Jock Zonfrillo's dies: Ten's MasterChef replacement bombs in ratings

70 — https://www.Cuanbet88.fun/; ‘s last-minute replacement show for MasterChef Australia’s  bombed in the ratings on Monday night.The network aired reality show in the 7:30pm time slot after deciding it would not be appropriate to screen the highly anticipated return of MasterChef .Unsurprisingly, the programming switch meant Ten lost a huge chunk of its anticipated prime-time audience, with The Bridge drawing just 173,000 viewers.The Bridge is a reality series in which 12 strangers are tasked with building a 330m bridge across a lake, using only their bare hands and basic tools, to win $250,000.Despite losing out in prime time, the earlier time slot occupied by current affairs show The Project saw a ratings spike with 447,000 viewers tuning in to see hosts Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris address Zonfrillo’s death.  The Bridge Australia, Channel Ten’s last-minute replacement show for MasterChef Australia’s delayed season 15 premiere, bombed in the ratings on Monday night  This figure was almost double the amount of viewers The Project had the previous Monday: 246,000.Channel Ten was left scrambling for a replacement after  was pulled off the air at the eleventh hour due to the death of Zonfrillo. During Monday’s episode of The Project, co-host Aly announced The Bridge Australia would follow the news program in place of the cooking show.  The network aired The Bridge Australia in the 7:30pm time slot after deciding it would not be appropriate to screen the highly anticipated return of MasterChef following the death of judge Jock Zonfrillo.

(Pictured L-R: MasterChef judges Melissa Leong, Andy Allen and Zonfrillo)The Bridge, which first aired on Channel Ten last year, is narrated by actor Hugo Weaving, and the episode that aired on Monday night appears to be a repeat. Entertainment reporter Angela Bishop revealed on Monday’s episode of The Project that filming had wrapped on MasterChef by the time of Zonfrillo’s death. It is unclear when MasterChef will return to screens. Network Ten announced on Monday that it will not air this week out of respect for Zonfrillo’s family.’Network Ten and Endemol Shine Australia are deeply shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of Jock Zonfrillo, a beloved member of the MasterChef Australia family.

Jock passed away in Melbourne yesterday,’ a network spokesman said on Monday. Despite losing out in prime time, the earlier time slot occupied by current affairs show The Project saw a ratings spike with 447,000 viewers tuning in to see hosts Waleed Aly (pictured) and Sarah Harris address Zonfrillo’s deathPolice found Zonfrillo’s body at about 2am on Monday after they were called to a hotel on Lygon Street in Carlton, Melbourne, for a welfare check. The Scottish-Australian chef and restaurateur became a host of the popular Channel 10 cooking show in 2019 alongside Andy Allen and Melissa Leong.His death comes as MasterChef’s fifteenth season, featuring Jamie Oliver as a guest judge, was due to premiere on Ten on Monday night.