FTA-TV Masterchef Australia

[Daytripper]

No offence but thats naive. Credibility doesn't enter into it for the producers, they want the contestants who they think will appeal the most to the audience to stay. This is why this week has been such a disappointment because the comp has lost a lot of credibility with the way its been done.

If the advertising has been booked and paid for already, then its irrelevant who stays or goes in the last week.

Why would the producers give a rats ?
And how would they know that what they are doing is right six weeks in advance ?
For all they know, Julie could be charged with criminal offences in the intervening period and be on the nose with the public. Not that it matters anyway as I have explained with the ads already having been paid for.

No offence champ, but the only one showing naivety is yourself.

 

[Daytripper]

The lag was two weeks, not six.
And that came right from the mouth of one of the contestants.

Cheers - think it was originally six. They must have caught up.

 

[Exhale You]

Cheers - think it was originally six. They must have caught up.

I'm not sure when they started filming, but the last 6 weeks of the show were definitely about two weeks behind.

The finale was filmed early this month (the 2nd or 3rd, i think).

Despite the finale already being in the can, they've decided to stretch the finale out from the 90 minutes they planned (and filmed) to 120 minutes.

If the advertising has been booked and paid for already, then its irrelevant who stays or goes in the last week.

Do you seriously believe that the only factor for Ten is their advertising revenue?

You're pretty much suggesting that because they've sold their advertising blocks for the final week, they couldn't care less if anyone watches, which is incredibly naive.

As with any network, Ten need, desperately want and do anything possible to get as many viewers as they possibly can.
The more viewers they get, the better they perform in the ratings and the better they perform in the ratings, the more advertising they can sell (and at a higher rate) going forward.

The other factor is that they've invested a stack of money into 'The 7PM Project' and are hoping that Masterchef gives it a massive lead in and kick start.

How could you possibly think that Ten don't have every incentive to do anything and everything they can to ensure the ratings are as high as possible during finale week?

You could argue that Julie's presence instead of Lucas wouldn't make a difference to the ratings (although i'd disagree), but to suggest Ten don't care because they've sold their advertising in advance is folly.

 

[Daytripper]

Do you seriously believe that the only factor for Ten is their advertising revenue?

You're pretty much suggesting that because they've sold their advertising blocks for the final week, they couldn't care less if anyone watches, which is incredibly naive.

As with any network, Ten need, desperately want and do anything possible to get as many viewers as they possibly can.
The more viewers they get, the better they perform in the ratings and the better they perform in the ratings, the more advertising they can sell (and at a higher rate) going forward.

The other factor is that they've invested a stack of money into 'The 7PM Project' and are hoping that Masterchef gives it a massive lead in and kick start.

How could you possibly think that Ten don't have every incentive to do anything and everything they can to ensure the ratings are as high as possible during finale week?

You could argue that Julie's presence instead of Lucas wouldn't make a difference to the ratings (although i'd disagree), but to suggest Ten don't care because they've sold their advertising in advance is folly.

Thats all just ego stuff.

Whilst I agree that Ten would want to do as much as possible to get its ratings as high as possible when push comes to shove it doesn't affect the bottom line once they are paid for.

If you're a prospective advertiser, are you going to book a slot in the 7.30 Project at a higher rate than normal just because the last week of Masterchef rated 2 million plus ????
I certainly wouldn't unless I thought that the 7.30 Project was viable. And you'd have to be a supreme optimist to think it would do the numbers that Masterchef does.

Ten will have their eyes on prospective revenues for next year and potentially Celebrity Masterchef later this year. However am pretty sure that advertisers know what they are going to get now with any future Masterchef's and whatever happens in the last week is not going to dramatically impact their decision making process.

 

[Omar Jones]

what justification did they give for sending julia home instead of julie?

Julias first dish didnt go down too well - and her second dish was raw.

Julies first dish was received well - and her second dish was raw.

Pretty straightforward decision.

I was happy to see Julia go - Sick of the weepy blubbering. Though i'd like to see Julie go next.

 

[pjcrows]

So Julia and Chris have been having it off... would've thought you'd get better odds for a Freo flag this year than the chances of those two hooking up.

 

[Exhale You]

Whilst I agree that Ten would want to do as much as possible to get its ratings as high as possible when push comes to shove it doesn't affect the bottom line once they are paid for.

That's the thing though, they want to keep the advertising dollars coming in, and the only way to do that is to keep the ratings as high as possible, and to do that you need to keep the viewers interested.

Ten wouldn't rest on their laurels simply because they've sold their advertising blocks for this week, even less so when you consider that the show replacing Masterchef is a massive and expensive gamble for them.

They're going to do all they can to ensure they get as many people as possible watching their new show on Monday night, and do that they need to keep people watching Masterchef.

If you're a prospective advertiser, are you going to book a slot in the 7.30 Project at a higher rate than normal just because the last week of Masterchef rated 2 million plus ????
I certainly wouldn't unless I thought that the 7.30 Project was viable. And you'd have to be a supreme optimist to think it would do the numbers that Masterchef does.

The idea is that if Masterchef gives 'The 7pm Project' a massive lead in, they've exposed the show to a greater audience and thus have a greater opportunity to develop a core audience instantly.

Ten are desperate for Masterchef to give 'The 7pm Project' a nice rub, so they will be pulling out all stops to ensure they get massive numbers for the last week of Masterchef.

Ten will have their eyes on prospective revenues for next year and potentially Celebrity Masterchef later this year. However am pretty sure that advertisers know what they are going to get now with any future Masterchef's and whatever happens in the last week is not going to dramatically impact their decision making process.

It's not about garnering advertising dollars for the Masterchef franchise, it's about garnering advertising dollars and viewers for both their new show and the network as a whole.

Anytime a network gets a huge ratings winner they ride it's success in the hope it rubs off on other programs.

We'll have to agree to disagree as we're going around in circles, but basically my point is that it's very much in Ten's best interests to get as many viewers as possible for finale week, for a multitude of reasons.

 

[IanG]

If the advertising has been booked and paid for already, then its irrelevant who stays or goes in the last week.

Actual ratings are never irrelevant. Of course they would want those contestants that they judge ahead of time have the most appeal.

 

[SunKing]

Last night rated 2.2m. I reckon the finale on Sunday night will rate it's ass off. My earlier prediction of 2.3m is looking conservative and I'm now predicting 2.5m +.

 

[crownie]

Julias first dish didnt go down too well - and her second dish was raw.

Julies first dish was received well - and her second dish was raw.

Pretty straightforward decision.

I was happy to see Julia go - Sick of the weepy blubbering. Though i'd like to see Julie go next.

was this the Thai dish?

 

[Daytripper]

Last night rated 2.2m. I reckon the finale on Sunday night will rate it's ass off. My earlier prediction of 2.3m is looking conservative and I'm now predicting 2.5m +.

2.5m might be a stretch on Sunday as you've got the older demo's locked into Dancing With The Stars which is on at the same time.
Without DWTS then it would definitely be possible, if not probable.

Nine and Seven must be counting down the days until MC finishes.

 

[Daytripper]

If it is any good as the UK version, then this could be a surprise hit for Ten next year.
Hopefully they follow the same formula with the judges - ie a largely unknown but successful restaraunter and some other foodie type (providor etc).

Yay

Predicting this to be a massive flop then.

A real shame because there is a huge market for a decent locally made cooking show on free to air TV and this will most probably scare anyone else from making one for another few years.

Oops

 

[Omar Jones]

was this the Thai dish?

Yeah - She didnt know much about Malaysian food.

 

[crownie]

Yeah - She didnt know much about Malaysian food.

so didn't the others so why should she of gotten special treatment for not cooking within the rules?

 

[Freo Big Fella]

was this the Thai dish?

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought it looked like a Thai Green Curry. It's a shame because I thought they were really going to enforce the theme a bit more strictly as well.

If they'd justified it on the basis of execution and presentation you probably could have flipped a coin, but to knock Julia off on the basis of "not sticking to the theme" was ridiculous.

Chris was very disappointing last night IMO, you'd expect a little bit more from him in finals week than high-end fried rice.

 

[hamG]

Chris was very disappointing last night IMO, you'd expect a little bit more from him in finals week than high-end fried rice.

But but but it had a fried egg plopped on top

 

[Crimson King]

Julias first dish didnt go down too well - and her second dish was raw.

Julies first dish was received well - and her second dish was raw.

Pretty straightforward decision.

I was happy to see Julia go - Sick of the weepy blubbering. Though i'd like to see Julie go next.

Yeh I'd go along with that.

I think Poh will end up winning it due to those silly advantages they are giving out in the final week. It should be an even contest but then again the 'experts' have set out the challenges for the majority of the show, they probably thought handing out advantages to the contestants during the final week would be more interesting for the viewers and the contestants would be more desperate and thus will produce higher quality dishes.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

But but but it had a fried egg plopped on top

Presentation straight off the Mi Goreng packet! A surefire winner!

The fact that Poh's been given the recipe overnight might work against her IMO - they'll go after her a lot harder (like I think they did with the pies Chris served up on Monday) and if she doesn't go very close to nailing it they might be quick to shitcan her.

Hopefully they can the advantages for Friday/Sunday at least.

 

[Daytripper]

Hopefully they can the advantages for Friday/Sunday at least.

Friday is a masterclass & recap episode.

 

[Xtreme]

I think it's amusing that with the finale not being aired for well over a week after actually being filmed - a lot of forums and certain media websites are trying to one up the other by revealing the "winner". When the writers pick who supposedly wins.... gets eliminated not long after.

No spoilers mentioned here, just thought i'd post an observation.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

How can you kick someone off who prepared a dish that was edible compared to one you couldn't. I found it pretty funny how George started nodding likeing Poh's dish before he even tasted it, how can they say this show isn't rigged. It is quiet obvious they each have their own demographic.

Poh - Asian appeals to the multi-cultural community.
Chris - The manly man
Julie - The one the oldies like
Justine - Young go getter woman
Julia - Young go getter woman

Tonights episode was just between Justine and Julia really.

Now the eliminations will just follow who the judges like, Poh looks pretty safe at the moment. Hopefully she stuffs up majorly and is gone.

Winning the celebrity chef challenge really paid of didn't it. They would of been getting contact with one style of cooking while in the restaurant while the rest at the house would of been getting exposure to all different styles of cooking.

Chris is not a manly man, the bloke is a 41 year old tool who feels the need to constantly wear a hat. He serves pretentious food, his only blokey quality is the fact he likes to cook meat, but its always wanky stuff that "manly men" probably wouldnt like. He is the type of bloke who would rock up at a party and critique everyones choice of beer because he has some arthouse micro brewery shit.

 

[Kerrby]

WHAT THE SHIT !!

 

[omit]

i want Justine in my kitchen

but that result was horrible

 

[wce_all_da_way]

Chris is not a manly man, the bloke is a 41 year old tool who feels the need to constantly wear a hat. He serves pretentious food, his only blokey quality is the fact he likes to cook meat, but its always wanky stuff that "manly men" probably wouldnt like. He is the type of bloke who would rock up at a party and critique everyones choice of beer because he has some arthouse micro brewery shit.

Haha yes that's him for sure. Trevor would be a better example of a manly man. He seemed like an ordinary bloke.

 

[Exhale You]

I loved the challenge tonight.
Finally we had a challenge that was befitting the final week, a true challenge that really tests the contestants.

However, i was again disappointed by the predictability of the voting.