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My Kitchen Rules: Season 9

49 episodes Premiered Jan 29, 2018 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on My Kitchen Rules

Season 9 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of My Kitchen Rules Season 8.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S9·E1 Mytharc

Josh & Nick (NSW Group 1)

Jan 29, 2018 · 60 min

Pete and Manu are back again for Australia's most popular cooking show, My Kitchen Rules. This year, it's not just the teams who are opening their front doors!

S9·E2 Core

Alex & Emily (QLD Group 1)

Jan 30, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Miami on the Gold Coast where loved up hospitality couple Alex & Emily are aiming to raise the bar. But just as the party gets started, will it all come crashing do

S9·E3 Core

Roula & Rachael (VIC Group 1)

Jan 31, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Melbourne where best friends Roula and Rachael are ready to serve up a fresh hit of hip-hop attitude. But is their confidence a ticking time bomb?

S9·E4 Core

Kim & Suong (VIC group 1)

Feb 4, 2018 · 60 min

Still in Melbourne, supermums Kim & Suong take to the kitchen to share the flavours of their Vietnamese heritage, while at the table a shock insult sparks the biggest blow up of th

S9·E5 Core

Ash & Matty (QLD Group 1)

Feb 5, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to the Sunshine Coast where surfie couple Ash & Matty are in the zone for their big debut. Will fish out of water Matty sink or swim on a night where sharks are circli

S9·E6 Core

Stuss & Steve (QLD Group 1)

Feb 6, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Brisbane where best buddies Stuss & Steve set out on a culinary odyssey. But will their big fat Greek feast be a big, fat fail?

S9·E7 Core

Stella & Jazzey (WA Group 1)

Feb 7, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Western Australia where "Perth's best waitresses" Stella & Jazzey are aiming to serve up a night to remember. Strap yourselves in for a rollercoaster night!

S9·E8 Mytharc

Jess & Emma (NSW Group 1)

Feb 11, 2018 · 60 min

The elimination showdown is decided in the final Instant Restaurant of Group 1. Sisters Jess & Emma are promising a lip-smacking menu. But with old rivals out to settle a score, wi

S9·E9 Core

Sudden Death Cook-Off (Group 1)

Feb 12, 2018 · 60 min

The elimination twist is revealed and Colin Fassnidge returns as the bottom two teams of Group 1 face off in a sudden death cook off like no other.

S9·E10 Core

Henry & Anna (TAS Group 2)

Feb 13, 2018 · 60 min

Back by popular demand, truffle farmer Henry and his sister Anna are set to open the first Instant Restaurant of Group 2 on their family farm in Tasmania. Henry's hot property but

S9·E11 Core

Dan & Gemma (SA Group 2)

Feb 14, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Adelaide where cricket loving in-laws Dan & Gemma are stepping up to the crease. But what leads to another walk out?

S9·E12 Core

Davide & Marco (WA Group 2)

Feb 18, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Sydney where Russian friends Olga & Valeria are determined to put the food of their motherland on the map. But when their only friends are enemies will the cooking

S9·E13 Core

Olga & Valeria (NSW Group 2)

Feb 18, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Sydney where Russian friends Olga & Valeria are determined to put the food of their motherland on the map. But when their only friends are enemies will the cooking

S9·E14 Core

Georgie & Alicia (NSW Group 2)

Feb 19, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Australia's home of big things, Coffs Harbour, where sisters Georgie & Alicia are planning to add a big score to the list. But will the confident siblings live up t

S9·E15 Core

Matt & Aly (QLD Group 2)

Feb 20, 2018 · 60 min

Teams are deployed to Brisbane where defence force foodies, Matt & Aly, are gearing up to impress the troops. But the real battle zone is at the table where rivals open fire.

S9·E16 Core

Pat & Louisa (NSW Group 2)

Feb 21, 2018 · 60 min

Teams travel to Sydney where mum and daughter, Pat & Louisa, are channeling their Hungarian gypsy roots to deliver a show-stopping menu. But does their crystal ball foretell fortun

S9·E17 Core

Sonya & Hadil (NSW Group 2)

Feb 22, 2018 · 60 min

It's the final Instant Restaurant of Group 2 which means it's time to shine for Sonya & Hadil. The ambitious friends are leaving nothing to chance but will their confidence be thei

S9·E18 Core

Elimination House (Group 2)

Feb 26, 2018 · 60 min

The power to send our second team home is in the hands of Group 1 as they become guests and jury at MKR's Elimination House.

S9·E19 Core

Elimination Challenge

Feb 27, 2018 · 60 min

It's Group 1 vs Group 2 in an elimination challenge. The competition is turned on its head and new rivalries are forged when an epic first challenge sees the weakest team bring the

S9·E20 Core

High Tea Challenge (Group 1)

Feb 28, 2018 · 60 min

High tea could be a low blow for some as Group 1 tackle the first location challenge - a high tea service where they'll be judged by the public - and their rivals.

S9·E21 Core

Medieval Banquet Challenge (Group 2)

Mar 1, 2018 · 60 min

Group 2 are tasked with serving a medieval banquet fit for a king; in fact two kings, Pete and Colin, as well as a huge table of lords, ladies, wenches, jesters and Group 1.

S9·E22 Core

Elimination House (Group Challenge 1)

Mar 5, 2018 · 60 min

The weakest teams from each Group Challenge meet at Elimination House where they face the biggest table of judges in MKR history. Which team will handle the pressure and who will s

S9·E23 Core

Home Delivery Challenge (Group 2)

Mar 6, 2018 · 60 min

Group 2 are tasked with running a home delivery service; cooking, driving and delivering food to homes in the local neighbourhood. With the public and their rivals judging, who wil

S9·E24 Core

Lawn Bowls BBQ Challenge (Group 1)

Mar 7, 2018 · 60 min

Group 1 are set for some friendly competition as they celebrate two fun Australian pastimes - lawn bowls and a great BBQ! Which team will bowl 'em over and who will see red after a

S9·E25 Core

Elimination House (Group Challenge 2)

Mar 8, 2018 · 60 min

The weakest teams from each Group Challenge meet at Elimination House. Sudden Death pressure can't kill the love in the kitchen, but the real pressure cooker is around the table.

S9·E26 Core

Kids Sports Day Challenge (Group 1)

Mar 11, 2018 · 60 min

Curtis Stone returns to MKR as Group 1 cooks for the toughest judges at a Kids Sports Day Challenge. With all these little mouths to feed who will be best and fairest and who will

S9·E27 Core

Asian Street Food Challenge (Group 2)

Mar 12, 2018 · 60 min

Group 2 is bringing the heat to Spice Alley, rocking the woks at their very own Asian street food stalls. With a paying public to please, one team stumbles in their own backyard.

S9·E28 Core

Elimination House (Group Challenge 3)

Mar 13, 2018 · 60 min

The weakest teams from each Group Challenge meet at Elimination House. One team will achieve perfection while the other will be sent packing in a heartbreaking sudden death cook of

S9·E29 Core

Pool Party Challenge (Group 2)

Mar 14, 2018 · 60 min

Group 2 gets wet and wild at a pool party challenge. Who will make a splash on the barbie and which team will slip'n' slide into Elimination House? The fight for survival is fierce

S9·E30 Core

Picnic Challenge (Group 1)

Mar 15, 2018 · 60 min

A picnic challenge is no walk in the park for Group 1. While they're packing baskets, rivals stick the knife in and one team has the rug pulled out from under them.

S9·E31 Core

Elimination House (Group Challenge 4)

Mar 18, 2018 · 60 min

The weakest teams from each Group Challenge meet at Elimination House. It's calm vs crazy in a clash of the titans and as one person spins out of control, a storm at the table blow

S9·E32 Core

Romantic Dinner Challenge (Group 1)

Mar 19, 2018 · 60 min

Group 1 don their chef whites to create dishes from the heart for the heart, serving up a romantic dinner. However with Manu as Head Chef, this restaurant takeover will leave one t

S9·E33 Core

Shared Lunch Challenge (Group 2)

Mar 20, 2018 · 60 min

It's Group 2's turn to don their chef whites and serve share plates to groups of lunchtime diners. But things get hairy at this restaurant takeover and as Manu fires up, one team w

S9·E34 Core

Elimination House (Group Challenge 5)

Mar 21, 2018 · 60 min

The weakest teams from each Group Challenge meet at Elimination House. As one team's journey comes to an end, the other reaches unexpected heights - but not all the critics are imp

S9·E35 Core

Icecream Challenge

Apr 15, 2018 · 60 min

The biggest prize of the season outside the Grand Final is on offer to one of our Top 8 teams-to have their ice cream sold in Coles Supermarkets across Australia. Which team will l

S9·E36 Core

Super Dinner Parties 1

Apr 16, 2018 · 60 min

The Super Dinner Parties are here and this year they're tougher than ever before. As the best of the best cook, one team will be thrown out of the competition.

S9·E37 Core

Super Dinner Parties 2

Apr 17, 2018 · 60 min

Baton down the hatches for the blow up which leads to one team leaving the competition for good.

S9·E38 Core

Super Dinner Parties 3

Apr 18, 2018 · 60 min

It's here! For the first time in MKR history, one team is asked to leave the table.

S9·E39 Core

Super Dinner Parties - Stella & Jazzey (WA)

Apr 22, 2018 · 60 min

Witness the fallout from the most controversial moment in MKR history! As the judges and teams regroup, it's time for Stella & Jazzey to get serious but their choice of bird has th

S9·E40 Core

Super Dinner Parties - Alex & Emily (QLD)

Apr 23, 2018 · 60 min

It's time for loved-up cocktail couple Alex & Emily to shake up the kitchen but sometimes liquor and love don't mix. With one team down, is this the night we lose another?

S9·E41 Core

Super Dinner Parties - Josh & Nic (NSW)

Apr 24, 2018 · 60 min

In the penultimate ultimate, the hot-blooded Italian brothers turn on each other on a night of triumphs and take downs. Josh & Nic play hard but will the teams score fair?

S9·E43 Core

MKR Kitchen HQ

Apr 26, 2018 · 60 min

It's out of the frying pan and into the fire as our Top 6 teams step into Kitchen HQ for the first time. The next four times they meet here, the strongest team will advance to the

S9·E44 Core

Quarter Finals 2

Apr 29, 2018 · 60 min

Teams have another chance to go to the semi final. They'll compete over two rounds in tests of the imagination in a fight which tests the strongest relationships. Even the judges a

S9·E45 Core

Quarter Finals 3

Apr 30, 2018 · 60 min

Teams have a third chance to advance to the Semi Finals. As they compete over two rounds, they deliver some of the best cooking we've seen but the strain of finals proves too much

S9·E46 Core

Quarter Finals 4

May 1, 2018 · 60 min

The competition will farewell two of your favourite teams as the Semi Final line-up is decided. With one place left, it's do or die as a cheating scandal sends shockwaves through K

S9·E47 Core

Semi Final 1

May 2, 2018 · 60 min

Colin Fassnidge, Karen Martini, Guy Grossi and Liz Egan join Manu and Pete for the first Semi Final. Teams have to deliver the best food of their lives if they want a place in the

S9·E48 Mytharc

Semi Final 2

May 3, 2018 · 60 min

With only one spot left, dishing up food that splits the table is the last thing they need. It's high stakes and high stress on the Kitchen HQ battlefield where even the judges are

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