The Block hits 2.8m for winner announcement

Tim Burrowes

July 29, 2013 9:14

More than 2.8m metro viewers tuned in for Nine’s winner announcement on The Block on Sunday night – a number slightly up on last year. The 2.808m is just ahead of last year’s 2.715m but down on 2011’s 3.089m.

In what is likely to be one of the network’s biggest nights of the year, the auction element of The Block rated 2.606m, while the main grand final show rated 2.132m.

Meanwhile, according to the preliminary overnight ratings from OzTAM, Underbelly: Squizzy’s launch episode, which followed the Block, rated 1.679m. The second episode, which followed immediately afterwards, rated 1.148m.

Seven’s only programmes above 1m were Seven News which rated 1.433m and Sunday Night which rated 1.071m.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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2 COMMENTS

Geoff 29 Jul 13

My wife is glued to it and I can say I never watched an episode until last night’s final. I don’t know what it is but there’s something compelling and all so thespian about a real estate auction. I, like probably a lot of men in the country, had a bit of a crush on those two twins too!

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Mark 29 Jul 13

Ch 10 literally just gave up last night. Their alternative to watching the Block finale, was an episode of the Simpsons. You’re kidding me right? No wonder the network is crashing and burning.

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