The Block: Glasshouse hammered the ratings last night with a massive 2.764 million viewers across Australia’s five capital cities tuning in to see brothers Simon and Shannon Vos crowned winners.
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The result for the roller-coaster finale of the Channel 9 renovation show was a massive leap from the 2.181 million viewers that tuned in to the finale of The Block: Fans v Faves — won by Steve O’Donnell and Chantelle Ford.
Last night’s result was on a par with the 2.808 million that watched Alisa and Lysandra Fraser win last year’s The Block: Sky High.
And the ratings will blow past 3 million once regional viewers are added in.
The Block crushed Seven’s The X Factor Live Performance (1.187 million) Ten’s Modern Family (461,000).
Fans are still reeling from the shock auction results. Simon and Shannon won an extra $100,000 after their apartment sold $335,000 over reserve. Chris and Jenna snagged $310,000 over reserve but it was all downhill from there.
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Maxine and Karstan made $40,000 with Darren and Deanna as well as Michael and Carlene devastated to only collect $10,000.
THE FIVE THINGS THE BLOCK AUCTIONS TAUGHT US
1. PRAHRAN ISN’T ALBERT PARK: the location of The Block: Glasshouse — next to a tramline on busy High Street — was never going to be as appealing to buyers as laid-back beachside Albert Park. Prahran is also choc-full of apartment stock whereas apartments are rare in Albert Park.
2. THE JUDGES DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING: Neale Whittaker, Shaynna Blaze, and Darren Palmer keep stressing luxury when they judge apartments — but that isn’t what buyers seem to want. Shannon and Simon and Chris and Jenna delivered funky and relaxed — exactly the same vibe that Steve and Chantelle created to win Fans v Faves. None were the judges’ favourites.
3. FANS V FAVES RESULT WAS A ONE-OFF: Everyone made the mistake of thinking the Albert Park results earlier this year — in which all four teams won over $500,000 — would happen again on Glasshouse. We now know those Albert Park results are never likely to be repeated. There were nowhere near as many bidders for the Prahran apartments.
4. IT IS HARD TO SELL 5 APARTMENTS AT ONCE: The Block: Glasshouse auctions — all five apartments sold — actually outperformed the Melbourne auction clearance rate of 73 per cent. The Fans v Faves contestants benefited from the fact that only four apartments were up for auction.
5. IT ONLY TAKES ONE BIDDER TO SKEW THE RESULT: It was the last minute bidding from a young brother and sister combo that took Chris and Jenna’s apartment way past reserve. The same pair took Shannon and Simon’s apartment into the stratosphere. When the pair finally secured Maxine and Carstan’s apartment they dropped out — and auctions four and five crumbled.
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