Another serving? Seven joins up with Netflix to order a second series of Zumbo’s Just Desserts…despite the first season suffering dismal ratings
The first season of Zumbo’s Just Desserts flopped in the ratings in 2016 with viewers calling it a ‘slow, boring and an unoriginal mess.’
But against the odds, Seven is rolling the dice on a second series of the reality baking competition hosted by pastry king, Adriano Zumbo, 36.
Reported in BandT, the network will also enlist the help of streaming giant Netflix and according to a Seven executive, this will help the show go ‘international.’
Another serving? Seven joins up with Netflix to order a second series of Adriano Zumbo’s Just Desserts…despite the first season suffering dismal ratings
‘[Netflix] are making a contribution towards the production budget,’ Seven director of contribution and rights Therese Hegarty told the Australian Financial Review earlier this week.
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‘We’ll premiere the series on Seven in Australia and they’ll go out with their international territories.’
Also featuring chefs Rachel Khoo and Gigi Falanga, Zumbo’s Just Desserts lasted just one season and suffered dismal ratings.
Kitchen nightmare: Featuring chefs Rachel Khoo (right) and Gigi Falanga (left), Zumbo’s Just Desserts lasted just one season and suffered dismal ratings
Following the premiere episode, viewers took to Twitter in droves to slam the show.
‘Sheer, unadulterated hell. And that was just the weeks of trailers. The show is actually much worse,’ viewers moaned while others pointed out glaring similarities to Network Ten’s Masterchef.
Meanwhile, the announcement of a second series will be welcome news for Adriano whose dessert empire had entered voluntary administration earlier this month.
Lifeline: The announcement of a second series will be welcome news for Adriano whose dessert empire had entered voluntary administration earlier this month
Despite his eight Sydney and Melbourne eateries remaining open, Good Food reported the chef could soon amass debts of $10 million, nearly a decade after he shot to fame with appearances on MasterChef.
Adriano however was reported to have $8 million worth of assets, inclusive of equipment and company owned property.
In July, the ‘pastry king’ pocketed an impressive $1.7 million for the sale of his property in Balmain before moving with his girlfriend, My Kitchen Rules star Nelly Riggio, into a waterfront property in Sydney.
The culinary personality picked up a clean profit from the sale, with The Daily Telegraph reporting that he had bought the three-bedroom pad for just $675,000 back in 2003.
Going strong: Adriano lives with girlfriend Nelly Riggio (pictured), with the pair moving in together in August last year, into a waterfront property
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