The Block - Season 16

First aired: 8/23/2020 50 episodes

Five period homes from the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s will be brought back to life by five eager new couples on a block of land in the heart of sunny and affluent Melbourne.

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Episodes

1. Welcome to the Block

Aired: 8/23/2020

Five new teams arrive at the Block Brighton to find five derelict houses from 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950. But who will choose which house?

2. Guest Bedrooms Begin

Aired: 8/24/2020

The winner of the house decider challenge is announced, and the contestants get started on their first room this series.

3. Guest Bedrooms Continue

Aired: 8/25/2020

Scotty drops a bombshell which adds extra pressure on the teams this week.

4. Guest Bedrooms Revealed

Aired: 8/30/2020

Judges Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze judge the contestants first room. Who takes out the biggest room reveal prize in The Block's history?

5. Guest Ensuites Begin

Aired: 8/31/2020

Guest ensuites are proving challenging for the contestants and there are tears aplenty.

6. Guest Ensuites Continue

Aired: 9/1/2020

Bad news from home rocks one couple's world. Meanwhile, there is a storm brewing and it brings with it a world of pain.

7. Guest Ensuite Week

Aired: 9/2/2020

Shelley and Scotty call out a contestant for shifty behaviour and one of the Blockheads has a medical emergency.

8. Guest Ensuite Room Reveal

Aired: 9/6/2020

Scotty's brother makes a welcome appearance on site and the judges deliver their verdict on the team's guest ensuites. Who will take out the $10,000 prize money?

9. Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe Week

Aired: 9/7/2020

All the teams get together for a lavish winners are grinner's dinner. But, Harry is not smiling. Has the load become too heavy for him?

10. Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe Week Continues

Aired: 9/8/2020

The Block is full of razzamatazz as Shelly and Scotty morph into gameshow hosts in the hotly contested agent challenge "Block It In".

11. Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe Week

Aired: 9/9/2020

Which contestant seems to be suffering from memory loss and which team have a massive target on their backs?

12. Master Bedroom & Walk-In-Robe Reveal

Aired: 9/13/2020

Which team takes home $10,000 cash and which team's room do the judges deem a disaster?

13. Master Ensuite Week Begins

Aired: 9/14/2020

Keith loses his patience and wants to kick someone off The Block.

14. Master Ensuite Week continues

Aired: 9/15/2020

Tonight's episode tugs on the heartstrings as the parents are offered a chance to reunite their families.

15. Master Ensuite Week Continues

Aired: 9/16/2020

The Block parents face a tough decision, the stress is mounting, and one contestant is accused of dobbing.

16. Master Ensuite Reveal

Aired: 9/20/2020

The teams have overcome hurdles to produce some of the best bathrooms ever. Find out who wins and takes home the $10,000 cash.

17. Bedroom & Bathroom Week Begins

Aired: 9/21/2020

Get you tissues ready for the most emotional episode of The Block ever.

18. Bedroom & Bathroom Week Continues

Aired: 9/22/2020

The teams are back at The Block after COVID-19 shutdown. Will dirty Harry pay for the price for being sneaky?

19. Bedroom & Bathroom Week

Aired: 9/23/2020

Luke and Jasmin are having a very bad day while Sarah and George have returned raring to go, Dan is shocked.

20. Bedroom & Bathroom Reveal

Aired: 9/27/2020

Design inspiration all-round as the judges decide who takes home the $10,000 prize money for the best bedroom and bathroom.

21. Kitchen Week

Aired: 9/28/2020

There is excitement all round as the teams prepare for kitchen week. Check out who has upset his trades.

22. Kitchen Week

Aired: 9/29/2020

One team is accused of plagiarism. Plus, there is a ghost like challenge with a gnome up for grabs.

23. Kitchen Week

Aired: 9/30/2020

Shelley and Scotty visit the contestants and check the progress of their trendsetting kitchens.

24. Kitchen Week Reveal

Aired: 10/4/2020

The judges have tough job deciding the winner of kitchen week. Which team will take home the $10,000 cash.

25. Living/Dining Room Week

Aired: 10/5/2020

Will one team's controversial decision take them out of contention of winning living/dining room week?

26. Living/Dining Room Week

Aired: 10/6/2020

The contestants present amazing marketing campaigns to sell their homes.

27. Living/Dining Room Week

Aired: 10/7/2020

While one contestant threatens to walk, Jasmin celebrates her birthday being spoilt by her Block family.

28. Living/Dining Room Reveal

Aired: 10/11/2020

Who takes home the $10,000 for their living/dining space? One team's efforts are deemed a complete fail.

29. Upstairs Week

Aired: 10/12/2020

Sarah and George are down in the dumps and have a message for the judges. Keith sparks up at Harry.

30. Upstairs Week

Aired: 10/13/2020

The Block welcomes Brickman. This challenge is one for big and little kids.

31. Upstairs Week

Aired: 10/14/2020

Shelley and Scotty drop by to see the upstairs layouts and design choices.

32. Upstairs Reveal

Aired: 10/18/2020

It's judgment day for the upstairs rooms. Who will take home the $10,000 for their creative design and layout choices?

33. Hallway Week

Aired: 10/19/2020

Teams are pushed to the edge as they have to finish off the interiors of their houses. Yes, it's hell week.

34. Hallway Week

Aired: 10/20/2020

In the middle of the week from hell a challenge is thrown in. Will some old faces put a smile on this year's Blockheads' dials?

35. Hallway Week

Aired: 10/21/2020

The veterans from the biggest Block ever actually seem to enjoy mucking in to help this year's teams with their hallways.

36. Hallway Reveal

Aired: 10/26/2020

It's judgement day for the team's hallways, powder rooms, laundries and stairwells. Who will take home the $10,000 cash.

37. Front Garden & Facade Week

Aired: 10/27/2020

It's total mayhem on the Block tonight as the teams have the mammoth task of restoring the front of their homes.

38. Front Garden & Facade Week

Aired: 10/28/2020

Stress levels are high and budgets are low. Find out why all the teams think this week is far worse the hell week.

39. Front Garden & Facade Week

Aired: 10/29/2020

The teams face an uphill battle to finish their front gardens and house facades.

40. Front Garden & Facade Reveal

Aired: 11/1/2020

The Blockheads stunning front garden excite the judges. Find out who wins the $10,000 cash.

41. Studio & Garage Week

Aired: 11/2/2020

Teams start working on their biggest space yet, the studio and garage.

42. Studio & Garage Week

Aired: 11/3/2020

Witness just how big a job the teams face this week. And who never learns from their past mistakes?

43. Studio & Garage Week

Aired: 11/5/2020

Whoever said it was easy? Harry does and Jimmy loses it. The massive studio week is beginning to seem insurmountable for most of the teams.

44. Studio & Garage Reveal

Aired: 11/8/2020

Only two teams manage to finish this massive week. Who will take home the $10,000 cash?

45. Backyard week

Aired: 11/9/2020

It's the last week of the Block and the teams must deliver their back gardens and fix any defects.

46. Backyard Week

Aired: 11/10/2020

The teams back gardens are so extravagant that their budgets are becoming an issue.

47. Backyard Week

Aired: 11/12/2020

The contestants are reunited with their families but still must finish their designer backyards.

48. Backyard Reveal

Aired: 11/15/2020

The contestant's lavish backyards and pools are revealed. Which lucky team will drive away in a brand-new car?

49. Open For Inspection

Aired: 11/16/2020

The Block is Open for Inspection. The Blockheads give us, along with Scott and Shelley, an exclusive tour of the five incredible period family homes they have created, ahead of the most-anticipated auctions ever. (9Now exclusive, not broadcast on free-to-air)

50. The Block Auctions

Aired: 11/22/2020

We take a look back at the contestant's journey and find out who wins The Block 2020 as their homes go up for auction.