The South African public broadcaster has picked up another international format competition show through Primedia Studios. The show will air 260 episodes of Ready Steady Cook South Africa on SABC3.
Ready Steady Cook is a format held by Banijay that was previously aired on the BBC. Rose and Oaks Media will produce the show, the same production company responsible for The Masked Singer SA, which has already been renewed for a second season on SABC3.
BMA understands that Primedia Studios has a deal with SABC for ad and sponsorship revenue-sharing for the acquisition and scheduling of these shows. Primedia Studios does the legwork for the shows, and production companies then film for the public broadcaster.
Ready Steady Cook South Africa will have two teams, a Red Tomato and a Green Pepper, compete in a Red Kitchen and a Green Kitchen with a South African chef on each side and paired with enthusiastic home cooks. They will be challenged creatively with a mystery bag of ingredients in a 20-minute cook-off.
The show will feature well-known chefs like Wandile Mabaso, Neo Nontso, Fehmida Osman-Latib, Kamini Pather, Kelly Njokweni, Liziwe Matloha, Lorna Maseko, Lufuno Sinthumule, Mmule Setati, and Nthi Ramaboa.
Ready Steady Cook South Africa will start on SABC3 on 18 March at 19:00, with Deal or No Deal SA and The Masked Singer SA saturating the schedule of the other two SABC channels. Weekday repeats on SABC1 will start at 15:30, and weekday repeats on SABC2 will start at 17:30, with a Saturday omnibus at 08:00.
Anele Mdoda, co-owner of Rose and Oaks Media, said, “Our new local version of Ready Steady Cook is like a paella or a ‘potjie’ of everything that makes for good television. While the dramatic battle between Team Red Tomato and Team Green Pepper is packed with suspense, it’s also sprinkled with star power and non-stop fun. Simultaneously, the show addresses a nagging question many viewers grapple with daily: What’s for dinner tonight?”
The show will feature two home cooks that are related, either family members, friends, or business partners from the same profession or even share a hobby. During the cook-off, the audience learns more about their lives by interacting with Moshe and the chefs.
