The Block (season 2)

The Block (season 2)
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 26
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release 18 April – 25 July 2004
The site used for the second season, as seen several days prior to auction.

The Block 2 (retroactively re-titled The Block 2004) is the second season of Australian reality television series The Block. It aired on the Nine Network. Jamie Durie returned as host from the first season as did judge John McGrath. It first premiered on 18 April 2004.

Following the success of the first season, an expanded second season of 26 episodes, airing twice weekly, premiered on 18 April 2004. The series was again set in Sydney, although in the suburb of Manly rather than Bondi where the first season was located.

Selected from over 18,000 applicants, the four couples in the series were:

Auction

Auction results
Rank Couple[1] Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction order
1 Andrew Rochford and Jamie Nicholson $790,000 $868,000 $78,000 $178,000 3rd
2 Jason and Kirsten Johnson $795,000 $872,000 $77,000 $77,000 2nd
= 3 Steven Starkey and Richard Sterry $800,000 $800,000 $0 4th
Matt Martino and Jane Newton $795,000 $795,000 1st

Reception

Though the ratings were down this season from season one, the season was successful in the ratings with an average 1.6 million viewers watching daily,[2][3] and the Grand Finale was watched by 2.273 million viewers.[4]

Controversy

Two original contestants, Dani and Monique Bacha, left the program in January 2004, two weeks into the second series, when it was reported that Dani had spent six months in jail in 2002 following his conviction for a drug-related offence.[5] Andrew Rochford and Jamie Nicholson replaced Dani and Monique Bacha.[6]

References

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