The BEST episodes of The Block season 5
Every episode of The Block season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Block season 5!
Get ready for action, drama and plenty of tears and laughter when the hugely successful realty-renovation competition The Block, hosted by Scott Cam, introduces four couples who are taking on one of the toughest but potentially most rewarding challenges they will ever face. The couples will move into four identical and near-derelict apartments in the same building, with little more than the clothes they are wearing.
#1 - The Block Unlocked
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2012
Judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and John McGrath review the master bedrooms and ensuites, and the couples look over each other's rooms for the first time.
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#5 - Elimination Night 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2012
In tonight's episode, the last of the Red House eliminations, two brothers Andrew & Mike from NSW will take on the show's first ever mother and son team, Rana & Brett from VIC for the last remaining house on The Block.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#6 - Move into The Block
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2012
Host Scott Cam introduces the couples to their new homes, four dilapidated, gold-rush-era houses in South Melbourne with dirt floors and just a few walls. All the teams realise that the next 10 weeks of their lives are going to be tougher than they could have ever expected.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#7 - Room 1 Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/25/2012
The couples are tired, the conditions are primitive, and they have to get their first room ready for the judges, who will arrive again in just a few days.
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#8 - Elimination Night 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012
The Block returns for 2012 as eight new couples meet their host Scott Cam in Melbourne to compete in a fierce elimination challenge that will see the final four move into this year's Block.
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Season 5 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/31/2012
The teams are juggling budget problems with the needs of getting trades and materials in order to complete this week's rooms. With just a day to go every team is feeling the stress of another very tough week on the tools.
#10 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/29/2012
The teams are trying to protect their city views during the renovations of their rooftop terraces, and everyone is hoping for divine intervention as they face the crowds at the charity auction to raise money for Father Bob.
#11 - Challenge Week Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 63 - Aired 6/26/2012
Day two of the final challenge, and the scale of the project ahead of them is proving daunting for everyone. Site foreman Keith predicts that time management will prove the downfall of one team.
#12 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 59 - Aired 6/21/2012
The teams are back at the block and hard at work on their exteriors. Once the fences go up between the houses, one team finds themselves completely blocked off. Mike and Andrew finally meet the descendants of the original owners of their home.
#13 - Scotty's Workshop Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 58 - Aired 6/20/2012
Scott Cam and Shelley Craft take the contestants out for a sports-day challenge. Each couple will represent their house colours as they battle to win much-needed cash for their garden renovations.
#14 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 57 - Aired 6/19/2012
Brad and Lara believe foreman Keith has it in for them when he asks for changes to their outdoor plans. Next-door neighbours Dan and Dani are desperately trying to achieve a garden design with very little budget remaining.
#15 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/5/2012
One team has a very difficult decision to make as they can double their winnings by reaching into their neighbours' pockets. The brothers try to keep their room swap a secret from the others.
#16 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/4/2012
Challenge master Shelley Craft wakes the couples at 4am for this challenge, which kicks off at Melbourne's famous flower markets, where she unveils a very rare botanical money tree.
#17 - Room Reveal
Season 5 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/3/2012
With just four hours to go until room reveal, all four teams are rushing to complete their rooftop terraces in time for the judges. As budgets are getting tighter, everyone is desperate to win the $5000 weekly room prize.
#18 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/28/2012
The teams are blessed by local priest Father Bob before setting out on a challenge set by Shelley Craft to raise money for his foundation to feed the homeless.
#19 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/24/2012
The teams have finally reached the halfway mark in their renovations and reflect on the last 50 days living at the block. Scott and Shelley stop by to see how the teams are progressing with their hallways and guest bedrooms.
#20 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/21/2012
Challenge master Shelley Craft takes the teams to Daylesford in country Victoria, where they will have just five hours to style a room for Belle Magazine and be judged by editor Neale Whitaker.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2012
Challenge master Shelley Craft puts the couples through their next big challenge. They're all desperate for cash to renovate their homes, and Shelley is going to make them earn every penny
Watch Now:Apple TV#22 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/22/2012
In their race to complete a bedroom and their hallways, some teams try to cut corners, which puts them in the firing line with site foreman Keith. Host Scott Cam tries to teach Dan how to say no to Dani, with hilarious results.
#23 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2012
Scott Cam and Shelley Craft review progress as the couples struggle to complete their first room. All are feeling the pressure.
#24 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/30/2012
There's gold fever at the block as challenge master Shelley Craft takes the teams out of the city to strike it rich in the Victorian goldfields. But the winning teams are in for a big shock as Scott Cam announces one very big twist.
#25 - Scott & Shelley walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/2012
All four couples are desperately trying to keep their renovations on track for this week's room delivery as Scott Cam and Shelley Craft drop in to review progress of their master bedrooms and ensuites.