The fifth season of

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series '' The Block'', titled ''The Block 2012'', aired on the

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. Both

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returned as host and

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as "Challenge Master". John McGrath & Neale Whitaker returned as judges and introduced new judge

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and guest judge Darren Palmer. The season premiered on Monday, 16 April 2012 at 7:00 pm. Like the previous season, this season was filmed in

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, with the four houses to be renovated located in the inner-city suburb of

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at 401 Dorcas Street. At first, this season wasn't to air in

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(the channel that broadcasts the New Zealand adaption of the program). All four previous seasons have aired on

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This season was broadcast in the Netherlands in 2018 for the first time.

Contestants

Elimination rounds

Green: This couple won an elimination challenge and became a couple on The Block 2012. Red: This couple failed to win an elimination challenge and did not become a Block couple.

Season Contestants

Scores

Summary

Judges' Scores

*A * indicates that the team used one or more bonus points won previously to inflate their total score.

Results

Elimination week

; Elimination challenges (episodes 1-4) ; The Key Challenge (episode 5)

Room Reveals

Auction

Ratings

*Ratings data is from

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and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

References

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