My Kitchen Rules

Television Seven Network
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Early prediction: After being on the decline for at least two years (probably fasttracked somewhat by Seven losing the Australian Open rights but still…), 2020 very well could end up being the final year we see My Kitchen Rules on our screens.

Surely the smart thing for Seven to do would’ve been to launch MKR next Monday night? I really don’t see the decision to wait until February 2 going down well, especially when most viewers are likely to be invested in either the Australian Open mens final or the I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Grand Final on that day/night.

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Yes, I would have run it from Monday 27 Jan, Tuesday and Wednesday and maybe given it a rest on Sunday 2 Feb.

This is exactly how I feel about it, on all the points you’ve mentioned. I’ve already decided not to watch this year.

Manu saying he is going to kick Colin’s butt in the promos just makes me cringe. :face_vomiting:

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MKR: The Rivals will air on Sundays-Wednesdays like previous season.

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After having to see and hear those awful aggro promos all summer for the upcoming warfare on MKR, I notice that Seven have changed tack with their promotion this morning.

They have been playing a nice promo to the theme of True by Spandau Ballet, where it’s supposedly all about the truly good food. :roll_eyes: Did they cop a lot of negative feedback for those awful promos?

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That promo featuring True by Spandau Ballet had been on air for the past month or so.

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First time I heard it on the radio this morning but I’ve heard the awful one heaps.

Soz. I probably haven’t watched Seven at all for the past month.

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Since last year! That was actually the first promo I saw!

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I happened to catch that one this afternoon on Seven. I’m sure it was different to the radio ad but same song used in both.

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No-one’s going to be fooled by one commercial! :slight_smile:

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The first point of difference of this season was that the team did not have to decorate its own instant restaurant, it’s up to the other four teams to do the job.

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So do we think this going to be the last season?

Obvious MAFS carnage is about to start, perhaps it’s a Q3 show.

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Wtf was this shit?

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MKR:POO is already scheduled for Q3.

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Oh I didn’t even realise it started tonight. Was it absolutely terrible?

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I was flicking between channels but from the little bits that I saw there was a lot of emphasis on the ‘rivalry’ between Manu and Colin, which was cringeworthy to say the least.

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The new format wasn’t terrible. If you remember the last two seasons, the elimination cookoff involved teams cooking for teams from the other group, plus the judges. It had been brought forward to instant restaurant stage but with one team cooking for all other teams. However, each group now scored as a whole, so it meant there would not be another score of 100 or over.
And there would still be group challenges later in the season.

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MKR Launch 498k

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Ratings suggest otherwise. There were a lot of changes to the format and I suspect it’s a turn off for viewers.

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Got what it deserved. Even the older format would’ve got more than that. The new format feels rather childish with Manu ‘wanting to kick Colin’s butt’ and other cringeworthy moments.

They could’ve incorporated this format as part of the older formats when the show was still rating well. At least viewers would be familiar with the show and will adapt to changes much better.

Too many changes will alienate existing viewers and with a format like what I saw yesterday, will ensure that no one new will tune in.

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