‘Rock the Block’: Ty Pennington Promises Changes as Fans Say Show Is ‘Getting Hard to Watch’
Rock the Block host Ty Pennington has teased some changes to the upcoming sixth season of the HGTV competition series after fans aired their frustrations about the show’s judging decisions.
The show, which follows four experts competing with each other to revamp old properties and resell them at higher prices, recently wrapped up filming its sixth season. Pennington shared the news on his Instagram page, where he promised fans an “epic season.”
“That’s a wrap on #RockTheBlock S6! Thank you to the amazing cast and crew for another epic season,” he wrote. “This show is not easy to pull off and I feel so blessed to be a small part of it. Can’t wait for you guys to see how this season plays out #comingsoon #early2025 #newseason #grateful #lovemyjob #bestcrew #tvfam #bts #hgtv.”
Season 6 comes with a twist, as, for the first time, it will feature two veteran teams and two rookie teams facing off for a win. The veteran teams are Windy City Rehab star Alison Victoria and former Rock the Block champion Michel Smith Boyd, along with Farmhouse Fixer star Jonathan Knight and his New Kids on the Block bandmate and brother Jordan Knight.
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Meanwhile, the rookie teams will include married home renovation professionals Chelsea and Cole DeBoer (Down Home Fab) and house-flipping experts Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama (Renovation Aloha).
While many fans are excited about the upcoming season, others wanted to know if there will be any changes, particularly regarding the judging format. In previous seasons, the winner each week was determined by different HGTV stars, and the overall winner was decided by who added the most monetary value to the home (rather than design and functionality).
In one Season 5 episode earlier this year, some viewers grew frustrated with a surprise project where the teams were tasked with renovating a second-floor bedroom with multi-purpose space and bathroom in 48 hours. In a twist, the contestants themselves were given the responsibility of deciding the winner.
“This was so BORING! Gosh, what were they thinking! Judged y’all selves and STILL got it wrong,” wrote one fan at the time.
“Getting harder to watch Rock the Block,” said another.
Those issues were clearly still on the mind of some fans, who took to the comments section of Pennington’s latest post to sound off.
“I hope it is more fairly judged this season,” wrote one commenter, while another added, “One of my favorite shows!! I do hope the winners go by the most functional and aesthetically pleasing home than price!”
Pennington responded with a promising tease, writing, “There were some changes made. I think you’ll be happy.” He did not specify what those changes are or whether they involve the judging format. The new season is set to premiere in 2025.
What changes do you want to see made to Rock the Block? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Tired of seeing Alison on every show. She has such an attitude when she doesn’t win. Hope Judges have nothing to do with HGTV, the will have their favorites. Should be real estate agent from the area..they will know what sells and what people are looking for
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OMG I’m so with you!! I cringe knowing she’s on again!! I fast forward through her parts!
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Yes! I would start tuning in again if Alison was off the cast.
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ditto!!! also NOT an Allison fan. as a matter of fact, after finding out from reading this post that she will be on AGAIN i will be skipping this season.
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Stop telling the judges whose house they're in - let them judge it unbiased!
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My husband and I say that every time?
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I'm tired of Allison Victoria. Seems she is always on there.
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Me too!! Her attitude gets on my nerves!
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No more Alison Victoria.
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It’s time to replace Alison Victoria!
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Ugh Alison!!! Just can’t take her!!
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The twins win was absurd!! Also I think a change needs to take place with the Scott brothers!
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It certainly was. I think Keith and Evan should have won
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Love to see how the teams can make such wonderful changes to an existing house. Judges should be the same throughout the entire competition. It would make more sense to have realtors from the area along with HGTV stars working together to judge. Alison should retire completely from Rock the Block...enough is enough! Look forward to new season to see the changes.
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Use brand new house developers that have no connection with the show in any way, so they can judge what sells a home.
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How many times are we going to let past contestants participate? It should be limited to 2x vs "keep trying til you win". This was a show my whole family across multiple states would watch but with the "opinion judging" and recycling of contestants, we may just have to move onto something else.
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I enjoy watching Rock The Block ... the battles, the intense competition, the end product ... and can't imagine attempting to work under those conditions. I am not a fan of Alison Victoria due to her superiority complex. Because she will be a contestant, you have lost a viewer for the upcoming season.
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Can't take the snarkiness & "nose in air" of Paige yey again!!
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No more 2 teams winning one room. Everyone could see that Keith and Evan won that not the other team who made a child's room with a crib in it along with craft items small enough for a mouse to swallow. BAD judging.
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What kills me is they give the win to the most impractical back splashes in the kitchen. Yes stone may look pretty but just wait until your pasta sauce explodes over it.
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Ok..everyone has their favs. I personally LOVE Alison. Her jobs are ALWAYS stunning! When you know what you're doing, it works. Other designers have their moments also as they all have their own styles & visions. If I had the opportunity/money to renovate a home again, for me, there is only a handful I would consider to allow them to run with the project & Alison would be my first choice. If you have never REALLY renovated or flipped houses, you are just on the outside looking in. Try it...it takes all you got & that includes being a force to be reckoned with.
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I love Allison Victoria. I've watched all the episodes of Windy City and everything else she has been on. She should have won all the Rock the Block seasons she won on. I would like to be friends with her, I think she is independent and hilarious. I love her personality. I do not understand the comments on here. She is fantastic with space design and the ombre tile bathroom she did on Rock the Block, blew my mind. Yeah, she believes she is good, that's because she is! Stop hating on a woman, because she is confident!
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Tell Ty Pennington to quit screaming. I turn the volume off!
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I love this show because it’s different from the ho hum of all the other shows. Alison should be the judge. She knows design. One person or a pair should judge the whole competition so that there’s no disagreement and the “workers” can be flexible based on consistent feedback. And, yes, the judging should be blind— no bias in judging.
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I would like to see the designers leave a garage as an actual garage. It's as if not one of the designers understands that homeowners actually own cars and might want a dry secure place to park said cars particularly in a place like Colorado where it snows.
I agree, I don't ever need/want to see Allison or Paige again.
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Episode 2. I find the blind judging a joke. Designers/builders know each other in the business and know each other's styles. I agree that a local designer / local real estate agent would be better. Also, I do not think it is fair to bring back the same designers/builders all the time. There is so much new talent out there that should be given a chance. Additionally, the judges should apply the same principles to the same areas in every house, e.g. saying that a door needs to be added to a laundry/mud room to not see the mess and then saying a clear-glass door to the laundry/mud room at another house is great - you still see the mess - is not consistent. No judge even mentioned the high empty space right above the entry door. Where are the lights there ...? There was no folding space for laundry in any laundry room. And placing a murphy bed right in front of a door to an office/bedroom - where is the sense in that? Or having a see-through door to an office/bedroom - yeah right.... and without door handles ... ? Or having shelves for books above windows looks great, but they are highly impractical. How do you reach the books? I am 5'11" tall and I would have problems reaching those books. Lots of design choices are totally impractical: like not having a mirror in the entryway. Michel and Allison are an unfortunate pairing. And: Why should competitors finish so many areas in one week? Quantity over quality ??
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In the past few seasons, they did an episode with blind judging.
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They tell you how much each house appraised for in the finale, that's what decides who wins. A breakdown of what increased the value would be nice, but they do tell you the spread in appraised value and how much they appraised for and the return.
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This is a design show, not a functionality show. Leave it to builders to do functionality. That's what there's "builder's beige" and "builder's basic", because it's ugly and anyone with any taste would come in and repaint all the walls and get new countertops, if they can afford it. Obviously, you haven't bought a brand new home before, unless it was a custom home.
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They need to have actual local realtors do all the judging and have blind judging. Then the final show needs to be a huge brokerage party where only local realtors and brokers judge the homes. Then they give the final appraisal amount or sale amount. Then the winners receive the street sign and a monetary prize, maybe 5% of the total sale price of their winning home.
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What is pleasing to one, may not be to another so keep the winner by value of home. I like colors in my home, but others like having a neutral color throughout. Does this make either of them wrong? Nope.
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It is very frustrating on the last show when you only announce the winner. There is no understanding of how these teams (that the viewers become invested in) even placed! this information doesn’t even appear to be posted on your website either.
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I think it should be blind judging without the contestants in the home or knowing who decorated with home until after the judging. This will take away any and all biases.
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I would like for Brian and his wife to go away. Their judging is random and arbitrary. You really should have local realtors judge the rooms.
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Do a blind judging!
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I’d love to be able to watch it in Australia on any streaming service.
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Such a waste to remodel a fully functioning space in a brand new home. Cancel this show.
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I've never seen them remodel a new home but alot of people remodel a new home when they move in
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