| Dream Home Australia | |
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| Genre | Reality Show |
| Presented by | Chris Brown |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Endemol Shine Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 26 May 2024 |
Dream Home is an Australian reality television series based on the New Zealand series, Mitre 10 Dream Home , which premiered on 26 May 2024 on Seven Network. [1] The series is hosted by Dr Chris Brown.
In May 2023, it was announced Australia's Seven Network would be adapting the series, to be produced by Endemol Shine Australia, to air in 2024. [2] [3] In June 2023, it was announced Dr Chris Brown will host the series. [4] [5] In March 2024, buyer's agent Simon Cohen, interior designer Rosie Morley, and Lana Taylor of Three Birds Renovations were announced as series judges. [6] [7]
| Team [8] | Relationship | House location | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad & Mel | Married with children | Northcote, Victoria | Songwriter/musician & shopping centre delivery manager | |
| Taeler & Elle | Sisters | Watsonia North, Victoria | Architect & HR advisor | |
| Hannah & Johnny | New parents | Coorparoo, Queensland | Digital marketing & DJ | |
| Rhys & Liam | Brothers | Deception Bay, Queensland | Tradies | |
| Jacinta & Jordan | Married with children | Punchbowl, New South Wales | Brow specialist and tax accountant | |
| Lara & Peter | Married with children | Belrose, New South Wales | Wedding florist & marine electrician |
The six teams are challenged to transform the interiors of each other's homes. Each house is split over two rounds. In the first round, Three teams are allocated to a home (that do not belong to them) and are given two and a half weeks to renovate the rooms they are allocated based on a design brief given by the homeowners. In the second round, each team must renovate the remaining rooms in each house.
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | Total (out of 30) | Running Total (Round 1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | Rosie | Lana | |||||
| Hannah & Jonny | Brad & Mel’s (Northcote, VIC) | Living Room & Bedroom Two | 23.5 | / 30 | |||
| Taeler & Ellie | Bathroom & Bedroom 4 | 24.5 | / 30 | ||||
| Jacinta & Jordan | Dining Room & Kitchen | 23 | / 30 | ||||
| Rhys & Liam | Taeler & Ellie’s (Watsonia, VIC) | Kitchen, Dining, Pantry & Laundry | 26 | / 30 | |||
| Lara & Peter | Living Room & Bedroom Two | 22.5 | / 30 | ||||
| Brad & Mel | Main Bedroom & Bathroom | 20 | / 30 | ||||
| Wk. | Ep no. | Episode titles by stage of season | Air date | Timeslot | National reach viewers (millions) | National total viewers (millions) | Night rank | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Houses Round 1 (Brad & Mel’s and Taeler & Ellie’s) | Northcote & Watsonia | Introduction | 26 May 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.253 | 0.950 | 2 | [9] | |
| 2 | Renovations underway | 27 May 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.464 | 0.632 | 7 | [10] | ||||
| 3 | Renovations continue | 28 May 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.272 | 0.602 | 8 | [11] | ||||
| 4 | Room Reveals & Scores | 2 June 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.996 | 0.808 | 4 | [12] | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Victoria Houses Round 2 (Brad & Mel’s and Taeler & Ellie’s) | Introduction | 3 June 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | ||||||
| 6 | Renovations underway | 4 June 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | ||||||||
| 7 | Room Reveals & Scores | 9 June 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | ||||||||
An early review from David Knox of TV Tonight said the format isn’t original enough and can be easily compared to House Rules or The Block. [13] An article from Yahoo! stated viewers also found it similar to other renovation series’, however viewers did enjoy the series. [14]
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