The Block (UK TV series)

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The Block was a UK television series broadcast on ITV in the summer of 2004.The shows was a reality gameshow following 4 couples doing up four identical apartments in Brighton. They had to live in the apartments while continued to live their daily lives. They had a budget of £25,000. Each week they had to do up a room. At the end of each week's episode the room was judgedby property expert Nicholas Cowell (Brother of Simon Cowell) and the best couple won a prize (Furniture or building materials). The show was presented by Lisa Rogers.

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The show, which had been so popular in Australia where it originated, was not successful in the UK and after it premiered in a prime-time ITV slot, was moved to the "graveyard slot" of after 11pm. A second series was not commissioned.