Cooking with gas! MKR wins TV ratings war AGAIN over Married At First Sight and I'm A Celebrity with its highest viewership of the season so far
My Kitchen Rules cooking up a storm when it comes to TV ratings, again leaving its competition behind with a record viewership this season.
The Channel Seven hit show attracted 1.34 million viewers on Monday night in the metro area, even eclipsing the ratings it scored for its opening night last week.
South Australian mates Tim and Kyle proved a hit across the country, with MKR a convincing winner over Channel Ten's 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and Channel Nine's 'Married At First Sight', Mumbrella reports.
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Winning: Tim and Kyle cooked up a storm on Monday's episode of My Kitchen Rules which drew in the biggest TV viewership for the show this season
MKR's ratings were up almost 150,000 on Sunday night, when it also won the TV war.
Viewers have seemingly become encapsulated by the blossoming romance between Kyle and his co-star Bek.
A night earlier viewers rejoiced in the duo's flirtatious banter as Bek and Ash hosted the guests for their instant kitchen.
Top of the crop! The episode took the top spot in the ratings war with 1.34 million viewers in the city metro area
Heating up in the kitchen: With the proven ratings success of dating shows such as The Bachelor, it's no wonder many fans have tuned in to watch the on-screen romance between Bek and Kyle
And they again got their money's worth on Monday when it was Kyle's turn to host the group of part-time chefs.
Kyle and teammate Tim whipped up an enticing three course meal in their instant restaurant and scored a whopping 100 points out of 110, with Bek saying to camera: 'After tonight, I would marry Kyle in an instant!'
However while MKR dabbled on the topic, over on a show that is all about marriage not everything was going so smoothly.
Married At First sight saw 893,000 viewers on Monday, a slight improvement on the 820,000 who watched its debut last week.
Second place: Meanwhile, MKR's romance-centric rival program Married At First Sight once again came in at second place on Monday, garnering 893,000 eyeballs
I do times two! Twins Sharon and Michelle Marsh exchanged vows together in spectacular fashion, at the same ceremony, the same reception and even wearing the same dress
But with twin sisters Sharon and Michelle Marsh, from Perth, tying the knot right next to each other, that's little surprise.
The 31-year-old identical twins exchanged vows in spectacular fashion at the same ceremony, with the same reception and even in the same dress.
Up against a number of other high-profile shows in the 7.30pm time slot, the result saw MAFS top its rival I'm A Celebrity.
The Channel Ten hope had 749,000 viewers to start the week, a drop off from its numbers last week when it drew 959,000.
Way behind: I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here drew 749,000 viewers on Monday night
Hating it! On I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! on Monday, Natalie Bassingthwaighte (centre) screamed and heaved as she completed in a game with Dane Swan (L) and Tegan Martin (R)
Singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte, retired AFL star Dane Swan and model Tegan Martin played the 'every critter counts' game which was the highlight of the episode.
The stars had to guess how many animals were in a tank or their mouths during numerous rounds, leaving Natalie screaming in terror as she touched everything from snakes to crocodiles.
At one point, the Rogue Traders star yelled: 'What are we doing on this show?!'
Shows including Home and Away, A Current Affair and even Channel Seven's own relationship show Bride and Prejudice - the forbidden wedding, rated higher.
Shocked! At one point, the Rogue Traders star yelled: 'What are we doing on this show?!'
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