MasterChef

Seven are now ramping up their coming soon and sneak peek ads for their new renovation show – House Rules. House Rules is Seven’s version of Nine’s The Block where complete strangers renovate poeple’s houses room by room over 6 weeks. Seven have now also thrown in “state vs state” into the advertising.

Sound familiar? It is – Nine’s first promos for 2013′s regular season of The Block – The Block Skyhigh – promoted the show as “state vs state” as well. In Skyhigh, there will be 5 couples competing instead of the usual four. Continue reading »

MasterChef: The Professionals – Contestants Announced.

Network Ten is pleased to announce today the 18 qualified chefs who will be competing in the toughest cooking environment in Australia on MasterChef: The Professionals.
Be prepared to meet some of the country’s most innovative and exciting chefs, competing to win a career-defining, money-can’t buy experience. From big cities to small towns, these contestants hail from kitchens all over Australia. Having been at the top of their game either locally or overseas, they will be up against each other for an around-the-world ticket to gain experience in some of the best kitchens on the planet, plus a cash prize that will be announced on the show.

For these qualified chefs, food is their world, their passion, their love. From all walks of life, each chef has their own unique food story and culinary background to bring to the table. The contestants will be guided by acclaimed chef Marco Pierre White and esteemed food critic Matt Preston. Production of MasterChef: The Professionals has already commenced in Melbourne.

The 18 contestants who will appear on the show are: Continue reading »

Puberty Blues and Redfern Now lead the way in the 2nd annual AACTA Awards with the ABC landing the most nominations. The 2nd AACTA Awards will be held on Wednesday 30 January 2013 at The Star in Sydney.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR
• Brenna Harding. Puberty Blues. Network Ten
• Ed Oxenbould. Julian.
• Saskia Rosendahl. Lore.
• Lily Sullivan. Mental. Continue reading »

Channel Ten have released all their ratings figures for 2012.

2012 Ratings Year.

Official Survey Period Weeks 7 to 48 (excluding Easter and Olympics).

Network Ten in 2012.

• Local productions deliver strong results, led by MasterChef, The Biggest Loser and Offspring. Continue reading »

Yesterday I headed off to Pyrmont to see the 2013 program presentation and was excited by what I saw. Here is what to expect from a rejuvenated Channel Ten in the new year. MORE DETAIL than what you might of read elsewhere!

Over 40 weeks Ten will show new series week after week, so there will always be a “series” on and no breaks in programming. Here they are -  Continue reading »

Press Release. Network Ten in 2013.

Nine new local series.
Four new overseas series.
Largest, most diverse drama line-up ever.
MasterChef: The Professionals arrives.
Rugby Union on TEN. Continue reading »

After saying goodbye to poor Poh and Marion, we are left with the final 6. Three remain from the blue 2009 team – Chris, Julie and Justine while Callum is the only one left from the 2010 red team. Dani and Kate remain for the 2011 yellow.

Tonights challenge is to cook a dish with 13 different recipes within it, as you do on a weeknight. The main ingredient is chocolate, the contestants will have to make George’s “Zeus and his 8 mistresses” inspired dessert that includes a salt and vinegar chocolate twig, salted caramel, a chocolate crack, a caramel sauce, white chocolate aero, chocolate mousse with a liquid chocolate centre, a chocolate tuille, a chocolate cake and sorbet, chocolate clay and a chocolate gold bar representing Zeus’ wife Hera. They also are given flowers and fruit to adorn the dish. Continue reading »

We know where many of our MasterChef friends have ended up – but for a full list, of the first three seasons, Throng has you covered!

Season One

Julie Goodwin, Winner
From the NSW’s Central Coast, Julie won the first season of Masterchef. She has gone on to write 2 successful cookbooks “The Heart of the Home” and “Home Cooked” and is currently working on a third,  she also writes a column in The Australian Womens Weekly and appears in many of their TV specials. Julie ia also the ambassador Glad and is a regular on Nines Today show.
http://www.juliegoodwin.com.au/
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Audra Morrice has been the first contastant eliminated in the 2012 grand final. That now leaves Andy and Julia left to fight it out for the title of MasterChef 2012 – the winner will be announced here live!

Tonight on MasterChef, Andy, Audra and Julia battle it out for the title. Judge Matt Preston offers a rundown of how he thinks each of the finalists will fare in tonight’s big cook-off. The challenge ahead is for the final three to first cook an entree – not just one but 100 entrees. This is a sudden death final, with the best two moving on to battle it out in the main and dessert rounds. Continue reading »