The Block big winner in ratings
It's the hit renovation reality show that has been running on Australian screens for a formidable thirteen seasons.
And it seems that Australia's love affair with The Block is far from over, with Monday night's episode smashing its prime time time slot with more than one million viewers.
The popular Channel Nine show managed to entice an audience of 1,068,000 metropolitan viewers, which was streets ahead of the competition.
Nailed it! It seems that Australia's love affair with The Block is far from over, with Monday night's episode smashing its prime time time slot with more than one million viewers
Interestingly, given that it was up against rival networks Seven and Ten's reality fare Hell's Kitchen and Australian Survivor, it was the ABC who came in second in Monday's prime time ratings war.
The network's current affairs show 7.30 saw an audience of 687,000 which was 387,000 viewers less than The Block.
Australian Survivor trailed in third place with 625,000, which would be troubling news for embattled Network Ten who recently went into voluntary receivership.
Reality battle: Interestingly, given that it was up against rival networks Seven and Ten's reality fare Hell's Kitchen and Australian Survivor, it was the ABC who came in second in Monday's prime time ratings war
Given that SBS's BBC documentary import Clean Eating Dirty Truth did not make it into the 20 most viewed programs, that left Seven bringing up the rear with Hell's Kitchen.
The celebrity cooking show, helmed by Marco Pierre White, could only entice 607,000 viewers.
The figure is part of a worrying trend for the anticipated reality show as it could only manage an audience of 544,000 for its Sunday episode and 615,000 the week prior.
In what could be music to Channel Nine's ears, not only did The Block win the metro ratings war, the show also led the charge across the 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.
Underwhelming: Australian Survivor trailed in third place with 625,000, which would be troubling news for embattled Network Ten who recently went into voluntary receivership
Meanwhile, it was good news all round for Nine with Karl Stefanovic's This Time Next Year raking in 931,000 viewers in the 8.30 to 9.30 time-slot.
The network was again streets ahead of the competition, with Ten's Have You Been Paying Attention convincing 639,000 to tune in and ABC's Australian Story bringing in an audience of 653,000.
Surprisingly, Seven's Princess Of Wales documentary The Story of Diana could only manage 486,000 viewers.