Gallery: The Block launch

Nine CEO Hugh Marks joined the cast, producers, execs and network faces last night in Melbourne for The Block‘s media launch.

Head of Programming and Production Andrew Backwell, GTV9 boss Ian Patterson, producers Julian Cress and David Barbour joined hosts Scott Cam, Shelley Craft plus judges and contestants at The Block‘s Port Melbourne rooftop.

This year’s site is home to the biggest real estate footprint the show has ever featured. When the action gets underway this Sunday the show will cleverly “fast-forward” to highlight the gap between contestant ambitions vs. reality.

Next week Nine screens the show across three nights, Sunday – Tuesday.

7pm Sunday on Nine.