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The Block: Season 22

50 episodes Premiered Aug 2, 2026 Updated Oct 11, 2026

The Block takes place in Mount Eliza on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula for its twenty-second season. The season features five duos as they work on renovating luxury two-storey homes that boast historic water views. A notable change in living arrangements occurs this season, as all five teams bunker together under one roof instead of living in the homes they are building, or roughing it in tents and caravans. As part

Previously on The Block

Season 22 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Couples compete against each other to renovate houses.
  • ⚡ The ultimate goal of the competition is to sell the renovated houses at auction for the highest price.
  • ⚡ Darren Palmer is featured as part of the series cast.
  • ⚡ Teams traditionally contend with the challenges of home renovation and living conditions during the building process.
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Season overview

The Block takes place in Mount Eliza on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula for its twenty-second season. The season features five duos as they work on renovating luxury two-storey homes that boast historic water views. A notable change in living arrangements occurs this season, as all five teams bunker together under one roof instead of living in the homes they are building, or roughing it in tents and caravans. As part of the core premise of the series, couples compete against each other to renovate houses and ultimately sell them at auction for the highest price.

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Season 22 Episodes

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S22·E1 Mytharc

Guest Bedroom Week (1)

Aug 2, 2026 · 68 min

Scotty greets five very excited couples to coastal Mount Eliza and assigns them their first rooms: guest bedrooms. In this week-long house decider challenge, the team that produces

S22·E2 Core

Guest Bedroom Week (2)

Aug 3, 2026 · 50 min

The Blockheads work on their guest bedrooms and very quickly realise this Block is not going to be a walk in the park.

S22·E3 Core

Guest Bedroom Week (3)

Aug 4, 2026 · 47 min

The Blockheads struggle with the new site hours, and Dan makes it very clear that the rules will be enforced.

S22·E4 Core

Guest Bedroom Week (4)

Aug 5, 2026 · 52 min

Scotty and Shelley check in with the teams and raise the stakes with a money-making opportunity.

S22·E5 Core

Guest Bedroom Reveal

Aug 9, 2026 · 68 min

A body corporate meeting rattles one team, and the house decider winner takes home $10,000 for their guest bedroom.

S22·E6 Core

Family Bathroom Week (1)

Aug 10, 2026 · 52 min

Last night's explosive allegations in judging see one team go AWOL, meanwhile the remaining Blockheads get to choose their houses.

S22·E7 Core

Family Bathroom Week (2)

Aug 11, 2026 · 51 min

Scotty announces a $250,000 prize for the winner of this week's bathroom, revving up already competitive contestants.

S22·E8 Core

Family Bathroom Week (3)

Aug 12, 2026 · 52 min

The Blockheads compete in their first challenge of the season whilst struggling to complete their family bathrooms.

S22·E9 Core

Family Bathroom Reveal

Aug 16, 2026 · 68 min

Everyone pitches in to help one team, but will this be to their detriment? Find out who wins the $250,000 kitchen upgrade and $10,000 in a nail-biting finish.

S22·E10 Core

Main Bedroom & Walk-In-Robe Week (1)

Aug 17, 2026 · 52 min

The Blockheads are not happy after last night's judging; will a visit from some fan favourites help to cheer them up?

S22·E11 Core

Main Bedroom & Walk-In-Robe Week (2)

Aug 18, 2026 · 51 min

The competition is heating up as the Blockheads try to outdo each other with their creative main bedroom design ideas.

S22·E12 Core

Main Bedroom & Walk-In-Robe Week (3)

Aug 19, 2026 · 52 min

Tayla questions whether their house will sell if she doesn't change from her original plan and a new challenge provides lots of laughs.

S22·E13 Core

Main Bedroom & Walk-In-Robe Reveal

Aug 23, 2026 · 68 min

Scotty makes a surprise announcement that thrills The Blockheads. Plus, find out which team wins $10,000 for their bedroom and walk-in robe.

S22·E14 Core

Main Ensuite Week (1)

Aug 24, 2026 · 52 min

The teams are picking tiles and coming up with design ideas to make their main ensuites stand out from the rest.

S22·E15 Core

Main Ensuite Week (2)

Aug 25, 2026 · 54 min

The race is on, and the tradie war hits a dramatic fever pitch for main ensuite week. With the clock ticking, the desperate Blockheads are scrambling to avoid incomplete bathrooms.

S22·E16 Core

Main Ensuite Week (3)

Aug 26, 2026 · 55 min

The teams are having problems with their trades and budgets as they struggle to get their ensuites on track.

S22·E17 Core

Main Ensuite Reveal

Aug 30, 2026 · 63 min

Find out who takes home the $10,000 for their main ensuite.

S22·E18 Core

Living, Dining & Alfresco Week (1)

Aug 31, 2026 · 50 min

It's a huge week, as teams must deliver three massive areas: living and dining rooms and their alfresco terraces.

S22·E20 Core

Living, Dining & Alfresco Week (3)

Sep 2, 2026 · 49 min

The contestants compete in an action-packed challenge in the hope of winning some much-needed cash.

S22·E21 Core

Living, Dining & Alfresco Reveal

Sep 6, 2026 · 71 min

It's the biggest room and the most spectacular view in Block history. The teams reveal their massive living and dining spaces, triggering a high-stakes judging rollercoaster.

S22·E22 Core

Guest Suite Week (1)

Sep 7, 2026 · 54 min

The contestants are becoming more adventurous with the design choices for this week's guest suite, and there is a new foreperson in town.

S22·E23 Core

Guest Suite Week (2)

Sep 8, 2026 · 50 min

It's mishaps all round with tile mistakes, wacky wall colours and a delivery disaster that sets Wyatt off.

S22·E24 Core

Guest Suite Week (3)

Sep 9, 2026 · 54 min

With a high-stakes room reveal just hours away, Guest Suite Week pushes the weary Blockheads to an absolute breaking point, while a power struggle erupts between site managers.

S22·E25 Core

Guest Suite Reveal

Sep 13, 2026 · 69 min

At the season's halfway mark, Guest Suite Reveal delivers absolute mayhem! One disastrous room has the judges in fits of laughter, while another leaves them completely wowed.

S22·E26 Core

Kitchen, Pantry, WC & Lift (1)

Sep 14, 2026 · 53 min

The Blockheads start working on the heart of their homes, and there is friction in the share house.

S22·E27 Core

Kitchen, Pantry, WC & Lift (2)

Sep 15, 2026 · 54 min

The teams prepare their spaces for kitchen installations, and Block all-stars drop by to invite them to a tricky challenge.

S22·E28 Core

Kitchen, Pantry, WC & Lift (3)

Sep 16, 2026 · 49 min

Shelley helps Tayla with her styling, Sev gets good news, and there are 100,000 reasons to win Kitchen Week.

S22·E29 Core

Kitchen, Pantry, WC & Lift Reveal

Sep 20, 2026 · 72 min

Time is running out and the gloves come off for the season's biggest reveal yet! Tensions among the teams rise across the site before one standout space secures the $100,000 win.

S22·E30 Core

Rumpus & Laundry (1)

Sep 21, 2026 · 56 min

High Kitchen Week scores offer little reprieve as Rupmus and Laundry Week beings. Bad blood boils over when a group community challenge forces bitter rivals to work side by side.

S22·E31 Core

Rumpus & Laundry (2)

Sep 22, 2026 · 48 min

As the charity challenge continues, teams struggle to divide their time. While everyone unites to deliver vital emergency housing, friction on-site fuels fresh personal rifts.

S22·E32 Core

Rumpus & Laundry (3)

Sep 23, 2026 · 56 min

A winning team is awarded $10,000 in a heartfelt challenge finish, but a frantic push to catch up on Rumpus and Laundry Week triggers an explosive fallout on the Block.

S22·E33 Core

Rumpus & Laundry Reveal

Sep 28, 2026 · 67 min

A winning team is awarded $10,000 in a heartfelt challenge finish, but a frantic push to catch up on Rumpus and Laundry Week triggers an explosive fallout on the Block.

S22·E34 Core

Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week (1)

Sep 29, 2026 · 54 min

In the biggest week yet, battling Blockheads clear site ruin for the upcoming Domain Buyers Jury Challenge, all while launching into the Kids Bedroom and facing their Re-do Room.

S22·E35 Core

Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week (2)

Sep 30, 2026 · 52 min

A massive prize is up for grabs as teams juggle their final interior spaces and a dazzling open house. But under the heavy workload, pots are stirred and site tensions simmer.

S22·E36 Mytharc

Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week (3)

Oct 1, 2026 · 56 min

With a huge $50,000 prize and a glimpse at future auction success on the line, the crucial Domain Buyers Jury Challenge reveals which house has won over Mount Eliza buyers.

S22·E37 Core

Kids Bedroom Reveal

Oct 5, 2026 · 70 min

Double reveal day arrives as teams present their Kids Bedrooms alongside a critical Re-do Room. Hopes run high for redemption, but repeat mistakes bring harsh judging feedback.

S22·E38 Core

Outdoor Terrace & Pool (1)

Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min

The latest judging feedback leaves some teams feeling cheated and defeated. But there's no time to dwell as focus finally moves outside for Outdoor Terrace and Pool Week.

S22·E39 Core

Outdoor Terrace & Pool (2)

Oct 7, 2026 · 56 min

Special guest Hamish Blake hosts a wild athletics carnival after an emotional family reunion. Joy is short-lived as the daunting reality of Outdoor Terrace and Pool Week sets in.

S22·E40 Core

Outdoor Terrace & Pool (3)

Oct 8, 2026 · 48 min

As time slips away, teams are in real danger of not delivering their outdoor terraces and pools. Pressure reaches boiling point as endless setbacks strike from all directions.

S22·E41 Core

Outdoor Terrace & Pool Reveal

Oct 11, 2026 · 71 min

It's Outdoor Terrace and Pool reveal day and the teams are bringing big deck energy! Racing against the clock, duos must deliver or risk falling flat in front of the judges.

S22·E42 Core

Backyard & Garage (1)

Oct 12, 2026 · 57 min

As Backyard and Garage week kicks off, extra sharehouse tension spills onto the site. Severe budget blowouts force production intervention over one team's cash crisis.

S22·E43 Core

Backyard & Garage (2)

Oct 13, 2026 · 52 min

Teams are digging deep on site for Backyard and Garage week, but a fiery body corporate meeting to evict extra guests from the share house leaves the duos more divided than ever.

S22·E44 Core

Backyard & Garage (3)

Oct 14, 2026 · 57 min

Desperate for cash, teams enter full challenge mode to stay afloat for the final two weeks of competition. As backyard builds progress, fractured neighbourly fences begin mending.

S22·E45 Mytharc

Backyard & Garage Reveal

Oct 18, 2026 · 71 min

The penultimate judging arrives with spectacular Backyard and Garage reveals. Proving all is not fair in competition, frustrated teams turn on one another over bended rules.

S22·E46 Core

Frontyard & Facade (1)

Oct 19, 2026 · 48 min

After a tightly contested judging, the final week begins! The Blockheads tackle Frontyard and Facades with everything they have left to win a massive $50,000 off their reserve.

S22·E47 Core

Frontyard & Facade (2)

Oct 20, 2026 · 53 min

Frontyards finally begin taking shape, but patience is running dangerously thin. While some teams give it their all, others feel the crunch of the competition taking its toll.

S22·E48 Core

Front Yard & Facade (3)

Oct 21, 2026 · 51 min

With the final reveal fast approaching, the Blockheads reflect on their journey while racing to finish their yards, and Scotty and Shelley hit the site for their final walkaround.

S22·E49 Mytharc

Front Yard & Facade Reveal

Oct 25, 2026 · 75 min

The final reveal of Season 22 is here! The Blockheads present their Frontyards and Facades, making one last bid to take out the huge $50,000 reserve discount before Auction Day.

S22·E50 Mytharc

Grand Final / Auction

Nov 1, 2026 · 93 min

It's time for Mt Eliza's five new luxury homes to hit the auction block! With millions and months of hard work on the line, who will be crowned the winners of The Block 2026?

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