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The Block (Australian TV series)

The Block is an Australian reality television series broadcast on the Nine Network. The series follows four or five couples as they compete against each other to renovate and style houses/apartments and sell them at auction for the highest price.

The Block
Created by
  • Julian Cress
  • David Barbour
Presented by
Starring
  • Foreman:
  • Keith Schleiger
  • Dan Reilly
Judges
Opening theme
  • "Here Comes Another One"
    by Groove Terminator
  • Original version
    (seasons 1–5)
  • Remixed editions
    (season 6 – 13)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons19
No. of episodes907
Production
Executive producers
  • Julian Cress[1]
  • Justin Sturzaker[2]
Production locations
Running time30–90 mins (including ads)
Production companies
  • Watercress Productions (seasons 4–11)
  • Cavalier Productions (seasons 12–present)
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release
  • Original: 1 June 2003 (2003-06-01) – 25 July 2004 (2004-07-25)
  • Revived: 22 September 2010 (2010-09-22) – present (present)

The original series first ran for two consecutive seasons in 2003 and 2004, and was originally hosted by Jamie Durie.

The Nine Network revived The Block after a six-year absence, with a third season commenced airing on 22 September 2010,[3][4] this time hosted by television personality and builder Scott Cam.[5] Shelley Craft joined as co-host from the fourth season.

The Block has a large number of commercial sponsors and prominently features brand sponsorships regularly throughout episodes.[6]

Format edit

The original format of the series featured four couples with a prior relationship renovating a derelict apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Bondi, with each couple renovating a separate apartment over a period of 12 weeks and with a budget of A$40,000. The apartments were then sold at auction, with each couple keeping any profit made above a set reserve price and the couple with the highest profit winning a A$100,000 prize. The current format is relatively the same except the series usually features five couples, it is mainly based in Melbourne suburbs and the budget is $100,000+.[7]

The first season was filmed at Bondi and the second at Manly. The third season again took place in Sydney, in the suburb of Vaucluse.[8] Moving to Victoria, Australia, the fourth season was filmed in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria on Cameron Street. Breaking with tradition, season four was filmed in four side-by-side houses as opposed to an apartment block of four. Season four saw television personality Shelley Craft join Scott Cam in hosting the show.

Season five began airing in April 2012. As with season four, season five has retained the four separate houses format, as opposed to four apartments in a single apartment block as in earlier seasons. Season five is again set in Melbourne, on Dorcas Street, and is set in four adjacent multi-storey town houses. Season six returned to Sydney, in Bondi, for the tenth anniversary. The program has remained in Melbourne since season seven.

The first three seasons of The Block aired once weekly for 13, 26 and 9 weeks respectively.[9][10][11] Since season four, the program has aired across multiple nights per week.[12][13]

Hosts and judges edit

Timeline of hosts, judges and other personnel
Starring Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Hosts
Jamie Durie Host
Scott Cam Host
Shelley Craft Host / Challenge Master
Judges
John McGrath Judge Guest Guest Guest
Neale Whitaker Judge Guest
Shaynna Blaze Judge
Darren Palmer Guest Judge
Marty Fox Agent Agent Judge
Foremen
Keith Schleiger Foreman
Dan Reilly Contestant "Foreboy" "Foredan"

Series overview edit

SeriesTitleType of buildingLocationEpisodesOriginally airedWinning teamWinning profitTotal winnings
1The Block[a]Rundown Apartment ComplexBondi, New South Wales131 June – 17 August 2003 (2003-06-01 – 2003-08-17)[14][15]Adam Thorn
Fiona Mills
$156,000$256,000
2The Block 2[b]Manly, New South Wales2618 April – 25 July 2004 (2004-04-18 – 2004-07-25)[16][17]Andrew Rochford
Jamie Nicholson
$78,000$178,000
3The Block 2010Vaucluse, New South Wales922 September – 24 November 2010 (2010-09-22 – 2010-11-24)John and Neisha Pitt$205,000$305,000
4The Block 2011Rundown Workers CottagesRichmond, Victoria5120 June – 21 August 2011 (2011-06-20 – 2011-08-21)Polly Porter
Warwick "Waz" Jones
$15,000$115,000
5The Block 2012Rundown Terrace HousesSouth Melbourne, Victoria6916 April – 1 July 2012 (2012-04-16 – 2012-07-01)Brad Cranfield
Lara Welham
$506,000$606,000
6All StarsRundown Heritage-Listed Semi-Detached HousesBondi, New South Wales394 February – 20 March 2013 (2013-02-04 – 2013-03-20)[18][19]Phil Rankine
Amity Dry
$295,000$395,000
7Sky HighFormer MotelSouth Melbourne, Victoria6612 May – 28 July 2013 (2013-05-12 – 2013-07-28)[20]Alisa and Lysandra Fraser$295,000$395,000
8Fans v FavesFormer WarehouseAlbert Park, Victoria6127 January – 9 April 2014 (2014-01-27 – 2014-04-09)Steve O'Donnell
Chantelle Ford
$636,000$736,000
9GlasshouseFormer Office BuildingPrahran, Victoria6527 July – 12 October 2014 (2014-07-27 – 2014-10-12)Shannon and Simon Voss$335,000$435,000
10Triple ThreatFormer Apartment BlockSouth Yarra, Victoria5827 January – 29 April 2015 (2015-01-27 – 2015-04-29)Darren and Deanne Jolly$835,000$935,000
11Blocktagon[c]Former Hotel476 September – 25 November 2015 (2015-09-06 – 2015-11-25)Dean and Shay Paine$655,000$755,000
12The Block 2016Heritage Art Deco BuildingPort Melbourne, Victoria4621 August – 13 November 2016 (2016-08-21 – 2016-11-13)William Bethune
Karlie Cicero
$715,000$815,000
13The Block 2017Rundown Weatherboard HousesElsternwick, Victoria5230 July – 29 October 2017 (2017-07-30 – 2017-10-29)Elyse Knowles
Josh Barker
$447,000$547,000
14The Block 2018Former HotelSt Kilda, Victoria475 August – 28 October 2018 (2018-08-05 – 2018-10-28)Hayden and Sara Vale$545,000$645,000
15The Block 2019574 August – 10 November 2019 (2019-08-04 – 2019-11-10)Tess Cattana
Luke Struber
$630,000$730,000
16The Block 2020Rundown Weatherboard Houses from Different DecadesBrighton, Victoria[21]5023 August – 22 November 2020 (2020-08-23 – 2020-11-22)Jimmy and Tam Wilkins$966,000$1.066m
17Fans v FavesRundown Cul-de-Sac HousesHampton, Victoria508 August – 7 November 2021 (2021-08-08 – 2021-11-07)Mitch Edwards
Mark McKie
$644,444.44$744,444.44
18Tree ChangeCountry HousesMacedon Ranges, Victoria517 August – 6 November 2022 (2022-08-07 – 2022-11-06)Omar Slaimankhel
Ozman ‘Oz’ Abu Malik
$1,586,666.66$1,686,666.66
19The Block 2023Rundown Brick HousesHampton East, VictoriaTBD6 August 2023TBDTBDTBD

Combined profits edit

Auction edit

Season No. of teams No. of properties sold at auction After auction sales Winning prize Average auction profit Combined auction profit[a]
1 2003 4 $0 $100,000 $110,750 $443,000
2 2004 4 2 $77,500 $155,000
3 2010 4 3 $90,000 $113,166 $339,500
4 2011 4 1 $122,000 $15,000 $15,000
5 2012 4 $0 $430,750 $1,723,001
6 2013 4 $203,750 $815,000
7 5 $256,600 $1,283,000
8 2014 4 $581,625 $2,326,500
9 5 $141,000 $705,000
10 2015 4 $766,250 $3,065,000
11 5 $487,800 $2,439,000
12 2016 5 $567,000 $2,835,000
13 2017 5 $244,000 $1,220,000
14 2018 5 $376,000 $1,880,000
15 2019 5 $458,000 $2,292,000
16 2020 5 $646,400 $3,232,002
17 2021 5 $434,394 $2,171,968.12
18 2022 5 2 $339,000.50 $321,333.53 $1,606,667.65
19 2023 5 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Overall combined profit $28,546,638.77
Including prize money ($1,800,000) $30,346,638.77
Including after auction sales ($551,000.50) $30,897,639.27

Notes

  1. ^ The combined auction profit excludes the winning prize money and after auction sales.

Returning teams edit

Contestants Relationship Original season Returning season Combined profit
Mitch Edwards & Mark Mckie Partners 15 $384,000 17 $644,444.44 $1,028,444.44
Alisa & Lysandra Fraser Twin
sisters
7 $395,000 8 $616,000 $1.011m3
Darren & Deanne Jolly Married
with
children
9 $10,000 10 $935,000 $945,000
Brad Cranfield
&
Dale Vine2
Best mates 5 $606,000
&
$355,000
8 $507,2503 $859,625
&
$608,625
Dan & Dani Reilly Married $448,000 6 $220,000 $668,000
Georgia & Ronnie Caceres Married with children 13 $161,000 17 $296,000 $457,000
Phil Rankin & Amity Dry Married
with
children
1 $60,000 6 $395,000 $455,000
Josh & Jenna Densten Married 4 $50,000 $275,000 $325,000
Mark Bowyer & Duncan Miller Best mates 3 $47,000 $25,000 $72,0003
  • ^2 Brad & Dale were both contestants on Season 5, but they were with their partners (Lara & Sophie respectively). In Season 8, they returned to the show as a team.
  • ^3 This amount of money is split between the two contestants in the team.

Season synopsis edit

Season 1 edit

 
Jamie Durie hosted the first two seasons of the show.

The first season of The Block began airing on 1 June 2003 on the Nine Network, replacing Backyard Blitz and Location Location in the network's flagship time slot[22] of Sunday at 6:30 to 7:30 pm (AEST).[7] The season was presented by Backyard Blitz host Jamie Durie and filmed in Bondi, New South Wales, with the majority of filming being completed prior to the series airing for editing purposes.[7]

Selected from approximately 2,000 applicants,[7] the four couples in the season were:

  • Adam Thorn (aged 30) and Fiona Mills (27), a married couple from Banksia. A data analyst and former sales representative, the couple had renovated three properties prior to competing on The Block.[23][24] They renovated the first ground-floor apartment (flat number one) and were widely considered the "show favourites" throughout the course of the season.[23] Their apartment—which was the last to be auctioned—sold for $751,000 earning them the highest profit of $156,000 as well as the winning prize of $100,000.[23] Mills appeared on the cover of Ralph while the season was airing in July 2003.[25]
  • Warren Sonin (37) and Gavin Atkins (35), a sales manager and public relations manager from Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales. They are the first male same-sex couple to compete on The Block.[23][26][27]
  • Paul and Kylie Ingram
  • Phil Rankine and Amity Dry

The auction profits had a combined result of $443,000.

Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 4 Adam & Fiona $595,000 $751,000 $156,000 $256,000 1st
2 2 Warren & Gavin $595,000 $670,000 $75,000 $75,000 3rd
3 1 Phil & Amity $595,000 $655,000 $60,000 $60,000 4th
4 3 Paul & Kylie $595,000 $747,000 $152,000 $152,000 2nd

Season 2 edit

 
The site used for the second season, as seen several days prior to auction

Following the success of the first season, an expanded second season of 26 episodes, airing twice weekly, premiered on 18 April 2004. The season was again set in Sydney, although in the suburb of Manly rather than Bondi where the first season was located.

The auction profits had a combined result of $155,000 with two properties not selling at auction.

Selected from over 18,000 applicants, the four couples in the season were:

Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 2 Jason & Kirsten $795,000 $872,000 $77,000 $77,000 2nd
2 3 Andrew & Jamie $790,000 $868,000 $78,000 $178,000 1st
3 1 Matt & Jane $795,000 $795,000 $0 $0 3rd (tied)
4 4 Steven & Richard $800,000 $800,000 $0 $0 3rd (tied)

Two original contestants, Dani and Monique Bacha, left the program in January 2004, two weeks into the second season, when it was reported that Dani had spent six months in jail in 2002 following his conviction for a drug-related offence.[28] Andrew Rochford and Jamie Nicholson replaced Dani and Monique Bacha.

Season 3 edit

 
Scott Cam (right), host since 2010

After a long break, the series was revived in 2010 with a set of four apartments in the upmarket suburb of Vaucluse in Sydney being renovated and Scott Cam replacing Jamie Durie as host.[29]

The auction profits had a combined result of $339,500 with only one property not selling at auction.

Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Josh & Nisha $900,000 $1.105m N/A $205,000 $305,000 1st
2 2 Mark & Duncan $860,000 $907,000 N/A $47,000 $47,000 3rd
3 4 Erin & Jake $910,000 $997,500 N/A $87,500 $87,500 2nd
4 3 Chez & Brenton $880,000 Passed in $970,000 $90,000 $90,000 4th

Season 4 edit

 
Shelley Craft joined Scott Cam as a host from the fourth season onwards.

Season four saw six major changes to the format of The Block.

  • The location has changed to Melbourne instead of Sydney.
  • An initial elimination week sees eight couples reduced to four.
  • Instead of a block of flats with four apartments, there are four separate houses next to one another.
  • Contestants now have to renovate the exterior of their home, in addition to the interior.
  • Instead of two one-hour-long episodes airing per week, six episodes now air per week with a mix of one-hour- and half-hour-length episodes.
  • Shelley Craft has been introduced to help host special challenges where contestants can win extra cash and prizes for their houses.
  • A weekly episode named "The Blocked: Unlocked" was introduced. Hosted by Shelley Craft, the episode shares a personal insight into The Block transformations as the couples guide viewers through their completed rooms. It also includes behind the scenes footage and footage not seen on the main show.

Eight couples were initially selected, with four being eliminated and the other four being given keys to the houses. The four remaining teams are:

  • Josh and Jenna – House 1 (blue)
  • Polly and Waz – House 2 (yellow)
  • Katrina and Amie – House 3 (green)
  • Rod and Tanya – House 4 (red)
 
Waz Jones and Polly Porter, winners of the fourth season of The Block

The winners of The Block were Polly and Waz. They made $15,000 in profit, and won the $100,000 grand prize, due to the other three couples' houses being passed in. In this finale episode, Josh proposed to Jenna, his girlfriend for five years and partner on The Block.

This was the worst auction in the history of The Block with auction profits having a combined result of $15,000 due to only one property selling at auction.

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Josh & Jenna $950,000 Passed in $1.000m $50,000 $50,000 2nd (tied)
2 2 Polly & Waz $840,000 $855,000 N/A $15,000 $115,000 1st
3 3 Amie & Katrina $860,000 Passed in $860,000 $0 $0 2nd (tied)
4 4 Rod & Tania $850,000 Passed in $922,000 $72,000 $72,000 2nd (tied)

Polly and Waz were the only couple whose property sold at auction, with the other three failing to meet their reserve prices. Following the auction, Amie and Katrina's property sold for their exact reserve amount, meaning they would not take any winnings from appearing on The Block. Also, Rod and Tania's property sold for the highest profit on The Block, at $72,000 (however, as it was after the auction, Polly and Waz are still the winners).

Season 5 edit

This season, like season four, was also based in Melbourne, in the inner city suburb of South Melbourne with four double storey side by side terrace houses located at 401 – 407 Dorcas Street. The properties are all on separate titles with car access from Montague Street and plans approved to allow for a third story extension.[30]

Eight couples were initially selected, with four being eliminated and the other four being given keys to the houses. The four remaining teams are:

  • Dale and Sophie – House 1 (blue)
  • Mike and Andrew – House 2 (yellow)
  • Brad and Lara – House 3 (green)
  • Dan and Dani – House 4 (red)

The auction profits had a combined result of $1,723,001.01

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 3 Dale & Sophie $975,000 $1.330m $335,000 $335,000 4th
2 4 Mike & Andrew $966,000 $1,400,001.01 $434,001.01 $434,001.01 3rd
3 1 Brad & Lara $1.114m $1.620m $506,000 $606,000 1st
4 2 Dan & Dani $992,000 $1.440m $448,000 $448,000 2nd

Season 6 edit

It was announced during the finale of the fifth season that an all-star edition of the series would air in 2013, with viewers able to vote for couples to return from past seasons. These votes were taken into consideration when selecting the contestants, and the four returning couples were announced in October 2012 as Phil and Amity (of season one), Mark and Duncan (season three), Josh and Jenna (season four) and Dan and Dani (season five).[31] Phil and Amity won All Stars with a total of $1,670,000 selling for their home. The auction profits had a combined result of $815,000.

Production for the series relocated from Melbourne—which had hosted the prior two seasons—to its original location of Bondi in Sydney to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show's first season.[32] Filming took place over nine weeks from October to December 2012.[33]

Darren Palmer, who was a guest judge in the fourth and fifth seasons, replaced John McGrath as a permanent judge for this season. Both Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze reprised their roles as judges from the previous season.[34]

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 4 Phil & Amity $1.375m $1.670m $295,000 $395,000 1st
2 2 Mark & Duncan
(& Dale)
$1.345m $1.370m $25,000 $25,000 4th
3 1 Josh & Jenna $1.375m $1.650m $275,000 $275,000 2nd
4 3 Dan & Dani $1.355m $1.575m $220,000 $220,000 3rd

Season 7 edit

 
"The Block: Sky High" under construction

The Nine Network renewed The Block for a seventh season to air after Easter in 2013.[35] The location for this season was 142 Park Street, South Melbourne. The building consists of 5 levels, with each couple allocated a full level to renovate. Alisa and Lysandra renovated level 1, Matt and Kim were responsible for level 2, level 3 was occupied by Bec and George, level 4 was completed by Madi and Jarrod and level 5 was made over by Trixie and Johnno.

Twin sisters Alisa and Lysandra won The Block, with a profit of $295,000. The auction profits had a combined result of $1,283,000.

Level Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Alisa & Lysandra $1.140m $1.435m $295,000 $395,000 1st
2 5 Matt & Kim $1.205m $1.455m $250,000 $250,000 3rd
3 4 Bec & George $1.265m $1.507m $242,000 $242,000 4th
4 3 Madi & Jarrod $1.310m $1.601m $291,000 $291,000 2nd
5 2 Johnno & Trixie $1.400m $1.605m $205,000 $205,000 5th

[36] Alisa & Lysandra win The Block with a $4000 profit lead over Madi & Jarrod.

Season 8 edit

 
"Dux House" in February 2014

Applications for the eighth season of the series opened whilst the seventh season was airing, with couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[37] Filming for the season was scheduled to occur between November 2013 and January 2014, and aired from 27 January 2014.[37]

Season 8 was based in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park, Victoria. The production company paid $5.9 million for 47 O’Grady Street, a brick warehouse that was then transformed into four luxury apartments.[38]

The working title of season 8 was "Fans vs Favourites" as shown in the 2014 preview that was aired on the Big Brother 2013 finale. Returning to The Block were Brad and Dale (season 5) / Alisa and Lysandra (season 7). Joining The Block were The Super K's – Kyal and Kara, and The Retro Rookies – Steve and Chantelle. Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford won The Block with a profit of $636,000 + $100,000 winners' prize money. The auction profits had a combined result of $2,326,500.

Loft Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 4 Steve & Chantelle $1.834m $2.470m $636,000 $736,000 1st
2 2 Kyal & Kara $1.872m $2.440m $567,250 $567,250 3rd
3 3 Alisa & Lysandra $1.759m $2.375m $616,000 $616,000 2nd
4 1 Brad & Dale $1.802m $2.310m $507,250 $507,250 4th

In May 2014, Lukas Kamay – who had won the auction for Alisa and Lysandra's apartment – was arrested for his involvement in an insider trading scam, for which he was later convicted and jailed.[39] Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Robert Bromwich told the court that the apartment purchase gave Kamay's crimes "a cloak of respectability".[40] The sale agreement was broken, with the apartment to be re-sold at a later date.[41]

Season 9 edit

The ninth season of The Block featured contestants renovating a former office building in Prahran into luxury apartments, with the season subtitled as The Block: Glasshouse.[42] Filming began in April 2014. One of the contestants was former professional Australian rules footballer Darren Jolly and his wife Deanne as one of the couples.[42] The season debuted on 27 July 2014 at the 6:30 time slot.[42]

Shannon and Simon Voss won The Block with a profit of $335,000 + $100,000 winners' prize money, while Michael & Carlene and Darren & Deanne made the bare minimum of $10,000 above reserve. Even newly-weds Karstan & Maxine only netted $40,000 in winnings. The auction profits had combined results of $705,000.

Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 5 Michael & Carlene $1.380m $1.390m $10,000 $10,000 4th (tied)
2 1 Chris & Jenna $1.500m $1.810m $310,000 $310,000 2nd
3 3 Max & Karstan $1.670m $1.710m $40,000 $40,000 3rd
4 2 Simon & Shannon $1.565m $1.900m $335,000 $435,000 1st
5 4 Darren & Deanne $1.370m $1.380m $10,000 $10,000 4th (tied)

Season 10 edit

The Block was renewed for a Tenth season which was to begin airing on 27 January 2015.

The working title of season 10 was "Triple Threat" as shown in the 2014 preview that was aired on 23 November 2014. It was premiered on 27 January 2015 where contestants renovate a former three-level block of flats. Darren & Deanne (season 9), Bec & George and Matt & Kim (both season 7) returned to vie for a spot as contestants. Former contestant Dan Reilly from seasons 5 and 6 returned, this time as an apprentice foreman ("foreboy") under Keith's guidance after Dan himself became a qualified builder, who was a qualified carpenter during his stints as a contestant.

Former contestants Darren & Deanne[43] won the season with $835,000 + $100,000 prize money, and all contestants won over $665,000. The auction profits had a combined result of $3,065,000.

Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 4 Josh & Charlotte $1.390m $2.200m $810,000 $810,000 2nd
2 1 Tim & Anastasia $1.420m $2.175m $755,000 $755,000 3rd
3 2 Ayden & Jess $1.335m $2.000m $665,000 $665,000 4th
4 3 Darren & Deanne $1.455m $2.290m $835,000 $935,000 1st

Season 11 edit

The Block was renewed for an eleventh season, which went into production in May 2015. Season 11 put the show 'back-to-basics' after ratings declines during the tenth season; episodes were cut from 90 to 60 minutes, fewer episodes, the eliminations were removed and Thursday night episodes were dropped.[44][45]

Filming for season 11 began on 15 May 2015. This season renovated the former Hotel Saville in South Yarra – an octagonal, eight floor brick building. The title for Season 11 is "The Block: Blocktagon".[46]

Co-creator Julian Cress said that this season of The Block would have no tradies and only passionate do-it-yourself couples. In other seasons, at least one person in each team had a trade. The change came in the new direction in the back-to-basics change to the season. Cress said viewers would relate more to the characters who are big on spirit but small on skills when the show returned later in the year.[47]

This season was sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Swisse Australia (vitamins), Aldi (groceries), Domain (money and apartment information), The Good Guys (electronics and kitchens) and Suzuki (transport).[48]

Shay & Dean Paine won the season with $655,000 + $100,000 prize money, and all contestants won over $349,000.[49] The auction profits had a combined result of $2,439,000.

Level Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Kingi & Caro $1.330m $1.735m $405,000 $405,000 3rd
2 4 Andrew & Whitney $1.400m $1.790m $390,000 $390,000 4th
3 2 Suzi & Voni $1.480m $1.829m $349,000 $349,000 5th
4 5 Luke & Ebony $1.560m $2.200m $640,000 $640,000 2nd
5 3 Dean & Shay $1.645m $2.300m $655,000 $755,000 1st

Season 12 edit

On 28 October 2015, Nine renewed the series for a twelfth season.[50] Since 2013, the Nine Network had aired two seasons of the show each year. In 2016, however, this would be the one and only season airing, and it did not air until the last quarter of 2016.[51] It was once again set in Melbourne.[51] On 27 December 2015, Frank Valentic teased a video saying that there are rumours of The Block going to Greville Street, Prahran.[52]

On 18 February 2016, it was reported that The Block's producers had bought an old heritage-listed soap factory for $5 million at 164 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne.[53] This address was confirmed by Scott Cam on The Today Show on 9 May 2016.[54] Filming began on 26 May 2016. The series began airing in August 2016 and had 5 teams competing.[55] The season premiered on Sunday 21 August 2016.[56] This season's contestants, Julia & Sasha, are the first ever female same-sex couple to compete on any season of The Block.[57] The season concluded on 13 November 2016.[58]

This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Aldi (groceries), Domain (cash flow and apartment information), McCafé (snacks, beverages, and the McCafe Quality Award), Stayz (challenge and additional finale prizes), Suzuki (transport and viewer voting prize) and Telstra (Smart Home Technology and additional cash flow).[59]

William Bethune & Karlie Cicero won the season with $715,000 + $100,000 prize money. Each team of contestants won $425,000 or more.[60] The auction profits had a combined result of $2,835,000.

Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 William & Karlie $1.885m $2.600m $715,000 $815,000 1st
2 3 Dan & Carleen $1.775m $2.300m $525,000 $525,000 3rd
3 5 Andy & Ben $1.740m $2.250m $510,000 $510,000 4th
4 2 Julia & Sasha $1.930m $2.590m $660,000 $660,000 2nd
5 4 Chris & Kim $1.880m $2.305m $425,000 $425,000 5th

Season 13 edit

On 8 November 2016, The Block was renewed for a thirteenth season at Nine's upfronts.[61][62] Applications for the thirteenth season of the series opened on 9 January 2017, with energetic couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[63] Filming for the season is scheduled to occur between April 2017 and July 2017.[63] The casting call also specifies first round couples will be reduced to final participants in the first week of filming, which suggests Season 13 will feature an elimination round similar to that of Season 5.[63]

On 11 March 2017, it was reported that a vacant block of land at 46 Regent Street, Elsternwick, had been purchased for $9.6 million back in December 2016, with plans approved to build a five lot subdivision, meaning for the first time ever, they would be building a property from the ground up, instead of renovating an existing building.[64][65] On 17 March 2017, it was officially confirmed that 46 Regent Street Elsternwick will be the location of The Block's thirteenth season with filming to begin on 27 April 2017,[66] however they will not be building a property from the ground up, as five old rundown weatherboard houses are being relocated to the location,[67] meaning this will be the first time since the sixth season the contestants will renovate a house.[68]

In June 2017, Network Nine officially announced the location and teams for the thirteenth season of The Block, one team being Aussie Model Elyse Knowles and her Boyfriend Josh.[69][70][71] The season will premiere on Sunday 30 July 2017.[72]

This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Domain (cash flow & house marketing), McCafé (snacks & beverages), Stayz (challenge & additional finale prizes), Volkswagen (transport & cash flow), Centrum (vitamins) & Youfoodz (groceries & meals).[73]

Elyse Knowles & Josh Barker won the season with $447,000 + $100,000 prize money. Each team of contestants won $95,000 or more.[74] The auction profits had a combined result of $1,220,000.

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 2 Jason & Sarah $2.620m $3.007m $387,000 $387,000 2nd
2 5 Clint & Hannah $2.520m $2.615m $95,000 $95,000 5th
3 4 Georgia & Ronnie $2.620m $2.781m $161,000 $161,000 3rd
4 3 Sticks & Wombat $2.520m $2.650m $130,000 $130,000 4th
5 1 Elyse & Josh $2.620m $3.067m $447,000 $547,000 1st

Season 14 edit

On 21 November 2016, it was reported the producers were looking at The Gatwick Private Hotel at 34 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda as a possible site for its thirteenth season.[75][76] On 17 December 2016, it was reported that The Block producers and the owners of The Gatwick Hotel are currently in negotiations on purchasing the property.[77][78][79] On 4 March 2017, it was reported that the Gatwick Hotel deal did not go ahead and that the producers are searching for another property,[80] however on 6 March 2017, it was reported the producers were in a closing deal to buy the property as residents of the building are to move out.[81] On 17 March 2017, it was reported that The Gatwick Hotel would not be the location of The Block's thirteenth season, although there was still interest in the building.[66] On 22 March 2017, Nine officially confirmed that the building had been purchased and will be used for a future season of The Block.[82][83]

In June 2017, The Block producers lodged renovation plans for The Gatwick Hotel with Port Phillip City Council.[84][85] On 23 July 2017, the renovation plans were officially released, the information included that the network paid $10 million for the building (not $15 million as originally reported), it was confirmed that the site will have eight apartments, two-bedrooms on the ground level and three-bedrooms for the remaining homes, the existing roof to be partly demolished and a fourth floor built to include pergolas above outdoor terraces & a car park area would have six car spaces and bicycle parking, and each apartment would come with secure storage.[86]

Applications for the fourteenth season of the series opened in August 2017 until 10 September 2017, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[87] Filming for the season was originally slated to occur between January 2018 and April 2018,[88] but will begin filming on 8 February 2018.[89] In October 2017, the fourteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.[90] In June 2018, Network Nine announced the teams for the fourteenth season of The Block.[91] In July 2018, Network Nine announced the premiere date of Season 14 as Sunday, 5 August at 7pm.[92]

This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Domain (cash flow & house marketing), McCafé (snacks & beverages), Volkswagen (transport & cash flow), Youfoodz (groceries & meals) & BlueScope Steel (housing foundation, weekly viewer's choice voting & promotion).[93]

Hayden Vale & Sara Tumino won the season with $545,000 + $100,000 prize money. Each team of contestants won $209,000 or more.[94] The auction profits had a combined result of $1,880,000.

Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Kerrie & Spence $2.435m $2.850m $415,000 $415,000 2nd
2 5 Hans & Courtney $2.360m $2.770m $410,000 $410,000 3rd
3 2 Hayden & Sara $2.475m $3.020m $545,000 $645,000 1st
4 3 Norm & Jess $2.650m $2.859m $209,000 $209,000 5th
5 4 Bianca & Carla $2.690m $2.991m $301,000 $301,000 4th

Season 15 edit

In June 2018, it was reported that The Block producers had acquired a rundown backpackers accommodation, Oslo Hotel, at 38 Grey Street, St Kilda, through an off-market deal struck after the series approached one of the owners. The building contains five mansions hidden behind the facade. The series producers and building planners set to submit renovation plans to the City of Port Phillip council imminently.[95][96] In October 2018, the Oslo Hotel was confirmed as the next location for renovation, Nine Network acquired the building for $10.8 million.[97]

In July 2019, Network Nine announced the teams for the fifteenth season of The Block[98] and announced the premiere date as Sunday, 4 August at 7pm.[99]

This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Domain (cash flow & house marketing), McCafé (snacks & beverages), Volkswagen (transport & cash flow), Lite N‘ Easy (groceries & meals) & BlueScope Steel (housing foundation, weekly viewer's choice voting & promotion).[100]

Tess Cattana & Luke Struber won the season with $630,000 + $100,000 prize money. Each team of contestants won $384,000 or more.[101] The auction profits had a combined result of $2,292,000.

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Mitch & Mark $2.990m $3.374m $384,000 $384,000 5th
2 2 Tess & Luke $2.990m $3.620m $630,000 $730,000 1st
3 4 Andy & Deb $2.990m $3.420m $430,000 $430,000 3rd
4 3 Elise & Matt $2.990m $3.450m $460,000 $460,000 2nd
5 5 Jesse & Mel $2.990m $3.378m $388,000 $388,000 4th

Season 16 edit

In July 2019, it was reported by the Herald Sun that The Block and Channel 9 had acquired a vacant block of land in the exclusive bayside suburb of Brighton on 360 New Street, Brighton.[102] Newly renovated houses are expected to be built on the land in 2020 for the 16th season of the Block.[102]

Applications for the sixteenth season of the series opened in August 2019 until 15 September 2019, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[103] Filming for the season is slated to begin in late January 2020.[104]

In October 2019, the sixteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.[105]

In March 2020, the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic and the potential risk it could cause to the crew, workers and contestants.[106] After more than a month of suspension, the season resumed production on 4 May 2020 With extra safety precautions set in place.[107]

In July 2020, Nine Network announced the teams for this season.[108] The sixteenth season of The Block will premiere on Sunday, 23 August at 7pm.[109]

This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 (building equipment), Domain (cash flow & house marketing), McCafé (snacks & beverages), Ford (transport & cash flow), Lite N‘ Easy (meals), Aldi (groceries) & BlueScope Steel (housing foundation, weekly viewer's choice voting & promotion).[110]

Jimmy & Tam Wilkins won the season with $966,000 + $100,000 prize money, which makes them the first team to win over $1 million. Each team of contestants won $460,000 or more.[111] The auction profits had a combined result of $3,232,002, which is currently the highest combined result over all seasons.

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 5 Harry & Tash $3.350m $4m $650,000 $650,000 3rd
2 3 Sarah & George $3.350m $4,000,002 $650,002 $650,002 2nd
3 4 Daniel & Jade $3.340m $3.8m $460,000 $460,000 5th
4 1 Luke & Jasmine $3.350m $3.856m $506,000 $506,000 4th
5 2 Jimmy & Tam $3.290m $4.256m $966,000 $1.066m 1st

Season 17 edit

Applications for the seventeenth season of the series opened in August 2020 until 27 September 2020, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[112] Filming is expected to be a 10–12 week shoot period from late February 2021[113] In September 2020, the seventeenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine's 2021 upfronts.[114][115] In October 2020, it was reported that 5 properties on Bronte Court in Hampton, Victoria, were in the process of being purchased by Nine.[116][117] In December 2020, it was confirmed that Bronte Court will be the next location for renovation, Nine Network acquired five houses in the area for $11.5 million combined.[118][119]

In July 2021, it was officially confirmed the season will be Fans vs Faves, the second iteration of the format since season 8.[d] Returning to the series are Mitch and Mark (season 15) / Ronnie and Georgia (season 13). Joining The Block will be Tanya and Vito, Josh and Luke & Kirsty and Jesse.[120][121][122]

The seventeenth season of The Block premiered on Sunday, 8 August at 7pm.[123]

Mitch Edwards & Mark McKie won the season with $644,444.44 + $100,000 prize money, Each team of contestants won $296,000 or more.[124] The auction profits had a combined result of $2,171,968.12.

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 1 Ronnie & Georgia $3.400m $3.696m $296,000 $296,000 5th
2 2 Mitch & Mark $3.400m $4,044,444.44 $644,444.44 $744,444.44 1st
3 3 Tanya & Vito $3.400m $3,800,000.01 $400,000.01 $400,000.01 3rd
4 4 Josh & Luke $3.400m $3.93m $530,000 $530,000 2nd
5 5 Kirsty & Jesse $4.100m $4,401,523.67 $301,523.67 $301,523.67 4th

Season 18 edit

Applications for the eighteenth season of the series opened in September 2021 until 18 October 2021, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[125] Filming is expected to be a 10–12 week shoot period from late February 2022.[126] In September 2021, the eighteenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine's 2022 upfronts, and for the first time the series will be heading to a regional location, the Macedon Ranges, where the contestants will be transforming country houses.[127][128]

In early April 2022, the day filming was scheduled to commence it was confirmed by sources that a contestant had tested positive to COVID-19. Filming was delayed by a week with filming commencing mid-April.

Omar & Oz won the season with $1,586,666.66 + $100,000 prize money, leaving both of them with $843,333 each and being the biggest profit to date for one team. Despite the huge win the other teams didn't fare so well. Ryan & Rachel passed in at auction but immediately sold to the highest bidder for $169,000.50 and Tom & Sarah-Jane sold for $20,000.99 the lowest profit since season 9. Ankur & Sharon and Dylan & Jenny's homes were both passed in with no result on auction day.[129] On 11 November 2022, it was confirmed Ankur & Sharon's house had sold for $4.25 million giving them a profit of $170,000.[130] On 13 February 2023, Dylan and Jenny's house was sold for an undisclosed amount more than 3 months after auction.[131][132]

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 2 Tom & Sarah-Jane $4.08m $4,100,000.99 N/A $20,000.99 $20,000.99
2 3 Ryan & Rachel $4.08m Passed in $4,249,000.50 $169,000.50 $169,000.50
3 4 Ankur & Sharon $4.08m Passed in $4.25m $170,000 $170,000
4 5 Dylan & Jenny $4.08m Passed in Undisclosed
5 1 Omar & Oz $4.08m $5,666,666.66 N/A $1,586,666.66 $1,686,666.66

Season 19 edit

Applications for the nineteenth season of the series opened in September 2022. In September 2022, it was reported Nine had bought five classic brick homes in Charming street, Hampton East, Victoria, for an estimated amount of $14.3 million.[133] Construction began on the houses in mid-March 2023, and a series promo with a 1950s theme was filmed on the street with the unconfirmed contestants in the same month.[134][135] Filming is expected to be a 10- to 12-week shoot period from early March 2023.[136] Filming of the series was completed in mid June 2023.[137] In July 2023, it was announced judge Neale Whitaker will be stepping back on judging duties and Marty Fox will step in as a judge.[138] On 20 July 2023, the nineteenth season of The Block was confirmed to premiere on Sunday, 6 August at 7pm along with the reveal of the contestants.[139][140]

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 TBA Kyle & Leslie TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
2 TBA Leah & Ash TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
3 TBA Kristy & Brett TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
4 TBA Gian & Steph TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
5 TBA Eliza & Liberty TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Season 20 edit

Applications for the twentieth season of the series opened in September 2023 until 15 October 2023, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[141] Filming is expected to be a 12 week shoot period from late February 2024.[142] In September 2023, the twentieth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine's 2024 upfronts.[143][144] The location for this season was set to be in Daylesford, Victoria, however due to permit issues and complaints by local residents, Nine decided not to build in the area and started searching for a new location.[145][146][147] In October 2023, it was reported Nine had purchased the Island Cove Villas, set over 2.5 acres, for $9.5 Million on Phillip Island.[148][149]

Viewership edit

The two first seasons were successful with audience viewership, with the first season averaging 2.2 million viewers. The season one finale was watched by 3.115 million viewers, and Season 2 was watched by 2.273 million viewers.[150]

The third season debuted with 1,134,000, a daily rank of 9. It lost to all its main time slot competition, which consisted of Glee on Network Ten and Border Security on the Seven Network.[151] However, it remained successful with key demographics and enjoyed steady ratings throughout the season. Season 3 concluded with 1.712 million viewers, and it was the top program of the night in total people and all key demographics. It was also the second-most-watched program of the week.[152]

Season Episodes Premiere Finale Source
Premiere date Premiere
ratings
Rank Finale date Finale ratings
(Grand final)
Rank Finale ratings
(Winner announced)
Rank
One 13 1 June 2003 17 August 2003 3.115 #1 [150]
Two 26 18 April 2004 25 July 2004 2.273 #1
Three 9 22 September 2010 1.139 #9 24 November 2010 1.305 #3 1.716 #1 [153][154]
Four 51 20 June 2011 1.342 #4 21 August 2011 2.283 #4 3.289 #1 [155][156]
Five 69 16 April 2012 1.404 #2 1 July 2012 2.145 #3 2.715 #1 [157][158]
Six 39 4 February 2013 0.959 #9 20 March 2013 1.646 #3 2.119 #1 [159][160]
Seven 68 12 May 2013 1.312 #4 28 July 2013 2.132 #3 2.808 #1 [161][162]
Eight 61 27 January 2014 1.143 #7 9 April 2014 1.884 #3 2.181 #1 [163][164]
Nine 65 27 July 2014 1.374 #1 12 October 2014 1.796 #4 2.764 #1 [165][166]
Ten 58 27 January 2015 0.860 #8 29 April 2015 1.645 #3 2.027 #1 [167][168]
Eleven 47 6 September 2015 1.074 #4 25 November 2015 1.579 #2 1.812 #1 [169][170]
Twelve 46 21 August 2016 1.074 #3 13 November 2016 1.712 #2 2.104 #1 [171][172]
Thirteen 52 30 July 2017 1.117 #4 29 October 2017 1.976 #2 2.255 #1 [173][174]
Fourteen 47 5 August 2018 1.163 #1 28 October 2018 1.674 #2 1.865 #1 [175][176]
Fifteen 57 4 August 2019 0.991 #3 10 November 2019 1.541 #2 1.924 #1 [177][178]
Sixteen 50 23 August 2020 0.947 #3 22 November 2020 1.428 #2 1.792 #1 [179][180]
Seventeen 50 8 August 2021 0.747 #7 7 November 2021 1.555 #2 1.835 #1 [181][182]
Eighteen 51 7 August 2022 0.867 #2 6 November 2022 1.384 #2 1.692 #1 [183][184]
Nineteen TBA 6 August 2023 0.722 #3 TBA TBA #TBA TBA #TBA [185]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2004 Logie Awards[186] Most Popular Reality Program The Block Nominated
2005 Logie Awards[187] Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2
2012 Logie Awards[188] Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2011 Won
2013 Logie Awards[189] Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2012
2014 Logie Awards[190] Most Popular Reality Program The Block: All Stars Nominated
The Block: Sky High
Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam Won
Most Popular Presenter
2015 Logie Awards[191] Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam Nominated
Most Popular Reality Program The Block: Glasshouse Won
2016 Logie Awards[192] Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam Nominated
Best Reality Program The Block: Blocktagon Won
Best New Talent Dan Reilly Nominated
2017 Logie Awards[193] Best Reality Program The Block 2016 Won
2018 Logie Awards[194] Best Reality Program The Block 2017
2019 Logie Awards[195] Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2018 Nominated
2022 Logie Awards[196] Most Popular Reality Program The Block: Fans vs Faves 2021
2023 Logie Awards[197] Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter Scott Cam Nominated
Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2022 Nominated
Most Outstanding Reality Program Nominated

Reno Rumble edit

Reno Rumble was a program that pit teams from The Block against teams from the Seven Network's reality series House Rules. The program aired on the Nine Network and was produced by the same production company as The Block.[198]

The series was renewed for a second season but did not involve former contestants from The Block or House Rules and was only produced by the Nine Network.[199]

Adaptations edit

Country Title Broadcaster Presenter(s) Original run
Israel The Block Channel 10 Haim Etgar 30 May 2009 – 10 September 2009
Netherlands Het Blok NET 5 Erik van der Hoff 2004–2008, 2010–2011
New Zealand The Block NZ[200] Three Mark Richardson & Shelley Ferguson 4 July 2012 – present
United Kingdom The Block ITV Lisa Rogers 2004
Finland Unelmakämppä Nelonen Sanna Saarijärvi 26 September 2004 – 14 May 2006
Belgium The Block VT4 Hans Otten & Hanne Troonbeeckx 2004 – 2009
Germany Wettkampf in 4 Wänden – Die ultimative Bau-Challenge[201] RTL TBD 2024

Death edit

One of the workers, John Jeremy Bradley, passed away earlier in October 2022. He suffered a heart attack at age 42. [202]

Notes edit

  • a The first season has retroactively been re-titled The Block 2003 as shown in The Block: All Stars when Phil and Amity were noted as having previously appeared in "The Block 2003".
  • b The second season has retroactively been re-titled The Block 2004, in line with the re-titled first season.
  • c Despite constant references to "The Blocktagon" being made by hosts, contestants and other media, the eleventh season was the first season since The Block 2 to not have the title appear on-screen. The title sequence only said "The Block".
  • d Although this is the second time the title Fans vs Faves will be used, this is actually the third season to have returning contestants versus new contestants (seasons 8 & 10 respectively).
    • Season 8 was the first time the series was titled Fans vs Faves.

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • The Block at IMDb

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The Block is an Australian reality television series broadcast on the Nine Network The series follows four or five couples as they compete against each other to renovate and style houses apartments and sell them at auction for the highest price The BlockCreated byJulian Cress David BarbourPresented byJamie Durie 2003 2004 Scott Cam 2010 present Shelley Craft 2011 present StarringForeman Keith Schleiger Dan ReillyJudgesJohn McGrath Neale Whitaker Shaynna Blaze Darren Palmer Marty FoxOpening theme Here Comes Another One by Groove Terminator Original version seasons 1 5 Remixed editions season 6 13 Country of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons19No of episodes907ProductionExecutive producersJulian Cress 1 Justin Sturzaker 2 Production locationsSydney seasons 1 3 6 Melbourne seasons 4 5 7 present Running time30 90 mins including ads Production companiesWatercress Productions seasons 4 11 Cavalier Productions seasons 12 present Original releaseNetworkNine NetworkReleaseOriginal 1 June 2003 2003 06 01 25 July 2004 2004 07 25 Revived 22 September 2010 2010 09 22 present present The original series first ran for two consecutive seasons in 2003 and 2004 and was originally hosted by Jamie Durie The Nine Network revived The Block after a six year absence with a third season commenced airing on 22 September 2010 3 4 this time hosted by television personality and builder Scott Cam 5 Shelley Craft joined as co host from the fourth season The Block has a large number of commercial sponsors and prominently features brand sponsorships regularly throughout episodes 6 Contents 1 Format 2 Hosts and judges 3 Series overview 4 Combined profits 4 1 Auction 4 2 Returning teams 5 Season synopsis 5 1 Season 1 5 2 Season 2 5 3 Season 3 5 4 Season 4 5 5 Season 5 5 6 Season 6 5 7 Season 7 5 8 Season 8 5 9 Season 9 5 10 Season 10 5 11 Season 11 5 12 Season 12 5 13 Season 13 5 14 Season 14 5 15 Season 15 5 16 Season 16 5 17 Season 17 5 18 Season 18 5 19 Season 19 5 20 Season 20 6 Viewership 7 Awards and nominations 8 Reno Rumble 9 Adaptations 10 Death 11 Notes 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksFormat editThe original format of the series featured four couples with a prior relationship renovating a derelict apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Bondi with each couple renovating a separate apartment over a period of 12 weeks and with a budget of A 40 000 The apartments were then sold at auction with each couple keeping any profit made above a set reserve price and the couple with the highest profit winning a A 100 000 prize The current format is relatively the same except the series usually features five couples it is mainly based in Melbourne suburbs and the budget is 100 000 7 The first season was filmed at Bondi and the second at Manly The third season again took place in Sydney in the suburb of Vaucluse 8 Moving to Victoria Australia the fourth season was filmed in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond Victoria on Cameron Street Breaking with tradition season four was filmed in four side by side houses as opposed to an apartment block of four Season four saw television personality Shelley Craft join Scott Cam in hosting the show Season five began airing in April 2012 As with season four season five has retained the four separate houses format as opposed to four apartments in a single apartment block as in earlier seasons Season five is again set in Melbourne on Dorcas Street and is set in four adjacent multi storey town houses Season six returned to Sydney in Bondi for the tenth anniversary The program has remained in Melbourne since season seven The first three seasons of The Block aired once weekly for 13 26 and 9 weeks respectively 9 10 11 Since season four the program has aired across multiple nights per week 12 13 Hosts and judges editTimeline of hosts judges and other personnel Starring Seasons1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19HostsJamie Durie HostScott Cam HostShelley Craft Host Challenge MasterJudgesJohn McGrath Judge Guest Guest GuestNeale Whitaker Judge GuestShaynna Blaze JudgeDarren Palmer Guest JudgeMarty Fox Agent Agent JudgeForemenKeith Schleiger ForemanDan Reilly Contestant Foreboy Foredan Series overview editSeriesTitleType of buildingLocationEpisodesOriginally airedWinning teamWinning profitTotal winnings1The Block a Rundown Apartment ComplexBondi New South Wales131 June 17 August 2003 2003 06 01 2003 08 17 14 15 Adam ThornFiona Mills 156 000 256 0002The Block 2 b Manly New South Wales2618 April 25 July 2004 2004 04 18 2004 07 25 16 17 Andrew RochfordJamie Nicholson 78 000 178 0003The Block 2010Vaucluse New South Wales922 September 24 November 2010 2010 09 22 2010 11 24 John and Neisha Pitt 205 000 305 0004The Block 2011Rundown Workers CottagesRichmond Victoria5120 June 21 August 2011 2011 06 20 2011 08 21 Polly PorterWarwick Waz Jones 15 000 115 0005The Block 2012Rundown Terrace HousesSouth Melbourne Victoria6916 April 1 July 2012 2012 04 16 2012 07 01 Brad CranfieldLara Welham 506 000 606 0006All StarsRundown Heritage Listed Semi Detached HousesBondi New South Wales394 February 20 March 2013 2013 02 04 2013 03 20 18 19 Phil RankineAmity Dry 295 000 395 0007Sky HighFormer MotelSouth Melbourne Victoria6612 May 28 July 2013 2013 05 12 2013 07 28 20 Alisa and Lysandra Fraser 295 000 395 0008Fans v FavesFormer WarehouseAlbert Park Victoria6127 January 9 April 2014 2014 01 27 2014 04 09 Steve O DonnellChantelle Ford 636 000 736 0009GlasshouseFormer Office BuildingPrahran Victoria6527 July 12 October 2014 2014 07 27 2014 10 12 Shannon and Simon Voss 335 000 435 00010Triple ThreatFormer Apartment BlockSouth Yarra Victoria5827 January 29 April 2015 2015 01 27 2015 04 29 Darren and Deanne Jolly 835 000 935 00011Blocktagon c Former Hotel476 September 25 November 2015 2015 09 06 2015 11 25 Dean and Shay Paine 655 000 755 00012The Block 2016Heritage Art Deco BuildingPort Melbourne Victoria4621 August 13 November 2016 2016 08 21 2016 11 13 William BethuneKarlie Cicero 715 000 815 00013The Block 2017Rundown Weatherboard HousesElsternwick Victoria5230 July 29 October 2017 2017 07 30 2017 10 29 Elyse KnowlesJosh Barker 447 000 547 00014The Block 2018Former HotelSt Kilda Victoria475 August 28 October 2018 2018 08 05 2018 10 28 Hayden and Sara Vale 545 000 645 00015The Block 2019574 August 10 November 2019 2019 08 04 2019 11 10 Tess CattanaLuke Struber 630 000 730 00016The Block 2020Rundown Weatherboard Houses from Different DecadesBrighton Victoria 21 5023 August 22 November 2020 2020 08 23 2020 11 22 Jimmy and Tam Wilkins 966 000 1 066m17Fans v FavesRundown Cul de Sac HousesHampton Victoria508 August 7 November 2021 2021 08 08 2021 11 07 Mitch EdwardsMark McKie 644 444 44 744 444 4418Tree ChangeCountry HousesMacedon Ranges Victoria517 August 6 November 2022 2022 08 07 2022 11 06 Omar Slaimankhel Ozman Oz Abu Malik 1 586 666 66 1 686 666 6619The Block 2023Rundown Brick HousesHampton East VictoriaTBD6 August 2023TBDTBDTBDCombined profits editAuction edit Season No of teams No of properties sold at auction After auction sales Winning prize Average auction profit Combined auction profit a 1 2003 4 0 100 000 110 750 443 0002 2004 4 2 77 500 155 0003 2010 4 3 90 000 113 166 339 5004 2011 4 1 122 000 15 000 15 0005 2012 4 0 430 750 1 723 0016 2013 4 203 750 815 0007 5 256 600 1 283 0008 2014 4 581 625 2 326 5009 5 141 000 705 00010 2015 4 766 250 3 065 00011 5 487 800 2 439 00012 2016 5 567 000 2 835 00013 2017 5 244 000 1 220 00014 2018 5 376 000 1 880 00015 2019 5 458 000 2 292 00016 2020 5 646 400 3 232 00217 2021 5 434 394 2 171 968 1218 2022 5 2 339 000 50 321 333 53 1 606 667 6519 2023 5 TBA TBA TBA TBAOverall combined profit 28 546 638 77Including prize money 1 800 000 30 346 638 77Including after auction sales 551 000 50 30 897 639 27Notes The combined auction profit excludes the winning prize money and after auction sales Returning teams edit Contestants Relationship Original season Returning season Combined profitMitch Edwards amp Mark Mckie Partners 15 384 000 17 644 444 44 1 028 444 44Alisa amp Lysandra Fraser Twinsisters 7 395 000 8 616 000 1 011m3Darren amp Deanne Jolly Marriedwithchildren 9 10 000 10 935 000 945 000Brad Cranfield amp Dale Vine2 Best mates 5 606 000 amp 355 000 8 507 2503 859 625 amp 608 625Dan amp Dani Reilly Married 448 000 6 220 000 668 000Georgia amp Ronnie Caceres Married with children 13 161 000 17 296 000 457 000Phil Rankin amp Amity Dry Marriedwithchildren 1 60 000 6 395 000 455 000Josh amp Jenna Densten Married 4 50 000 275 000 325 000Mark Bowyer amp Duncan Miller Best mates 3 47 000 25 000 72 0003 2 Brad amp Dale were both contestants on Season 5 but they were with their partners Lara amp Sophie respectively In Season 8 they returned to the show as a team 3 This amount of money is split between the two contestants in the team Season synopsis editSeason 1 edit Main article The Block season 1 nbsp Jamie Durie hosted the first two seasons of the show The first season of The Block began airing on 1 June 2003 on the Nine Network replacing Backyard Blitz and Location Location in the network s flagship time slot 22 of Sunday at 6 30 to 7 30 pm AEST 7 The season was presented by Backyard Blitz host Jamie Durie and filmed in Bondi New South Wales with the majority of filming being completed prior to the series airing for editing purposes 7 Selected from approximately 2 000 applicants 7 the four couples in the season were Adam Thorn aged 30 and Fiona Mills 27 a married couple from Banksia A data analyst and former sales representative the couple had renovated three properties prior to competing on The Block 23 24 They renovated the first ground floor apartment flat number one and were widely considered the show favourites throughout the course of the season 23 Their apartment which was the last to be auctioned sold for 751 000 earning them the highest profit of 156 000 as well as the winning prize of 100 000 23 Mills appeared on the cover of Ralph while the season was airing in July 2003 25 Warren Sonin 37 and Gavin Atkins 35 a sales manager and public relations manager from Elizabeth Bay New South Wales They are the first male same sex couple to compete on The Block 23 26 27 Paul and Kylie Ingram Phil Rankine and Amity DryThe auction profits had a combined result of 443 000 Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 4 Adam amp Fiona 595 000 751 000 156 000 256 000 1st2 2 Warren amp Gavin 595 000 670 000 75 000 75 000 3rd3 1 Phil amp Amity 595 000 655 000 60 000 60 000 4th4 3 Paul amp Kylie 595 000 747 000 152 000 152 000 2ndSeason 2 edit Main article The Block season 2 nbsp The site used for the second season as seen several days prior to auctionFollowing the success of the first season an expanded second season of 26 episodes airing twice weekly premiered on 18 April 2004 The season was again set in Sydney although in the suburb of Manly rather than Bondi where the first season was located The auction profits had a combined result of 155 000 with two properties not selling at auction Selected from over 18 000 applicants the four couples in the season were Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 2 Jason amp Kirsten 795 000 872 000 77 000 77 000 2nd2 3 Andrew amp Jamie 790 000 868 000 78 000 178 000 1st3 1 Matt amp Jane 795 000 795 000 0 0 3rd tied 4 4 Steven amp Richard 800 000 800 000 0 0 3rd tied Two original contestants Dani and Monique Bacha left the program in January 2004 two weeks into the second season when it was reported that Dani had spent six months in jail in 2002 following his conviction for a drug related offence 28 Andrew Rochford and Jamie Nicholson replaced Dani and Monique Bacha Season 3 edit Main article The Block season 3 nbsp Scott Cam right host since 2010After a long break the series was revived in 2010 with a set of four apartments in the upmarket suburb of Vaucluse in Sydney being renovated and Scott Cam replacing Jamie Durie as host 29 The auction profits had a combined result of 339 500 with only one property not selling at auction Flat Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Josh amp Nisha 900 000 1 105m N A 205 000 305 000 1st2 2 Mark amp Duncan 860 000 907 000 N A 47 000 47 000 3rd3 4 Erin amp Jake 910 000 997 500 N A 87 500 87 500 2nd4 3 Chez amp Brenton 880 000 Passed in 970 000 90 000 90 000 4thSeason 4 edit Main article The Block season 4 nbsp Shelley Craft joined Scott Cam as a host from the fourth season onwards Season four saw six major changes to the format of The Block The location has changed to Melbourne instead of Sydney An initial elimination week sees eight couples reduced to four Instead of a block of flats with four apartments there are four separate houses next to one another Contestants now have to renovate the exterior of their home in addition to the interior Instead of two one hour long episodes airing per week six episodes now air per week with a mix of one hour and half hour length episodes Shelley Craft has been introduced to help host special challenges where contestants can win extra cash and prizes for their houses A weekly episode named The Blocked Unlocked was introduced Hosted by Shelley Craft the episode shares a personal insight into The Block transformations as the couples guide viewers through their completed rooms It also includes behind the scenes footage and footage not seen on the main show Eight couples were initially selected with four being eliminated and the other four being given keys to the houses The four remaining teams are Josh and Jenna House 1 blue Polly and Waz House 2 yellow Katrina and Amie House 3 green Rod and Tanya House 4 red nbsp Waz Jones and Polly Porter winners of the fourth season of The BlockThe winners of The Block were Polly and Waz They made 15 000 in profit and won the 100 000 grand prize due to the other three couples houses being passed in In this finale episode Josh proposed to Jenna his girlfriend for five years and partner on The Block This was the worst auction in the history of The Block with auction profits having a combined result of 15 000 due to only one property selling at auction House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Josh amp Jenna 950 000 Passed in 1 000m 50 000 50 000 2nd tied 2 2 Polly amp Waz 840 000 855 000 N A 15 000 115 000 1st3 3 Amie amp Katrina 860 000 Passed in 860 000 0 0 2nd tied 4 4 Rod amp Tania 850 000 Passed in 922 000 72 000 72 000 2nd tied Polly and Waz were the only couple whose property sold at auction with the other three failing to meet their reserve prices Following the auction Amie and Katrina s property sold for their exact reserve amount meaning they would not take any winnings from appearing on The Block Also Rod and Tania s property sold for the highest profit on The Block at 72 000 however as it was after the auction Polly and Waz are still the winners Season 5 edit Main article The Block season 5 This season like season four was also based in Melbourne in the inner city suburb of South Melbourne with four double storey side by side terrace houses located at 401 407 Dorcas Street The properties are all on separate titles with car access from Montague Street and plans approved to allow for a third story extension 30 Eight couples were initially selected with four being eliminated and the other four being given keys to the houses The four remaining teams are Dale and Sophie House 1 blue Mike and Andrew House 2 yellow Brad and Lara House 3 green Dan and Dani House 4 red The auction profits had a combined result of 1 723 001 01 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 3 Dale amp Sophie 975 000 1 330m 335 000 335 000 4th2 4 Mike amp Andrew 966 000 1 400 001 01 434 001 01 434 001 01 3rd3 1 Brad amp Lara 1 114m 1 620m 506 000 606 000 1st4 2 Dan amp Dani 992 000 1 440m 448 000 448 000 2ndSeason 6 edit Main article The Block season 6 It was announced during the finale of the fifth season that an all star edition of the series would air in 2013 with viewers able to vote for couples to return from past seasons These votes were taken into consideration when selecting the contestants and the four returning couples were announced in October 2012 as Phil and Amity of season one Mark and Duncan season three Josh and Jenna season four and Dan and Dani season five 31 Phil and Amity won All Stars with a total of 1 670 000 selling for their home The auction profits had a combined result of 815 000 Production for the series relocated from Melbourne which had hosted the prior two seasons to its original location of Bondi in Sydney to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show s first season 32 Filming took place over nine weeks from October to December 2012 33 Darren Palmer who was a guest judge in the fourth and fifth seasons replaced John McGrath as a permanent judge for this season Both Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze reprised their roles as judges from the previous season 34 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 4 Phil amp Amity 1 375m 1 670m 295 000 395 000 1st2 2 Mark amp Duncan amp Dale 1 345m 1 370m 25 000 25 000 4th3 1 Josh amp Jenna 1 375m 1 650m 275 000 275 000 2nd4 3 Dan amp Dani 1 355m 1 575m 220 000 220 000 3rdSeason 7 edit Main article The Block season 7 nbsp The Block Sky High under constructionThe Nine Network renewed The Block for a seventh season to air after Easter in 2013 35 The location for this season was 142 Park Street South Melbourne The building consists of 5 levels with each couple allocated a full level to renovate Alisa and Lysandra renovated level 1 Matt and Kim were responsible for level 2 level 3 was occupied by Bec and George level 4 was completed by Madi and Jarrod and level 5 was made over by Trixie and Johnno Twin sisters Alisa and Lysandra won The Block with a profit of 295 000 The auction profits had a combined result of 1 283 000 Level Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Alisa amp Lysandra 1 140m 1 435m 295 000 395 000 1st2 5 Matt amp Kim 1 205m 1 455m 250 000 250 000 3rd3 4 Bec amp George 1 265m 1 507m 242 000 242 000 4th4 3 Madi amp Jarrod 1 310m 1 601m 291 000 291 000 2nd5 2 Johnno amp Trixie 1 400m 1 605m 205 000 205 000 5th 36 Alisa amp Lysandra win The Block with a 4000 profit lead over Madi amp Jarrod Season 8 edit Main article The Block season 8 nbsp Dux House in February 2014Applications for the eighth season of the series opened whilst the seventh season was airing with couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 37 Filming for the season was scheduled to occur between November 2013 and January 2014 and aired from 27 January 2014 37 Season 8 was based in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park Victoria The production company paid 5 9 million for 47 O Grady Street a brick warehouse that was then transformed into four luxury apartments 38 The working title of season 8 was Fans vs Favourites as shown in the 2014 preview that was aired on the Big Brother 2013 finale Returning to The Block were Brad and Dale season 5 Alisa and Lysandra season 7 Joining The Block were The Super K s Kyal and Kara and The Retro Rookies Steve and Chantelle Steve O Donnell and Chantelle Ford won The Block with a profit of 636 000 100 000 winners prize money The auction profits had a combined result of 2 326 500 Loft Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 4 Steve amp Chantelle 1 834m 2 470m 636 000 736 000 1st2 2 Kyal amp Kara 1 872m 2 440m 567 250 567 250 3rd3 3 Alisa amp Lysandra 1 759m 2 375m 616 000 616 000 2nd4 1 Brad amp Dale 1 802m 2 310m 507 250 507 250 4thIn May 2014 Lukas Kamay who had won the auction for Alisa and Lysandra s apartment was arrested for his involvement in an insider trading scam for which he was later convicted and jailed 39 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Robert Bromwich told the court that the apartment purchase gave Kamay s crimes a cloak of respectability 40 The sale agreement was broken with the apartment to be re sold at a later date 41 Season 9 edit Main article The Block season 9 The ninth season of The Block featured contestants renovating a former office building in Prahran into luxury apartments with the season subtitled as The Block Glasshouse 42 Filming began in April 2014 One of the contestants was former professional Australian rules footballer Darren Jolly and his wife Deanne as one of the couples 42 The season debuted on 27 July 2014 at the 6 30 time slot 42 Shannon and Simon Voss won The Block with a profit of 335 000 100 000 winners prize money while Michael amp Carlene and Darren amp Deanne made the bare minimum of 10 000 above reserve Even newly weds Karstan amp Maxine only netted 40 000 in winnings The auction profits had combined results of 705 000 Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 5 Michael amp Carlene 1 380m 1 390m 10 000 10 000 4th tied 2 1 Chris amp Jenna 1 500m 1 810m 310 000 310 000 2nd3 3 Max amp Karstan 1 670m 1 710m 40 000 40 000 3rd4 2 Simon amp Shannon 1 565m 1 900m 335 000 435 000 1st5 4 Darren amp Deanne 1 370m 1 380m 10 000 10 000 4th tied Season 10 edit Main article The Block season 10 The Block was renewed for a Tenth season which was to begin airing on 27 January 2015 The working title of season 10 was Triple Threat as shown in the 2014 preview that was aired on 23 November 2014 It was premiered on 27 January 2015 where contestants renovate a former three level block of flats Darren amp Deanne season 9 Bec amp George and Matt amp Kim both season 7 returned to vie for a spot as contestants Former contestant Dan Reilly from seasons 5 and 6 returned this time as an apprentice foreman foreboy under Keith s guidance after Dan himself became a qualified builder who was a qualified carpenter during his stints as a contestant Former contestants Darren amp Deanne 43 won the season with 835 000 100 000 prize money and all contestants won over 665 000 The auction profits had a combined result of 3 065 000 Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 4 Josh amp Charlotte 1 390m 2 200m 810 000 810 000 2nd2 1 Tim amp Anastasia 1 420m 2 175m 755 000 755 000 3rd3 2 Ayden amp Jess 1 335m 2 000m 665 000 665 000 4th4 3 Darren amp Deanne 1 455m 2 290m 835 000 935 000 1stSeason 11 edit Main article The Block season 11 The Block was renewed for an eleventh season which went into production in May 2015 Season 11 put the show back to basics after ratings declines during the tenth season episodes were cut from 90 to 60 minutes fewer episodes the eliminations were removed and Thursday night episodes were dropped 44 45 Filming for season 11 began on 15 May 2015 This season renovated the former Hotel Saville in South Yarra an octagonal eight floor brick building The title for Season 11 is The Block Blocktagon 46 Co creator Julian Cress said that this season of The Block would have no tradies and only passionate do it yourself couples In other seasons at least one person in each team had a trade The change came in the new direction in the back to basics change to the season Cress said viewers would relate more to the characters who are big on spirit but small on skills when the show returned later in the year 47 This season was sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Swisse Australia vitamins Aldi groceries Domain money and apartment information The Good Guys electronics and kitchens and Suzuki transport 48 Shay amp Dean Paine won the season with 655 000 100 000 prize money and all contestants won over 349 000 49 The auction profits had a combined result of 2 439 000 Level Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Kingi amp Caro 1 330m 1 735m 405 000 405 000 3rd2 4 Andrew amp Whitney 1 400m 1 790m 390 000 390 000 4th3 2 Suzi amp Voni 1 480m 1 829m 349 000 349 000 5th4 5 Luke amp Ebony 1 560m 2 200m 640 000 640 000 2nd5 3 Dean amp Shay 1 645m 2 300m 655 000 755 000 1stSeason 12 edit Main article The Block season 12 On 28 October 2015 Nine renewed the series for a twelfth season 50 Since 2013 the Nine Network had aired two seasons of the show each year In 2016 however this would be the one and only season airing and it did not air until the last quarter of 2016 51 It was once again set in Melbourne 51 On 27 December 2015 Frank Valentic teased a video saying that there are rumours of The Block going to Greville Street Prahran 52 On 18 February 2016 it was reported that The Block s producers had bought an old heritage listed soap factory for 5 million at 164 Ingles Street Port Melbourne 53 This address was confirmed by Scott Cam on The Today Show on 9 May 2016 54 Filming began on 26 May 2016 The series began airing in August 2016 and had 5 teams competing 55 The season premiered on Sunday 21 August 2016 56 This season s contestants Julia amp Sasha are the first ever female same sex couple to compete on any season of The Block 57 The season concluded on 13 November 2016 58 This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Aldi groceries Domain cash flow and apartment information McCafe snacks beverages and the McCafe Quality Award Stayz challenge and additional finale prizes Suzuki transport and viewer voting prize and Telstra Smart Home Technology and additional cash flow 59 William Bethune amp Karlie Cicero won the season with 715 000 100 000 prize money Each team of contestants won 425 000 or more 60 The auction profits had a combined result of 2 835 000 Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 William amp Karlie 1 885m 2 600m 715 000 815 000 1st2 3 Dan amp Carleen 1 775m 2 300m 525 000 525 000 3rd3 5 Andy amp Ben 1 740m 2 250m 510 000 510 000 4th4 2 Julia amp Sasha 1 930m 2 590m 660 000 660 000 2nd5 4 Chris amp Kim 1 880m 2 305m 425 000 425 000 5thSeason 13 edit Main article The Block season 13 On 8 November 2016 The Block was renewed for a thirteenth season at Nine s upfronts 61 62 Applications for the thirteenth season of the series opened on 9 January 2017 with energetic couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 63 Filming for the season is scheduled to occur between April 2017 and July 2017 63 The casting call also specifies first round couples will be reduced to final participants in the first week of filming which suggests Season 13 will feature an elimination round similar to that of Season 5 63 On 11 March 2017 it was reported that a vacant block of land at 46 Regent Street Elsternwick had been purchased for 9 6 million back in December 2016 with plans approved to build a five lot subdivision meaning for the first time ever they would be building a property from the ground up instead of renovating an existing building 64 65 On 17 March 2017 it was officially confirmed that 46 Regent Street Elsternwick will be the location of The Block s thirteenth season with filming to begin on 27 April 2017 66 however they will not be building a property from the ground up as five old rundown weatherboard houses are being relocated to the location 67 meaning this will be the first time since the sixth season the contestants will renovate a house 68 In June 2017 Network Nine officially announced the location and teams for the thirteenth season of The Block one team being Aussie Model Elyse Knowles and her Boyfriend Josh 69 70 71 The season will premiere on Sunday 30 July 2017 72 This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Domain cash flow amp house marketing McCafe snacks amp beverages Stayz challenge amp additional finale prizes Volkswagen transport amp cash flow Centrum vitamins amp Youfoodz groceries amp meals 73 Elyse Knowles amp Josh Barker won the season with 447 000 100 000 prize money Each team of contestants won 95 000 or more 74 The auction profits had a combined result of 1 220 000 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 2 Jason amp Sarah 2 620m 3 007m 387 000 387 000 2nd2 5 Clint amp Hannah 2 520m 2 615m 95 000 95 000 5th3 4 Georgia amp Ronnie 2 620m 2 781m 161 000 161 000 3rd4 3 Sticks amp Wombat 2 520m 2 650m 130 000 130 000 4th5 1 Elyse amp Josh 2 620m 3 067m 447 000 547 000 1stSeason 14 edit Main article The Block season 14 On 21 November 2016 it was reported the producers were looking at The Gatwick Private Hotel at 34 Fitzroy Street St Kilda as a possible site for its thirteenth season 75 76 On 17 December 2016 it was reported that The Block producers and the owners of The Gatwick Hotel are currently in negotiations on purchasing the property 77 78 79 On 4 March 2017 it was reported that the Gatwick Hotel deal did not go ahead and that the producers are searching for another property 80 however on 6 March 2017 it was reported the producers were in a closing deal to buy the property as residents of the building are to move out 81 On 17 March 2017 it was reported that The Gatwick Hotel would not be the location of The Block s thirteenth season although there was still interest in the building 66 On 22 March 2017 Nine officially confirmed that the building had been purchased and will be used for a future season of The Block 82 83 In June 2017 The Block producers lodged renovation plans for The Gatwick Hotel with Port Phillip City Council 84 85 On 23 July 2017 the renovation plans were officially released the information included that the network paid 10 million for the building not 15 million as originally reported it was confirmed that the site will have eight apartments two bedrooms on the ground level and three bedrooms for the remaining homes the existing roof to be partly demolished and a fourth floor built to include pergolas above outdoor terraces amp a car park area would have six car spaces and bicycle parking and each apartment would come with secure storage 86 Applications for the fourteenth season of the series opened in August 2017 until 10 September 2017 looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 87 Filming for the season was originally slated to occur between January 2018 and April 2018 88 but will begin filming on 8 February 2018 89 In October 2017 the fourteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine s upfronts 90 In June 2018 Network Nine announced the teams for the fourteenth season of The Block 91 In July 2018 Network Nine announced the premiere date of Season 14 as Sunday 5 August at 7pm 92 This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Domain cash flow amp house marketing McCafe snacks amp beverages Volkswagen transport amp cash flow Youfoodz groceries amp meals amp BlueScope Steel housing foundation weekly viewer s choice voting amp promotion 93 Hayden Vale amp Sara Tumino won the season with 545 000 100 000 prize money Each team of contestants won 209 000 or more 94 The auction profits had a combined result of 1 880 000 Apt Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Kerrie amp Spence 2 435m 2 850m 415 000 415 000 2nd2 5 Hans amp Courtney 2 360m 2 770m 410 000 410 000 3rd3 2 Hayden amp Sara 2 475m 3 020m 545 000 645 000 1st4 3 Norm amp Jess 2 650m 2 859m 209 000 209 000 5th5 4 Bianca amp Carla 2 690m 2 991m 301 000 301 000 4thSeason 15 edit Main article The Block season 15 In June 2018 it was reported that The Block producers had acquired a rundown backpackers accommodation Oslo Hotel at 38 Grey Street St Kilda through an off market deal struck after the series approached one of the owners The building contains five mansions hidden behind the facade The series producers and building planners set to submit renovation plans to the City of Port Phillip council imminently 95 96 In October 2018 the Oslo Hotel was confirmed as the next location for renovation Nine Network acquired the building for 10 8 million 97 In July 2019 Network Nine announced the teams for the fifteenth season of The Block 98 and announced the premiere date as Sunday 4 August at 7pm 99 This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Domain cash flow amp house marketing McCafe snacks amp beverages Volkswagen transport amp cash flow Lite N Easy groceries amp meals amp BlueScope Steel housing foundation weekly viewer s choice voting amp promotion 100 Tess Cattana amp Luke Struber won the season with 630 000 100 000 prize money Each team of contestants won 384 000 or more 101 The auction profits had a combined result of 2 292 000 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Mitch amp Mark 2 990m 3 374m 384 000 384 000 5th2 2 Tess amp Luke 2 990m 3 620m 630 000 730 000 1st3 4 Andy amp Deb 2 990m 3 420m 430 000 430 000 3rd4 3 Elise amp Matt 2 990m 3 450m 460 000 460 000 2nd5 5 Jesse amp Mel 2 990m 3 378m 388 000 388 000 4thSeason 16 edit Main article The Block season 16 In July 2019 it was reported by the Herald Sun that The Block and Channel 9 had acquired a vacant block of land in the exclusive bayside suburb of Brighton on 360 New Street Brighton 102 Newly renovated houses are expected to be built on the land in 2020 for the 16th season of the Block 102 Applications for the sixteenth season of the series opened in August 2019 until 15 September 2019 looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 103 Filming for the season is slated to begin in late January 2020 104 In October 2019 the sixteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine s upfronts 105 In March 2020 the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic and the potential risk it could cause to the crew workers and contestants 106 After more than a month of suspension the season resumed production on 4 May 2020 With extra safety precautions set in place 107 In July 2020 Nine Network announced the teams for this season 108 The sixteenth season of The Block will premiere on Sunday 23 August at 7pm 109 This season is sponsored by Mitre 10 building equipment Domain cash flow amp house marketing McCafe snacks amp beverages Ford transport amp cash flow Lite N Easy meals Aldi groceries amp BlueScope Steel housing foundation weekly viewer s choice voting amp promotion 110 Jimmy amp Tam Wilkins won the season with 966 000 100 000 prize money which makes them the first team to win over 1 million Each team of contestants won 460 000 or more 111 The auction profits had a combined result of 3 232 002 which is currently the highest combined result over all seasons House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 5 Harry amp Tash 3 350m 4m 650 000 650 000 3rd2 3 Sarah amp George 3 350m 4 000 002 650 002 650 002 2nd3 4 Daniel amp Jade 3 340m 3 8m 460 000 460 000 5th4 1 Luke amp Jasmine 3 350m 3 856m 506 000 506 000 4th5 2 Jimmy amp Tam 3 290m 4 256m 966 000 1 066m 1stSeason 17 edit Main article The Block season 17 Applications for the seventeenth season of the series opened in August 2020 until 27 September 2020 looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 112 Filming is expected to be a 10 12 week shoot period from late February 2021 113 In September 2020 the seventeenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine s 2021 upfronts 114 115 In October 2020 it was reported that 5 properties on Bronte Court in Hampton Victoria were in the process of being purchased by Nine 116 117 In December 2020 it was confirmed that Bronte Court will be the next location for renovation Nine Network acquired five houses in the area for 11 5 million combined 118 119 In July 2021 it was officially confirmed the season will be Fans vs Faves the second iteration of the format since season 8 d Returning to the series are Mitch and Mark season 15 Ronnie and Georgia season 13 Joining The Block will be Tanya and Vito Josh and Luke amp Kirsty and Jesse 120 121 122 The seventeenth season of The Block premiered on Sunday 8 August at 7pm 123 Mitch Edwards amp Mark McKie won the season with 644 444 44 100 000 prize money Each team of contestants won 296 000 or more 124 The auction profits had a combined result of 2 171 968 12 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 1 Ronnie amp Georgia 3 400m 3 696m 296 000 296 000 5th2 2 Mitch amp Mark 3 400m 4 044 444 44 644 444 44 744 444 44 1st3 3 Tanya amp Vito 3 400m 3 800 000 01 400 000 01 400 000 01 3rd4 4 Josh amp Luke 3 400m 3 93m 530 000 530 000 2nd5 5 Kirsty amp Jesse 4 100m 4 401 523 67 301 523 67 301 523 67 4thSeason 18 edit Main article The Block season 18 Applications for the eighteenth season of the series opened in September 2021 until 18 October 2021 looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 125 Filming is expected to be a 10 12 week shoot period from late February 2022 126 In September 2021 the eighteenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine s 2022 upfronts and for the first time the series will be heading to a regional location the Macedon Ranges where the contestants will be transforming country houses 127 128 In early April 2022 the day filming was scheduled to commence it was confirmed by sources that a contestant had tested positive to COVID 19 Filming was delayed by a week with filming commencing mid April Omar amp Oz won the season with 1 586 666 66 100 000 prize money leaving both of them with 843 333 each and being the biggest profit to date for one team Despite the huge win the other teams didn t fare so well Ryan amp Rachel passed in at auction but immediately sold to the highest bidder for 169 000 50 and Tom amp Sarah Jane sold for 20 000 99 the lowest profit since season 9 Ankur amp Sharon and Dylan amp Jenny s homes were both passed in with no result on auction day 129 On 11 November 2022 it was confirmed Ankur amp Sharon s house had sold for 4 25 million giving them a profit of 170 000 130 On 13 February 2023 Dylan and Jenny s house was sold for an undisclosed amount more than 3 months after auction 131 132 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Amount sold for after Auction Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 2 Tom amp Sarah Jane 4 08m 4 100 000 99 N A 20 000 99 20 000 992 3 Ryan amp Rachel 4 08m Passed in 4 249 000 50 169 000 50 169 000 503 4 Ankur amp Sharon 4 08m Passed in 4 25m 170 000 170 0004 5 Dylan amp Jenny 4 08m Passed in Undisclosed5 1 Omar amp Oz 4 08m 5 666 666 66 N A 1 586 666 66 1 686 666 66Season 19 edit Main article The Block season 19 Applications for the nineteenth season of the series opened in September 2022 In September 2022 it was reported Nine had bought five classic brick homes in Charming street Hampton East Victoria for an estimated amount of 14 3 million 133 Construction began on the houses in mid March 2023 and a series promo with a 1950s theme was filmed on the street with the unconfirmed contestants in the same month 134 135 Filming is expected to be a 10 to 12 week shoot period from early March 2023 136 Filming of the series was completed in mid June 2023 137 In July 2023 it was announced judge Neale Whitaker will be stepping back on judging duties and Marty Fox will step in as a judge 138 On 20 July 2023 the nineteenth season of The Block was confirmed to premiere on Sunday 6 August at 7pm along with the reveal of the contestants 139 140 House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot1 TBA Kyle amp Leslie TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA2 TBA Leah amp Ash TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA3 TBA Kristy amp Brett TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA4 TBA Gian amp Steph TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA5 TBA Eliza amp Liberty TBA TBA TBA TBA TBASeason 20 edit Applications for the twentieth season of the series opened in September 2023 until 15 October 2023 looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents 141 Filming is expected to be a 12 week shoot period from late February 2024 142 In September 2023 the twentieth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine s 2024 upfronts 143 144 The location for this season was set to be in Daylesford Victoria however due to permit issues and complaints by local residents Nine decided not to build in the area and started searching for a new location 145 146 147 In October 2023 it was reported Nine had purchased the Island Cove Villas set over 2 5 acres for 9 5 Million on Phillip Island 148 149 Viewership editThe two first seasons were successful with audience viewership with the first season averaging 2 2 million viewers The season one finale was watched by 3 115 million viewers and Season 2 was watched by 2 273 million viewers 150 The third season debuted with 1 134 000 a daily rank of 9 It lost to all its main time slot competition which consisted of Glee on Network Ten and Border Security on the Seven Network 151 However it remained successful with key demographics and enjoyed steady ratings throughout the season Season 3 concluded with 1 712 million viewers and it was the top program of the night in total people and all key demographics It was also the second most watched program of the week 152 Season Episodes Premiere Finale SourcePremiere date Premiereratings Rank Finale date Finale ratings Grand final Rank Finale ratings Winner announced RankOne 13 1 June 2003 17 August 2003 3 115 1 150 Two 26 18 April 2004 25 July 2004 2 273 1Three 9 22 September 2010 1 139 9 24 November 2010 1 305 3 1 716 1 153 154 Four 51 20 June 2011 1 342 4 21 August 2011 2 283 4 3 289 1 155 156 Five 69 16 April 2012 1 404 2 1 July 2012 2 145 3 2 715 1 157 158 Six 39 4 February 2013 0 959 9 20 March 2013 1 646 3 2 119 1 159 160 Seven 68 12 May 2013 1 312 4 28 July 2013 2 132 3 2 808 1 161 162 Eight 61 27 January 2014 1 143 7 9 April 2014 1 884 3 2 181 1 163 164 Nine 65 27 July 2014 1 374 1 12 October 2014 1 796 4 2 764 1 165 166 Ten 58 27 January 2015 0 860 8 29 April 2015 1 645 3 2 027 1 167 168 Eleven 47 6 September 2015 1 074 4 25 November 2015 1 579 2 1 812 1 169 170 Twelve 46 21 August 2016 1 074 3 13 November 2016 1 712 2 2 104 1 171 172 Thirteen 52 30 July 2017 1 117 4 29 October 2017 1 976 2 2 255 1 173 174 Fourteen 47 5 August 2018 1 163 1 28 October 2018 1 674 2 1 865 1 175 176 Fifteen 57 4 August 2019 0 991 3 10 November 2019 1 541 2 1 924 1 177 178 Sixteen 50 23 August 2020 0 947 3 22 November 2020 1 428 2 1 792 1 179 180 Seventeen 50 8 August 2021 0 747 7 7 November 2021 1 555 2 1 835 1 181 182 Eighteen 51 7 August 2022 0 867 2 6 November 2022 1 384 2 1 692 1 183 184 Nineteen TBA 6 August 2023 0 722 3 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 185 Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominee Result2004 Logie Awards 186 Most Popular Reality Program The Block Nominated2005 Logie Awards 187 Most Popular Reality Program The Block 22012 Logie Awards 188 Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2011 Won2013 Logie Awards 189 Most Popular Reality Program The Block 20122014 Logie Awards 190 Most Popular Reality Program The Block All Stars NominatedThe Block Sky HighGold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam WonMost Popular Presenter2015 Logie Awards 191 Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam NominatedMost Popular Reality Program The Block Glasshouse Won2016 Logie Awards 192 Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TV Scott Cam NominatedBest Reality Program The Block Blocktagon WonBest New Talent Dan Reilly Nominated2017 Logie Awards 193 Best Reality Program The Block 2016 Won2018 Logie Awards 194 Best Reality Program The Block 20172019 Logie Awards 195 Most Popular Reality Program The Block 2018 Nominated2022 Logie Awards 196 Most Popular Reality Program The Block Fans vs Faves 20212023 Logie Awards 197 Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter Scott Cam NominatedMost Popular Reality Program The Block 2022 NominatedMost Outstanding Reality Program NominatedReno Rumble editMain article Reno Rumble Reno Rumble was a program that pit teams from The Block against teams from the Seven Network s reality series House Rules The program aired on the Nine Network and was produced by the same production company as The Block 198 The series was renewed for a second season but did not involve former contestants from The Block or House Rules and was only produced by the Nine Network 199 Adaptations editCountry Title Broadcaster Presenter s Original runIsrael The Block Channel 10 Haim Etgar 30 May 2009 10 September 2009Netherlands Het Blok NET 5 Erik van der Hoff 2004 2008 2010 2011New Zealand The Block NZ 200 Three Mark Richardson amp Shelley Ferguson 4 July 2012 presentUnited Kingdom The Block ITV Lisa Rogers 2004Finland Unelmakamppa Nelonen Sanna Saarijarvi 26 September 2004 14 May 2006Belgium The Block VT4 Hans Otten amp Hanne Troonbeeckx 2004 2009Germany Wettkampf in 4 Wanden Die ultimative Bau Challenge 201 RTL TBD 2024Death editOne of the workers John Jeremy Bradley passed away earlier in October 2022 He suffered a heart attack at age 42 202 Notes edita The first season has retroactively been re titled The Block 2003 as shown in The Block All Stars when Phil and Amity were noted as having previously appeared in The Block 2003 b The second season has retroactively been re titled The Block 2004 in line with the re titled first season c Despite constant references to The Blocktagon being made by hosts contestants and other media the eleventh season was the first season since The Block 2 to not have the title appear on screen The title sequence only said The Block d Although this is the second time the title Fans vs Faves will be used this is actually the third season to have returning contestants versus new contestants seasons 8 amp 10 respectively Season 8 was the first time the series was titled Fans vs Faves See also edit nbsp Television portal nbsp Australia portalList of Australian television series List of programs broadcast by Nine Network House Rules Australian TV series The RenovatorsReferences edit Power Emily 20 November 2015 The Block 2015 meet the show s brains Julian Cress and Julian Brenchley Domain Retrieved 14 March 2016 Knox David 25 July 2014 Chris amp Jenna to shake up The Block TV Tonight Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2014 The Block TV Tonight com au 10 September 2010 Retrieved 10 September 2010 Airdate The Block Nine Network Pres Release TV Tonight com au 9 September 2010 Retrieved 9 September 2010 The Block returns to Nine The Spy Report Media Spy 21 March 2010 Retrieved 13 June 2010 Ma Wenlei 11 April 2014 Brands such as Mitre 10 The Good Guys Suzuki and iSelect were the real winners of The Block Fans v Faves news com au Retrieved 7 August 2017 a b c d Warneke Ross 5 June 2003 The Block s a winner or I m out to pasture The Age Melbourne p 6 Green Guide The Block returns to Sydney The Spy Report Media Spy 13 June 2010 Retrieved 13 June 2010 The Block TV Shows Online ninemsn Video Catchup ninemsn com au The Block TV Shows Online ninemsn Video Catchup ninemsn com au The Block TV Shows Online ninemsn Video Catchup ninemsn com au The Block TV Shows Online ninemsn Video Catchup ninemsn com au The Block TV Shows Online ninemsn Video Catchup ninemsn com au Ellis Scott 1 June 2003 Doing their block The Sun Herald Sydney p 8 Television Hunter Tim 14 August 2003 Boys own adventure on The Block The Age Melbourne p 10 Green Guide Dale David 17 May 2004 Reality TV feels the pain The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 20 June 2014 Retrieved 11 January 2013 Chalmers Emma 24 July 2004 Last time around the block for reality shows The Courier Mail Brisbane p 19 Knox David 12 January 2013 Airdate The Block All Stars TV Tonight Retrieved 15 January 2013 Knox David 15 March 2013 Nine sets date for The Block finale TV Tonight Retrieved 15 March 2013 Knox David 6 May 2013 The Block vs House Rules TV Tonight Retrieved 6 May 2013 Heraldsun com au Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories www heraldsun com au Retrieved 14 July 2019 Melloy Neil 24 May 2003 Reality is a queer thing The Courier Mail Brisbane p 27 a b c d Wells Rachel Jenkins Melissa 18 August 2003 Everyone a winner as buyers vie for chip off the Block The Age Melbourne p 3 They ve been around the Block now they ll chase their dream The Advertiser Adelaide 23 August 2003 p 5 Williams Nadine Hurt Jessica eds 28 July 2003 Fiona tries another type of stripping The Advertiser p 20 Sutton Candace 8 June 2003 Gay TV tut tutting straight from past Radio chip at new Block guarantees top ratings The Sun Herald Sydney Fairfax Media p 46 Jinman Richard 5 June 2003 Doing their block down at Bondi The Age Melbourne Fairfax Media p 19 Green Guide Couple quit The Block Theage com au 19 January 2004 Cast Of The Block Revealed And It Will Be Filmed In Vaucluse Realityravings com 20 October 2010 Retrieved 7 August 2016 South Melbourne Homes for Sale realestateVIEW com au Myhome com au 27 September 2011 Nine reveals The Block All Stars contestants Media Spy 13 October 2012 Archived from the original on 4 January 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2013 Cronin Seanna 16 October 2012 The Block All Stars filming at Bondi Sunshine Coast Daily Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 26 January 2013 McDonald Shae 9 August 2012 Waverley Council receives application to turn Bondi into set for Channel 9 series The Block Herald Sun Melbourne Archived from the original on 26 January 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2013 Nauman Zoe 20 January 2013 MKR cooks up new Dr Evil The Sunday Telegraph Sydney Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 Retrieved 26 January 2013 Renewed The Voice The Block Celebrity Apprentice TV Tonight Renovation DIY Interior Design amp Decorating 9Homes Homes ninemsn com au 29 July 2016 Retrieved 7 August 2016 a b Knox David 2 July 2013 The Block calling for new contestants TV Tonight Retrieved 13 July 2013 Locals unhappy The Block is moving in TV Tonight 1 September 2013 Retrieved 2 September 2013 Jailed insider trader Lukas Kamay who bought The Block apartment loses appeal 12 November 2015 Insider trading masterminds Lukas Kamay Christopher Hill jailed after Block bid 17 March 2015 Albert Park apartment from The Block sold again after plug pulled on charged banker Herald Sun Archived from the original on 30 October 2017 a b c Channel Nine s reveal new name on reality renovation show The Block Glasshouse news com au 12 May 2014 Retrieved 18 May 2014 Power Emily Alexandra Spangaro Alistair Walsh 29 April 2015 The Block winners Darren and Deanne Jolly pocket almost 1 million at auction News domain com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Block to go back to basics after massive ratings decline news com au 21 April 2015 Retrieved 23 April 2015 The Block in doubt as Channel Nine say no show in early 2016 Mobile news com au 4 September 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Blockinator Blog The Block Season 11 is titled The Blocktagon Theblockinator blogspot com au 15 July 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Block Tradies out clueless couples in Mobile news com au 25 June 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2016 Nine signs major sponsors for The Block AdNews com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 Willis Charlotte 26 November 2015 Dean and Shay win The Block finale 2015 Australia News com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 Knox David 28 October 2015 Nine Upfronts 2016 Nine goes HD new lifestyle channel and Daryl Somers returns TV Tonight Tvtonight com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 a b Vickery Colin 26 November 2015 Nine insists only one Block in 2016 News com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Blockinator Blog The Block 2016 in Greville Street Prahran Theblockinator blogspot com au 3 January 2016 Retrieved 7 August 2016 Craze Kirsten 18 February 2016 The Block Port Melbourne site rumoured to be the next location for reality TV show News com au Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Logies reveals new details on upcoming TV shows Australian Women s Weekly Aww com au 9 May 2016 Retrieved 7 August 2016 The Block casts same sex couple and oldest ever team for Melbourne factory renovation smh com au 11 July 2016 Retrieved 11 July 2016 Nine bumps The Block to Sunday premiere against Australian Survivor TV Tonight 11 August 2016 Retrieved 11 August 2016 Vickery Colin 10 July 2016 Insults fly as The Block looks set to go up against Australian Survivor in a bloody reality TV war News com au news com au Retrieved 10 July 2016 Nine locks on Block finale TV Tonight 7 November 2016 Retrieved 7 November 2016 Telstra joins The Block as Nine reveals commercial partners AdNews com au 17 August 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Bond Nick 13 November 2016 Block winners score near record breaking profit after almost going broke News com au Retrieved 13 November 2016 Knox David 8 November 2016 Nine Upfronts 2017 TV Tonight Retrieved 8 November 2016 Nine in 2017 nineentertainmentco com au Retrieved 9 November 2016 a b c The Block 2017 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 9 January 2017 Byrne Fiona 11 March 2017 Forget The Gatwick New location for The Block revealed heraldsun com au Retrieved 11 March 2017 Knox David 14 March 2017 Regent St new home for The Block tvtonight com au Retrieved 14 March 2017 a b Knox David 17 March 2017 The Block to begin filming on April 27 tvtonight com au Retrieved 17 March 2017 Knox David 20 March 2017 The Block 2017 renovate this tvtonight com au Retrieved 20 March 2017 Dennehy Luke 17 March 2017 Is this Elsternwick site the new location of The Block heraldsun com au Retrieved 17 March 2017 Dennehy Luke 28 April 2017 The Block Aussie model Elyse Knowles set to get working on reno show dailytelegraph com au Retrieved 13 June 2017 Malbon Abigail 13 June 2017 The Block Baby honey nine com au Retrieved 13 June 2017 Knox David 22 June 2017 Nine confirms 2017 cast for The Block tvtonight nine com au Retrieved 22 June 2017 Knox David 12 July 2017 Airdate The Block 2017 dailytelegraph com au Retrieved 12 July 2017 The Block Returns With A Record Number Of Commercial Partners nineentertainmentco com au Retrieved 27 July 2017 Worrall Allison 29 October 2017 The Block Grand Finale Who won The Block domain com au Retrieved 29 October 2017 Knox David 21 November 2016 The Block eyeing Gatwick Hotel TV Tonight Retrieved 21 November 2016 Kidman Angus 21 November 2016 Block 2017 eyeing the Gatwick Private Hotel in St Kilda finder com au Retrieved 21 November 2016 Devic Aleks 17 December 2016 The Block eyes off the notorious Gatwick Hotel themercury com au Retrieved 17 December 2016 Mills Tammy 17 December 2016 The Block in serious negotiations over sale of Gatwick Hotel smh com au Retrieved 17 December 2016 Knox David 18 December 2016 Rumours gather on The Block tvtonight com au Retrieved 19 December 2016 Byrne Fiona 4 March 2017 No reality TV makeover on The Block for St Kilda eyesore Gatwick Hotel heraldsun com au Retrieved 5 March 2017 Mineae Tom 6 March 2017 Gatwick Hotel residents to move out as notorious hotel to be sold heraldsun com au Retrieved 6 March 2017 Knox David 22 March 2017 Nine confirms The Gatwick purchase for The Block tvtonight com au Retrieved 22 March 2017 Carmody Broede 22 March 2017 Channel Nine confirms Gatwick Hotel purchased for future season of The Block smh com au Retrieved 22 March 2017 Knox David 25 June 2017 The Block eyeing 8 apartments at Gatwick tvtonight com au Retrieved 25 June 2017 Byrne Fiona 25 June 2017 The Block Plans lodged for TV makeover of notorious St Kilda flophouse The Gatwick Hotel heraldsun com au Retrieved 25 June 2017 Knox David 23 July 2017 The Block lodges plans for The Gatwick Hotel tvtonight com au Retrieved 23 July 2017 The Block 2018 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 13 August 2017 Knox David 13 August 2017 Auditions The Block 2018 tvtonight com au Retrieved 13 August 2017 Byrne Fiona 27 January 2018 The Block 2018 Gatwick Hotel filming to start in St Kilda next month Dailytelegraph com au Retrieved 30 January 2018 Entertainment On Nine In 2018 nineentertainmentco com au Retrieved 12 October 2017 The Block 2018 contestants meet the teams homestolove com au 24 June 2018 Retrieved 2 July 2018 The Block 2018 premiere date Nine Names Sponsors For 2018 Season Of The Block nineentertainmentco com au Retrieved 2 August 2018 Worrall Allison 28 October 2018 The Block 2018 auction Hayden and Sara win this year s series in a nailbiting auction news com au Retrieved 28 October 2018 Cam Tyeson 6 June 2018 The Block Has Its Sights Set On Another St Kilda Landmark With A History pedestrian tv Retrieved 7 June 2018 Knox David 7 June 2018 The Block to makeover St Kilda backpackers tvtonight com au Retrieved 7 June 2018 Knox David 18 October 2018 The Block 2019 confirmed at another grungy St Kilda hotel Domain com au Retrieved 8 July 2019 The Block 2019 contestants meet the teams tvtonight com au 5 July 2019 Retrieved 8 July 2019 The Block premiere date Facebook Nine reveals this year s The Block sponsors adds three new partners Adnews Retrieved 18 October 2019 Bond Nick 10 November 2019 The Block 2019 finale An auction result that s turned the whole season on its head news com au Retrieved 10 November 2019 a b Heraldsun com au Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories www heraldsun com au Retrieved 14 July 2019 The Block 2020 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 10 August 2019 Knox David 9 August 2019 Auditions The Block 2020 tvtonight com au Retrieved 10 August 2019 Knox David 16 October 2019 Upfronts 2020 Nine Informer 3838 Halifax returning reality juggernauts tvtonight com au Retrieved 17 August 2019 Knox David 26 March 2020 The Block shuts down filming tvtonight com au Retrieved 4 May 2020 Knox David 4 May 2020 The Block resumes filming tvtonight com au Retrieved 4 May 2020 Knox David 20 July 2020 Nine confirms The Block cast 2020 tvtonight com au Retrieved 20 July 2020 Knox David 9 August 2020 Returning The Block 2020 tvtonight com au Retrieved 9 August 2020 Ford amp Catch com au Join As Sponsors Of The Block For The First Time Along With Aldi Lite n Easy And More Bandt Retrieved 25 August 2020 Lowe Adrian 22 November 2020 The Block 2020 Live coverage of the auctions domain com au Retrieved 22 November 2020 The Block 2021 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 16 September 2020 Knox David 25 August 2020 Auditions The Block 2021 tvtonight com au Retrieved 16 September 2020 Knox David 16 September 2020 Upfronts 2021 Nine TV Tonight Retrieved 16 September 2020 NINE UPFRONTS MAJOR TENTPOLES RETURN NINE REVIVES BEAUTY AND THE GEEK TV Black Box 16 September 2020 Retrieved 16 September 2020 Knox David 18 October 2020 What we know about The Block 2021 tvtonight com au Retrieved 20 October 2020 Redman Elizabeth 17 October 2020 The Block Next year s show tipped to be in Bronte Court Hampton domain com au Retrieved 20 October 2020 Knox David 4 December 2020 The Block pays 11 5m for Hampton properties tvtonight com au Retrieved 4 December 2020 Redman Elizabeth 4 December 2020 The Block 2021 Producers pay 11 572 500 for five houses in Bronte Court Hampton domain com au Retrieved 4 December 2020 Lyall Amy 6 July 2021 The Block is returning in 2021 here s what we know so far 9now nine com au Retrieved 6 July 2021 McKnight Robert 6 July 2021 EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK Channel 9 heads to the Wild West for the 2021 season promo for THE BLOCK tvblackbox com au Retrieved 6 July 2021 Knox David 7 July 2021 The Block 2021 confirms Fans v Faves season tvtonight com au Retrieved 7 July 2021 Knox David 24 July 2021 Returning The Block 2021 tvtonight com au Retrieved 24 July 2021 Dale Jessica 7 November 2021 The Block 2021 Live coverage of the auctions domain com au Retrieved 7 November 2021 The Block 2022 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 11 September 2021 Knox David 11 September 2021 Auditions The Block 2022 tvtonight com au Retrieved 11 September 2021 Knox David 15 September 2021 Upfronts 2022 Nine TV Tonight TV Tonight Retrieved 15 September 2021 Molk Steve 15 September 2021 UPFRONTS NINE in 2022 NineUpfront TV Black Box Retrieved 15 September 2021 Dale Jessica 6 November 2022 The Block 2022 Live coverage of the auctions domain com au Retrieved 6 November 2022 Douglas Nicole 11 November 2022 Ankur and Sharon s house on The Block 2022 finally sells after it was passed in during the auction 9now Retrieved 11 November 2022 Knox David 14 February 2023 Unsold Block home finally sells TV Tonight Retrieved 14 February 2023 Capone Alesha 14 February 2023 The Block Tree Change Dylan and Jenny s house finally sells in hush hush deal realestate com au Retrieved 14 February 2023 Carbined Scott 7 September 2022 The Block 2023 Houses in Charming St Hampton East bought by Channel 9 realestate com au REA Group Retrieved 27 March 2023 Knox David 15 March 2023 The Block a working site TV Tonight Retrieved 27 March 2023 Knox David 27 March 2023 The Block heads back to the 50s TV Tonight Retrieved 27 March 2023 Knox David 21 September 2022 Auditions The Block 2023 tvtonight com au Retrieved 27 March 2023 Knox David 26 June 2023 The Block wraps filming tvtonight com au Retrieved 6 July 2023 Knox David 6 July 2023 Guest judge joins The Block tvtonight com au Retrieved 6 July 2023 Knox David 20 July 2023 Returning The Block 2023 tvtonight com au Retrieved 20 July 2023 Mann Effie 20 July 2023 The Block 2023 Meet the contestants for season 19 domain com au Retrieved 20 July 2023 The Block 2024 Casting castasugar com Retrieved 6 September 2023 Knox David 6 September 2023 Auditions The Block 2024 tvtonight com au Retrieved 6 September 2023 Nine Upfront 2024 Every announcement Mediaweek 6 September 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 THE BLOCK 2024 Channel 9 Opens Casting for Landmark 20th Season TV Black Box 6 September 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 THE BLOCK scrambles for new site after Daylesford debacle TV Black Box 9 September 2023 Retrieved 10 September 2023 Knox David 9 September 2023 The Block pulls out of Daylesford site tvtonight com au Retrieved 10 September 2023 Dexter Rachael 9 September 2023 The Block abandons Daylesford location after planning dispute theage com au Retrieved 10 September 2023 Knox David 30 September 2023 Report The Block now heads to Phillip Island in 2024 TV Tonight Retrieved 6 October 2023 Perry Kevin 2 October 2023 THE BLOCK finds new home for 20th season celebration on PHILLIP ISLAND TV Black Box Retrieved 6 October 2023 a b Top 20 programs 1998 2009 Top programs In the archive Industry trends Television Fact Finders Screen Australia Retrieved 7 August 2016 Ratings Week 39 TV Tonight com au Retrieved 22 September 2010 Media Spy Week 48 2010 Retrieved 25 May 2011 Knox David 20 September 2010 Week 39 TV Tonight Retrieved 17 March 2012 Knox David 22 November 2010 Week 48 TV Tonight Retrieved 17 March 2012 Knox David 20 June 2011 Week 26 TV Tonight Retrieved 21 June 2011 Knox David 28 August 2011 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