<Tr> <Th> Ep #/ Wk - Ep #</Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Episode Title / Event </Th> <Th> Total viewers (five metro cities) </Th> <Th> Nightly Ranking </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> Week 1 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 / 01 - 1 </Td> <Td> Sunday, 1 May 2016 </Td> <Td> Series Premiere: Auditions Part 1 - Contestants started Series 8 with a challenge to cook their signature dish in one hour, vying for automatic entry into the Top 24 . Gary, Matt and George judged the competitors with either "yes" or "no", with their votes deciding whether the contestant should stay in the competition . Nineteen contestants received three yes votes and won their way through to the main competition . Eleven other contestants, who received either one or two yes votes, were given a second chance and cooked again in the next episode . </Td> <Td> 1,012,000 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 / 01 - 2 </Td> <Td> Monday, 2 May 2016 </Td> <Td> Auditions Part 2 - Eleven contestants, who were given a second chance to secure the five remaining spots in the Top 24, competed in the first challenge round to cook a dish with one of ten ingredients from their individual basket in 90 minutes . Mimi was praised for her snapper dish and immediately received an apron and joined the Top 24 . The other three contestants receiving an apron were Elise, Harry and Adam . </Td> <Td> 949,000 </Td> <Td> #7 </Td> </Tr>

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