The 14th season of The Block is proving to be a ratings smash for Channel Nine, drawing in more than a million people for the second night in a row.
1.01 million metro viewers tuned in to Monday evening’s episode of the reality juggernaut, making it the most watched non-news program of the night.
It comes after Sunday’s installment of the program toppled its competition, garnering a blockbuster audience of 1.11 million.
Smashing the competition! The Block toppled its TV rivals on Monday night, drawing in more than a MILLION viewers for the second night in a row
Channel Nine will no doubt be thrilled with Monday night’s figures, with The Block giving a solid lead-in to its local drama, Doctor Doctor.
That critically-acclaimed series screens after The Block, and was watched by 684,000 people, helping Nine win the night with an overall audience share of 22%.
While Channel Seven’s 6PM news was the top-rated show on Monday evening, the network suffered overall due to its low-rated reality show, Dance Boss.
Ratings flop: The Dannii Minogue-hosted Dance Boss continues to shed viewers, only managing to draw in a paltry 447,000 people in metro market
The Dannii Minogue-hosted dancing competition continues to shed viewers, only managing to draw in a paltry 447,000 people in metro markets.
That number is down on the already dismal 481,000 who tuned in last Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Monday’s episode of The Block featured no shortage of drama, as couples got to work on their ensuite bathrooms.
Drama: ‘villain’ Sara Vale continued to feel the strain, a day after she and husband Hayden received the lowest score for their guest bedroom
Contestant Carla Dziwoki was blasted by the show’s foreman Keith Schleiger for breaking the show’s rules and using a crane to transport timber up to her penthouse apartment.
And ‘villain’ Sara Vale continued to feel the strain, a day after she and husband Hayden received the lowest score for their guest bedroom.
Channel Nine have teased that the controversial contestant will walk off the construction site, after blasting the score as ‘a f**king load of bulls**t.’
‘A f**king load of bulls**t’: Sara and her husband Hayden blasted the low score they received on Sunday night