The Block (Australian TV series)

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 seasons20
No. of episodes946
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
Release1 June 2003 (2003-06-01) –
25 July 2004 (2004-07-25)
Release22 September 2010 (2010-09-22) –
present (present)
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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 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]

  1. ^ Power, Emily (20 November 2015). "The Block 2015: meet the show's brains Julian Cress and Julian Brenchley". Domain. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ Knox, David (25 July 2014). "Chris & Jenna to shake up The Block". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Block". TV-Tonight.com.au. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Airdate: The Block". Nine Network Pres Release. TV-Tonight.com.au. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ "The Block returns to Nine". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  6. ^ 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.