romel, NSW - Socialites
- Josh & Austin, NSW – Home Schooled Brothers
GROUP 2
- Lisa & John, WA – Mother and Son
- Victor & G, VIC – Barmen
- Pat & Bianca, VIC – Frenemies
- Anne & Jennifer, VIC – Psychic and Cougar
- Lyn & Sal, SA – Fabulous Friends
- Matt & Luke, NSW – Cricket Mates
- Veronica & Piper, NSW – Beauty Queens
- Milly, VIC & Karolina, WA – Perfect Strangers
Group 1
Group 2
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MKR at 7pm according to a rumour on TVTonight. Which means Home & Away will be bumped for a few weeks.
Or forever if successful. 
The 7pm headstart strategy suggestion is a good one and makes sense. Big Bash means Home and Away probably wouldn’t be able to be broadcast on a Thursday for several weeks anyway, reducing screenings to three times a week. MKR could air at 7 until Big Bash ends and then they could return Home and Away mid Feb (hopefully to five nights a week).
Angus Ross from Seven has said Home and Away “aint going anywhere”. It can be moved but it is not their biggest challenge. Filling the back half of the year, launching a new stripped format, dealing with the ageing My Kitchen Rules and beating Nine in Sydney and Melbourne news markets arguably constitute bigger fish that need frying.
Yes true. I still think Home and Away is safe at 7pm over the longer term, but as you say, if MKR or something else does particularly well there then perhaps H&A won’t remain.
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Same here, hopefully we see more new shows succeeding and getting over a million viewers in live ratings.
And yet, we have rumours of it being bumped for a few weeks early in the new year. TV Execs will never be negative until it is time to bump or axe.
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CONFIRMED: Returning 7pm Monday week - promo just screened.
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0/10. Needs more bold.
can’t help you there; Broughie’s on holidays.
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Following the footsteps of MasterChef and The Block by showing at 7pm. Risky move.