By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia
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Channel Nine has pulled the pin on its family-friendly cooking show Snackmasters after just two seasons and ten episodes.
Snackmasters, based on a British format of the same name, tasked skilled chefs with recreating the taste of Australia's most-loved snacks.
The chefs went head-to-head to replicate the famousHungry Jack's Whopper, Cadbury Cherry Ripe, CheeseTwisties, Tim Tams and more.
The series was co-hosted by restaurateur Scott Pickett and MasterChef alum Poh Ling Yeow, with Gogglebox star Yvie Jones presenting segments from foodfactories explaining how the nation's favourite snacks are made.
'Snackmasters isn’t in the schedule for 2023,' Nine said in a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Friday.
Channel Nine has pulled the pin on its family-friendly cooking show Snackmasters after just two seasons and ten episodes. Snackmasters, based on a British format of the same name, tasked skilled chefs with recreating the taste of Australia's most-loved snacks
The series was co-hosted by Scott Pickett (left) and MasterChef alum Poh Ling Yeow (right)
Gogglebox star Yvie Jones (pictured) presented segments from food factories explaining how the nation's favourite snacks are made
The news comes after its metro ratings fell to a disappointing 311,000 by the end of its second season.
The first season, comprising just four episodes, premiered inNovember 2021 to a decent five-city audience of 603,000, but this soon fell to453,000 by the finale.
Its six-episode second season aired in December2022, with an average overnight metro audience of356,000.
Insiders say Nine is keen to keepLing Yeow on its talent roster for unspecified 'future projects', but there are no plans for Pickett and Jones.
Insiders say Nine is keen to keep Ling Yeow on its talent roster for unspecified 'future projects', but there are no plans for Pickett and Jones. (Pictured:Ling Yeow on Ten's MasterChef in 2021)
Rumours Nine was developing a local version of Snackmasters began swirling in August 2021, and the series was later confirmed at the network's Upfronts presentation the following month.
The show was generally well-received, with viewers praising Poh as a likeable host.
However, some fans criticised its heavy-handed product placement, calling the first episode of season one 'Australia's longest Hungry Jacks ad'.
The show was generally well-received, but some fans criticised its heavy-handed product placement, calling the first episode of season one 'Australia's longest Hungry Jacks ad'
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