The Renovators
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | July 24, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Reality renovation series |
The Renovators is a competitive reality renovation series from Australia that debuted on Network Ten on 24 July 2011. The show involves 26 participants striving to become lead renovators for six dilapidated residences located in Sydney. Throughout the renovation journey, contestants encounter various challenges and eliminations, with the ultimate victor determined by which property achieves the greatest profit at auction.
In August 2011, Network Ten approved a second season, intending to modify the format in order to boost viewer ratings.
Contestants
The competition commenced with 26 individual participants who subsequently organized into six groups of four members each.
- Colour Key
| Contestant | House | Initial Team Colour | Week 5 Team Colour | Week 8 & 10 Team Colour | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | None | Week 1 | |||
| Laura | None | Week 1 | |||
| Joanne | Sixties Suburban | Khaki Team | Week 2 | ||
| Ali | Fibro Cottage | Navy Blue Team | Week 3 | ||
| Kelly | Fibro Cottage | Navy Blue Team | Week 3 | ||
| Chris | Sixties Suburban | Khaki Team | Week 3 | ||
| Tina | Sixties Suburban | Khaki Team | Week 4 | ||
| Fiona | "The Shop" | Grey Team | Week 4 | ||
| Kim | "Half Done House" | Orange Team | Week 5 | ||
| Lisa | "Half Done House" | Orange Team | Week 5 | ||
| Jason H. | "The Weatherboard" | Green Team | Week 6 | ||
| Bob | "Half Done House" | Orange Team | Week 6 | ||
Challenge Elimination Chart
- Colour Key
| Renovator | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael | LEADER | IN | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | IN | WIN | 1st Place | |||||||||||||
| Luke | LEADER | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | WIN | IN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | LOSE | IN | WIN | 2nd Place | |||||||||||||
| Melissa | CHOSEN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||
| August | CHOSEN | WIN | IN | WIN | LEADER | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | COLSPAN=5 style="background:gray;" | 4th Place | ||||||||||||
- During Week 10, all teams received monetary awards based on their bathroom renovation outcomes. The Sixties Suburban group secured first place with a $30,000 prize; the Inner City Terrace and Half Done House squads finished second and third, earning $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Each of the other teams was granted $10,000.
| Name | Final Key Holder | Address | Distance from Central Business District (CBD) | Architectural Style | Purchase Price | Renovation Budget (20% of Purchase Price) |
Land Size | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibro Cottage | Michael | 85 Harold St Blacktown, New South Wales | 40.5 km | 1950s Post-war Fibro Cottage Style | $309,990 | $61,998 + $65,000 (Prize Money) | 556 m2 | A modest post-war fibro dwelling situated on a substantial parcel of land. |
| Weatherboard House | Melissa | 51 Franklin St Parramatta, New South Wales | 25 km | 1930s Weatherboard Bungalow | $478,213 | $95,642 + $20,000 (Prize Money) | 487 m2 | A bungalow from the 1930s retained by one family for five decades. |
| The Shop Building | August | 146 Addison Road Marrickville, New South Wales | 7.5 km | 1915 Former General Store Structure | $594,730 | $118,946 + $10,000 (Prize Money) | 310 m2 | Originally operated as a general store and later converted into a fast food outlet. |
| Sixties Suburban Residence | Natalia | 15 Anthony Rd Castle Hill, New South Wales | 33 km | 1960s Red-Brick Veneer Home | $631,828 | $126,366 + $40,000 (Prize Money) | 664 m2 | Initially a fibro house featuring a red-brick facade added in the 1960s. |
| Half-Done House | Peter | 5 Frederick St St Peters, New South Wales | 8.5 km | Early Twentieth Century Edwardian Terrace | $668,403 | $133,681 + $35,000 (Prize Money) | 278 m2 | > An Edwardian terrace from the early twentieth century standing independently. |
| Inner-City Terrace | >Luke | >12 Hegarty Street Glebe, New South Wales | >4 km | >1880s Victorian Terrace Style | >$749,390 | >$149,878 + $20,000 (Prize Money) | >100 m2 | >An unaltered Victorian terrace dating back to the 1880s that has remained unchanged since 1952. |
Ratings
- Colour legend:
- – Peak rating throughout the series
- – Lowest rating recorded in the series
- – Episodes aired during finals week
| Week | Episode | Airdate | Broadcast Time | Viewership (millions) |
Ranking (Night) |
Weekly Average | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The 48 Hour Challenge" | 24 July 2011 | Sunday 6:30 pm | 0.858 | 12th | 0.914 | [1] |
| 2 | "The Hammer Challenge " | 25 July 2011 | Monday 7:00 pm | 0.978 | 8th | |||
| 3 | "Off-Site Challenge" | 26 July 2011 | Tuesday 7:00 pm | 0.974 | 10th | |||
| 4 | "Car Parts Challenge" | 27 July 2011 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 0.855 | 11th | |||
| 5 | "Street Appeal Challenge" | 28 July 2011 | Thursday 7:00 pm | 0.909 | 10th | |||
| 2 | 6 | "Double Elimination Challenge" | 1 August 2011 | Monday 7:00 pm | 0.906 | 12th | 0.831 | [2] |
| 7 | "Building Plans" | 2 August 2011 | Tuesday 7:00 pm | 0.838 | 12th | |||
| 8 | "Challenge - Coffee Table" | 3 August 2011 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 0.784 | 13th | |||
| 9 | "Stress Test - Property Research Calbooture" | 4 August 2011 | Thursday 7:00 pm | 1.056 | 6th | |||
| 10 | "How To - DIY Bathroom" | 5 August 2011 | Friday 7:00 pm | 0.574 | 16th | |||
| Overall Series Average - 0.791 | ||||||||
International
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