The Block season 3

The Block
Season 3
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	22 September (2010-09-22) – 24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)
Season chronology
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The third season of Australian reality television series The Block , titled The Block 2010, aired on the Nine Network. Jamie Durie didn't return as host and was replaced by Scott Cam, John McGrath returned as judge & introduced new judge Neale Whitaker, premiered on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 at 7:00 pm.

After a long break, the series was revived in 2010 with a set of four apartments in the upmarket suburb of Vaucluse in Sydney being renovated and Scott Cam replacing Jamie Durie as host. ^[1]

Scott Cam (right), host since 2010

Results

Room Reveals

Colour key:

  Indicates weekly room winner

Weekly results

Week	Room(s)	Costs
		John and Neisha	Mark and Duncan	Erin and Jake	Chez and Brenton
1	Guest room/study	$4,737	$7,205	$5,735	$6,471
2	"Spare room"	$6,457	$6,175	$6,916	$7,331
3	Ensuite	$9,027	$11,114	$10,811	$11,936
4	Master bedroom	$9,465	$7,925	$6,810	$8,806
5	Main bathroom and laundry	$18,640	$13,853	$16,901	$16,486
6	Living room	$15,347	$10,320	$13,883	$9,924
7	Kitchen	$28,039	$31,159	$31,400	$25,720

Auction

Auction results

Rank	Couple	Reserve	Auction Result	Amount sold for after Auction	Profit	Total Winnings	Auction order
1	John and Neisha Pitt [2] [3]	$900,000	$1.105m	—	$205,000	$305,000	1st
2	Erin and Jake Michael [4]	$910,000	$997,500		$87,500	$87,500	4th
3	Mark Bowyer and Duncan Miller [4]	$860,000	$907,000		$47,000	$47,000	2nd
4	Cheryl "Chez" Gravina and Brenton Courts [4]	$880,000	not sold at auction	$970,000	$90,000	$90,000	3rd

Ratings

Episode		Original airdate	Timeslot	Viewers (millions)	Nightly rank	Weekly rank	Source
1	"Welcome to The Block"	22 September 2010	Wednesday 7:30–8:30 pm	1.139	#9	#27	[5] [6]
2	"1st Bedroom"	29 September 2010		1.125	#10	#23	[7] [8] [9]
3	"Guest Bedroom"	6 October 2010		1.122	#5	#16	[10] [11] [12]
4	"The Ensuite"	13 October 2010		1.135	#5	#14	[13] [14]
5	"Master Bedroom"	20 October 2010		1.197	#5	#13	[15] [16] [17]
6	"Bathroom And Laundry"	27 October 2010		1.154	#7	#18	[18] [19] [20]
7	"Living Room"	10 November 2010		1.243	#4	#14	[21] [22]
8	"Kitchen And Dining Room"	17 November 2010		1.247	#2	#7	[23] [24] [25]
9	"Grand Finale"	24 November 2010	Wednesday 7:30–9:00 pm	1.305	#3	#9	[26] [27]
	"Winner Announced"			1.716	#1	#2

References

1. "Cast of The Block Revealed, and it Will be Filmed in Vaucluse". www.realityravings.com. 13 June 2010.
2. Kellett, Christine (25 November 2010). "Cashed up The Block winners reveal baby plans". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
3. Byrnes, Holly (25 November 2010). "The Block winners ready to have children after renovating show". Herald Sun . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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5. Knox, David (26 September 2010). "2.8m for AFL but Nine wins the week". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
6. Knox, David (20 September 2010). "Week 39". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
7. Knox, David (26 September 2010). "Nine Sep 26" (PDF). TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
8. Knox, David (3 October 2010). "Blokes rule as Seven wins Week 40". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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13. Knox, David (17 October 2010). "Ratings: The home stretch begins". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
14. Knox, David (11 October 2010). "Week 42". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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22. Knox, David (8 November 2010). "Week 46". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
23. Knox, David (14 November 2010). "Nine Nov 14" (PDF). TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
24. Knox, David (21 November 2010). "It's the final countdown". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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26. Knox, David (28 November 2010). "Week 48: the winner announced". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.
27. Knox, David (22 November 2010). "Week 48". TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 March 2012.