The Block season 5

The Block
Season 5
No. of episodes68
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release16 April (2012-04-16) –
1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
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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.

Contestants

Elimination rounds

Couple (ages)[3] Relationship[3] State[3]
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.

Scores

Summary

Week Room(s) Room Winner Chumps Challenges
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

Judges' Scores

List indicator(s)
  • A * indicates that the team used one or more bonus points won previously to inflate their total score.
Summary of judges' scores
Week Area(s) Scores Dale &
Sophie 		Mike &
Andrew 		Brad &
Lara 		Dan &
Dani
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

Results

Elimination week

Room Reveals

Week Room Result
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

Auction

Auction results
Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result[4] Profit Total Winnings Auction order
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

Ratings

The Block Season 5 metropolitan viewership and nightly position
Colour key:
  – Highest rating episode and week during the series
  – Lowest rating episode and week during the series
Week Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)[a] 		Nightly rank[a] Source Week Avg
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
  • a Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

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