House Rules smashes The Block as first couple evicted

House Rules has had a huge victory and trumped not only The Block Sky High last night, but also Nine News and Seven News.

The whole house reveal and first eviction episode of House Rules last night rated 1.54 million nationally, making it the most watched show on television.

The Block Sky High fell into third place with a rating of 1.369 million, the furthest its ever fallen behind House Rules.

The Block’s judging twist, which saw the announcement of the winning team dragged on from Sunday night to last night, failed to compete with its rival House Rules.

The Block contestants were asked to judge each others room for the first time in Block history, with Western Australia couple Matt and Kim taking out their first room win.

House Rules Tasmanian couple Jane and Plinio were the first couple to be evicted last night after the final reveal of the Sydney team Steve and Michelle.

Jane and Plinio were evicted after receiving the lowest score.

Melbourne recorded the highest ratings for both House Rules and The Block, with House Rules rating 449,000 and The Block rating 478,000.

House Rules has been favoured by Western Australian and South Australian audiences to date, but last night Sydney and Melbourne tuned in the most.

Sydney and Melbourne continue to prefer The Block Sky High to other states, with Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth rating higher for House Rules.

You can keep up to date with our House Rules stories here.