The Block season 21

The Block
Season 21
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
Season chronology

The twenty-first season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 27 July 2025 on the Nine Network.[1] Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, Dan Reilly returns as site foreman and judges Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer and Marty Fox all returning from the previous season.[2]

Production

In July 2024, it was announced that the 2025 season would return to Daylesford after permits were approved by the council, a 2400 square-metre block on 1 Raglan Street was sold to Nine earlier in 2024 for an undisclosed price.[3][4][5] Applications for the twenty-first season of the series opened in September 2024 until 4 November 2024, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old. If a person wants to join the cast for the 2025 season, they must be available for a 12-week shoot from February 2025, and they won’t be able to work their regular jobs throughout the shoot period. Having previous reno (house renovation) experience will give an applicant an advantage, but even total beginners are welcome to apply.[6] In October 2024, the season was officially confirmed at Nine's 2025 upfronts.[7][8]

Format changes

This season, houses will be built from scratch in the exact same layout and size. Also this season all-nighters are outlawed, and the building site will be locked every night, impacting the teams time-management skills. During the first episode, for the first time ever the weekly schedule and budget of each room and complete budget of $250K were provided to the teams, also a “powerpass” of $40,000 from Bunnings.

Contestants

House Couple[9] Age Location Relationship Occupations
1 Emma (Em) & Ben Cox 33 & 32 Melbourne, VIC Married Dance teacher & engineer
2 Hannah (Han) Thetford & Candice (Can) Wood 29 & 31 Perth, WA Couple Geologist & social media and marketing analyst
3 Britt & Taz Etto Both 30 Newman, WA Married Both police officers
4 Sonny & Alicia Aplin 44 & 42 Gold Coast, QLD Married Plumber & dental practice manager
5 Robby Lippett & Mat Johnson 37 & 41 Adelaide, SA Best mates Barber & hairdresser

Score history

Teams' progress summarised through the competition
Teams
Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat
Rooms Scores
Bathroom 24 19+1⁄2 24 25+1⁄2 26+1⁄2
Kids Rooms 25+1⁄2 24 28 24+1⁄2 20+1⁄2
Main Ensuite 28 29 21+1⁄2 26+1⁄2 27+1⁄4
Main Bedroom & WIR
Living & Dining
Rumpus Room
Kitchen
Guest Suite
Laundry WC, Mudroom & Garage
Alfredo Terrace & Stratco Shed
Backyard & Pool
Front Facade

Weekly Room Expenditures

Week Room(s)[10] Budget ($250k) Costs
Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat
1 Bathroom $20,000 $22,552 $19,711 $21,350 $14,739 $25,394
2 Kids Rooms $15,000 $17,554 $15,477 $16,970 $14,970 $24,432
3 Main Ensuite $20,000 $ $ $ $18,146 $21,643.33
4 Main Bedroom & WIR $15,000
5 Living & Dining $20,000
6 Rumpus Room $10,000
7 Kitchen $10,000
8 Guest Suite $30,000
9 Laundry, WC, Mudroom & Garage $20,000
10 Alfredo Terrace & Stratco Shed $20,000
11 Backyard & Pool $50,000
12 Front Facade $20,000
Running Total Costs $40,106 $35,188 $38,320 $47,855 $71,469.33

Weekly Room & Best Budget Prize

Week Room Winning Team Prize
1 Bathroom Robby & Mat $10k and a night away courtesy of MG
2 Kids Rooms Britt & Taz $10k, a night away courtesy of MG and $175k worth of kitchen appliances courtesy of E&S
3 Main Ensuite Han & Can $10k and a night away courtesy of MG
4 Main Bedroom & WIR
5 Living & Dining
6 Rumpus Room
7 Kitchen
8 Guest Suite
9 Laundry, WC, Mudroom & Garage
10 Alfredo Terrace & Stratco Shed
11 Backyard & Pool
12 Front Facade

After the weekly winning team is announced, the team that keeps the best track of their budget at the end of each week will win 10k to their budget.

Week Best Budget Team Prize
1 Sonny & Alicia $30k
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Results

Judges' Scores

Colour key:
  Highest Score
  Lowest Score
Summary of Judges' Scores
Week Area(s) Scores Teams
Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat
1 Bathroom Darren 81⁄2 61⁄2 8 9 9
Marty 71⁄2 61⁄2 8 8+1⁄2 9
Shaynna 8 61⁄2 8 8 81⁄2
Total 24 19+1⁄2 24 25+1⁄2 26+1⁄2
2 Kids Rooms Darren 9 9 91⁄2 9 71⁄2
Marty 8 71⁄2 9 71⁄2 61⁄2
Shaynna 81⁄2 71⁄2 91⁄2 8 61⁄2
Total 25+1⁄2 24 28 24+1⁄2 20+1⁄2
3 Main Ensuite Darren 91⁄2 91⁄2 71⁄2 9 91⁄2
Marty 9 91⁄2 61⁄2 9 93⁄4
Shaynna 91⁄2 9+1 71⁄2 81⁄2 8
Total 28 29[11] 21+1⁄2 26+1⁄2 25+1⁄4
4 Main Bedroom & WIR Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
5 Living & Dining Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
6 Rumpus Room Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
7 Kitchen Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
8 Guest Suite Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
9 Laundry WC, Mudroom & Garage Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
10 Alfredo Terrace & Stratco Shed Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
11 Backyard & Pool Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total
12 Front Facade Darren
Marty
Shaynna
Total

Challenge scores

Summary of challenge scores
Week Challenge Reward Teams
Challenge Description Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat
1 House Decider Challenge Create a float take part in Daylesford's ChillOut Festival Decides their house House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
2 Upholster Challenge Blockheads has to design and upholster under the guidance of Andy $10k courtesy of snooze,David Bromley Sesame Street original paintings worth $30k and Dayle S. Ford Gnome the bonus point 1st
3 Spa Challenge Over a few weeks, the Blockheads have to renovate the Daylesford's natural spring spa rooms Titanium Caravans worth $260k
4 Clay Shooting Challenge Blockheads have to shoot things made of clay $5k & $20k zip screen backyard blinds 1st

Auction

Auction results
Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit made Total Profit Auction Order

Ratings

The Block 2025 National Reach and Total viewership and nightly position
Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the series
  – Lowest rating during the series
Week Episode Original airdate Timeslot National Reach Viewers
(millions)[a] 		National Total Viewers
(millions)[a] 		Nightly rank Source
1 1 "Welcome to The Block" 27 July 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 2.700 1.303 1 [12]
2 "Bathroom week begins" 28 July 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 1.919 1.100 3 [13]
3 "Bathroom week mid-week" 29 July 2025 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.898 1.120 3 [14]
4 "Bathroom week continues" 30 July 2025 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.836 1.029 3 [15]
2 5 "Bathrooms revealed" 3 August 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 2.497 1.312 3 [16]
6 "Kids Rooms begin" 4 August 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 2.050 1.082 3 [17]
7 "Kids Rooms continues" 5 August 2025 Tuesday 7:30 pm 2.025 1.079 3 [18]
8 "Upholster challenge" 6 August 2025 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.926 1.061 3 [19]
3 9 "Kids Bedrooms revealed" 10 August 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 2.617 1.412 1 [20]
10 "Main Ensuites begin" 11 August 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 1.952 1.074 3 [21]
11 "Spa Challenge" 12 August 2025 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.711 0.961 3 [22]
12 "Main Ensuites Continues" 13 August 2025 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.722 1.029 4 [23]
4 13 "Main Ensuites revealed" 17 August 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 2.622 1.443 1 [24]
14 "Main Bedroom & WIR begin" 18 August 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 2.034 1.099 3 [25]
15 "Clay Shooting challenge" 19 August 2025 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.852 1.040 3 [26]
16 "Main Bedroom & WIR continues" 20 August 2025 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.983 1.113 3 [27]
5 17 "Main Bedroom & WIR revealed" 24 August 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the National Reach and National average viewership

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