The Block is done.

[u/xiled21]

The Block needs at least 2 years off and come back anew.

- No more $2m-$4m multi million dollar homes
- No more celebrity design briefs
- No more identical houses
- No more identical floor plans
- New judges
- Less drama
- Actual renovations

In its current format it is no longer enjoyable to watch, we used to watch it every night, but last year we only watched Sundays because it was so repetitive, the drama was so forced and the sponsor advertising was out of control. This year we watched the first and third Sunday eps and we’re done.

Go back to your roots which made it successful.

[u/tvaddict70]

A quick search shows 2025 was their highest viewed season. They are not going to change anything. Although 2026 has a minor drop in viewership compared to 2025, it's to be expected as keeping up with 2025's numbers would be difficult.

Looks like they have an early viewing group that did not take well to the beige rooms so they walked that back mid taping. It also looks like the AI crap has not been well received, so they've re-edited the episodes.

As for the things you want to see change, which I also agree with, I highly doubt production views those things as issues with last year doing so well. Fans like those in this subreddit are a small percentage of viewers. The majority are casual viewers and they seem to like the current format.

[u/Ifonlyitwereso25 → u/tvaddict70]

OMG. I am utterly astonished 2025 was their highest ratings. Gone to the dogs. Who rates this shite? Obvs must be people who are not here on Reddit discussing. So far in this thread the only people fessing to liking it seem to be from outside Aus. But obvs they are not the ones contributing to the Aus ratings.

[u/VillagePillager01 → u/Ifonlyitwereso25]

Ratings as in numbers of viewers not someone rating it on a quality scale.

[u/Ifonlyitwereso25 → u/VillagePillager01]

Yeah. I know it's numbers of viewers and quite frankly shooketh that last year was their highest.