Married at First Sight (Australian TV series)

Married at First Sight is an Australian reality television adaptation of the Danish series Gift ved første blik [da]. The show features a group of strangers who participate in a social experiment and are paired together by experts.^[1] Due to the legal requirement to give one month's notice of marriage in Australia,^[2] participants in this installment are not legally married, instead proceeding with an unofficial commitment ceremony.^[3] The series first premiered on 18 May 2015 on the Nine Network.^[4] The show has had eleven seasons between 2015 and 2024,^[5] plus a two-part reunion special which was broadcast before the eighth season in 2021.^[6]

Married at First Sight
Genre	Reality television
Directed by	Ryan Potter
Starring	John Aiken Sabina Read Trisha Stratford Mel Schilling Alessandra Rampolla
Narrated by	Georgie Gardner Helen Dallimore
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	301
Production
Executive producers	Tara McWilliams Kate Feely John Walsh
Production locations	Sydney, New South Wales
Running time	60–90 minutes
Production company	Endemol Shine Australia
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	18 May 2015 (2015-05-18) – present

Premise

Couples meet for the first time at the altar, before spending their "wedding night" in a hotel and then embarking on a honeymoon. Upon return, they live together for a period of time and each week decide whether they will continue their relationship at a commitment ceremony where they can choose to either stay or leave. The experts encourage contestants to fully immerse themselves within all stages of the experiment which focuses on relationship building and companionship.

Production

In November 2013, the series was originally announced to air in 2014, however was later delayed to the following year and premiered on 18 May 2015, with experts John Aiken, Sabina Read and Trisha Stratford.^[7][8][3] Following the series premiere, the series was immediately renewed for a second season after a strong debut in its timeslot.^[9] Mel Schilling replaced Read as an expert in the second season.^[10] It was narrated by Georgie Gardner from 2015 to 2017 for the first four seasons.^[10] Since 2018, Helen Dallimore has replaced Gardner as series narrator since the fifth season.^[11] Due to Australian legal requirements, participants in the series are not legally married, instead proceeding with an unofficial commitment ceremony.^[3]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	6	18 May 2015	22 June 2015
	2	7	4 April 2016	27 April 2016
	3	8	29 August 2016	13 September 2016
	4	29	30 January 2017	3 April 2017
	5	32	29 January 2018	21 March 2018
	6	41	28 January 2019	8 April 2019
	7	36	3 February 2020	5 April 2020
	GR	2	31 January 2021	1 February 2021
	8	32	22 February 2021	18 April 2021
	9	37	31 January 2022	4 April 2022
	10	36	30 January 2023	3 April 2023
	11	38	29 January 2024	15 April 2024
	12	–	27 January 2025

Timeline of experts

Cast	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	GR	8	9	10	11
Narrators
Georgie Gardner	Narrator
Helen Dallimore					Narrator				Narrator
Experts
John Aiken	Expert
Sabina Read	Expert
Trisha Stratford	Expert
Mel Schilling		Expert
Alessandra Rampolla									Expert

Season 1 (2015)

In the first episode, two couples (Michael & Roni, Clare & Lachlan) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. In the second episode, another two couples (Zoe & Alex, Michelle & James) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney.

The Nine Network announced on 26 June 2015 that Lachlan would participate in the network's upcoming revival of The Farmer Wants a Wife.^[12]

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Clare Tamas	37	Sydney, New South Wales	Marketing manager	Gold Coast, Queensland	Yes	Separated[13]
	Lachlan McAleer	36	Sydney, New South Wales	Farmer
2	Roni Azzopardi	32	Melbourne, Victoria	Payroll manager	Wanaka, New Zealand	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Michael O'Dea	31	Melbourne, Victoria	Event manager
3	Zoe Hendrix	25	Melbourne, Victoria	Digital marketing executive	Whitsunday Islands	Yes	Separated with child[14][15]
	Alex Garner	29	Melbourne, Victoria	Plumber
4	Michelle Worsley	34	Sydney, New South Wales	Communications manager	Darwin, Northern Territory	Yes	Separated[16]
	James Webster	36	Sydney, New South Wales	Sign writer

Season 2 (2016)

In the first episode, two couples (Erin & Bryce, Christie & Mark) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney. In the second episode, another two couples (Clare & Jono, Simone & Xavier) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney respectively.

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Erin Bateman	26	Melbourne, Victoria	Retail Manager	Palm Cove, Queensland	Yes	Together[17]
	Bryce Mohr	31	Melbourne, Victoria	Business analyst
2	Christie Jordee	39	Sydney, New South Wales	Business Owner	New Caledonia	Yes	Separated[18]
	Mark Hughes	36	Gippsland, Victoria	Farmer
3	Clare Verrall	32	Melbourne, Victoria	Recruitment Consultant	Northern Territory	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Jono Pitman	28	Melbourne, Victoria	Tradie
4	Simone Lee Brennan	29	Sydney, New South Wales	Make-up artist	Fiji	No	Separated
	Xavier Forsberg	26	Sydney, New South Wales	Sales manager

Season 3 (2016)

Season 3 was the first to feature five couples, including the series' first same-sex couple.^[19] In the first episode, two couples (Nicole & Keller, Monica & Mark) met and wed in Brisbane and Sydney. In the second episode, another two couples (Jess & Dave, Bella & Michael) met and wed in Sydney and Brisbane. In the third episode, one more couple (Craig & Andy) met and wed in New Zealand.

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Nicole Heir	28	Gold Coast, Queensland	Teacher	Cook Islands	Yes	Separated[20]
	Craig Keller	26	Brisbane, Queensland	Mechanical fitter
2	Monica Vanderkley	28	Sydney, New South Wales	Project manager	Lord Howe Island	Yes	Separated[20]
	Mark Ellam	30	Sydney, New South Wales	Firefighter
3	Jess Wardrop	31	Sydney, New South Wales	Bank officer	Byron Bay, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Dave Crisp	28	Melbourne, Victoria	Account manager
4	Bella Frizza	30	Gold Coast, Queensland	Radio announcer	Port Douglas, Queensland	Yes	Separated[20]
	Michael Hughes	32	Brisbane, Queensland	Fashion accessories designer
5	Craig Roach	41	Gold Coast, Queensland	Hairdresser	Queenstown, New Zealand	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Andy Ankers	41	Sydney, New South Wales	Global account director

Season 4 (2017)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 4

In the first episode, two couples (Cheryl & Jonathan, Susan & Sean) met and wed in Sydney and Melbourne. In the second episode, another two couples (Scarlett & Michael, Nadia & Anthony) met and wed in Sydney. In the third episode, two more couples (Alene & Simon, Vanessa & Andy) met and wed in Sydney and Melbourne respectively. In the fourth episode, another two couples (Lauren & Andrew, Deborah & John) met and wed in Sydney. In the fifth episode, two of the women were twins and they were all married in the same ceremony in Perth, (Michelle & Jesse, Sharon & Nick). In the ninth episode, two previous contestants were matched up (Andrew & Cheryl).

Season 5 (2018)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 5

In the first episode, the first two couples (Tracey & Dean, Sarah & Telv) met and wed in Sydney and Melbourne.^[21] In the second episode, another two couples (Jo & Sean, Alycia & Mat) met and wed in Sydney and Melbourne.^[22] In the third episode, two more couples (Davina & Ryan, Charlene & Patrick) met and wed in Warrawong and Melbourne.^[23] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Ashley & Troy, Melissa & John (a returning groom from season 4)) met and wed in Gold Coast and Melbourne.^[24] In the sixth episode, another two couples (Gabrielle & Nasser, Carly & Justin) met and wed in Sydney.^[25] In the seventh episode, the final couple (Blair & Sean) met and wed in Sydney.^[26]

Season 6 (2019)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 6

In the first episode, two couples (Jules & Cameron, Cyrell & Nic) met and wed in Sydney.^[27] In the second episode, two more couples (Jessika & Mick, Melissa & Dino) met and wed in Byron Bay and Hawkesbury River, both in New South Wales.^[28] In the third episode, another two couples (Heidi & Mike, Ning & Mark) met and wed in Byron Bay and Melbourne.^[29] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Lauren & Matthew, Elizabeth & Sam) met and wed in Byron Bay and Hawkesbury River.^[30] In the sixth episode, the last two couples (Ines & Bronson, Martha & Michael) met and wed in Byron Bay and Melbourne.^[31] In the 18th episode, two new couples (Susie & Billy, Tamara & Dan) met and wed in Sydney.^[32]

The experts had to decide on a controversial request by Dan and Jess who wanted to leave their respective "spouses" but remain in the experiment as a couple. The experts allowed the couple to leave their previous matches and stay in the experiment as a new couple.^[33]

Season 7 (2020)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 7

In the first episode, the first two couples (Poppy & Luke, Cathy & Josh) met and wed in Bilpin and Wyong Creek, both in New South Wales.^[34] In the second episode, another two couples (Natasha & Mikey, Amanda & Tash) met and wed in Stanwell Tops and Melbourne.^[35] In the third episode, another two couples (Hayley & David, Vanessa & Chris) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney.^[36] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Connie & Jonethen, Aleks & Ivan) met and wed in Melbourne and Sydney.^[37] In the sixth episode, the last two couples (Mishel & Steve, Stacey & Michael) met and wed in Melbourne.^[38] In the 18th episode, two new couples (Elizabeth & Seb, KC & Drew) met and wed in Sydney and Central Coast.^[39]

Grand Reunion special (2021)

After Season 8 was delayed by three weeks due to a delayed Australian Open, the Nine Network commissioned a two part reunion special to fill the programming gap.^[40][41] Part 1 centered around a dinner party, whereas Part 2 focused on experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling catching up with each participant, where they reflected on their lives following their time in the experiment.

Part 1 aired on 31 January 2021.^[42] Part 2 was scheduled to air on 7 February 2021,^[42] however was brought forward to 1 February 2021, as counter-programming to the Seven Network's premiere of Holey Moley.^[43]

Participants

Participant[42]	Season
Dean Wells	Season 5
Tracey Jewel	Season 5
Cyrell Paule	Season 6
Ines Bašić	Season 6
Jessika Power	Season 6
Martha Kalifatidis	Season 6
Michael Brunelli	Season 6
Sarah Roza	Season 5
Nasser Sultan	Season 5
Troy Delmege	Season 5
Ashley Irvin	Season 5
Mike Gunner	Season 6
Charlene Perera	Season 5
Jo McPharlin	Season 5
Ryan Gallagher	Season 5
Elizabeth Sobinoff	Season 6 & 7
Sebastian Guilhaus	Season 7

Season 8 (2021)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 8

In the first episode, two couples (Melissa & Bryce, Rebecca & Jake) met and wed in Richmond and Hunter Valley, both in New South Wales.^[44] In the second episode, three more couples (Samantha & Cameron, Booka & Brett, Coco & Sam) met and wed in Sydney and Hunter Valley.^[45] In the third episode, another two couples (Alana & Jason, Joanne & James) met and wed in Sydney and Vaucluse.^[46] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Belinda & Patrick, Beth & Russell) met and wed in the Hunter Valley and Sydney.^[47] In the 14th episode, an additional two couples (Kerry & Johnny, Georgia & Liam) met and wed in Richmond and Helensburgh, both in New South Wales.^[48] In the 15th episode, the final couple Jaimie & Chris met and wed in Sydney.^[49][50]

Season 9 (2022)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 9

In the first episode, two couples (Selin & Anthony, Tamara & Brent) met and wed in Richmond and Sydney.^[51] In the second episode, two more couples (Domenica & Jack, Ella & Mitch) met and wed in Helensburgh and Sydney.^[52] In the third episode, another two couples (Holly & Andrew, Selina & Cody) met and wed in Sydney and Cattai, New South Wales.^[53] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Olivia & Jackson, Samantha & Al) met and wed in Sydney.^[54] In the 14th episode, an additional two couples (Kate & Matt, Carolina & Dion) met and wed in Sydney and Oatlands, New South Wales.^[55] In the 15th episode, the final couple Jessica & Daniel met and wed in Richmond, New South Wales.^[56]

Season 10 (2023)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 10

In the first episode, two couples (Lyndall & Cameron, Bronte & Harrison) met and wed in Byron Bay and Sydney.^[57] In the second episode, another two couples (Sandy & Dan, Claire & Jesse) met and wed in Sydney.^[58] In the third episode, two more couples (Tahnee & Ollie, Janelle & Adam) met and wed in Sydney and Byron Bay.^[59] In the fourth episode, another two couples (Caitlin & Shannon, Alyssa & Duncan) met and wed on the Gold Coast and in Byron Bay.^[60] In the fifth episode, two more couples (Melissa & Josh, Melinda & Layton) met and wed in Sydney.^[61] In the 14th episode, the final two couples (Tayla & Hugo, Evelyn & Rupert) met and wed in Sydney.^[62]

Season 11 (2024)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 11

In the first episode, two couples (Sara & Tim, Cassandra & Tristan) met and wed in Sydney. In the second episode, two couples (Lucinda & Timothy, Tori & Jack) met & wed in Gold Coast Hinterland and Sydney. In the third episode, two couples (Natalie & Collins, Eden & Jayden) met & wed in Sydney and Gold Coast. In the fourth episode, one couple (Ben & Ellie) met & wed in Sydney. In the fifth episode, two couples (Lauren & Jonathan, Andrea & Richard) met & wed in Gold Coast & Tamborine Mountain. In the fourteenth episode, two couples (Stephen & Michael, same sex couple and Madeleine & Ash) met & wed in TBA & TBA. In the fifteenth episode, the final couple (Jade & Ridge) met & wed in Sydney.

Season 12 (2025)

Main article: Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

In the first episode, two couples (Carina & Paul, Lauren & Eliot) met and wed in Sydney. In the second episode, two couples (Katie & Tim, Jamie & Dave) and wed in Sydney and Berry.

Viewership

Season ratings

Season	Episodes	Originally aired		Preliminary		Consolidated
		Season premiere	Season finale	Average viewers	Average rank	Average viewers	Average rank
1	6	18 May 2015	22 June 2015	1.115	#4	1.195	#3
2	7	4 April 2016	27 April 2016	0.915	#7	0.999	#6
3	8	29 August 2016	13 September 2016	0.880	#7	0.970	#5
4	29	30 January 2017	3 April 2017	1.081	#3	1.186	#2
5	32	29 January 2018	21 March 2018	1.223	#1	1.328	#1
6	41	28 January 2019	8 April 2019	1.323	#1	1.432	#1
7	36	3 February 2020	5 April 2020	1.102	#2	1.215	#1
GR	2	31 January 2021	1 February 2021	0.824	#6	0.980	#4
8	32	22 February 2021	18 April 2021	1.021	#2	1.121	#1
9	37	31 January 2022	4 April 2022	0.946	#3	1.045	#1
10	36	30 January 2023	3 April 2023	0.878	#2		#1
11	38	29 January 2024	8 April 2024		#1		#1
12	TBA	27 January 2025	TBA

Season 1 (2015)

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	18 May 2015	1,134,000	5	65,000	2	1,199,000	[63][64]
2	Episode 2	25 May 2015	1,103,000	4	77,000	2	1,180,000	[65][66]
3	Episode 3	1 June 2015	1,116,000	3	84,000	3	1,200,000	[67][68]
4	Episode 4	8 June 2015	971,000	7	99,000	6	1,070,000	[69][70]
5	Episode 5	15 June 2015	1,079,000	3	85,000	2	1,164,000	[71][72]
6	Episode 6	22 June 2015	1,290,000	1	71,000	1	1,361,000	[73][74]

Season 2 (2016)

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	4 April 2016	771,000	13	86,000	9	857,000	[75][76]
2	Episode 2	5 April 2016	905,000	6	91,000	5	996,000	[77][78]
3	Episode 3	11 April 2016	874,000	8	62,000	7	936,000	[79][80]
4	Episode 4	12 April 2016	880,000	8	85,000	6	965,000	[81][82]
5	Episode 5	18 April 2016	899,000	6	122,000	7	1,021,000	[83][84]
6	Episode 6	19 April 2016	831,000	9	93,000	8	924,000	[85][86]
7	Finale Follow Up	27 April 2016	1,048,000 1,110,000	4 1	66,000 66,000	2 1	1,114,000 1,176,000	[87][88]

Season 3 (2016)

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	29 August 2016	805,000	11	74,000	7	879,000	[89][90]
2	Episode 2	30 August 2016	810,000	7	60,000	7	870,000	[91][92]
3	Episode 3	31 August 2016	788,000	9	79,000	7	867,000	[93][94]
4	Episode 4	5 September 2016	843,000	8	97,000	6	940,000	[95][96]
5	Episode 5	6 September 2016	919,000	5	93,000	4	1,012,000	[97][98]
6	Episode 6	7 September 2016	974,000	2	117,000	1	1,091,000	[99][100]
7	Episode 7	12 September 2016	814,000	9	100,000	8	914,000	[101][102]
8	Episode 8	13 September 2016	1,083,000	3	101,000	1	1,184,000	[103][104]

Grand Reunion special (2021)

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
			Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Part 1	31 January 2021	866,000	4	165,000	1	1,031,000	[105][106]
2	Part 2	1 February 2021	781,000	7	148,000	6	929,000	[107][108]

Controversy and legality

Before the first season went to air, an online petition calling for the series to be axed attracted over 15,000 signatures.^[109]

Contestants have also criticised the show, such as second season participant Simone Lee Brennan described the program as "never [being] portrayed to its full authenticity," suggesting the man she had been paired with, Xavier Forsberg, had been recruited by producers and was seeking a sports-presenting role rather than a relationship.^[110]

At the show's commitment ceremonies, each contestant chooses to remain in the production or withdraw, the latter of which the contestant's partner must agree to mutually. This has been criticised as sending "the worst possible message" to people who may be in a toxic relationship.^[111] Due to interpersonal complexities in Season 10, contestants Caitlin McConville and Josh White were permitted to withdraw without input from their respective partners.

Some of the contestants of the show have also spoken out against the program claiming it to be fake,^[112] including Dean Wells from Season 5.^[113] Other former contestants have been abused in the street, received death threats online, attempted suicide, or been taken to a psychiatric hospital.^[114]

International

Broadcasters

In The Netherlands the show is called Married at First Sight and is broadcast at primetime on RTL 4.

In Belgium the show is broadcast as Blind getrouwd - Australië and runs every weekday on the Flemish channel VTM2. The parent network VTM also produces and runs an own installment of the format, called "Blind getrouwd" ("Married in blind faith") and which features Flemish couples.

In Spain, the show is broadcast as Casados a ciegas and runs every weekday from 6:15 pm for three hours each day on TEN.^[115]

In the United Kingdom, in 2020, E4 aired the fourth series (2017), following this the fifth series (2018) was aired and then in early 2021, the sixth series (2019) was broadcast on the channel. By 2021 the series had become a hit with British audiences, earning a number of celebrity fans that included Sam Smith,^[116] Michael Ball, and Duncan James.

In New Zealand, the show is broadcast on Three and screens four nights per week.

In the United States, the show is broadcast on cable network Lifetime on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.^[117]

In Poland, the show is broadcast on a VOD platform Player.pl.

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