''The Renovators'' is an Australian competitive
reality renovation show that premiered on
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
on 24 July 2011.
The basic premise consists of 26 contestants who initially compete to become the head renovator of six run-down houses in the suburbs of
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, with challenges and eliminations taking place whilst the renovations are in progress. The last remaining contestant responsible for the property that has made the most profit when sold at auction wins the series.
Network Ten announced in August 2011 that it had commissioned a second season of the series, but indicated that it would modify the program's format to address poor ratings, but to date no second season has been produced.
Contestants
There are 26 contestants in this season, competing initially as 26 individuals, then as 6 teams of 4.
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Challenge Elimination Chart
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*In Week 10, all teams were announced cash prize winners based on their bathrooms. The 60's Suburban came in 1st, with a $30 000 cash prize, and The Inner City Terrace and The Half Done House coming 2nd and 3rd, and receiving $20 000 and $15 000 respectively. All other teams received $10 000
This money was won on a weekly challenge.
Ratings
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: – Highest rating during the series
: – Lowest rating during the series
: – Finals week
International
References
External links
''The Fibro Cottage''– ''Auction Thu, 29th Sep 2011 8:00PM''
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Network 10 original programming
2011 Australian television series debuts
2011 Australian television series endings
2010s Australian reality television series
Home renovation television series
English-language television shows