Renovation rumble showdown with The Block contestants v House Rules contestants?
Selected former contestants of the Channel 9 reality show The Block are rumoured to go head to head against former contestants of the Channel 7 show, House Rules in the ultimate television renovation showdown next year.
Title Tattle gleans the new show, Renovation Rumble will be on Channel 9 next year, to be hosted by Scott Cam who will no doubt try to make sports announcer Michael Buffer's trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" his own.
The series is said to be produced by Watercress Production's Julian Cress and David Barbour.
Viewers will also get two series of House Rules and two of The Block in free to air television reality renovation overload next year.
The Block was the DIY stalwart having kicked off in 2003 at Bondi Beach, but then regularly beaten by the Joanna Grigg's compered new kid who, after a slow start in 2013, often stole the ratings top spot in the fierce war for viewers.
My Kitchen Rules was the most popular series on Australian TV this year, peaking at 1.93 million viewers, according to a recent list published by if.com.au.
Episodes of The Voice, The Block Glasshouse, The Block: Fans vs Faves and House Rules figured in the top 14.
- MY KITCHEN RULES - TUESDAY 1,929,000
- MY KITCHEN RULES - MONDAY 1,901,000
- THE VOICE – TUESDAY 1,892,000
- THE VOICE - SUNDAY 1,851,000
- MY KITCHEN RULES – WEDNESDAY 1,846,000
- MY KITCHEN RULES – SUNDAY 1,769,000
- THE BLOCK GLASSHOUSE – SUNDAY 1,632,000
- THE BLOCK: FANS V FAVES – SUNDAY 1,628,000
- HOUSE RULES – REVEAL 1,582,000
- THE VOICE – MONDAY 1,563,000
- LOVE CHILD 1,466,000
- HOUSE RULES – TUESDAY 1,428,000
- RESURRECTION 1,412,000
- HOUSE RULES – WEDNESDAY 1,386,000
Source: if.com.au
The 2015 Renovation Rumble show has not been confirmed by Channel 9, but leaked out via Channel 7.
There has been considerable scepticism questioning why Channel 9 would want to draw attention to a top rating rival Channel 7 show especially one that will be on twice next year.
Title Tattle would pinpoint the vast location most likely for the showdown renovation would be the eight level, 34-room octagonal-shaped Hotel Saville in South Yarra which has been purchased by the production company of Channel 9’s The Block.
The $6.25 million sale had been suspected since June, but confirmed only recently with the Watercress Production Pty Ltd settlement documents seen by Property Observer.
Despite its obvious noteworthy architectural shape, the former hotel attracted enduring notoriety as in 2002 it was alleged Reservoir man Shane Chartres-Abbott violently raped a client in a hotel suite, with part of her tongue missing.
The gigolo Chartres-Abbott was arrested shortly after the attack with the victim's blood on his pants and her phone in his bag. With the forensic evidence, medical reports, the victim's testimony and witness statements, Chartres-Abbott presented a bizarre, headline-grabbing defence that he was a 200-year-old vampire.
Chartres-Abbott was subsequently executed outside his Reservoir home in 2003 as he left for the County Court during the rape trial.