The Block dominated the TV ratings on Sunday night, proving Nine's drama-filled renovation show is still Australia's No. 1 when it comes to prime-time viewing.
The season 17 finale had a five-city metro audience of 1,555,000, which swelled to 1,835,000 for the winner announcement at the end of the episode.
This made for an average viewership of 1,695,000 for the entire broadcast across the major metropolitan cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
Surprise! The Block dominated the TV ratings on Sunday night, proving Nine's drama-filled renovation show is still Australia's No. 1 when it comes to prime-time viewing. Pictured: Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie
Sunday was an incredible result for The Block, which ran for 50 episodes this year.
The program had actually struggled early in the season when it lost almost half its audience to Channel Seven's The Voice Australia in August.
But The Voice only had a short run and The Block was able to make a full recovery, regularly drawing 800,000 to 900,000 metro viewers per night.
This year's season, dubbed Fans vs Faves, featured heightened tension between the teams as well as a high-profile cheating scandal.
Success: The season 17 finale had a five-city metro audience of 1,555,000, which swelled to 1,835,000 for the winner announcement at the end of the episode. Pictured: Tanya Guccione
Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie were crowned the winners on Sunday night.
The Sydney couple made the largest sum over reserve of all five Block houses at Bronte Court at auction, selling their home for $4,044,444 with a profit of $644,444.
Mitch, 59, and Mark, 60, also took home an additional $100,000, taking their total prize money to $744,444, with the stylish pair understandably in complete shock.
Congratulations! Mitch Edwards (left) and Mark McKie (right) were crowned the WINNERS of The Block Fans v Faves for 2021 on Sunday night - taking home $744,444 in prize money
The flamboyant pair who starred in season 15 and returned for Fans v Faves, revealed how the prize money and crowning title will change their lives.
'We never had expectations or even hopes for that amount. This changes our lives as we've got a mortgage that we can't jump over, but with this prize we can take a great leap at it now,' Mitch said.
Mark added: 'I think we're in shock as we stuck to our guns about what we thought a family home was about and it was a big risk.'
Nice figures: The Sydney couple made the largest sum over reserve of all five Block houses at Bronte Court at auction, selling their home for $4,044,444 with a profit of $644,444
Cashing in! Mitch, 59, and Mark, 60, also took home an additional $100,000, taking their total prize money to $744,444, with the stylish pair understandably in complete shock
The couple well and truly succeeded compared to season 15 in 2019 when they placed fifth with a total profit of $384,000 after selling their property for $3,374,000 over their reserve of $2,990,000.
Coming in second at auction was Josh and Luke Packham, selling their property for $3,930,000 with a $530,000.00 profit.
The former Love Island Australia stars created a modern a four-bedroom, three-bathroom property with one of the biggest draw cards being the master bedroom and outdoor bathtub.
Coming in second: Twins Josh and Luke Packham, 27, had a new reserve of $3.4million on auction day, down from $3.5million, and sold their property for $3,930,000 with a $530,000.00 profit
Wow: Josh and Luke, who starred on season two of Love Island Australia, renovated a stunning a four-bedroom, three-bathroom property that was a hit with buyers
Nice work: Tanya and Vito Guccione, sold their property for $3,800,000.01 with a $400,000.01 profit at auction
Mid-century modern! They created a chic and stylish home that gives a nod to the past with retro details, including a sunken lounge upon entry
Tanya and Vito Guccione placed third with a profit of $400,000.01 after selling their home for $3,800,000.01.
Despite a season that saw Tanya implicated in the cheating scandal, the couple pulled off a chic and stylish home that gives a nod to the past with retro details.
Josh and Luke implicated Tanya on Sunday's episode, saying that she was the one who took the photo showing the production schedule, and sent it to them.
Tanya broke down and finally took responsibility for the photo.
Confession: Tanya broke down and finally took responsibility for the cheating scandal on Sunday: 'What I want to say is that I am obviously take full responsibility for this situation and I am sorry, I am truly sorry. Yes, I did. I took the photograph,' she said, breaking down
She added: 'I am not a stupid woman but I did a stupid thing. We take responsibility for what happened and where it ended up after that was obviously out of my power, but I started it'
'What I want to say is that I am obviously take full responsibility for this situation and I am sorry, I am truly sorry. Yes, I did. I took
