Australian Reality TV Next Week (28 September–4 October, 2026): Block Mon–Thu, NRL GF Sun
Bottom line:
- The Block runs four nights in a row, Monday 28 September to Thursday 1 October, all at 7.30pm AEST on Nine and 9Now.
- Sunday 4 October is NRL Grand Final night on Nine, with kick-off at 7.30pm AEDT, so the Kids Room and Re-Do Room Reveal that one listing puts at 7.00pm isn't confirmed.
- The Voice wraps up the night before this week starts, and Big Brother still has no premiere date from 10.
| Date | Time (AEST/AEDT) | Channel/stream | What's on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep | 7.30pm AEST | Nine / 9Now | The Block, Rumpus and Laundry Reveal (episode 33, 90 min, $10,000 prize) |
| Tue 29 Sep | 7.30pm AEST | Nine / 9Now | The Block, Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week (70 min) |
| Wed 30 Sep | 7.30pm AEST | Nine / 9Now | The Block, Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week, day 2 (70 min) |
| Thu 1 Oct | 7.30pm AEST | Nine / 9Now | The Block, Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week, open homes and a $50,000 win (75 min) |
| Fri 2 Oct | — | — | No new episode from the five shows we follow |
| Sat 3 Oct | — | — | Nothing announced; the published guides don't reach this far yet |
| Sun 4 Oct | 7.30pm AEDT | Nine / 9Now | NRL Grand Final kick-off, Accor Stadium |
| Sun 4 Oct | Not yet confirmed | Nine / 9Now | The Block, Kids Room and Re-Do Room Reveal (TVmaze: 7.00pm, 100 min; clashes with the Grand Final) |
Monday to Saturday are in AEST. Sunday is in AEDT because daylight saving starts that morning. Adelaide and Darwin sit 30 minutes behind the eastern clock for the weeknights; Nine's Perth feed is scheduled locally.
Is The Block on every night next week?
Not every night, but four in a row, which is unusual for this season. The reveal that the rugby pushed off Sunday 27 September lands on Monday 28 September, and the next build week starts straight after it on Tuesday.
That gives Nine a Monday-to-Thursday run: one reveal and three build nights. The yourTV guide has Monday's episode starting at 7.31pm and running 92 minutes, while IceTV and TVmaze file it at 7.30pm and 90 minutes. Either way, it wraps up close to 9.00pm.
If you missed why Sunday went dark, our explainer on the missing Sunday reveal has the rugby listing. Last Thursday's quiet night is covered in our 24 September check.
What happens on The Block from Monday to Thursday?
Monday settles the Rumpus and Laundry rooms. Nine's synopsis says the Blockheads find out who wins $10,000 after a week that included a community challenge.
Tuesday opens Kids Room and Re-Do Room Week. The guides don't agree on which synopsis belongs to which night, so here's what Nine has filed across the three build episodes: a buyers jury challenge being planned, a surprise visit from football legends, one team accused of copying another's re-do room, and a conspiracy theory rattling the site.
Thursday is the one night every guide agrees on. The homes go on show to the public and someone wins $50,000, which is five times Monday's prize. For how the judges usually score a reveal, this clip from Nine's own channel is a decent primer.
We track each night in the Block archive, and the scoring pattern from Kitchen Week is in our 16 September results.
Will the NRL Grand Final bump The Block on Sunday 4 October?
Probably something has to give, but nobody has said what yet. TVmaze lists the Kids Room and Re-Do Room Reveal for 7.00pm that Sunday, 100 minutes long. The Grand Final kicks off at 7.30pm AEDT at Accor Stadium, and Nine has exclusive free-to-air coverage.
Both can't sit on Nine's main channel at 7.30pm. Nine's media release from Thursday 24 September confirms the Grand Final on Sunday 4 October, and Accor Stadium and ESPN both give the 7.30pm AEDT kick-off.
What we can't do yet is check it against the full guide. yourTV's seven-day window stops at Friday 2 October, and IceTV has nothing loaded for that Sunday. So we're calling the reveal not yet confirmed rather than guessing a new night.
There's a precedent from this month, though. When the Wallabies Test took Sunday 27 September, Nine moved the reveal to the next night at 7.30pm rather than dropping it. The same fix would put the reveal on Monday 5 October, but that's a pattern, not a listing.
Why does Sunday 4 October use AEDT?
Because daylight saving starts at 2.00am that morning. New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia put their clocks forward an hour; Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia don't.
That's why the table switches from AEST to AEDT on its last row. It also means the gap between Sydney and Brisbane opens from zero to an hour overnight. Here's the 7.30pm AEDT kick-off converted city by city:
- Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart — 7.30pm AEDT
- Adelaide — 7.00pm ACDT
- Brisbane — 6.30pm AEST
- Darwin — 6.00pm ACST
- Perth — 4.30pm AWST
Nine's Brisbane guide is scheduled locally, so once the clocks split it's worth checking your own state's listing for anything after that Sunday. Our capital city times guide sets out how each network handles the states.
Is The Voice on next week?
No. The Voice Australia's Grand Finale is on Sunday 27 September at 7.00pm on Seven and 7plus, the night before this week begins. Seven's guide from Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October has no Voice episode in it.
Four artists go into that finale, with $100,000 and a recording package from Hive Sound Studios for the winner. The run to the final is on our Voice finals page.
When does Big Brother Australia 2026 start?
October is still the only answer. Mediaweek reported on 8 September that 10 hadn't set a premiere date, and nothing tighter has come from the network since.
It won't be this week, at least up to Friday. 10's 7.30pm slot from Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October is filled with other programmes in the yourTV guide, and TVmaze has no 2026 Big Brother episodes. Host Mel Tracina and the new Brisbane house are covered in our Big Brother 2026 guide.
What about Survivor and MAFS?
Both are 2027 stories. Australian Survivor: Rivals and Married at First Sight season 14 have no start dates, and neither turns up anywhere in next week's listings.
Our 2027 reality line-up tracks what's been confirmed. For the auction end of The Block, the maths on likely dates is in our auction date guide.
Where can you stream this week's episodes?
Every Block episode goes up on 9Now after it airs, and the Grand Final streams live on 9Now too. The Voice finale goes to 7plus once it has aired.
All free, with a login. The nights, times and catch-up details are in our how to watch The Block guide, and last week's schedule is still up at 21–27 September. Quiz fans can find the weeknight game shows on our sister site, AU Quiz On Air.
FAQ
Is The Block on Friday 2 October?
No. Nine's Friday has no Block listed, and Thursday 1 October is the last build night of the week.
How much is up for grabs on The Block this week?
$10,000 at Monday's Rumpus and Laundry Reveal and $50,000 on Thursday, going by Nine's synopses.
Does daylight saving affect this week's Block nights?
No. Monday to Thursday all come before the change, so they're plain AEST. Only the Sunday 4 October rows are in AEDT.
Sources
- yourTV (Nine, Seven and 10 published guides), listings for Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October, checked Saturday 26 September — Block episodes 33 to 36, no Voice or Big Brother.
- TVmaze, The Block episode guide — episodes 33 to 37, including the Sunday 4 October reveal at 7.00pm.
- Nine for Brands, 24 September 2026 and Accor Stadium — Grand Final on Nine, Sunday 4 October, 7.30pm kick-off.
- Mediaweek, 8 September 2026 — Big Brother's October return, no exact date.