Channel Seven's updated My Kitchen Rules series TROUNCED in rating war

Channel Seven's reworked My Kitchen Rules premiered with a whimper on Sunday. The heavily rejigged series which promised audiences 'real food and real people' was unable to compete with the two other reality series debuting on Sunday: Nine's The Block and Ten's The Masked Singer. Channel Seven's reworked My Kitchen Rules premiered with a whimper on Sunday and was unable to draw a comparable audience to competitor reality shows This paled in comparison to the 598,000 viewers who watched The Masked Singer and the 867,000 who tuned into The Block. The Block's ratings blitz is likely due to the controversy over new contestants Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull quitting after two days. It was suggested a possible reason for The Block blitzing its competitors in ratings is due to the controversy over new contestants Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull quitting after two days The new series was significantly overhauled with food critics Nigella Lawson and Matt Preston replacing Pete Evans as judges.