The Block
5.3
2003
Reality
Couples compete against each other to renovate houses and sell them at auction for the highest price.
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Episode 52 : The Block Unlocked 7
August. 28,2011
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Episode 51 : The Block Auction
August. 21,2011
After eight weeks of exhausting renovations all four houses are finally open for inspection and then go under the hammer at auction to decide which couple will take out the $100,000 prize.
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Episode 50 : The Block Unlocked 6
August. 19,2011
Viewers get the chance to judge all the completed houses and the couples prospects of winning on auction night.
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Episode 49 : Episode 49
August. 18,2011
The champ or chump quiz is decided in an unusual way and then some very special guests arrive to judge their renovations for crucial points to decide the outcome of the challenge.
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Episode 48 : Episode 48
August. 17,2011
Host Scott Cam calls all of the teams back to Melbourne to take part in a huge two day challenge which will decide the all-important auction order.
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Episode 47 : Episode 47
August. 16,2011
The four couples have all returned to their own homes only to find that nothing is quite the same after eight long weeks of renovating and suddenly becoming TV stars.
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Episode 46 : Finale
August. 15,2011
The judges announce the winner of the final reveal, and then it's party time for all four teams before they have to pack up and leave the block.
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Episode 45 : Room Reveal and Judging (1)
August. 14,2011
All four teams experience their toughest day on The Block as they struggle to complete their exteriors in time for the final judging.
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Episode 44 : The Block Unlocked 5
August. 12,2011
Catch up on all the drama of the week and learn the design secrets of each couple as they guide you through their completed rooms. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
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Episode 43 : Challenge Night
August. 11,2011
Host Scott Cam offers up the series biggest prize of $15000 with a challenge to create the best campaign to sell their homes.
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Episode 42 : Episode 42
August. 10,2011
The teams have to battle against atrocious weather to have any chance of completing their gardens and renovating the facades before this week's final reveal and judgement.
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Episode 41 : Episode 41
August. 09,2011
Josh and Jenna have a secret weapon for their garden but struggle to agree on the design. The contestants all race to start painting their exteriors as the storm clouds gather.
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Episode 40 : Episode 40
August. 08,2011
Shelley Craft offers an amazing $10,000 cash prize which the couples are desperate to win to help them complete this week's exterior renovations - but first they'll have to find the prize inside a hedge maze.
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Episode 39 : Room Reveal and Judging
August. 07,2011
Room reveal of the Kitchen. The judges decide which couple has created the best kitchen - the one room that could make or break a potential buyer.
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Episode 38 : The Block Unlocked 4
August. 05,2011
Catch up on all the drama of the week and learn the design secrets of each couple as they guide you through their completed rooms. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
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Episode 37 : Challenge Night
August. 04,2011
What begins as a seemingly simple challenge turns into a riotous game show as Scott Cam brings in special guest host Ed Phillips for a real estate guessing game.
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Episode 36 : Episode 36
August. 03,2011
All four teams have their work cut out for them as they try to complete their kitchen renovations. But one team decide to go even further by completely re-doing one of their previous rooms.
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Episode 35 : Episode 35
August. 02,2011
Chaos at The Block today as all of the couples kitchens are being installed and site foreman Keith has some serious concerns about Josh's plumbing.
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Episode 34 : Episode 34
August. 01,2011
Shelley sets the teams a cooking challenge with one very big twist.
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Episode 33 : Room Reveal and Judging
July. 31,2011
Jenna has a painting disaster in the rush to finish the hallway and living room. The rooms are revealed for the judges and this week's winner is announced.
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Episode 32 : The Block Unlocked 3
July. 29,2011
Catch up on all the drama of the week and learn the design secrets of each couple as they guide you through their completed rooms. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
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Episode 31 : Challenge Night
July. 28,2011
Scott Cam sets the couples a challenge with a very special celebrity host who sends one team straight to the doghouse.
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Episode 30 : Episode 30
July. 27,2011
The hallway and living rooms are proving very difficult for all four teams. The sisters must learn some new skills as their plasterer drops out at the last minute.
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Episode 29 : Episode 29
July. 26,2011
Chaos ensues as the couples try to coordinate tradesmen for their hallways and living rooms. Josh and Jenna cannot agree on the layout.
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Episode 28 : Episode 28
July. 25,2011
Shelley Craft sets the couples a challenge to style a room for Belle Magazine. One couple suffer a family tragedy and have to call in reinforcements.
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Episode 27 : Room Reveal and Judging
July. 24,2011
Room reveal of the master bedroom and ensuites. The judges agree that one couple have delivered the best room in the history of The Block.
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Episode 26 : The Block Unlocked 2
July. 22,2011
Catch up on all the drama of the week and learn the design secrets of each couple as they guide you through their completed rooms. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
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Episode 25 : Challenge Night
July. 21,2011
Scott Cam challenges the couples to raise money for the Salvos and some very unexpected visitors drop in to lend a helping hand.
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Episode 24 : Episode 24
July. 20,2011
With their toughest room delivery coming up, one contestant almost comes to blows with site foreman Keith.
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Episode 23 : Episode 23
July. 19,2011
One couple's agonising decision causes serious bad-blood that threatens to rock The Block.
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Episode 22 : Challenge Night
July. 18,2011
Shelley Craft has the couples hanging wallpaper in a challenge with a big cash prize, but also one very big twist.
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Episode 21 : Room Reveal and Judging
July. 17,2011
The judges deliver the good news, and the bad, for the couples' third room, the all-important main bathroom and laundry.
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Episode 20 : The Block Unlocked 1
July. 15,2011
Share a personal insight into The Block transformation as the couples guide us through their completed rooms. Hosted by Shelley Craft.
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Episode 19 : Challenge Night
July. 14,2011
The contestants engage in some high-stakes art therapy to win themselves a tradie for the day.
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Episode 18 : Episode 18
July. 13,2011
Time is their nemesis as the couples struggle to complete another room. Meanwhile, site foreman Keith has stern words with someone who is cutting corners.
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Episode 17 : Episode 17
July. 12,2011
It's water torture as challenge master Shelley Craft takes the couples well and truly out of their comfort zones with the pipeworks challenge.
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Episode 16 : Episode 16
July. 11,2011
For their second rooms, the couples could only use second-hand everything. Now the judges hand in their verdict.
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Episode 15 : Episode 15
July. 08,2011
Scotty takes Shelley on another tour of work so far while Katrina and Amie face bathroom disaster.
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Episode 14 : Episode 14
July. 07,2011
The couples let off some steam in Scotty's workshop distressing a brand-new piece of pine furniture. Beware - violence against furniture.
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Episode 13 : Episode 13
July. 06,2011
The neighbours become suspicious when Josh chooses to recycle junk to make a bed.
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Episode 12 : Episode 12
July. 05,2011
Shelley Craft gives the couples $100 to buy a piece of second-hand furniture.
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Episode 11 : Episode 11
July. 04,2011
Judges John McGrath and Neale Whitaker review the first completed rooms. The winning team wins an extra $5000 towards their already dwindling budget. It's a testing time with unexpected results.
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Episode 10 : Epsiode 10
July. 01,2011
Scott Cam and Shelley Craft review progress as the couples struggle to complete their first room. All are feeling the pressure.
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Episode 9 : Scotty's Workshop Challenge
June. 30,2011
This one-hour episode introduces Scotty's Workshop, a place where the couples will not only compete for the opportunity to win cash and bonuses but learn valuable skills from the master builder.
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Episode 8 : Episode 8
June. 29,2011
The couples are tired, the conditions are primitive, and they have to get their first room ready for the judges, who will arrive again in just a few days.
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Episode 7 : Shelley Craft Challenge
June. 28,2011
Challenge master Shelley Craft puts the couples through another challenge that has them driving all over Melbourne searching for much-needed cash and a very big twist.
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Episode 6 : The Homes
June. 27,2011
In a one-hour episode, Scott Cam introduces the couples to their new homes, four dilapidated properties in Melbourne's Richmond. For the first time they get an idea of just how much scary-crazy work lies ahead of them.
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Episode 5 : The Key Challenge
June. 24,2011
Four couples make it through the elimination. They think they're home free but Scotty has another surprise. The couples compete to determine their place in the order of the choice of property to renovate.
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Episode 4 : Elimination Night 4
June. 23,2011
In the last of the eliminations, two sets of sisters take sibling rivalry to a new level: twins Laura and Emily from Victoria versus Katrina and Amie from country New South Wales.
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Episode 3 : Elimination Night 3
June. 22,2011
Youth and enthusiasm versus age and experience in the third of four elimination challenges. Chris and Carrie from NSW compete with Tania and Rod from country Vic.
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Episode 2 : Elimination Night 2
June. 21,2011
The competition heats up as the show hosts a state of origin clash when Polly and Waz from New South Wales take on Chrissy and Toby from Queensland.
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Episode 1 : Elimination Night 1
June. 20,2011
The show returns with Melbourne as its location. Eight couples turn up to compete in a fierce elimination challenge. Hosted by Scott Cam.
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Seasons
Season 19
Located on Charming Street, the houses on The Block Season 19 were made in the 50s and are overdue for an update. Will our fresh-faced Blockheads be up to the challenge?
Season 18
Saddle up it's going to be a bumpy ride as five 'city-slicker' teams are dropped in country Victoria to renovate 500 square-metre houses on 10 acre pieces of land.
Season 17
Australia's favourite reno show is back and this year, young blood takes on Block legends in The Block Fans v Faves
You won't believe the twists, turns and surprises that are about to go down in this Melbourne cul-de-sac.
For starters, we've thrown out the plans and our BLOCKheads must design the entire layout from scratch!
It's Fans versus Faves.
Season 16
Five period homes from the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s will be brought back to life by five eager new couples on a block of land in the heart of sunny and affluent Melbourne.
Season 15
Five ambitious couples transform the neglected Oslo Hotel in St Kilda into five top-end, three-storey homes. A renovation that's bigger, tougher and longer than ever.
Season 14
Five couples are tasked with renovating the notorious Gatwick Hotel into luxury apartments to be sold at public auction for profit and a life changing $100,000 prize.
Season 13
The Block takes determined couples, rundown apartments, and gives them equal-sized budgets and just weeks to out-renovate each other to see who becomes the ultimate winner.
Season 12
The Block takes determined couples, rundown apartments, and gives them equal-sized budgets and just weeks to out-renovate each other to see who becomes the ultimate winner.
Season 11
The Block takes determined couples, rundown apartments, and gives them equal-sized budgets and just weeks to out-renovate each other to see who becomes the ultimate winner.
Season 10
The Block takes determined couples, rundown apartments, and gives them equal-sized budgets and just weeks to out-renovate each other to see who becomes the ultimate winner.
Season 6
The Block All Stars premiered on Monday, 4 February 2013 at 7:00 pm on the Nine Network. Both host Scott Cam and "Challenge Master" Shelley Craft returned from the previous season.
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.
Season 5
The fifth season of The Block premiered on Monday, 16 April 2012 at 7:00 pm on the Nine Network. Both host Scott Cam and "Challenge Master" Shelley Craft returned from the previous season.
Like the previous season, this season was filmed in Melbourne, with the four houses to be renovated located in the inner-city suburb of South Melbourne.
At first, this season wasn't to air in New Zealand, but has now been picked up by TV3. All four previous seasons have aired on Prime.
Season 4
The fourth season of The Block premiered on Monday, 20 June 2011 at 7:00 pm on the Nine Network. Host Scott Cam returned from the previous season, with Shelley Craft joining the series as "Challenge Master".
Unlike previous series, the fourth season was filmed in Melbourne rather than Sydney, with the four houses to be renovated located in the inner-city suburb of Richmond.
The season was ultimately won by Polly Porter and Warwick "Waz" Jones, who were the only couple to sell their property at auction.
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