What's better than MasterChef South Africa on M-Net? Apparently a double helping, with sources telling TV with Thinus that the South African pay-TV broadcaster is apparently working on not just one but two MasterChef South Africa versions for 2014.
According to reliable sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, M-Net is planning a third season of MasterChef South Africa, as well as a first MasterChef South Africa Celebrity edition filled with local TV stars.
M-Net tried to put together a MasterChef South Africa Celebrity edition during the first part of 2012 which didn't work out due to contractual and time issues.
Now M-Net is apparently trying the celebrity version again similar to BBC Entertainment's celebrity episode during the first season of Come Dine with Me SA which included M-Net and SuperSport personalities.
Meanwhile buzz and viewership for the ordinary second season of MasterChef South Africa was so strong in 2013 that a third season of MasterChef SA on M-Net is basically guaranteed.
I asked M-Net last week if the pay-TV broadcaster can confirm that M-Net is doing a 3rd season of MasterChef South Africa, and a first season of Celebrity MasterChef South Africa.
I asked M-Net whether - if this is the case that there will be two shows - the two shows would run concurrently or would be broadcast separately.
"M-Net is looking into doing a number of blockbuster reality shows soon, but no contracts have been signed yet, and we will only make announcements at a later stage," says M-Net in response.
