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Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 8

The eighth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 22 February 2021 on the Nine Network.[1] Relationship experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling returned from the previous season, and were joined by sexologist Alessandra Rampolla to match 9 brides and 9 grooms together.[2][3] Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another 3 brides and 3 grooms together.[4][5]

Married at First Sight
Season 8
No. of episodes32
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release22 February (2021-02-22) –
18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)
Season chronology
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Season 7
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Season 9

Couple profiles edit

No. Couple Age Home Occupation Honeymoon Final Decision Status
1 Melissa Rawson 31 Melbourne, Victoria Workplace Trainer Edith, New South Wales Yes Married with children[6][7]
Bryce Ruthven 31 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Radio Announcer
2 Rebecca Zemek 27 Perth, Western Australia Business Manager Hunter Valley, New South Wales Yes Separated[8]
Jake Edwards 32 Melbourne, Victoria Charity CEO
3 Samantha Harvey 31 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Property Developer Casuarina, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated
Cameron Dunne 32 Melbourne, Victoria Crane Operator
4 Booka Nile 31 Perth, Western Australia Musician/Mental Health Worker South Coast, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated
Brett Helling 31 Melbourne, Victoria Psychology Student/Electrician
5 Coco Stedman 30 Sydney, New South Wales Pilates Studio Owner South Coast, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated
Sam Carraro 32 Melbourne, Victoria Clothing Brand Owner
6 Alana Lister 30 Brisbane, Queensland Teacher South Coast, New South Wales Yes Separated[9]
Jason Engler 35 Brisbane, Queensland Construction Estimator
7 Joanne Todd 39 Melbourne, Victoria Barber Shoalhaven, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated
James Susler 44 Melbourne, Victoria Prestige Car Company Owner
8 Belinda Vickers 29 Melbourne, Victoria Door-to-Door Sales Caves Beach, New South Wales Yes Separated[10]
Patrick Hayes Dwyer 27 Melbourne, Victoria Personal Trainer
9 Beth Moore 39 Perth, Western Australia Retail Worker/Student Mimosa Rocks, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated
Russell Duance 37 Adelaide, South Australia Diesel Mechanic
10 Georgia Fairweather 25 Brisbane, Queensland Entrepreneur Hunter Valley, New South Wales No Separated
Liam Cooper 29 Brisbane, Queensland Prison Case Officer
11 Kerry Knight 30 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Occupation Therapist Cabarita, New South Wales Yes Married[11]
Johnny Balbuziente 30 Brisbane, Queensland Theatre Producer
12 Jaimie Gardner 35 Sydney, New South Wales Brand Manager Adelaide, South Australia Broke up before final decision Separated
Chris Jensen 32 Sunshine Coast, Queensland FIFO Driller

Commitment ceremony history edit

Episode: 9 13 17 21 25 29/30
Ceremony: 1 2 3 4 5 Final Decision
Melissa Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Bryce Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Rebecca Stay Leave Stay Stay Leave Yes
Jake Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Alana Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Jason Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Belinda Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Patrick Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Yes
Kerry Not in
Experiment 		Stay Stay Stay Yes
Johnny Stay Stay Stay Yes
Georgia Not in
Experiment 		Stay Stay Stay Yes
Liam Stay Stay Stay No
Booka Stay Stay Stay Leave Leave Left
Brett Stay Stay Stay Stay Leave
Jaimie Not in
Experiment 		Stay Left
Chris Stay
Joanne Stay Stay Leave Left
James Stay Leave Leave
Beth Stay Leave Left
Russell Leave Leave
Coco Leave Leave Left
Sam Stay Leave
Samantha Leave Leave Left
Cameron Stay Leave
Notes none none 1 2 none 3, 4
Left none Beth & Russell Joanne & James Jaimie & Chris Booka & Brett Georgia & Liam
Coco & Sam
Samantha & Cameron
  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.
  This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.
  • ^1 : Three new couples were introduced into the experiment.
  • ^2 : Chris left the experiment on his own. Due to this Jaimie also had to leave the experiment.
  • ^3 : Alana originally decided to leave, but changed her mind to stay after hearing Jason's vows.
  • ^4 : Liam originally decided to stay, but changed his mind to leave after hearing Georgia's vows.

Controversy edit

The season was heavily criticised by media outlets and fans of the show due to the lack of diversity in casting.[12][13] The series also saw accusations of misogyny against a number of the male participants.[14] In June the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed they were looking into the season after receiving 54 complaints from viewers about the show. Several of the complaints alleged the series had aired abusive interactions between participants through "gaslighting, social, verbal and mental abuse".[15] The Network was later cleared of any breaches.[16]

Ratings edit

No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 22 February 2021 Monday 7:30pm 964,000 1 110,000 1 1,074,000 [17][18]
2 Episode 2 23 February 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 992,000 1 105,000 1 1,097,000 [19][20]
3 Episode 3 24 February 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 891,000 2 128,000 1 1,019,000 [21][22]
4 Episode 4 25 February 2021 Thursday 7:30pm 773,000 5 151,000 1 924,000 [23][24]
5 Episode 5 28 February 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 898,000 1 114,000 1 1,012,000 [25][26]
6 Episode 6 1 March 2021 Monday 7:30pm 1,020,000 1 110,000 1 1,130,000 [27][28]
7 Episode 7 2 March 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 944,000 1 115,000 1 1,059,000 [29][30]
8 Episode 8 3 March 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 932,000 1 111,000 1 1,043,000 [31][32]
9 Episode 9 7 March 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 945,000 1 131,000 1 1,076,000 [33][34]
10 Episode 10 8 March 2021 Monday 7:30pm 804,000 7 97,000 6 901,000 [35][36]
11 Episode 11 9 March 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 945,000 2 89,000 1 1,034,000 [37][38]
12 Episode 12 10 March 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 969,000 1 104,000 1 1,073,000 [39][40]
13 Episode 13 14 March 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 1,096,000 1 92,000 1 1,188,000 [41][42]
14 Episode 14 15 March 2021 Monday 7:30pm 979,000 1 106,000 1 1,085,000 [43][44]
15 Episode 15 16 March 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,026,000 1 108,000 1 1,134,000 [45][46]
16 Episode 16 17 March 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 1,030,000 1 121,000 1 1,151,000 [47][48]
17 Episode 17 21 March 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 1,116,000 1 86,000 1 1,202,000 [49][50]
18 Episode 18 22 March 2021 Monday 7:30pm 1,068,000 3 75,000 1 1,143,000 [51][52]
19 Episode 19 23 March 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,040,000 2 92,000 1 1,132,000 [53][54]
20 Episode 20 24 March 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 1,017,000 1 107,000 1 1,124,000 [55][56]
21 Episode 21 28 March 2021 Sunday 7:30pm 1,106,000 1 85,000 1 1,191,000 [57][58]
22 Episode 22 29 March 2021 Monday 7:30pm 1,065,000 1 94,000 1 1,159,000 [59][60]
23 Episode 23 30 March 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,031,000 1 99,000 1 1,130,000 [61][62]
24 Episode 24 31 March 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 1,003,000 1 126,000 1 1,129,000 [63][64]
25 Episode 25 5 April 2021 Monday 7:30pm 1,121,000 2 94,000 1 1,215,000 [65][66]
26 Episode 26 6 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,009,000 1 65,000 1 1,074,000 [67][68]
27 Episode 27 7 April 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 1,100,000 1 86,000 1 1,186,000 [69][70]
28 Episode 28 11 April 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 1,127,000 1 82,000 1 1,209,000 [71][72]
29 Final Vows - Part 1 12 April 2021 Monday 7:30pm 1,093,000 1 79,000 1 1,172,000 [73][74]
30 Final Vows - Part 2 13 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,032,000 1 69,000 1 1,101,000 [75][76]
31 Reunion Dinner Party 14 April 2021 Wednesday 7:30pm 1,134,000 1 112,000 1 1,246,000 [77][78]
32 Finale 18 April 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 1,398,000 1 93,000 1 1,481,000 [79][80]

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