The Block (season 19)

The nineteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 6 August 2023 on the Nine Network.[1] Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, site foremen Keith Schleiger and Dan Reilly, and judges Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, all returning from the previous season, with Marty Fox stepping in as partial guest judge for Neale Whitaker.[2] Season 18 contestant Tom Calleja joins this season as the main Hipages plumber who will also judge each rooms for Best on Block.

The Block
Season 19
Blue background with yellow lettering
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes51
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)
Season chronology

Production

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.[3] 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.[4][5] Filming is expected to be a 10- to 12-week shoot period from early March 2023.[6] Filming of the series was completed in mid June 2023.[7]

Series changes

For the first time in any season, the contestants were given the entire renovation schedule for the duration of the build on day 1.[8]

Contestants

This is the tenth season of The Block to have five couples.[9]

House Couple Age Location Relationship Occupations
1 Kyle & Leslie Cottone 36 & 34 Perth, WA Married with children Firefighter & Education Assistant
2 Leah & Ash Milton 31 & 38 Brisbane, QLD Married with children First Aid Trainer & Builder
3 Kristy & Brett Beames Both 34 Adelaide, SA Married Project manager & Safety advisor
4 Steph & Gian Ottavio Both 27 Sydney, NSW Married Architect & Start-Up Worker
5 Eliza & Liberty Paschke 37 & 34 Melbourne, VIC Sisters Personal Assistant & Producer

Score history

Teams' progress summarised through the competition
Teams
Kyle & Leslie Leah & Ash Kristy & Brett Steph & Gian Eliza & Liberty
Rooms Scores
Studio Bathroom 25 24½ 21 20½ 23
Studio Bedroom 23 21 21 24½ 21½
Work from Home Space 26 22½ 24 26½ 22½
Downstairs Bathroom 26 28 27½ 25 25
Living and Dining Room 20 29 25½ 25½ 27
Master Bedroom and WIR 21 23½ 27½ 29 22½
Kitchen and Laundry 25 23½ 28½ 22 30
Master Ensuite 22½ 23½ 28 21 28
Double Bedroom for Kids 24 28 27½ 30 26½
Final Bathroom and Re-do Room 23½ 27 18½ 26 27½
Backyard and Pool/Spa Area 33 37½ 28 38 27
Front Garden and Facade

Weekly Room Expenditures

Week Room(s) Budget Costs
Kyle & Leslie Leah & Ash Kristy & Brett Steph & Gian Eliza & Liberty
1 House Decider $5,000 $4,925 $4,999 $4,867 $4,972 $4,904
Studio Bathroom $250,000 divided $29,592 $19,484 $17,541 $21,895 $26,022
2 Studio Bedroom $26,365 $20,219 $17,647 $22,921 $19,357
3 Work from Home Space $13,917 $37,586 $29,919 $22,381 $23,670
4 Downstairs Bathroom $18,517 $25,389 $33,660 $24,686 $37,130
5 Living and Dining Room $31,561 $38,210 $23,325 $31,739 $37,707
6 Master Bedroom and WIR $32,794 $32,372 $42,826 $44,065 $23,953
7 Kitchen and Laundry $33,740 $22,084 $29,878 $25,304 $23,669
8 Master Ensuite $25,969 $26,014 $31,609 $31,753 $29,662
9 Double Bedroom for Kids $16,734 $21,912 $14,890 $25,580 $13,217
10 Final Bathroom and Re-do Room $23,898 $26,118 $28,603 $55,930 $28,665
11 Backyard and Pool/Spa Area $41,800 $46,360 $40,649 $71,704 $55,893
12 Front Garden and Facade
Total costs $255,000 $294,887 $315,748 $310,547 $377,958 $318,945

Weekly Room Prize

Week Room Winning Team Prize
1 Studio Bathroom Kyle & Leslie $10,000 and a night away to Camelot with Scott Cam
2 Studio Bedroom Steph & Gian $10,000, a $20,000 Hermes handbag, a $20,000 Kinsman wardrobe upgrade and a night away with Scott Cam at the Balgownie Estate in Yarra Valley
3 Work from Home Space $10,000 and a night away with Scott Cam to the Sorrento hotel
4 Downstairs Bathroom Leah & Ash $10,000 and a night away with Scott Cam to Kyneton Springs Motel
5 Living and Dining Room $10,000, and extra $10,000 for scoring a 10 and a night away with Scott Cam to Hotel Bellinzona in Daylesford
6 Master Bedroom and WIR Steph & Gian $10,000, an extra $10,000 for scoring a 10 and a night away with Scott Cam to Crown Metropol Hotel and a trip to Phillip Island to test drive the new ford
7 Kitchen and Laundry Eliza & Liberty $10,000, an extra $10,000 for scoring a 10 and a night away with Scott Cam to Peninsula Hot Springs
8 Master Ensuite Kristy & Brett $10,000 each and a night away to Camelot with Scott Cam
Eliza & Liberty
9 Double Bedroom for Kids Steph & Gian $10,000, an extra $30,000 for scoring 3 10's and a night away with Scott Cam to Lancemore
10 Final Bathroom and

Re-do Room

Eliza & Liberty $10,000 and a night away with Scott Cam to Langham hotel
11 Backyard and Pool/Spa Area Steph & Gian $10,000 and an extra $10,000 for scoring a 10 
12 Front Garden and Facade Ford Mustang Mach-E

Results

Judges' Scores

Colour key:
  Highest Score
  Lowest Score
Summary of Judges' Scores
Week Area(s) Scores Teams
Kyle & Leslie Leah & Ash Kristy & Brett Steph & Gian Eliza & Liberty
1 Studio Bathroom Darren 78
Marty 877
Shaynna
Total 25 24½ 21 20½ 23
2 Studio Bedroom Darren 888
Marty 779
Shaynna
Total 23 21 21 24½ 21½
3 Work from Home Space Darren 999
Marty 8
Shaynna 99
Total 26 22½ 24 26½ 22½
4 Downstairs Bathroom Darren 999
Marty 89
Shaynna 998
Total 26 28[10] 27½ 25 25
5 Living and Dining Room Darren 9
Shaynna 89
Neale 71099
Total 20 29 25½ 25½ 27
6 Master Bedroom and WIR Darren 78
Marty 8910
Shaynna 9
Total 21 23½ 27½ 29 22½
7 Kitchen and Laundry Darren 8
Neale 8
Shaynna 8710
Total 25 23½ 28½ 22 30[11]
8 Master Ensuite Darren 89
Marty 89
Shaynna 7
Total 22½ 23½ 28 21 28
9 Double Bedroom for Kids Darren 109
Marty 9108
Shaynna 810
Total 24 28 27½ 30 26½
10 Final Bathroom and

Re-do Room

Darren 6
Neale 89
Shaynna 896
Total 23½ 27 18½ 26 27½
11 Backyard and Pool/Spa Area Dave 9697
Darren 87
Marty 7
Shaynna 810
Total 33 37½ 28 38 27
12 Front Garden and Facade Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total

Challenge scores

Summary of challenge scores
Week Challenge Reward Teams
Challenge Description Kyle & Leslie Leah & Ash Kristy & Brett Steph & Gian Eliza & Liberty
1 House decider Each team is given $5,000 to create a Disney themed kids bedroom in 48 hours First choice of the houses 17.5
(House 1)
27
(House 2)
18
(House 3)
14
(House 4)
18.5
(House 5)
2 BBQ Challenge Each team is tasked to cook Scott Cam a perfect steak $10,000 towards their house budget win
3 Plunge Challenge Each team had to build a sand sculpture that was equally as impressive as the bonus point gnome $5,000 cash and a bonus point gnome Clamp Fish Sea Horse Shark Turtle Octopus
4 Breakdancing Challenge Blockheads will be facing off in the ultimate breakdancing battle 1st place $5,000 and a secret bonus point gnome, 2nd place $3,000 and 3rd place $2,000 cash 5th place 2nd place 4th place 3rd place 1st place
5 Surfing Challenge The Blockheads take Eliza to URBNSURF for her birthday on a public holiday and Scott Cam makes it a challenge $2000 to the Blockhead with the best wave and $500 to the most improved Blockhead best wave most improved surfer
Blacksmith Challenge Blockheads have to make a sculpture out of metal that will be used in their Living or Dining spaces $5,000 cash Bottle Shape Remote control holder/vase Olympic Torch Cup Candle Holder Abstract Sculpture
6 Driving Challenge Blockheads are to drive the obstacle course at the Ford ground in Lara in the fastest combined time $10,000 and a bonus point gnome 6 minutes & 1 second 6 minutes & 43 seconds 6 minutes & 27 seconds 7 minutes & 22 seconds 8 minutes & 6 seconds
7 Team Challenge The Blockheads have the task of renovating The Bayside Community Information and Support service $10,000 for the winning team Team 1 Team 2 Team 1 Team 2
8 Domain Buyers Jury The Blockheads open their homes to 100 possible buyers and the buyers vote on whose house they like the most $50,000 and a lunch with Shelly, Alice and Nicola at Grossi Florentino 2nd place (21 votes) 3rd place (11 votes each) 1st place (36 votes) 2nd place (21 votes)
9 Ronald McDonald Charity Challenge The Blockheads have the task of renovating the backyard area of Ronald McDonald house $15,000 for the winning team Team 1 Team 2 Team 1 Team 2
Weber Challenge Each team is tasked to cook Scott Cam a perfect steak $15,000 towards their house budget win
10 Ninja Warrior Challenge Each team has to complete a wet parkour course in the fastest combined time $10,000 for the fastest team win

Auction

Auction results
Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit made Total Profit Auction Order
TBA Kyle & Leslie TBA
TBA Leah & Ash TBA
TBA Kristy & Brett TBA
TBA Steph & Gian TBA
TBA Eliza & Liberty TBA

Ratings

The Block 2023 metropolitan viewership and nightly position
Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the series
  – Lowest rating during the series
Week Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)[lower-alpha 1]
Nightly rank Source
1 1 "House Decider Challenge" 6 August 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.722 3 [12]
2 "Studio Bathrooms Begin" 7 August 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.557 11 [13]
3 "Studio Bathrooms Continue" 8 August 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.568 7 [14]
4 "Bathroom Stress" 9 August 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.558 7 [15]
2 5 "Studio Bathrooms Revealed" 13 August 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.786 4 [16]
6 "Studio Bedrooms Begin" 14 August 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.660 6 [17]
7 "Studio Bedrooms Continue" 15 August 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.597 6 [18]
8 "Perfect Steak Challenge" 16 August 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.175[lower-alpha 2] <20 [19]
17 August 2023 Thursday 7:30pm 0.260[lower-alpha 3] 18 [20]
3 9 "Studio Bedrooms Revealed" 20 August 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.778 6 [21]
10 "Work From Home Space Week Begin" 21 August 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.619 7 [22]
11 "Plunge Challenge" 22 August 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.568 7 [23]
12 "Work From Home Space Week Continue" 23 August 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.541 8 [24]
4 13 "Work From Home Space Week Revealed" 27 August 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.745 3 [25]
14 "Bathroom/Powder Room Week Begin" 28 August 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.622 7 [26]
15 "Bathroom/Powder Room Week Continue" 29 August 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.585 7 [27]
16 "Breakdancing Challenge" 30 August 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.578 6 [28]
5 17 "Bathroom/Powder Room Week Revealed" 3 September 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.816 1 [29]
18 "Living And Dining Room Week Begin" 4 September 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.651 6 [30]
19 "Blacksmith Challenge" 5 September 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.597 6 [31]
20 "Living And Dining Room Week Continue" 6 September 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.557 6 [32]
6 21 "Living And Dining Room Week Revealed" 10 September 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.812 3 [33]
22 "Master Bedroom And WIR Week Begin" 11 September 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.557 8 [34]
23 "Driving Challenge" 12 September 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.559 7 [35]
24 "Master Bedroom And WIR Week Continue" 13 September 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.526 8 [36]
7 25 "Master Bedroom And WIR Week Revealed" 17 September 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.786 3 [37]
26 "Kitchen And Lanudry Week Begin" 18 September 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.634 6 [38]
27 "Kitchen And Lanudry Week Continue" 19 September 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.621 6 [39]
28 "Kitchen And Laundry Week Continue" 20 September 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.555 7 [40]
8 29 "Kitchen And Laundry Week Revealed" 24 September 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.844 1 [41]
30 "Master Ensuite Week Begin" 25 September 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.628 7 [42]
31 "Master Ensuite Week Continue" 26 September 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.626 6 [43]
32 "Master Ensuite Week Continue" 27 September 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.619 5 [44]
9 33 "Master Ensuite Week Revealed" 2 October 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.716 5 [45]
34 "Double Kids' Bedroom Week Begin" 3 October 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.692 6 [46]
35 "Double Kids' Bedroom Week Continue" 4 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.589 6 [47]
36 "Double Kids' Bedroom Week Continue"  5 October 2023 Thursday 7:30pm 0.499 7 [48]
10 37 "Double Kids' Bedroom Week Revealed"  9 October 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.757 3 [49]
38 "Upstairs Bathroom And Re-do Room Week Begin"  10 October 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.657 5 [50]
39 "Upstairs Bathroom And Re-do Room Week Continue"  11 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.574 7 [51]
40 "Upstairs Bathroom And Re-do Room Week Continue"  12 October 2023 Thursday 7:30pm 0.595 5 [52]
11 41 "Upstairs Bathroom And Re-do Room Revealed"  15 October 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.874 1 [53]
42 "Backyard And Pool Week Begin"  16 October 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.677 5 [54]
43 "Backyard And Pool Week Continue"  17 October 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.671 5 [55]
44 "Backyard And Pool Week Continue"  18 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.663 3 [56]
12 45 "Backyard And Pool Week Revealed"  22 October 2023 Sunday 7:00pm 0.909 1 [57]
46 "Front Garden and Facade Week Begin"  23 October 2023 Monday 7:30pm 0.658 5 [58]
47 "Front Garden and Facade Week Continue"  24 October 2023 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.650 5 [59]
48 "Front Garden and Facade Week Continue"  25 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30pm
13 49 "Front Garden and Facade Week Revealed"  29 October 2023 Sunday 7:00pm
50 "Open For Inspections"  30 October 2023 Monday 7:30pm
51 "Grand Final/
Auctions"
5 November 2023 Sunday 7:00pm
"Winner Announced"

Notes

  1. Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).
  2. Brisbane and Sydney only.
  3. Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide only

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