You may have noticed that Channel Seven has been flogging the pants off its new reality food program, Zumbo’s Just Desserts, for the last few weeks, or you may have been living under a rock. Either way, you can’t ignore the fact that last night it officially kicked off, and Twitter was none too impressed.
Despite a preliminary audience of 1.08 million according to OzTAM figures, the third highest of the night (which left Seven with the top three programs overall), social media has roasted the show as a MasterChef rip off, unadulterated hell and drab, dull and flat. Ouch.
Compared to other programs of the night, Zumbo beat out Nine’s The Block (961,000) and Ten’s Australian Survivor (734,000).
In case you missed the teaser, here’s the premise of the show:
The eventual winner will take home $100,000 and will have their dessert featured in Zumbo’s stores.
But now to Twitter’s reception:
Playing catchup on #JustDessertsAU. Love Zumbo but think @Seven have screwed this one up. From voiceover to co-host, it’s not working. ?
— Jamie Collins (@JamieCollins) August 22, 2016
Achingly boring – sweeter than a half sucked toffee apple – I think I’ll crank up the microwave and watch it turn around #JustDessertsAU
— Michael Tate (@equisnocti) August 22, 2016
#JustDessertsAU, a concept that had so much promise has proven to be nothing more than a 60min #woolies commercial. You’ve messed up Ch 7!
— William Buck (@iamwilliambuck) August 22, 2016
Words to describe #JustDessertsAU drab, drudging, dull, flat, ho hum, insipid, irksome, lifeless, monotonous, mundane, uninteresting, vapid
— Adam (@adampongrass) August 22, 2016
Sheer, unadulterated hell. & that was just the weeks of trailers. The show is actually much worse. #JustDessertsAU
— Philip Darbyshire (@PDarbyshire) August 22, 2016
Were all the contestants given an Xanax prior to the show? The pace is putting me to sleep. #JustDessertsAU
— nyckate (@nyckate16) August 22, 2016
#JustDessertsAU A masterchef ripoff, OK I can live with that. But #Zumbo has zero personality, & home cooks are weird. #disappointingTV
— CatmanForever (@CatmanForever) August 22, 2016
The people of Australia tonight have spoken. #JustDessertsAU #TheBlock #SurvivorAU #AnythingElse pic.twitter.com/2tb9EitwbI
— Molk’s Just Desserts (@SteveMolk) August 22, 2016
Maybe it’s just me but I feel like Zumbo and Khoo have the combined charisma of a potato #JustDessertsAU
— Rhiannon (@Rhi_Pascoe) August 22, 2016