The Block, Wednesday 16 September: Shelley Steps In for Tayla and $100,000 Rides on the Kitchens
Bottom line:
- Episode 28 ran 7.30pm to 8.40pm AEST on Nine and 9Now — night three of Kitchen Week.
- No rooms were judged. The kitchens face the judges on Sunday, with $100,000 attached to the win.
- Tuesday's episode pulled 1,094,000, the night's biggest entertainment audience by 174,000.
| Tonight | Detail |
|---|---|
| Episode | 28, Kitchen Week |
| Time | 7.30pm AEST, 70 minutes |
| Where | Nine, then 9Now |
| Rooms judged | None — next scoring is Sunday |
| On the line | $100,000 for Kitchen Week |
What happened on The Block tonight?
The published listing for episode 28 is thin on plot and heavy on stakes: co-host Shelley Craft steps in to help Tayla with her styling, Sev gets good news, and the guide sums the week up as 100,000 reasons to win it.
That $100,000 figure matters because Kitchen Week is the one that usually separates the field. Five teams are building kitchens, butler's pantries, lifts and powder rooms on a $20,000 room budget, and Sunday's scores land on top of six weeks already banked. The lead-in is in tonight's guide.
Who won tonight's challenge on The Block?
Not confirmed at time of writing. No recap for Wednesday's episode had been published when this went up, and we won't invent one.
Tuesday's All Stars challenge on ice is in the same position: still no named winner or prize in the sources we check. Both go in here as soon as two of them agree.
How many people watched The Block on Tuesday?
1,094,000 on average, according to the VOZ total TV figures published by TV Blackbox on Wednesday. That put episode 27 clear of everything except Nine's own news hour.
The gap is the interesting part. A Current Affair sat on 1,032,000 and Home and Away on 920,000, so The Block finished 174,000 ahead of the nearest entertainment program. Further back came a Travel Guides repeat on 590,000 and The Cheap Seats on 397,000.
Who is leading The Block 2026 going into the kitchen reveal?
Half a point. That is all that separates House 4 from House 1 after six rooms, which is why Sunday carries so much weight.
| House | Team | Points, Weeks 1–6 | Room wins | Week 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Courtney & Sev | 145½ | 3 | 29½ |
| 1 | Adam & Jolene | 145 | 1 | 25½ |
| 2 | Chantel & Wyatt | 137 | 0 | 25½ |
| 3 | Lisa & Rosco | 132 | 1 | 23½ |
| 5 | Rick & Tayla | 122½ | 1 | 17 |
Rick and Tayla's 17 for the Guest Suite was the week's lowest score, 12½ behind the winning room, which gives tonight's styling help some context. Chantel and Wyatt are still the only team yet to win a week, despite sitting third on points. Tuesday's full breakdown is in yesterday's results post.
When is the kitchen reveal on The Block?
Sunday 20 September at 7.00pm AEST, a 100-minute episode. Nothing airs Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
| Date | AEST | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 20 Sep | 7.00pm | 29: Kitchen Reveal |
| Mon 21 Sep | 7.30pm | 30: Rumpus and Laundry Week |
| Tue 22 Sep | 7.30pm | 31: Rumpus and Laundry Week |
Sunday is a crowded hour: The Voice's Semi Final 1 starts at the same time on Seven. Both are mapped out in our 14–20 September schedule and in the Voice finals guide.
What else happened in Australian reality TV today?
Two things worth noting for later in the year. Nine opened casting for The Block 2027 on Wednesday, which is the usual sign that the Mt Eliza season is heading for its auction.
TV Blackbox's Media McKnight column also reported that Australian Survivor: Rivals will launch in January 2027, in the summer slot I'm a Celebrity used to hold. Treat the date as reporting rather than an announcement: 10 has confirmed the Rivals theme and named 24 castaways, but has not published a premiere date. Big Brother is closer — October, still without a date, as set out in our Big Brother guide.
Where can I watch tonight's episode of The Block?
Episode 28 is on 9Now now, free with a login. State start times are in how to watch The Block 2026, and earlier nights sit on our Block page.
FAQ
Was anyone eliminated from The Block tonight?
No. Nobody goes home on The Block — all five houses are built through to auction.
Why weren't the kitchens judged tonight?
Rooms are scored at the Sunday reveal. Monday to Wednesday are build nights.
What was on before The Block?
Deal or No Deal at 6.30pm and Hot Seat at 7pm on 10, with the ABC's Hard Quiz and Spicks and Specks after. Our sister site has Wednesday's quiz line-up.