My Restaurant Rules is back! Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge joins new cooking and renovation series after it was axed Down Under in 2005
My Restaurant Rules hasn’t appeared on Australian TV screens for almost five years.
But it appears the cooking show could be making a comeback.
Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge is fronting a New Zealand version of the series, which is debuting on screens on TV NZ in its first season.
My Restaurant Rules is back! Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge(ABOVE) joins new cooking and renovation series after it was axed Down Under in 2005
According to a report by TV Tonight, the show will stick to its original format of involving both renovation and food.
The original series lasted just two seasons in Australia, with the first season airing in 2004, and a second season in 2005.
It was first fronted by chef Curtis Stone before Australian Idol judge Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson took over hosting duties for season two.
Channel Seven had initially planned on creating a third season of the series, until the creation of hit series My Kitchen Rules in 2010.
Presenter: It was first fronted by chef Curtis Stone (pictured) before Australian Idol judge Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson took over hosting duties for season two
The show is set for a massive shake-up for the next season with it now competing with Married At First Sight, according to TV Blackbox.
The new-look show will involve past winners and ‘villains’ going head-to-head with a new batch of contenders in a ‘fans-versus-favourites’ style competition.
TV Blackbox editor Rob McKnight, who is a former Channel Nine executive, wrote: ‘In this series, it’s the contestants who will decide who goes into the sudden death cook-off, not the judges.’
Revival: Channel Seven had initially planned on creating a third season of the series, until the creation of hit series My Kitchen Rules in 2010. Here: Cast season one
MKR producers will also reportedly steer clear of the typically ‘over-produced’ storylines in favour of a more realistic feel.
Woman’s Day has previously made similar claims, with an insider telling the magazine in July that ‘desperate producers’ had begun recruiting some of the series’ past contestants for the upcoming season.
Despite My Kitchen Rules being a hit for the network, it drew in just 662,000 metro viewers, compared to MAFS’ 1.41 million.
Shake-up: It comes amid news that My Kitchen Rules will change format, it order to compete with Channel Nine juggernaut Married At First Sight