HGTV’s most popular competition show, “Rock the Block” is back! And if you missed the season six premiere April 14, we’ve got you covered.
HGTV says season six is going BIG– with bigger houses, bigger challenges and a few new twists.
This season, the “block” is a neighborhood outside Salt Lake City, Utah, where four teams are renovating identical properties that boast mountain views, soaring interior spaces and the largest backyards in series history.
And they’ve each been given $250,000 to do it.
But while the framework of the competition is largely the same, HGTV has made some game-changing renovations of its own to the show.
Here’s what you need to know to get ready for episode two of season six, which airs Monday, April 21 at 9:00p.m. ET.
Veteran RTBers are Taking on Newbies
For the first time ever, season six is pitting two teams who have been around the block a time or two against rookies who are the new kids on the block.
I said new kids on the block.
But actually, the “New Kids on the Block” ARE the veterans.
Let me explain. Here are the teams.
The Veterans:
Team One: Jonathan Knight (Farmhouse Fixer) and his New Kids on the Block bandmate and brother Jordan Knight make up team one for the veterans. Even though Jordan is technically new to the block, he did help his brother in his Camp Revamp property flip and earns vet status by default.
Team Two: Alison Victoria (Windy City Rehab) teams up with Season 4 champion and high-end designer Michel Smith Boyd (Luxe For Less). If it’s true that the “third time is the charm,” then Alison Victoria is a shoe-in. While she competed in the first two seasons of “RTB,” she hasn’t secured the street sign with her name on it YET.
The Rookies:
Team Three: Married home reno pros Chelsea and Cole DeBoer (Down Home Fab) do NOT like being called rookies and boast that their edgy vibe will ultimately win the day.
Team Four: House-flipping experts Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama (Renovation Aloha) say adding value to homes is what they DO, whether it’s in a tropical setting or surrounded by mountains.
Two Twists That Could Be Game Changers in Season Six
In addition to the “veterans vs rookies” twist, there are two other big changes in season six.
For one, each episode’s judges will tour the finished spaces without the competitors present. The judges will only find out whose house they saw after they’ve given their assessments.
The other shift- a “Rock the Block Scoreboard” that aligns the two veteran teams and the two rookie teams. Which means, when one of the veteran teams or one of the rookie teams wins that week’s challenge, not only will that team get a $3,000 bonus to use for the next challenge. The other half of the vets or the rookies will also score a $1,500 bonus.
What Happened In Episode One of ‘Rock the Block’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Rock the Block” season 6 episode 1, (April 14, 2025). Do not read ahead if you do not want to know who won episode one.
Episode one saw the teams renovating not one but three spaces in their homes. The kitchen, dining room and living room were all on the table.
Alison Victoria and Michel Smith Boyd went big with their budget, allocating $110,000 of their $250,000 for challenge one (and then going over budget when a countertop crisis occurred.)
Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama budgeted $100,000 for their three-space reno.
But the other two teams were more conservative, with both the Knight brothers and Chelsea and Cole DeBoer allocating just $65,000 each to get all three spaces done.
In the end, going big paid off big time for Alison and Michel, who won the episode with their dramatic green kitchen.
Guest judge, “Queer Eye’s” Bobby Berk loves the color choice and touches like a brass sink and ten-burner stove.
Alison and Michel will start episode two with an extra $3,000. And fellow veterans Jonathan and Jordan Knight will have an extra $1,500 to put toward the second challenge as well.
What to Expect for Episode Two of ‘Rock the Block’
Episode two on April 21 will see the teams race to finish the rest of their first-floor spaces.
HGTV stars Jasmine Roth and Mina Starsiak-Hawk are episode two’s guest judges.
It airs at 9:00p.m. ET and will be available to stream the next day on Max and Discovery+.
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