Rocco might have been so popular during his run on The Restaurant that NBC is still debating whether or not to bring him back for a follow-up sequel, but apparently his personality didn't translate very well down under, as the "nasty" chef's program was pulled from the Australian airwaves after only one episode due to unfavorable viewer reaction.
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According to the paper, which also noted that "it wasn't the snob factor that killed The Restaurant, it was the scumbag factor," viewer reaction was so strong that Network Ten issued a notice the very next day that future episodes of the program had been pulled from the broadcast schedule and that the next week's episode would be replaced by an episode of FOX's The Simpsons. "It's very disappointing," Network Ten programer David Mott told The Hollowood Reporter. "We did a huge promotion during Australian Idol' but viewers didn't switch on."