Ratings juggernaut Married At First Sight defeats the Matildas… as Nine almost doubles Seven’s primetime numbers
Married at First Sight continues to triumph in the national TV ratings.
The popular Nine network program attracted 1,486,000 viewers on Wednesday night, beating Channel 10’s Matildas qualifier.
973,000 people watched the Matildas beat Uzbekistan 10-0.
Seven’s The 1% Club Australia averaged 797,000 visitors – almost half of the MAFS audience.
MAFS achieved almost double the viewership of Australian Idol on Tuesday night with 1.41 million.
Married at First Sight continues to triumph in the national TV ratings. (Pictured: MAFS experts Mel Schilling, Alessandra Rampolla and John Aiken)
Seven’s singing competition saw 763,000 people tune in to watch the live results.
ABC’s 7:30 had an audience of 638,000, while Australian Survivor recorded 577,000.
The Season 11 debut for MAFS dominated the ratings in January with a whopping 2,461,000 viewers and the show continues to triumph.
It comes as the producers of Married At First Sight are already making plans for the next series of the hit dating experiment and have reportedly rejected a proposed major format change.
The popular Nine network program attracted 1,486,000 viewers on Wednesday night, beating Channel 10’s Matildas qualifier. (Image: MAFS bride Tori Adams)
973,000 people watched the Matildas beat Uzbekistan 10-0. (Photo: Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Foord of the Matildas)
Seven’s The 1% Club Australia averaged 797,000 visitors – almost half of the MAFS audience. (Photo: host Jim Jefferies)
An industry insider revealed that producers are considering bringing back former brides and grooms to give them a second chance at love, but vetoed the idea.
‘MAFS wanted to bring people back. After 11 seasons, it wouldn’t be difficult to realize the idea of a second chance for a select few,” they told Yahoo.
However, the proposal was rejected for a surprising reason: producers felt that viewers might not connect with returning cast members who were looking for love again.
“We know viewers enjoy exploring new storylines rather than reinvesting in a personality they’ve already met. It wasn’t strong enough to create a full line of returning brides and grooms,” they said.
MAFS achieved almost double the viewership of Australian Idol on Tuesday night with 1.41 million. (Image: Australian Idol judges Kyle Sandilands, Marcia Hines and Amy Shark)
ABC’s 7:30 had an audience of 638,000, while Australian Survivor recorded 577,000. (Image: Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia)