The Block | |
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Season 5 | |
No. of episodes | 68 |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Original release | 16 April – 1 July 2012 |
Season chronology |
The fifth season of Australian reality television series The Block , titled The Block 2012, aired on the Nine Network. Both Scott Cam returned as host and Shelley Craft as "Challenge Master". John McGrath & Neale Whitaker returned as judges and introduced new judge Shaynna Blaze and guest judge Darren Palmer. The season premiered on Monday, 16 April 2012 at 7:00 pm.
Like the previous season, this season was filmed in Melbourne, with the four houses to be renovated located in the inner-city suburb of South Melbourne at 401 Dorcas Street.
At first, this season wasn't to air in New Zealand, [1] [2] but has now been picked up by TV3 (the channel that broadcasts the New Zealand adaption of the program). All four previous seasons have aired on Prime
This season was broadcast in the Netherlands in 2018 for the first time.
Couple (ages) [3] | Relationship [3] | State [3] |
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Dan (28) and Dani (26) | Boyfriend and Girlfriend | Victoria |
Brad (26) and Courtney (24) | Western Australia | |
Brad and Lara (Both 30) | New South Wales | |
Larry (51) and Jessie (22) | Father and daughter | Queensland |
Sophie (24) and Dale (29) | Newlyweds | Victoria |
Brendan and Michele (Both 22) | ||
Mike (37) and Andrew (29) | Brothers | New South Wales |
Brett (26) and Rana (46) | Mother and son | Victoria |
Green: This couple won an elimination challenge and became a couple on The Block 2012.
Red: This couple failed to win an elimination challenge and did not become a Block couple.
Week | Room(s) | Room Winner | Chumps | Challenges | |
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Shelley Craft | Scotty's Workshop | ||||
1 | Front Room | Dan & Dani | Brad & Lara | Dan & Dani’s | |
2 | Master Bedroom & Ensuite | Mike & Andrew | Dan & Dani | Brad & Lara | |
3 | Guest Bedroom & Powder Room | Dan & Dani | Dale & Sophie | Dale & Sophie/Mike & Andrew | Dale & Sophie |
4 | Main Bathroom | Brad & Lara | Mike & Andrew | Brad & Lara | |
5 | Guest Bedroom & Hallway | Dale & Sophie | Dan & Dani | Mike & Andrew/Dale & Sophie | |
6 | Rooftop Terrace & Utility Room | Brad & Lara | Mike & Andrew | Brad & Lara/Dale & Sophie | Mike & Andrew |
7 | Living & Dining Room | Dan & Dani | Mike & Andrew | Dale & Sophie | N/A |
Brad & Lara | |||||
8 | Kitchen | Mike & Andrew | Dan & Dani | Dale & Sophie | |
Room Saver | Dale & Sophie | Mike & Andrew | Dale & Sophie | ||
9 | Exterior | Dan & Dani | Brad & Lara | — | |
Dan & Dani | Dale & Sophie |
List indicator(s)
- A * indicates that the team used one or more bonus points won previously to inflate their total score.
Week | Area(s) | Scores | Dale & Sophie | Mike & Andrew | Brad & Lara | Dan & Dani |
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1 | Front Room | Shaynna | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
John | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
Neale | 6 | 5½ | 5 | 6½ | ||
Total | 17 | 15½ | 15 | 17½ | ||
2 | Master Bedroom & Ensuite | Shaynna | 7 | 8 | 7½ | 6 |
Darren | 7½ | 8 | 7½ | 6 | ||
Neale | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||
Total | 22½ | 24 | 23 | 18 | ||
3 | Guest Bedroom & Powder Room | Lisa | 7½ | 7½ | 7 | 7 |
John | 7 | 8 | 7½ | 7½ | ||
Neale | 7 | 7½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
Total | 21½ | 23 | 22 | 23½* | ||
4 | Main Bathroom | Shaynna | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
John | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
Neale | 7½ | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
Total | 21½ | 21 | 26* | 24 | ||
5 | Guest Bedroom & Hallway | Shaynna | 9 | 6½ | 7½ | 6 |
Darren | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6½ | ||
Neale | 9 | 6½ | 7½ | 6½ | ||
Total | 27 | 20 | 23 | 19 | ||
6 | Rooftop Terrace & Utility Room | Shaynna | 7½ | 6 | 8 | 7 |
John | 7 | 6 | 7½ | 6½ | ||
Neale | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
Total | 21½ | 17 | 22½ | 19½ | ||
7 | Living & Dining Room | Shaynna | 8 | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ |
John | 7 | 7½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
Neale | 7 | 7½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
Total | 23* | 22½ | 22½ | 24½* | ||
8 | Kitchen | Shaynna | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 8½ |
John | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 8 | ||
Neale | 8½ | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
Total | 27½ | 28* | 25 | 24½ | ||
9 | Room Saver | Shaynna | 8 | 6½ | 7½ | 7½ |
John | 9 | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
Neale | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
Total | 26 | 19 | 22 | 23½ | ||
10 | Exterior | Shaynna | 9½ | 8½ | 9 | 8 |
John | 8½ | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||
Neale | 8½ | 8 | 7½ | 7½ | ||
Total | 26½ | 25½ | 24½ | 23½ |
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Week | Room | Result | |||
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Winning Couple | 2nd Couple | 3rd Couple | Chumps | ||
1 | Front Room | Dani and Dan | Sophie and Dale | Mike and Andrew | Brad and Lara |
2 | Master Bedroom and Ensuite | Mike and Andrew | Brad and Lara | Sophie and Dale | Dani and Dan |
3 | Guest Bedroom and Powder Room | Dani and Dan | Mike and Andrew | Brad and Lara | Sophie and Dale |
4 | Main Bathroom | Brad and Lara | Dani and Dan | Sophie and Dale | Mike and Andrew |
5 | Guest Bedroom and Hallway | Sophie and Dale | Brad and Lara | Mike and Andrew | Dani and Dan |
6 | Rooftop Terrace and Utility Room | Brad and Lara | Sophie and Dale | Dani and Dan | Mike and Andrew |
7 | Living and Dining Room | Dani and Dan | Sophie and Dale | - | Mike and Andrew Brad and Lara |
8 | Kitchen | Mike and Andrew | Sophie and Dale | Brad and Lara | Dani and Dan |
Room Saver | Sophie and Dale | Dani and Dan | Brad and Lara | Mike and Andrew | |
9 | Exterior | Sophie and Dale | Mike and Andrew | Brad and Lara | Dani and Dan |
10 | Challenge House | Sophie and Dale | Dani and Dan | Brad and Lara | Mike and Andrew |
Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result [4] | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction order |
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1 | Brad and Lara | $1.114m | $1.620m | $506,000 | $606,000 | 1st |
2 | Dan and Dani | $992,000 | $1.440m | $448,000 | $448,000 | 2nd |
3 | Mike and Andrew | $966,000 | $1,400,001.01 | $434,001.01 | $434,001.01 | 4th |
4 | Dale and Sophie | $975,000 | $1.330m | $355,000 | $355,000 | 3rd |
Week | Episode | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) [a] | Nightly rank [a] | Source | Week Avg | |
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1 | 1 | "Elimination Night 1" | 16 April 2012 | 1.404 | #2 | [5] | 1.072 |
2 | "Elimination Night 2" | 17 April 2012 | 1.308 | #3 | [6] | ||
3 | "Elimination Night 3" | 18 April 2012 | 1.133 | #5 | [7] | ||
4 | "Elimination Night 4" | 19 April 2012 | 1.099 | #2 | [8] | ||
5 | "House Decider Challenge" | 20 April 2012 | 1.012 | #2 | [9] | ||
6 | "The Block Unlocked" | 0.478 | #19 | ||||
2 | 7 | "Move into The Block" | 23 April 2012 | 1.430 | #2 | [10] | 1.099 |
8 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 24 April 2012 | 1.270 | #3 | [11] | ||
9 | "Room 1 Renovations Continue" | 25 April 2012 | 1.218 | #5 | [12] | ||
10 | "Scott's Workshop Challenge" | 26 April 2012 | 1.109 | #3 | [13] | ||
11 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 27 April 2012 | 1.030 | #3 | [14] | ||
12 | "The Block Unlocked" | 27 April 2012 | 0.537 | #15 | [15] | ||
13 | "Room Reveal" | 29 April 2012 | 1.561 | #1 | [16] | 1.256 | |
3 | 14 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 30 April 2012 | 1.400 | #2 | [17] | |
15 | "Two-Room Week Continues" | 1 May 2012 | 1.259 | #3 | [18] | ||
16 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 2 May 2012 | 1.136 | #5 | [19] | ||
17 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 3 May 2012 | 1.151 | #2 | [20] | ||
18 | "The Block Unlocked" | 4 May 2012 | 1.029 | #2 | [21] | ||
19 | "Room Reveal" | 6 May 2012 | 1.476 | #3 | [22] | 1.192 | |
4 | 20 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 7 May 2012 | 1.440 | #2 | [23] | |
21 | "Guest/Powder Room Renovations Continue" | 8 May 2012 | 1.200 | #5 | [24] | ||
22 | "Scotty's Challenge Featuring Shaynna Blaze" | 9 May 2012 | 1.119 | #5 | [25] | ||
23 | "Renovations and Paintball" | 10 May 2012 | 1.043 | #4 | [26] | ||
24 | "The Block Unlocked" | 11 May 2012 | 0.871 | #6 | [27] | ||
25 | "Room Reveal" | 13 May 2012 | 1.429 | #2 | [28] | 1.155 | |
5 | 26 | "Challenge" | 14 May 2012 | 1.274 | #4 | [29] | |
27 | "Renovations Continue" | 15 May 2012 | 1.109 | #8 | [30] | ||
28 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 16 May 2012 | 1.104 | #4 | [31] | ||
29 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 17 May 2012 | 1.105 | #2 | [32] | ||
30 | "The Block Unlocked" | 18 May 2012 | 0.911 | #5 | [33] | ||
31 | "Room Reveal" | 20 May 2012 | 1.678 | #1 | [34] | 1.298 | |
6 | 32 | "Challenge" | 21 May 2012 | 1.322 | #4 | [35] | |
33 | "Renovations Continue" | 22 May 2012 | 1.254 | #4 | [36] | ||
34 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 23 May 2012 | 1.354 | #5 | [37] | ||
35 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 24 May 2012 | 1.215 | #2 | [38] | ||
36 | "The Block Unlocked" | 25 May 2012 | 0.966 | #4 | [39] | ||
37 | "Room Reveal" | 27 May 2012 | 1.688 | #1 | [40] | 1.303 | |
7 | 38 | "Challenge" | 28 May 2012 | 1.333 | #4 | [41] | |
39 | "Renovations Continue" | 29 May 2012 | 1.361 | #1 | [42] | ||
40 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 30 May 2012 | 1.330 | #1 | [43] | ||
41 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 31 May 2012 | 1.239 | #1 | [44] | ||
42 | "The Block Unlocked" | 1 June 2012 | 0.869 | #1 | [45] | ||
43 | "Room Reveal" | 3 June 2012 | 1.806 | #1 | [46] | 1.359 | |
8 | 44 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 4 June 2012 | 1.348 | #3 | [47] | |
45 | "Renovations Continue" | 5 June 2012 | 1.339 | #2 | [48] | ||
46 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 6 June 2012 | 1.283 | #3 | [49] | ||
47 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 7 June 2012 | 1.342 | #1 | [50] | ||
48 | "The Block Unlocked" | 8 June 2012 | 1.035 | #3 | [51] | ||
49 | "Room Reveal" | 10 June 2012 | 1.529 | #1 | [52] | 1.370 | |
9 | 50 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 11 June 2012 | 1.485 | #3 | [53] | |
51 | "Renovations Continue" | 12 June 2012 | 1.420 | #2 | [54] | ||
52 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 13 June 2012 | 1.378 | #4 | [55] | ||
53 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 14 June 2012 | 1.319 | #3 | [56] | ||
54 | "The Block Unlocked" | 15 June 2012 | 1.086 | #2 | [57] | ||
55 | "Room Reveal" | 17 June 2012 | 1.889 | #2 | [58] | 1.478 | |
10 | 56 | "Shelley Craft's Challenge" | 18 June 2012 | 1.501 | #3 | [59] | |
57 | "Renovations Continue" | 19 June 2012 | 1.408 | #1 | [60] | ||
58 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge" | 20 June 2012 | 1.511 | #1 | [61] | ||
59 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Block" | 21 June 2012 | 1.394 | #1 | [62] | ||
60 | "The Block Unlocked" | 22 June 2012 | 1.165 | #2 | [63] | ||
61 | "Room Reveal" | 24 June 2012 | 1.916 | #1 | [64] | 1.519 | |
11 | 62 | "Challenge Week Commences" | 25 June 2012 | 1.543 | #1 | [65] | |
63 | "Challenge Week Renovations Continue" | 26 June 2012 | 1.463 | #1 | [66] | ||
64 | "Scott and Shelley walk around The Challenge House" | 27 June 2012 | 1.465 | #1 | [67] | ||
65 | "Challenge House Room Reveal" | 28 June 2012 | 1.586 | #1 | [68] | ||
66 | "The Block Unlocked" | 29 June 2012 | 1.139 | #1 | [69] | ||
67 | "Grand Finale" | 1 July 2012 | 2.145 | #3 | [70] | 2.440 | |
"Auctions" | 2.459 | #2 | |||||
"Winner Announced" | 2.715 | #1 | |||||
12 | 68 | "Domestic Blitz Special" | 8 July 2012 | 1.646 | #1 | [71] | 1.646 |
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