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, and is hosted by Adriano Zumbo and Rachel Khoo, with Gigi Falanga as assistant.
A second season was commissioned in August 2018 with Netflix joining as a co-producer. The second season premiered on 17 November 2019. Falanga did not return for season two.
Background
In February 2016, the title of the program was revealed along with naming Zumbo as host. Khoo was named as co-host in April 2016. In June 2016, Falanga was announced as joining the program as assistant and timekeeper and promos were released, advising the show would air after the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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.
Contestants
Season 1
| 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
| 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
Broadcast
The series aired after the Seven Network’s coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games on 22 August 2016. As of April 2018, the series is streaming on Netflix.
Ratings
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
| Wk | No. | Airdate | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 22 August 2016 | 1,081,000 | 3 | 153,000 | 3 | 1,235,000 | |
| 2 | 23 August 2016 | 830,000 | 8 | 105,000 | 8 | 935,000 | ||
| 3 | 24 August 2016 | 734,000 | 12 | 104,000 | 13 | 838,000 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 29 August 2016 | 769,000 | 13 | 91,000 | 10 | 860,000 | |
| 5 | 30 August 2016 | 880,000 | 5 | 82,000 | 5 | 963,000 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 5 September 2016 | 657,000 | 18 | 71,000 | 15 | 728,000 | |
| 7 | 6 September 2016 | 794,000 | 10 | 65,000 | 8 | 859,000 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 12 September 2016 | 681,000 | 14 | 57,000 | 15 | 738,000 | |
| 9 | 13 September 2016 | 646,000 | 13 | 60,000 | 12 | 706,000 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 19 September 2016 | 647,000 | 14 | 59,000 | 14 | 706,000 | |
| 11 | 20 September 2016 | 688,000 | 11 | 64,000 | 12 | 751,000 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 27 September 2016 | 762,000 | 9 | 83,000 | 8 | 845,000 | |
Season 2
| Wk | No. | Airdate | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 17 November 2019 | 446,000 | 7 | 31,000 | 7 | 477,000 | |
| 2 | 18 November 2019 | 393,000 | 17 | 45,000 | 17 | 438,000 | ||
| 3 | 19 November 2019 | 359,000 | 15 | 42,000 | 16 | 401,000 | ||
| 4 | 20 November 2019 | 385,000 | 16 | 35,000 | 16 | 420,000 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 24 November 2019 | 405,000 | 11 | 41,000 | 11 | 446,000 | |
| 6 | 25 November 2019 | 356,000 | 21 | 35,000 | 20 | 391,000 | ||
| 7 | 26 November 2019 | 341,000 | 20 | 33,000 | 19 | 375,000 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 December 2019 | 341,000 | 15 | 24,000 | 13 | 365,000 | |
| 9 | 5 December 2019 | 288,000 | 18 | 22,000 | 17 | 310,000 | ||
| 10 | 5 December 2019 | 299,000 | 16 | 36,000 | 15 | 335,000 | ||