My Kitchen Rules series 16
| My Kitchen Rules | |
|---|---|
| Series 16 | |
| Starring | |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 28 September 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixteenth season of the Australian competitive cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules will premiere on the Seven Network on 28 September 2026.[1]
The fifteenth season auditions opened in November 2025.[2]
Teams
[edit]| Hometown/state | Group | Teams[3] | Relationship | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLD | 1 | Krysten & Lucy | Mother & Daughter | Set to compete | |
| SA | 1 | Angus & Simon | Mates | Set to compete | |
| VIC | 1 | Tiffany & Giancarlo | Loved-up couple | Set to compete | |
| SA | 1 | Alisha & Deanne | Classic bogans | Set to compete | |
| NSW | 1 | Jane & Shane | Stylish foodies | Set to compete | |
| VIC | 1 | Mary & Golden | Nurses | Set to compete | |
Elimination history
[edit]Competition details
[edit]Instant Restaurants
[edit]During the Instant Restaurant rounds, each team hosts a three-course dinner for judges and fellow teams in their allocated group. They are scored and ranked among their group. The two highest scoring teams at the end of the round will advance directly to the next round, and the lowest scoring team will be eliminated, while the three remaining teams will go into a second instant restaurant round against three gatecrasher teams.
Round 1
[edit]- Episodes 1 to 6
- Airdate — 28 September to TBA October
- Description — The first of the two instant restaurant groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1.
| Group 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team and episode details | Guest scores | Manu's scores | Colin's scores | Total (out of 110) |
Rank | Result | |||||||||||
| Entrée | Main | Dessert | Entrée | Main | Dessert | ||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||||||
| Ep 1 | 28 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Dishes | Entrée | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | |||||||||||||||||
| Dessert | |||||||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||||||
| Ep 2 | 29 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Dishes | Entrée | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | |||||||||||||||||
| Dessert | |||||||||||||||||
Ratings
[edit]- Colour key:
- – Highest rating
- – Lowest rating
- – Elimination episode
- – Finals weeks
| Week | Episode | Air date | Viewers (millions)[a] |
Nightly rank[a] |
Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Instant Restaurant 1-1: | Monday, 28 September | |||
| 2 | Instant Restaurant 1-2: | Tuesday, 29 September | ||||
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Ratings data used is from OzTAM and represents the National Total audience.
References
[edit]- ↑ Knox, David (22 September 2026). "Returning: My Kitchen Rules S16". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ Knox, David (2 November 2025). "Auditions: My Kitchen Rules S16". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "My Kitchen Rules 2026: Meet all the teams competing this year". 7news. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.