My Reno Rules is an Australian reality renovation television series which premiered on 21 April 2026 on the Seven Network. The series sees four teams renovate two houses with the renovated houses given to two home viewers and the winning team receiving $1 million cash prize. The series is hosted by Dr. Chris Brown and features entrepreneur Adrian Portelli.

The series was won by Mitch & Shaz who received $1 million prize, however the remaining teams all received a cash prize, Franky & Isaac received $250k for second, Emma & Michelle received $100k for third and Nathan & Julia received $50k for fourth. The two home viewers were given the choice of the house or $2 million each, they both opted for the $2 million.

Production

In June 2025, a casting call opened for a new renovation series for the Seven Network looking for teams to renovate two houses, this would be the third reno series within 13 years for Seven after House Rules (2013–20) and Dream Home (2024), respectively. In July 2025, more details on the series were released, including the series will be hosted by Chris Brown, there will be four teams to renovate two houses which will be rewarded to two series viewers and the winning team will receive a cash prize. The houses, located in Bulleen, were donated by Rewards program LMCT+ founder, Adrian Portelli, who was formally an auction buyer of multiple homes on Nine Network’s, The Block. In August 2025, former The Block judge, Neale Whitaker, was announced as a series judge alongside buyer’s agent from Luxe Listings Sydney, Simon Cohen, and interior design expert Julia Green. Filming is scheduled to shoot from 26 September to 27 November 2025. In October 2025, the series was officially confirmed by Seven at their annual upfronts. In November 2025, production was temporarily shut down as asbestos was found in one of the houses being renovated. The first teaser trailer was released on 6 March 2026. The series will premiere on 21 April 2026. The teams and prize money of $100,000 were revealed on 10 April 2026.

Contestants

House Team Age City/State Relationship Occupations 1 Emma & Michelle 33 & 56 Queensland Daughter & Mother Interior Designer and Hair & Beauty Nathan & Julia Both 34 Victoria Married Parents Electrcian and Stay-at-home mum 2 Franky & Issac 38 & 23 Melbourne Best mates Audio Visual Mitch & Shaz Both 34 Queensland Married with a child Landscape project manager & Interior Designer

Score history

+ Teams' progress through the competition Team Result 1 2 3 4 Mitch & Shaz 25 99.5 Winners Franky & Issac 22 26 97 Runners-up Emma & Michelle 25 96 Third place Nathan & Julia 22.5 23 26.5 95 Fourth place

Competition progress

The four teams are challenged to transform the interiors and facades of two houses in Bulleen. Each week the teams are allocated to the rooms they must renovate. Once all weeks are complete, the top scoring team overall will receive a grand prize, originally set at $100k but has become subject to change over the duration of the series.

Cycle 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Airdate — 21 & 22 April Description — The four teams arrive in Bulleen, Victoria and are split into two house teams. Each team works on two rooms during the week and the team with the highest score leads the leaderboard. Adrian's judging — Adrian does a solo walk through of the rooms and the team he believes have the best rooms is awarded $10k extra on their budget. This week he awarded this to Mitch & Shaz. Prize increase — Originally announced to be $100k to the winning overall highest scoring team of the series, after the first renovations were complete, Adrian bumped up the prize to $250k. + Renovation summary Week 1 House Team Room(s) Judges' Scores Julia Neale Simon 1 Emma & Michelle 20.5 / 30 Nathan & Julia Kids' bedroom & Bathroom 22.5 22.5 / 30 2 Franky & Issac Bathroom & Guest Bedroom 20.5 / 30 Mitch & Shaz 25 / 30

Cycle 2 Episodes 3 & 4 Airdate — 28 April & 4 May Description — The four teams begin work on their second rooms. Each team works on two rooms during the week and the team with the highest score leads the leaderboard. Adrian's judging — Adrian does a solo walk through of the rooms and the team he believes have the best rooms is awarded $10k extra on their budget. This week he awarded this to Franky & Issac. Prize increase — After the second renovations were complete, Adrian announced the prize had been bumped up again to $1 million for the winner and $250k for second place. + Renovation summary Week 2 House Team Room(s) Judges' Scores Julia Neale Simon 1 Emma & Michelle 42 / 60 Nathan & Julia Master Bedroom & Hallway 23 45.5 / 60 2 Franky & Issac 49 / 60 Mitch & Shaz 25 50 / 60

Cycle 3 Episodes 5 & 6 Airdate — 12 & 19 May Description — The four teams begin work on their last interior rooms. Each team works on their rooms during the week and the team with the highest score leads the leaderboard. Adrian's judging — Adrian does a solo walk through of the rooms and the team he believes have the best rooms is awarded $10k extra on their budget. This week he awarded this to Emma & Michelle. + Renovation summary Week 3 House Team Room(s) Judges' Scores Julia Neale Simon 1 Emma & Michelle 71 / 90 Nathan & Julia 26.5 72 / 90 2 Franky & Issac 22 71 / 90 Mitch & Shaz 70 / 90

Ratings

Phase No. Title Air date Timeslot viewers Night rank Ref(s) 1 First Rooms Begin 21 April 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 638,000 5 2 First Room Reveals 22 April 2026 Wednesday 7:30 pm 693,000 3 3 Second Rooms Begin 28 April 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 545,000 7 4 Second Room Reveals 5 May 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 571,000 8 5 Third Rooms Begin 12 May 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 493,000 13 6 Third Rooms Revealed 19 May 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 596,000 8 7 Back and Frontyards Begin 26 May 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 565,000 9 8 Yards revealed and Grand Final 2 June 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 718,000 6

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