My Kitchen Rules

*My Kitchen Rules*
My Kitchen Rules
Genre	Cooking
Directed by	Mark Adamson (seasons 1–3, 7–9); Nick Davies (seasons 4–6, 9);
Judges	Manu Feildel; Colin Fassnidge; Nigella Lawson; Matt Preston; Pete Evans;
Narrated by	Septimus Caton
Opening theme	"Tik Tok" by Kesha (seasons 1–3); "Best Night" by Justice Crew (seasons 4–9);
Ending theme	"The Pink Panther" by Christophe Beck (seasons 1–2)
Composer	Jay Stewart
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	14
No. of episodes	423
Production
Executive producers	Rikkie Proost; Matt Apps; Joe Herdman
Producers	Matt Apps; Greg Swanborough; Evan Wilkes;
Cinematography	Tim Hawkins
Running time	60–120 minutes
Production companies	Seven Productions (2010–2020); ITV Studios Australia (since 2022)
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	1 February 2010 –; present
Related
	My Restaurant Rules; House Rules; My Kitchen Rules NZ; My Kitchen Rules SA;

My Kitchen Rules (often abbreviated as MKR) is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The show is currently hosted and judged by chefs Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge, with Feildel being the only judge who has appeared in every season of the show. Fellow chef Pete Evans co-hosted until his departure after season 11. Other celebrity chefs and food critics frequently appear as guest judges or mentors in the kitchen. The series was originally produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Restaurant Rules, and was put into production based on the success of Network 10's MasterChef Australia.

For many years, the program performed strongly in the ratings and was regularly one of the highest rated programs on Australian television, with the finales of each season consistently ranking amongst the top 10 highest rated programs of the year. However ratings declined notably during season 10 in 2019, and with further significant declines for season 11 in 2020, commentators speculated that 2020 would be its final season.

Seven did not renew the series at their annual upfronts in October 2020, but suggested the show may return in future. During Seven’s annual upfronts, the series was confirmed to return for a twelfth season in 2022. In December 2021, Feildel was announced to be returning as a judge. In April 2022, it was announced Nigella Lawson and Matt Preston will be joining the series as judges alongside Feildel with fellow returning judge Colin Fassnidge appearing as a judge in Kitchen HQ alongside Curtis Stone with a quest appearance from new judge Gary Mehigan. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a 13th season which aired from 4 September 2023. For the 13th season Fassnidge became a main judge and co-hosted alongside Feildel, with Lawson returning as judge for the finals, though Preston did not return to the show. In October 2023, the series was renewed for a 14th season which will air on 9 September 2024, with Feildel and Fassnidge returning. The fifteenth season auditions opened in October 2024.