Final room reveals on The Block trump X Factor final performances but Seven wins the night

Nine took first blood in a big week of reality TV finals, with the final room reveals for The Block beating Seven’s X Factor final in the 7.30pm slot.

The Block: topped the night ahead of X Factor

The Block topped all the demographics and had 1.107m viewers for its 90-minute show ahead of Wednesday’s live auction, while the X Factor, which will crown a winner tonight, had 1.02m for a two hour and fifteen minute show according to OZTam overnight metro ratings.

But despite the primetime loss Seven pipped Nine for audience share with 22.2 per cent to 22 per cent – boosted by a decent performance for a repeat episode of The Big Bang Theory (714,000 at 9.45pm), although that number was inflated by the overrunning X Factor show.