The Great Australian Bake Off

For the current season, see The Great Australian Bake Off (season 3)
The Great Australian Bake Off
Genre Baking, cooking
Presented by
Judges
Opening theme "Build Me Up Buttercup" by Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay (Season 1)
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 20 (as of 18 October 2016)
Production
Executive producer(s) Lara Hopkins (2013)
Producer(s) Euan Jones (2013)
Leigh McSwan (2013)
Dana Michell (2013)
Location(s) Werribee Park Mansion (2013)
Yaralla Estate (2015)
Cinematography Sam Collines (2013)
Editor(s) Anthony Cox (2013)
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Love Productions (2013)
FremantleMedia Australia (2015-)
Release
Original network Nine Network (2013)
LifeStyle Food (2015-)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 9 July 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows The Great British Bake Off
External links
Website

The Great Australian Bake Off is an Australian television baking series based on the BBC baking competition The Great British Bake Off. The series first premiered on 9 July 2013 on the Nine Network and ran for one season with presenters Shane Jacobson and Anna Gare and judges Dan Lepard and Kerry Vincent. On 1 April 2015 it was announced that the series had been picked up by pay television channel LifeStyle Food and production company FremantleMedia Australia for a second season which premiered on 13 October 2015 with presenters Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle and judges Maggie Beer and Matt Moran.[1][2]

Format

The programme operates on a weekly elimination process to find the best all-round baker from the contestants who are all amateurs, where in each episode the bakers are tasked with 3 different challenges; a signature bake, a technical bake and a show-stopper. The bakes are critically examined by the judges who will then choose a "Baker of the week" and a baker that is eliminated from the competition. Ten contestants were chosen for the first season.

Signature Challenge: This challenge is for the amateur bakers to show off their tried-and-tested recipes that are rustic and altogether home-made-looking.
Technical Challenge: This challenge shows who can follow instructions, but who also has the technical knowledge and experience to produce the finished product. The bakers are all given the same recipe and are not told beforehand what the challenge will be. The finished product is ranked from worst to best, with the judges not knowing who produced which.
Showstopper Challenge: This challenge is for the bakers to show off their skills and talent. The judges are looking for a bake that is both of a professional appearance but also in taste.

Host and judges

Hosts/Judges Season
1 2 3
Current
Claire Hooper Host
Mel Buttle Host
Maggie Beer Judge
Matt Moran Judge
Former
Shane Jacobson Host
Anna Gare Host
Dan Lepard Judge
Kerry Vincent Judge

Season overview

Season Network Originally Aired Runners-up Winner Prize
Premiere Finale
One Nine Network 9 July 2013 27 August 2013 Jonathan Gurfinkel Nancy Ho Kitchen Renovation
Maria Vella Retreat Holiday
Two LifeStyle Food 13 October 2015 15 December 2015 Jasmin Hartley Sian Redgrave None
Suzy Stefanidis
Three 11 October 2016

Season 1 (2013)

Season 1 of The Great Australian Bake Off saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week saw the bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline.

The three finalists were Jonathan Gurfinkel, Maria Vella and Nancy Ho. On 27 August 2013, Nancy Ho was crowned the best amateur baker.[3]

Season 2 (2015)

Season 2 of The Great Australian Bake Off will see twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. The 10-part season will premiere on 13 October 2015.[4]

The three finalists were Jasmin Hartley, Sian Redgrave and Suzy Stefanidis. On 15 December, Sian was crowned the best amateur baker.[5]

Season 3 (2016)

Season 3 of The Great Australian Bake Off will see twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. The 10-part season will premiere on 11 October 2016.[6]

Ratings

Season Network Episodes Premiere Finale Average viewers Average rank Ref
Premiere date Premiere
ratings		 Rank Finale date Grand Finale ratings Rank
One Nine Network 8 9 July 2013 1,119,000 #5 27 August 2013 760,000 #13 834,000 #12 [7][8]
Two Lifestyle Food 10 13 October 2015 104,000 #1 15 December 2015 136,000 #1 108,000 #1 [9][10]
Three 10 11 October 2016 96,000 #3 # ' # [11]

Broadcast

Series Network Originally aired Episodes
Premiere Finale
1 Nine Network 9 July 2013 27 August 2013 8
2 LifeStyle Food 13 October 2015 15 December 2015 10
3 11 October 2016 10

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (1 April 2015). "Foxtel picks up The Great Australian Bake Off". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (13 July 2015). "Claire Hooper, Mel Buttle to host The Great Australian Bake Off". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (28 August 2013). "Nancy wins The Great Australian Bakeoff". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (14 September 2015). "Maggie Beer sings A Spoonful of Sugar in LifeStyle promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (16 December 2015). "Sian wins The Great Australian Bake Off". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (12 September 2016). "Returning: The Great Australian Bake Off 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (10 July 2013). "Tuesday 9 July 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (28 August 2013). "Tuesday 27 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tuesday 13 October 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  10. ↑ "Tuesday 15 December 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (12 October 2016). "Tuesday 11 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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