It’s the renovation reality show that continues to prove a ratings hit for Nine.
But it seems there is one particular aspect of The Block that has started to wear thin on fans.
Surprisingly, it is the show’s intro that fans are taking issue with – each episode reintroduces five teams to viewers.
Blockheads have taken to social media to vent their frustration over the repetition, with some claiming they’re tuning in late to avoid the intro.
‘So, we are the 2nd week in, I think we are past the point of every night having the introductions of the start series come on, I think we know who is who by now, just saying,’ one fan wrote.
Another agreed, adding: ‘I record the show, watch it later and fast forward all the s***.
It’s the renovation reality show that continues to prove a ratings hit for Nine. But it seems there is one particular aspect of The Block that has started to wear thin on fans. Pictured: Host Scott Cam
‘Not a fan this season but I like to see the outcome of rooms,’ while another replied with: ‘Absolutely agree, and I have started watching five mins in to avoid the intro.’
It didn’t end there, either, with another viewer slamming the ‘monotony’ of the show’s intro.
‘Yes, it is very monotonous. How many times do we need to see the boys at the resort in their towels?’ they asked.
Another disgruntled fan claimed producers were using the tactic to ‘pad out’ the show’s runtime.
‘100 per cent agree, it’s getting old and I think they are doing it to chew up air time,’ they wrote.
Despite the criticisms, The Block has, again, proved a ratings juggernaut for Nine.
For example, each episode of the show this week, aside from Wednesday (1.926 million), has exceeded a national total TV reach of 2 million.
There was barely a dry eye in the house on Monday’s episode as Dan Reilly opened up about his heartbreaking family tragedy.
Surprisingly, it is the show’s intro that fans are taking issue with – each episode reintroduces five teams to viewers
Blockheads have taken to social media to vent their frustration over the repetition, with some claiming they’re tuning in late to avoid the intro
The series’ foreman kicked off the episode’s pre-start meeting with wife Dani, who broke down as they spoke for the first time on television about the loss of their daughter, Billie.
The reality TV couple tragically lost their daughter in December last year at just ten days old.
‘I guess most people here would know our journey last year. We had our little girl, Billie – she arrived on the eighth of the twelfth last year,’ Dan told the assembled cast and crew.
‘Due to some… complications through birth, we only got to spend ten days with our beautiful girl, Billie.’
As the mood became more sombre, Dani continued: ‘So, we’re actually very grateful for those ten days – her time was spent in the NICU department at the Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.’
Dan was quick to praise the NICU staff, with Dani echoing his sentiments.
‘Unfortunately, it didn’t end in the way that it should have for us, but our time there, as Dan said, was really with Billie,’ she said.
‘Getting to know the nurses and doctors will be probably one of the things that we remember forever.’
‘So, we are the 2nd week in, I think we are past the point of every night having the introductions of the start series come on, I think we know who is who by now, just saying,’ one fan wrote
Another replied with: ‘Absolutely agree, and I have started watching five mins in to avoid the intro.’
Dan then added that he and Dani were on a ‘mission’ to raise funds and awareness for NICUs around the country as well as Red Nose Australia.
To honour their daughter’s memory, Dan and Dani have established Billie’s Besties, a foundation that aims to raise money for the NICU at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.
The couple struggled to hold back tears as they recounted the harrowing story, and tenderly embraced as the teams also became visibly emotional.
