The Chopping Block
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| The Chopping Block | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Catriona Rowntree Matt Moran |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer(s) | David Barbour Julian Cress |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | February 6, 2008 – present |
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The Chopping Block is an Australian reality television series which began airing on the Nine Network on February 6, 2008.[1] It is produced by David Barbour and Julian Cress of The Block fame, and is hosted by Catriona Rowntree and chef, Matt Moran.[2]
NBC and Granada America have picked up the rights to produce the series in the United States. To be hosted by Marco Pierre White, it will air during the 2008/2009 television season.[3]
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[edit] Format
Each week two Melbourne and Sydney restaurants will be reviewed by a secret critic and given $5,000. With assistance from restaurateur Matt Moran they have 72 hours to overhaul their menu, service and décor in an effort to win his approval.
However, the American version will introduce a number of changes to the format, such as an ongoing competition instead of self-contained episodes, baring some similarities to the Seven Network show My Restaurant Rules.[4]
[edit] Ratings
The first episode of The Chopping Block had a disappointing debut, with only 718,000 viewers nationally, a low figure for its 7:30 - 8:30 timeslot. It came up against So You Think You Can Dance Australia, on Network Ten, which attracted 1.6 million viewers nationally, and the documentary Shape of Things to Come which garnered 1 million viewers on the Seven Network.[5]
A repeat of the first episode was aired the following night at 10:30pm as an uncut version.[5] This repeat replaced a scheduled airing of Amazing Medical Stories, and managed a reasonable 546,000 viewers for its timeslot.[6]
The second episode fared much better, while still not great, it managed 1,040,000 viewers nationally - nearly 300,000 more viewers than the first episode.[7]
[edit] Episodes
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Café Parlo vs Café 43 | February 6, 2008 | 718,000[5] |
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Bella Vita vs Mamma Teresa's | February 13, 2008 | 1,040,000[7] |
[edit] References
- ^ Knox, David (2008-01-25). Airdate: The Chopping Block. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ Knox, David (2007-11-05). Nine happy on The Chopping Block. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Adelian, Josef (2008-03-17). NBC puts White on 'Chopping Block'. Variety. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Knox, David (2008-03-18). NBC re-heats 'improved' Chopping Block. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c Knox, David (2008-02-07). Chopping Block lacking customers. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ Knox, David (2008-02-04). Week 6. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ a b Knox, David (2008-02-11). Week 7. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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