The Block season 8

The Block
Season 8
No. of episodes61
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release27 January (2014-01-27) –
9 April 2014 (2014-04-09)
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The eighth season of Australian reality television series The Block, titled The Block: Fans v Faves, premiered on Monday, 27 January 2014 at 7:00 pm on the Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) returned from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer. Production for the series in Melbourne, which was the location for the previous season, in the suburb of Albert Park.[1] Steve & Chantelle were the eventual winners of The Block with a $636,000 profit on a sale price of $2,470,000 plus an additional $100,000 bonus for winning The Block.[2]

Contestants

This season introduces 2 new couples (dubbed "Fans") and 2 returning couples (dubbed "Favourites"/"Faves"). The couples selected were as follows:

Apt Couple State Relationship
Fans
1 Chantelle Ford and Steve O'Donnell Melbourne, VIC Partners
2 Kyal and Kara Demmerich Central Coast, NSW Married for 6 years
Faves
3 Alisa and Lysandra Fraser[a] Adelaide, SA Identical twin sisters
4 Brad Cranfield and Dale Vine[b] Newcastle, NSW & Melbourne, VIC Best Mates

Notes

  1. ^ Former contestants on season 7
  2. ^ Former contestants on season 5

Score history

Teams' progress through the competition
Scores: Teams
Chantelle & Steve Kyal & Kara Alisa & Lysandra Brad & Dale
Rooms Scores
1st Guest Bedroom 21 22½ 24½ 22½
Downstair Bathroom/Laundry & Terrace 21½ 18½ 22 28
2nd Guest Bedroom 24½ 25½ 24½ 22
Upstairs Bathroom 21 30 18½ 24½
Kitchen 23 27½ 28½ 24½
Living/Dining Room 28 (+1) 24½ 27 24½
Master Bedroom & Ensuite 28 22½ 25 28½
Rooftop, Outside Terrace & Re-do 22 28½ 25 28
Challenge House - Reveal 1 24 25½ 24 25½
Challenge House - Reveal 2 64 69 64 69
Auction Order 4th 2nd 3rd 1st
Auction Result 1st 3rd 2nd 4th

Results

Room Reveals

Week Room Winning Couple 2nd Couple 3rd Couple Chumps
1 1st Guest Bedroom Alisa and Lysandra Kyal and Kara /
Brad and Dale 		Chantelle and Steve —
2 Downstairs Bathrooms, Laundry & Terrace Brad and Dale Alisa and Lysandra Chantelle and Steve Kyal and Kara
3 2nd Guest Bedroom Kyal and Kara Chantalle and Steve Alisa and Lysandra Brad and Dale
4 Upstairs Bathroom Kyal and Kara Brad and Dale Chantelle and Steve Alisa and Lysandra
5 Kitchen Alisa and Lysandra Kyal and Kara Brad and Dale Chantelle and Steve
6 Living Room and Dining Room Chantelle and Steve Alisa and Lysandra Brad and Dale /
Kyal and Kara 		—
7 Master Bedroom and Ensuite Brad and Dale Chantelle and Steve Alisa and Lysandra Kyal and Kara
8 Rooftop/Outside Terrace Kyal and Kara Brad and Dale Alisa and Lysandra Chantelle and Steve

Judges' Scores

Summary of judges' scores
Week Area(s) Scores Teams
Chantelle &
Steve 		Kyal &
Kara 		Alisa &
Lysandra 		Brad &
Dale
1 1st Bedroom Darren 7 8 8½ 7½
Shaynna 7½ 7½ 8 7½
Neale 6½ 7 8 7½
Total 21 22½ 24½ 22½
2 Downstairs Bathrooms, Laundry & Terrace Darren 7 6½ 8 9½
Shaynna 7½ 6 7 9
Neale 7 6 7 9½
Total 21½ 18½ 22 28
3 2nd Bedroom Darren 8½ 9 8½ 8
Shaynna 8 8 7 7
Neale 8 8½ 9 7
Total 24½ 25½ 24½ 22
4 Upstairs Bathroom Darren 7 10 6½ 8
Shaynna 7 10 5 8
Neale 7 10 7 8½
Total 21 30 18½ 24½
5 Kitchen Darren 8 9 9½ 8½
Shaynna 7½ 9½ 9½ 8½
Neale 7½ 9 9½ 7
Total 23 27½ 28½ 24½
6 Living/Dining Room Darren 9 8 9 8
Shaynna 9 8 9 8
Neale 9 8½ 9 8½
Total 28 (+1) 24½ 27 24½
7 Master Bedroom & Ensuite Darren 9 8 8½ 9½
Shaynna 10 7 8 9½
Neale 9 7½ 8½ 9½
Total 28 22½ 25 28½
8 Rooftop, Outside Terrace & Re-do Room1 Darren 7½ 9½ 8 9½
Shaynna 7 9½ 8½ 9½
Neale 7½ 9½ 8½ 9
Total 22 28½ 25 28
9 Challenge House - Reveal 1 Darren 8 7½ 8 7½
Shaynna 9 9 9 9
Neale 7 9 7 9
Total 24 25½ 24 25½
10 Challenge House - Reveal 22 Darren N/A N/A N/A N/A
Shaynna N/A N/A N/A N/A
Neale N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 64 69 64 69
  • ^1 The prize for this week was $10,000 cash, towards the couple's winnings. They were told to redo the room that the judges disliked the most:-
    • Chantelle and Steve - Guest Bedroom 1
    • Kyal and Kara - Drying Terrace
    • Alisa and Lysandra - Main Bathroom
    • Brad and Dale - Kitchen
  • ^2 The prize for reveal 2 was to receive money off their reserves. There were two teams:

• Brad & Dale + Kyal & Kara (House 2)
• Alisa & Lysandra + Chantelle & Steve (House 1)
The teams split the money they won as a team

Auction

Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result[3] Profit Total Winnings Auction Order
1 Steve & Chantelle $1.834m $2.47m $636,000 $736,000 4th
2 Alisa & Lysandra $1.759m $2.375m $616,000 $616,000 3rd
3 Kyal & Kara $1.872m $2.440m $567,250 $567,250 2nd
4 Brad & Dale $1.802m $2.310m $507,250 $507,250 1st

Ratings

The Block: Fans v Faves 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 1" 27 January 2014 1.143 #7 [4] 1.165
2 "Elimination 2" 28 January 2014 1.131 #9 [5]
3 "Fans Meet Faves" 30 January 2014 1.220 #1 [6]
2 4 "Apartment Challenge: Fans v faves" 2 February 2014 0.638 #10 [7] 0.959
5 "Move In, Camp Out" 3 February 2014 1.125 #7 [8]
6 "Super Luke" 4 February 2014 1.030 #7 [9]
7 "Challenge: Christopher Boots" 5 February 2014 0.975 #4 [10]
8 "Scott and Shelley Walk Around The Block" 6 February 2014 1.134 #1 [11]
9 "The Block UNLOCKED #1" 6 February 2014 0.854 #8
3 10 "Guest Bedroom Room Reveal" 9 February 2014 1.274 #5 [12] 1.051
11 "Triple Room Week" 10 February 2014 1.068 #7 [13]
12 "Bathroom Disasters" 11 February 2014 1.100 #3 [14]
13 "Square Metre House Challenge" 12 February 2014 0.964 #7 [15]
14 "Sleepy Steve and Chantelle" 13 February 2014 1.070 #2 [16]
15 "The Block UNLOCKED #2" 13 February 2014 0.830 #9
4 16 "Guest Bedroom Room Reveal" 16 February 2014 1.361 #4 [17] 1.119
17 "Darren Palmer Master Class" 17 February 2014 1.198 #3 [18]
18 "The Morning After" 18 February 2014 1.149 #2 [19]
19 "The Mark Tuckey Challenge" 19 February 2014 1.045 #7 [20]
20 "Wall Wars" 20 February 2014 1.102 #1 [21]
21 "The Block UNLOCKED #3" 0.858 #6
5 22 "Bedroom Two Room Reveal" 23 February 2014 1.327 #4 [22] 1.167
23 "The Forgotten Pool 24 February 2014 1.079 #7 [23]
24 "Pool Reveal" 25 February 2014 1.192 #2 [24]
25 "A Block Wedding & The Hotel Art Challenge" 26 February 2014 1.234 #2 [25]
26 "Keith In The Middle" 27 February 2014 1.297 #1 [26]
27 "The Block UNLOCKED #4" 0.875 #7
6 28 "Main Bathroom Room Reveal" 2 March 2014 1.504 #2 [27] 1.257
29 "Kitchen Week Begins" 3 March 2014 1.197 #3 [28]
30 "Budget Blues" 4 March 2014 1.233 #2 [29]
31 "Shelley's Wallpaper Challenge" 5 March 2014 1.092 #4 [30]
32 "The Heart of the Home" 6 March 2014 0.644 #15 [31]
33 "The Block UNLOCKED #5" 8 March 2014 — — [32]
7 34 "Kitchens Room Reveal" 9 March 2014 1.568 #1 [33] 1.329
35 "The Great Floor" 10 March 2014 1.283 #2 [34]
36 "The Block Under Attack" 11 March 2014 1.327 #2 [35]
37 "Phil and Amity Return" 12 March 2014 1.140 #3 [36]
38 "The Block's Best Kept Secret" 13 March 2014 1.328 #1 [37]
39 "The Block UNLOCKED #6" 15 March 2014 — — [38]
8 40 "Living & Dining Room Reveals" 16 March 2014 1.571 #1 [39] 1.131
41 "Winners Aren't Always Grinners" 17 March 2014 1.225 #2 [40]
42 "Comedy Night" 18 March 2014 1.302 #2 [41]
43 "Lighthouse Foundation Challenge" 19 March 2014 1.233 #2 [42]
44 "Silly Pranks and Short Tempers" 20 March 2014 1.121 #1 [43]
45 "The Block UNLOCKED #7" 22 March 2014 0.334 #12 [44]
9 46 "Master Bed & Ensuite Room Reveal" 23 March 2014 1.758 #1 [45] 1.259
47 "Time to Finish The Block" 24 March 2014 1.455 #2 [46]
48 "The Heat is On" 25 March 2014 1.341 #3 [47]
49 "Beach Volleyball Tournament" 26 March 2014 1.293 #2 [48]
50 "The Last Day" 27 March 2014 1.434 #1 [49]
51 "The Block UNLOCKED #8" 29 March 2014 0.273 #20 [50]
10 52 "Terrace Room Reveal" 30 March 2014 1.732 #1 [51] 1.280
53 "Terrace Winner Revealed" 31 March 2014 1.554 #2 [52]
54 "Bedroom Blitz" 1 April 2014 1.415 #4 [53]
55 "The First Points" 2 April 2014 1.326 #2 [54]
56 "Two House Challenge Continues" 3 April 2014 1.372 #1 [55]
57 "The Block UNLOCKED #9" 5 April 2014 0.283 #20 [56]
11 58 "The Interiors" 6 April 2014 1.829 #1 [57] 1.837
59 "The Final Judgement" 7 April 2014 1.485 #2 [58]
60 "Open For Inspection" 8 April 2014 1.487 #2 [59]
61 "Grand Final" 9 April 2014 1.884 #3 [60]
"Auctions" 2.156 #2
"Winner Announced" 2.181 #1
  • 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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