A big night for Nine with The Block Sky High (Winner: 1st – 2,808,000; Auctions: 2nd – 2,606,000; Finale: 3rd – 2,132,000) and Underbelly: Squizzy (Launch: 4th – 1,679,000; Ep1: 7th – 1,148,000) doing massive business for the network, and overshadowing the other launch for the night in Ripper Street (19th – 579,000) – in fact Ten relegated to 18th/19th/20th spots for the night as their best performers.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Nine News – Ch9
6:30pm: The Block Sky High – Grand Final – Ch9
7:30pm: The Block Sky High – Auctions/Winner Announced – Ch9
8:30pm: Underbelly: Squizzy – Launch – Ch9
9:30pm: Underbelly: Squizzy – Ep1 – Ch9
Channel 9 won the night (35.6%), followed by Channel 7 (18.5%), ABC1 (11.2%) & Channel 10 (10.6%).