Plate of Origin will have a shortened season after COVID-19 interrupted filming 

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Upcoming Channel Seven cooking show Plate of Origin will have a shortened season after COVID-19 interrupted filming

By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia

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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the Australian TV industry – and Channel Seven’s upcoming cooking series Plate of Origin is no exception. 

The program, which has the unfortunate acronym POO, will now have a shortened season after filming was interrupted earlier this year.

Seven’s director of network programming, Angus Ross, told Mediaweek on Wednesday that the season will only have 10 episodes.    

Seven’s director of network programming Angus Ross revealed that the reality show will only feature ten episodes

‘We had to modify what we were doing in order to get something to air,’ said Ross. ‘We are quite happy with the way it has worked out.’ 

Starring My Kitchen Rules’ Manu Feildel and former MasterChef judges Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston, Plate of Origin will showcase international dishes. 

Teams of cooks from diverse backgrounds will represent their country’s cuisine and face off against other teams. 

Starring My Kitchen Rules', Manu Fieldel (middle) and former Masterchef hosts, Gary Mehigan (left) and Matt Preston (right) the show is set to showcase international cuisine

Starring My Kitchen Rules’, Manu Fieldel (middle) and former Masterchef hosts, Gary Mehigan (left) and Matt Preston (right) the show is set to showcase international cuisine

Plate of Origin isn’t the only Channel Seven show to be affected by the pandemic.  

Seven has also had to change shooting locations on upcoming series SAS Australia from New Zealand to the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. 

The show will follow celebrity competitors as they undertake a series of challenges that mirror the selection process for the Special Air Service (SAS) military unit. 

Plate of Origin will feature teams of cooks with diverse backgrounds who will cook off against each other in an effort to prove that their cuisine in the best. Pictured: Host of the program Manu.

Plate of Origin will feature teams of cooks with diverse backgrounds who will cook off against each other in an effort to prove that their cuisine in the best. Pictured: Host of the program Manu.

‘We have had to do some juggling because of COVID-19 as have all the networks,’ Ross added to Mediaweek. 

Viewers can still expect Farmer Wants a Wife and The All New Monty Guys and Gals to still air later this year. 

However, the miniature golfing series Holey Moley has been postponed until 2021. 

Viewers can still expect Farmer Wants A Wife (pictured) and The All New Monty Guys and Gals to still air later this year

Viewers can still expect Farmer Wants A Wife (pictured) and The All New Monty Guys and Gals to still air later this year