RATINGS: THE BLOCK FINALE CHANNEL 9'S MASSIVE TRIUMPH

August 22, 2011 | Australian TV News

It was a massive triumph for Channel 9 last night with the Grand Finale of The Block sweeping all before it followed by the return of Underbelly with the feature length Razor opener. Overall viewing figures for the block peaked at 3,089,000 when the overall winning couple Polly and Waz was revealed. Underbelly Razor was a huge beneficiary with the first half of it’s two hour opener notching up a massive 2,510,000.

1. THE BLOCK – WINNER ANNOUNCED (Channel 9) Total Viewers 3,089,000

2. THE BLOCK – AUCTION (Channel 9) Total Viewers 2,690,000

3. UNDERBELLY: RAZOR EPISODE 1 (Channel 9) Total Viewers 2,510,000

4. THE BLOCK – GRAND FINAL (Channel 9) Total Viewers 2,282,000

5. UNDERBELLY: RAZOR EPISODE 2 (Channel 9) Total Viewers 2,089,000

6. NINE NEWS SUNDAY (Channel 9) Total Viewers 1,597,000

7. SEVEN NEWS (Channel 7) Total Viewers 1,387,000

8. SUNDAY NIGHT (Channel 7) Total Viewers1,089,000

9. BONES (Channel 7) Total Viewers1,020,000

10. THE FORCE – BEHIND THE LINE (Channel 7) Total Viewers 989,000

11. HIGHWAY PATROL (Channel 7) Total Viewers 901,000

12. GRAND DESIGNS (ABC1) Total Viewers 898,000

13. ABC NEWS (ABC1) Total Viewers 771,000

14. CASTLE (Channel 7) Total Viewers 731,000

15. NINE’S SUNDAY FOOTBALL (Channel 9) Total Viewers 543,000

16. BONDI RESCUE (Channel 10) Total Viewers 496,000

17. CASTLE EPISODE 2  (Channel 7) Total Viewers 461,000

18. THE GRUEN PITCH ENCORE (ABC1) Total Viewers 457,000

19. BONDI VET (Channel 10) Total Viewers 437,000

20. THE RENOVATORS (Channel 10) Total Viewers 407,000