The Block: Are judges being encouraged to judge selectively, and harshly?
Pearman Media’s Steve Allen looks at the trajectory of Nine’s The Block: Fans v Faves in 2021 as it overcomes scandal to draw-in viewers.
Nine’s The Block returned to screens on 8 August, and with it came scandal in the form of a photo of The Block’s production schedule, taken by contestants Josh and Luke, which fellow contestants Ronnie and Georgia said helped them secure their first win in the master room challenge.
The contestants are battling it out to win a sweet $100,000 in prize money, on top of the profits their home makes on auction day.
The payoff from the scandal is obviously intended controversy, thus audience barracking spilling into PR and social media posts.
