Junior Masterchef 10

Nine is developing a new kids’ show to be stripped across afternoons, combining cooking with a quiz show format.

When Shine Australia takes back the premium MasterChef brand, other networks could make a bid for it.

TV enters the final week of the 2010 ratings year, as Seven takes another week in Total People and even those pesky demos the CEO doesn’t care for.

Junior MasterChef pulls out a finale of 1.85m viewers, and three scores of 11/10.

12 year old Isabella has won the title of Junior Masterchef over 13 year old Jack. But another media embargo was broken in the process.

Two local reality shows on TEN get the thumbs up to return in 2011.

Junior MasterChef looks like it is headed for a strong finale after Sunday night’s penultimate episode pulled a strong 1.5m viewers.

Updated: Ben Elton will be host, writer and producer of a new live comedy series for Nine in 2011.

Reality TV contestants were cut left right and centre last night, but the audience preferred them cooking to singing.

Last night the annual music industry event took roughly half the numbers of a weekly talent show.

On Saturday night Network TEN sank to an ominous 10.0% network share -the lowest for figure all year.

Nine has made an amendment to its plans for Monday November 15th.

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