My Kitchen Rules has started it’s ninth-straight year at the top of the reality TV ratings.
And while a lot of first-time fans are tuning in, some of the show’s most loyal followers have claimed they’ve noticed the program has started focusing on feuds over food.
Voicing their frustrations on Twitter, one wrote on Wednesday: ‘I remember when people went on because they could actually cook’.
‘I remember when people went on because they could actually cook’: Loyal MKR fans are angry the new season has focused on feuds rather than food… amidst claims they have to use supplied utensils and shoddy recipes
The long-time fan added: ‘This year is atrocious!’
Previous indications that food quality wasn’t being held in a high regard this year came earlier this month, when a former contestant criticised producers’ priorities.
The unnamed source told The Sydney Morning Herald they were forced to use kitchen equipment they had never seen or used before.
‘You get a whole pack of stuff dropped on your doorstep, so if you haven’t practised using it you’re like, s**t, how does this equipment work?’ the MKR alumni claimed.
Complaints: And while a lot of first-time fans are tuning in, some of the show’s most loyal fans feel as if the program has abandoned them
When it comes to recipe prep: ‘They’ll call you the night before you’re due to cook and tell you what your menu is’.
So far this season the majority of air-time and advertisements have been devoted to ‘feuds’ like the one between Roula and Rachael and Emma and Jess.
Some viewers clearly loved Emma calling rival Rachael ‘a cow’, equally enjoying watch her labelled a ‘plastic f**k’ and ‘fake b**ch’ in return.
Frustrated: They have started to voice their frustrations on Twitter, one writing on Wednesday: ‘I remember when people went on because they could actually cook’
But those who have watched the show since it was a competitive cooking competition that provided tips and tricks for budding chefs, felt betrayed.
‘Well Done #MyKitchenRules, your new ad shows which teams are in the elimination before the final team has even cooked,’ one of those loyal fans complained online this week.
‘Just shows that you consider the cooking part of the supposed competition of little relevance these days.’
Bring back the food! Those who have watched the show since it was a competitive cooking competition that provided tips and tricks for budding chefs, felt betrayed
Asked another: ‘With all these teams #bombing on #MKR- do the producers even care if teams can cook? Seems like they are just looking for the drama?’
Someone just wanted to know: ‘Don’t the producers screen the contestants , or only pick shallow -mean – arrogant bullies? #MKR’
Can they cook? Asked one fan ‘With all these teams #bombing on #MKR- do the producers even care if teams can cook? Seems like they are just looking for the drama?’
When adding up all scores given by judges for the first Instant Restaurant week of the year, the average score for 2018 teams so far is 63 out of 110.
During the same Instant restaurant week last season, the average score was 70 out of 110, indicating a slight drop in quality.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Seven for comment.
Not happy: When adding up all scores given by judges for the first Instant Restaurant week of the year, the average score for 2018 teams so far is 63 out of 110
No substance: During the same Instant restaurant week last season, the average score was 70 out of 110, indicating a noticeable drop in quality