Last night, The Block won the Ratings, with a higher spot than usual, coming out with numbers higher than Seven News and 9News. It brought in a Total TV National Reach of 2,174,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 1,268,000.
Also on Nine, A Current Affair shared the story of twelve-year-old Abhijot Singh, who has spent countless hours chasing his dream of playing professional cricket in Australia.
He uses every chance he gets to practise his fast bowling on the street outside his Melbourne home. But now, worries that his future may never arrive have settled in, as his parents have been notified they must leave Australia by November.
They have spent 16 years in Australia on bridging visas, attempting to gain permanent residency, but now they have been told to leave.
Over on Seven, My Kitchen Rules brought in a Total TV National Reach of 1,803,000.
Channel 10’s The Cheap Seats raked in a Total TV National Reach of 742,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 411,000.
The Block‘s episode 39 detailed a team meeting that brought tensions right to the tipping point.
To recap, Britt and Taz were forbidden from working on their deck yesterday because they had worked ahead on the subframe last week, which is against Block rules.
But Stratco’s work on site yesterday meant no one was able to get cracking on their decks – so the rest of the group are seeking a further delay until they can all get on a level playing field.
Alicia says the group believes Britt and Taz should not be able to start their deck until everyone else has also completed their subframes.
Everyone is adamant it’s not personal, but Britt and Taz disagree with that.
“We haven’t said anything negative or derogatory towards any of you,” Alicia said.
Except Britt clearly remembers the “snide” comments after yesterday’s Open For Inspections.
She doesn’t want to lay it all out there now, but Alicia says it’s now or never.
Sonny admits he was rude yesterday, but Alicia fumes at being lumped in with him.
“Don’t you dare, and I will not allow you to throw me under the bus, that I’ve been a nasty bitch because I’ve done nothing but take care of you,” she said.
Britt’s point is that it’s all about the delivery, and sometimes, their delivery is a little harsh.
In the end, they awkwardly hug it ou,t but it’s hardly water under the bridge.
“Today really made us realise ‘are we going to be friends with these people when we leave?’ Our friends wouldn’t do this to us,” Britt added.
