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This article is about British television programme. For other international versions, see Married at First Sight.
Married at First Sight
GenreReality television
Created byMichael Von Würden
Based onGift Ved Første Blik (Danish TV series)
Developed byCPL
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language English
No. of series6
Original release
NetworkChannel 4 (2015–2020)
E4 (2021–)
Release9 July 2015 (2015-07-09)[1] –
present
Related
Married at First Sight Franchise
Married at First Sight Australia

Married at First Sight is a British television programme where couples are matched "scientifically" by a panel of experts. They meet just minutes before they marry. Upon returning, they live together for a period of time, during which they meet at commitment ceremonies and choose whether or not they will continue their relationship. On 14 March 2021, Owen and Michelle from Series 5 became the first couple to celebrate their 1st wedding anniversary together.

On 24 November 2020, it was announced that the programme will move to Channel 4's sister channel E4 in 2021 and will use the format of its Australian counterpart following the highly successful broadcast of the latter on E4.[2]

Series 1 (2015)

First aired in July 2015. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Emma Rathbone 32 Businesswoman Yes Divorced[3]
James Ord-Hume 33 University Administrator
2 Sam McDonald 30 Chartered Surveyor Did not marry N/A
Jack Finn-Kelcey 29 Security Consultant
3 Kate Stewart 31 Personal Trainer No Annulled
Jason Knowles 34 Financial Adviser

Series 2 (2016)

First aired in October and November 2016. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Lucie 27 Marketing Executive Yes Divorced
Steven Griffiths 30 Writer
2 Sara 30 Personal Assistant Yes Divorced
Adam 32 Trainee Counsellor
3 Caroline 28 Operations Coordinator Yes Divorced
Adam Donoghue 34 Train Manager
4 Melissa 27 Student Nurse Yes Divorced
Clark Sherwood 26 Business Development Manager

Series 3 (2018)

First aired in February and March 2018. The couples were:[citation needed]

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Richard 28 Police Sergeant No Divorced
Harriet 32 Financial Director
2 Ben Jardine 36 Property Yes Separated
Stephanie 32 Police Officer
3 Wayne 31 Insurance Broker Did not marry N/A
Carrie 35 Estate Agent

Series 4 (2019)

First aired in March and April 2019. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Steph 28 Nurse No Annulled
Jonathan 39 Property Manager
2 Verity 28 Office manager Yes Separated
Jack 25 IT consultant

Series 5 (2020)

First aired in October 2020. The couples were:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Shareen 47 Events Manager No Divorced
David 54 Wholeseller
2 Michelle 25 Teacher Yes Still Married
Owen 31 Global Account Manager

Series 6 (2021)

After the success of the Australian version, the Australian format was adopted. In Episode 1, two couples (Bob & Megan and Ant & Nikita) were matched and married. In Episode 2, two couples (Matt & Dan and Luke & Morag) were matched and married. In Episode 4, two couples (Josh & Amy and Franky & Marilyse) met and were married. In Episode 5, the final two couples (Adam & Tayah and Jordon & Alexis) met and were married.

This series began on 30 August 2021. The final scheduled for 30 September 2021 was postponed after technical problems prevented it from being shown.[4] The final episode was rescheduled the following day.[5]

Ceremony history

Episode: 8 11 14 19/20
Ceremony: 1 2 3 Final Decision
Luke Stay Stay Stay Yes
Morag Stay Stay Stay Yes
Amy Stay Stay Stay Yes
Josh Stay Stay Stay Yes
Adam Stay Stay Stay Yes
Tayah Stay Stay Stay Yes
Dan N/A3 Stay Stay Yes
Matt N/A3 Stay Stay Yes
Franky Stay Stay Stay Yes
Marilyse Stay Stay Stay Yes
Bob Stay Stay Leave Left
Megan Stay Stay Leave
Alexis Leave2 Stay4 Leave
Ant N/A (Leave)1 Stay4 Leave
Jordon Stay2 Left
Nikita N/A (Leave)1 Removed
Notes 1, 2, 3 4 none
Ejected Nikita none
Left Jordon none Alexis & Ant none
Bob & Megan
  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.
  This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.
  This couple was removed from the experiment by the experts or Production.
  • ^1 : Due to an altercation off-camera at the first Dinner Party, the Production team removed Nikita from the experiment. As a result, Ant also had to leave.
  • ^2 : Jordon originally chose to stay in the experiment to pursue an extra-marital romance with Megan, following the two sharing a kiss at the first dinner party. However, he changed his mind during the first commitment ceremony and chose to leave. As a result, Alexis & Jordon left the experiment.
  • ^3 : Due to a delay with returning from their honeymoon in Mexico, Matt & Dan were unable to attend the first dinner party or commitment ceremony.
  • ^4 : After forming a romantic connection following the end of their previous marriages, Alexis & Ant were allowed to return to the experiment as a new couple.

Couple profiles

No. Couple Age Home Occupation Honeymoon Final Decision Status
1 Robert Voysey 26 Bournemouth Business Protection Specialist Dominican Republic Broke up before final decision Separated
Megan Wolfe 26 Stoke-on-Trent Wellness Coach
2 Anthony Poole 28 Manchester Business Development Mexico Removed from experiment Separated
Nikita Jasmine 26 County Durham Sales
3 Matt Jameson 39 Leeds Charity Worker Mexico Yes Together
Daniel Mckee 27 Northern Ireland Sales
4 Luke Dawson 36 Cardiff Care Home Manager/Fireman Switzerland Yes Separated
Morag Crichton 31 Essex Veterinary Nurse
5 Joshua Christie 26 West London Insurance Worker Mexico Yes Separated
Amy Christophers 34 Cornwall Sports Journalist
6 Franky Spencer 47 Dubai Strength & Conditioning Coach Lake District Yes Separated
Marilyse Corrigan 36 Beverley Personal Trainer
7 Adam Aveling 26 Doncaster Electrician Antigua Yes Engaged
Tayah McCreith 25 Welwyn Garden City Estate Agent
8 Jordon Mundell 27 Cardiff Personal Trainer Maldives Broke up before final decision Separated
Alexis Economou 28 London Model
9 Anthony Poole 28 Manchester Business Development N/A1 Broke up before final decision Separated
Alexis Economou 28 London Model
  • ^1 : After forming a romantic connection following the end of their previous marriages, Alexis & Ant were allowed to return to the experiment as a new couple.

Viewing figures

Official, 7-day consolidated ratings are taken from BARB and include E4 +1. Catch-up service totals are added to the official ratings.[6]

Viewers (millions)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Monday 1.98 1.99 2.43 2.45 2.17
Tuesday 1.78 2.05 2.26 2.36 2.27
Wednesday 1.97 1.86 2.30 2.24 2.13
Thursday 1.91 2.12 2.31 2.35
Friday 1.75[a]
Weekly average 1.91 2.01 2.33 2.35 2.08
Running average 1.91 1.96 2.08 2.15 2.13
Series average 2.13
  1. ^ Technical issues led to the accidental repeat of part of episode 19 during the scheduled Thursday night broadcast of the final. The episode was rescheduled for the following day after efforts to show the correct episode failed.

"Afters" specials

For this series, a special aftershow was broadcast on Thursdays at 10pm, after the final Married at First Sight episode of the week.

Episode Airdate Guests UK viewers (millions)
1 2 September 2021 Nick Grimshaw, Suzi Ruffell 0.42
2 9 September 2021 Paul C Brunson, Tom Read Wilson 0.46
3 16 September 2021 Sam Thompson, Tom Read Wilson, Olga Koch 0.43
4 23 September 2021 Joel Dommett, Hannah Cooper-Dommett, Snoochie 0.35
5 1 October 2021 [a] 0.43
  1. ^ This episode was delayed as the final was unable to be broadcast in its intended Thursday slot, with the programme rescheduled for the day after. On the intended airdate, First Dates occupied most of its slot as E4 opted to show it as filler.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (9 July 2015). "Married at First Sight: valid social experiment or recipe for disaster?". the Guardian.
  2. ^ Shakhnazarova, Nika (24 November 2020). "Married At First Sight UK gets explosive revamp with fresh new format for 2021". Mirror Online. Retrieved 24 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Corner, Natalie (26 December 2015). "Last remaining Married at First Sight couple DIVORCE after just 34 weeks together". Mirror Online. Reach Plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ "E4 sorry for broadcasting wrong Married At First Sight episode". BBC News. October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Married at First Sight UK confirms final episode air date". October 2021.
  6. ^ "Most viewed programmes". BARB. Retrieved 13 October 2021.


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