Channel Ten’s MasterChef 2011 has ended with contestant Kate Bracks being narrowly crowned the winner over second-placed Michael Weldon last night, August 7. “I’m still pinching myself!” said Bracks. “If in the Top 50 someone had told me I was going to win I’d have laughed at them. I can’t believe it; I’ve done it! “A big milestone too was making the Top 5. I guess quite a few of us in the house had been saying from the beginning, ‘I wonder who’s going to be in the Top 5?’... ...Read more »

Restaurant & Catering Australia, the peak national organisation representing the interests of 40,000 restaurateurs and caterers, has been buoyed by the stunning ratings performance of MasterChef Australia. John Hart, Chief Executive Officer of the industry body, believes the public groundswell of support for the show will provide a fillip for the restaurant sector. “The Association is delighted with the overwhelming enthusiasm for the industry generated by MasterChef,” he said. “Fremantle... ...Read more »

The hit that few people saw coming has soared to an Australian ratings record, putting special events like the AFL Grand Final and Australian Idol finales well and truly in the shade. Over 3.7 million tuned in last night as MasterChef Australia delivered the highest rating non-sport telecast since ratings began, with only the Hewitt-Safin Australian Open Final and 2003 Rugby World Cup Final surpassing it this century. What was so spectacular about its success was its ability to capture the imagination... ...Read more »