Family Food Fight (Australian TV series)

Family Food Fight

Company type	Television program
Industry	Entertainment, Television
Founded	October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
Defunct	December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11)
Headquarters	Australia
Area served	Australia
Products	Reality cooking competition television program
Parent	Nine Network

Family Food Fight (FFF) is an Australian reality competition television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network from 30 October 2017 until 11 December 2018. The series showcased a variety of Australian families spanning multiple generations as they faced intense cooking contests inspired by traditional home-cooked meals and family culinary customs, competing for a grand prize of $100,000.

Although the initial season experienced modest viewership, the network opted to produce a second season, which debuted on 29 October 2018, motivated by the potential to market the show's format globally. Nevertheless, the program encountered difficulty in attracting a substantial domestic audience, and no additional seasons have been produced.

Production

The series was unveiled during Network Nine's 2016 upfronts, with auditions for amateur family teams of four opening in February 2017 and closing in April of the same year. By July 2017, chefs Matt Moran, Hayden Quinn, and Anna Polyviou were announced as judges, with Tom Parker Bowles initially appearing as a guest judge before becoming a permanent member through to the finals.

In the second season, team compositions were altered to include only two members instead of four. Hayden Quinn did not return to the judging panel for this season.

Season 1 (2017)

Family		Members and Age	Home	Status
	Shahrouk	Houda (43), Halla (45), Leeann (39), Rouba (40)	Sydney	Winners
	Butler	John (63), EJ (30), Kate (27), Aleks (31)	Sydney	Runners-up
	Panayides	George (69), Soulla (47), Con (44), Fanos (35)	Melbourne	Eliminated 26 Nov 2017
	Gibaldi	Pina (69), Rose (47), Frank (61), Corrado (40)	Melbourne	Eliminated 19 Nov 2017
	Sheppard	Deb (60), Gary (62), Tom (29), Ruth (28)	Perth	Eliminated 12 Nov 2017
	Nguyen	Davy (43), Sandra (41), Angel (16), Trinity (15)	Sydney	Eliminated 5 Nov 2017

Season 2 (2018)

Family		Members and Age	Relationship	Home	Status
	Giles	Bec (30), Nicole (21)	Sisters	Sunshine Coast	Winners
	Tartaglia	Leon (34), Cory (29)	Brothers-in-law	Perth	Runners-up
	Samadi	Ria (25), Saffa (21)	Sisters	Melbourne	Eliminated 10 Dec 2018
	Alatini	Trish (44), Ocean (25)	Mother and Daughter	Perth	Eliminated 3 Dec 2018
	Pluchinotta	Pina(69), Concetta(46)	Mother and Daughter	Melbourne	Eliminated 20 Nov 2018
	Boumerhi	Lena (46), Carl (26)	Mother and Son	Sydney	Eliminated 12 Nov 2018
	Evans	Ben, Heather	Husband and Wife	Melbourne	Eliminated 4 Nov 2018
	Cameron-Bradley	Yoshi (29), Mahla (27)	Brother and Sister	Melbourne	Withdrew 31 Oct 2018

Season 1 (2017)

Episode	Air Date	Broadcast Time	Viewership	Position	Cumulative Viewers

International adaptations

Nation	Title	Presenter	Panel of Judges	Broadcasting Channel	Broadcast Period
Argentina	Familias Frente a Frente	Leandro "Chino" Leunis	Christophe Krywonis Dolli Irigoyen Mauricio Asta	Telefe	Sep–Dec 2018
Brazil	Famílias Frente a Frente	Tiago Abravanel	Alê Costa Carmem Virgínia Gilda Bley	Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT)	Oct–Dec 2019
Denmark	Family Food Fight	Mattias Hundeboll	Hannah Grant David Johansen	Kanal 5 (Denmark)	Jan–Mar 2019
Italy		N/A	Lidia Bastianich Joe Bastianich Antonino Cannavacciuolo	Sky Uno TV8 (Italy)	Mar 2020 – Apr 2021
Mexico	Familias frente al fuego	Inés Gómez Mont	Belén Alonso Antonio de Livier Carlos Gaytán	Las Estrellas	Jul–Aug 2019
Poland	Family Food Fight. Pojedynek na smaki	N/A	Ewa Wachowicz Piotr Gąsowski Adam Borowicz	Polsat	Sep–Oct 2021
Portugal	Famílias Frente a Frente		José Avillez Filipa Gomes Hugo Nascimento	RTP1	Jan–Mar 2019
Switzerland	Family Food Fight		René Schudel Petra Rudnik Heinz Witschi	Sat.1	Aug–Sep 2019
United States	Family Food Fight		Ayesha Curry Cat Cora Graham Elliot	ABC (American Broadcasting Company)	Jun–Aug 2019

Argentina

In August of 2018, the Argentine network Telefe secured the rights to adapt the Family Food Fight format. This production was managed by Endemol Shine Latino and premiered on September 23rd of the same year.

Brazil

Brazilian network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) launched a ten-episode version entitled Famílias Frente a Frente, featuring twelve families from Brazil competing in culinary challenges. Produced by Endemol Shine Brasil and hosted by Tiago Abravanel, this adaptation became available on Amazon Prime Video starting October 11th, 2019.

Italy

In October 2019, Italy unveiled its adaptation of Family Food Fight, featuring judges Lidia Bastianich, Joe Bastianich, and Antonino Cannavacciuolo. The program made its debut on Sky Uno in March 2020.

Mexico

Mexican network Televisa secured the rights to the Family Food Fight franchise in April 2019 to produce Familias frente al fuego in collaboration with Endemol Shine Boomdog. Hosted by Inés Gómez Mont, the series premiered on Las Estrellas on 14 July 2019.

Portugal

The Family Food Fight format was acquired by Portuguese channel RTP1 in November 2018. Produced by Endemol Shine Iberia, the show, titled Famílias Frente a Frente, launched in 2019.

Switzerland

Sat.1 announced a five-episode version of the series in April 2019, which premiered on 31 August 2019.

United States

In June 2018, the American network ABC commissioned an eight-episode season featuring eight families competing in culinary challenges. Produced by Endemol Shine North America, the series was hosted and judged by cookbook author and food expert Ayesha Curry. It premiered on 20 June 2019.

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of programs broadcast by Nine Network