The Block tops My Kitchen Rules as The Vikings doco rates same as Ten’s dance show

The Block outrated My Kitchen Rules for the first time last night as the show had 1.568m metro viewers on Channel Nine while MKR had 1.55m on Seven, according to OzTam.

Preliminary overnight metro ratings show Channel Nine also won the 6pm news battle by a small margin with 1.326m while Seven News had 1.321m, as the networks led into their flagship reality shows.

My Kitchen Rules has been dominating the 7.30pm timeslot since the shows began on January 27, winning over 2m viewers for some episodes with its shows from Sunday to Wednesday the four most-watched programs last week.

However, The Block has been steadily gaining viewers throughout the series, recording bigger audiences week on week, and last night gained on the 1.521m it had last Sunday. The Block was also the top program in people 25-54, followed by MKR, 60 Minutes and Fat Tony & Co last night.