The first series of the children's British cooking programme Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch aired from 12 April to 21 July 2015, The series was created by CBBC the series follows the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A where Matilda (Tilly) Ramsay cooks her favourite meals and foods while the rest of the family go out trying new things such as surfing, making their own drive in and Tilly also challenges her family to do challenges in each show.
| Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Starring | Matilda Ramsay Gordon Ramsay Holly Ramsay Megan Ramsay Tana Ramsay Jack Ramsay |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC HD CBBC |
| Original release | 14 April – 21 July 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
Production
editDevelopment
editIt was announced in January 2015 that CBBC had created a new children's cooking show. The show stars the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A. The first series was made up of 15x15 minute episodes which started airing in April 2015 and ran for 15 weeks finishing on 21 July 2015.
Filming
editFilming for the first series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch took place in America in L.A where the Ramsay family own a house, most of the filming took place on location and in the kitchen. Filming took place a year before broadcast in summer 2014 and began airing in 2015, the series is filmed during the U.K summer holidays.
Episodes
edit| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (Thousands) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | The LA Arrival | N/A | 14 April 2015 | 229,000 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | The Movies | N/A | 21 April 2015 | 161,000 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | The Monster Party | N/A | 28 April 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | The Beach BBQ | N/A | 5 May 2015 | 184,000 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | The Big Food Fight | N/A | 12 May 2015 | 337,000 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | The Bollywood Party | N/A | 19 May 2015 | 198,000 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | The US Sportsday | N/A | 26 May 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | The Sleepover | N/A | 2 June 2015 | 260,000 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | The pool Party | N/A | 9 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | The Karaoke Party | N/A | 16 June 2015 | 165,000 | ||||
| 11 | 11 | The LA Makeover | N/A | 23 June 2015 | 243,000 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | Fitness Training | N/A | 30 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| 13 | 13 | The Mexican Party | N/A | 7 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | The Daredevils | N/A | 14 July 2015 | 159,000 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | The Big Goodbye | N/A | 21 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | ||||
Ratings
edit| Episode | Date | CBBC ratings (In Thousands) |
CBBC weekly ratings | Total viewers (In Thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 14 April 2015 | 229,000 | 2 | N/A |
| Episode 2 | 21 April 2015 | 161,000 | 10 | 179,000 |
| Episode 3 | 28 April 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 4 | 5 May 2015 | 184,000 | 5 | 184,000 |
| Episode 5 | 12 May 2015 | 337,000 | 1 | 339,000 |
| Episode 6 | 19 May 2015 | 198,000 | 5 | 200,000 |
| Episode 7 | 26 May 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 8 | 2 June 2015 | 260,000 | 4 | 260,000 |
| Episode 9 | 9 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 10 | 16 June 2015 | 165,000 | 8 | 165,000 |
| Episode 11 | 23 June 2015 | 243,000 | 2 | 243,000 |
| Episode 12 | 30 June 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 13 | 7 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 14 | 14 July 2015 | 159,000 | 7 | 162,000 |
| Episode 15 | 21 July 2015 | Outside top 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Series average | 215,111 | 216,500 | ||