And all the recaps
Not to mention the product placement for Mitre 10, Suncorp and McCafe…or whoever the sponsors are actually going to be this season!
Hayley from MAFS will be on the next season. She is either stunt casting or friends with one of the couples, which wouldn’t surprise me.
As per the article:
Hayley - who is a former bodybuilder - now works as a labourer to makes ends meet and was doing some clearance work on set.
thats the usual line. how many other people could they have chosen?
Is The Block desperate for ratings?
Sunday Herald Sun’s Fiona Byrne said on 3AW this afternoon that the current season still had two weeks of filming to go.
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The show has been renewed for 2021, even before the current season goes to air.
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Not surprising, it’s a consistent performer, attracts good sponsors and fills a lot of timeslots across the week for the network. The lead time on each series would be quite long too, involving purchasing the property, submitting plans, planning etc so would be hard to keep under wraps.
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When are we due to see the next series on air?
Luke Dennehy said on 3AW this afternoon he expected the current season to start at the end of August.
UPDATE 5/7: filming finally finished in Brighton this week. The five houses are now in lockdown before they are auctioned later this year.
New sneak peek shown during The Voice grand final last night, with the five competing teams also revealed.
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They’re going to milk the F*** out of the COVID 19 shutdown
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I’m excited.
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I wonder if we will hear covid more than we hear Alexa. I am sure they will look to get some naming rights to Covid like The Bunnings Covid shutdown.
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The new Block is coming: Five family homes from five different decades
The Block, Australia’s most successful renovation reality program, returns soon for an incredible 16th season – stepping back through time for a challenge unlike any other.
For those who haven’t been inducted to The Block the concept is simple. Five couples must transform five dilapidated houses into five luxury homes, delivering a room each week to be judged and scored.
This season will take us on a new journey, from the beginning of the 20th century up to the dawning of the rock ’n’ roll era. Five period homes from the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, all in a dire state, will be brought back to life by five eager new couples on a 2761-square metre block of land in the heart of sunny and affluent Brighton in Melbourne.
This year’s Block is walking distance to the beach and minutes from the world-famous Brighton Beach Boxes.
“We always change our show up and make it fresh and I think this is a great way of doing that, by having houses themed according to different decades,” says Scott Cam, the host of The Block who in 2020 is celebrating 20 years on television.
“I love that we are getting back to renovating family homes as well. People can watch The Block and see what the contestants are doing and get inspired to do it themselves.”
After overcoming all sorts of complex challenges in previous seasons, this year The Block encountered something that could never be planned for: dealing with a global health pandemic.
This will be the season that goes down in history as it captures the first ever shutdown of The Block, and the way the program was able to resume production in a world grappling with the upheaval of COVID-19.
Joining Scott Cam again will be his Block co-host, Shelley Craft, site foremen Keith and Dan, and Australia’s favourite renovation judges – Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer.
The five couples chosen from a record-breaking number of entries for The Block 2020 are:
- Harry (57) and Tash (32) – The first father and daughter renovation duo, an IT manager and a social media project manager from Melbourne.
- Sarah (27) and George (33) – Teacher and electrician from Sydney.
- Daniel (35) and Jade (34) – Farmer and hairdresser from Wandearah in South Australia.
- Luke (35) and Jasmine (36) – Chippy and teacher from Perth.
- Jimmy (33) and Tam (31) – Plumber and bar manager from Brisbane.
At stake is $100,000 for the winner of The Block plus whatever profits their home can make on the critical auction day.
Get ready for The Block to take you on a fascinating renovation journey through the decades. With the drama of COVID-19 and the resulting shutdown, it will be a Block series like never seen before.
Promos for the first two couples
