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| Four Weddings | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Party Wars (2010) |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Elliot Johnson Amanda Wilson Danny Carvalho Jonny Coller Peter Faherty |
| Voices of | Steve 'Sparky' Parker (series 1-3) Adil Ray (series 4) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 (Four Weddings) 1 (Party Wars) |
| No. of episodes | 54 (Four Weddings) 9 (Party Wars) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | ITV Studios (2009–11) Potato (2013) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Living |
| Release | 6 July 2009 – 19 September 2013 |
Four Weddings is a British reality television series that premiered on Sky Living, on 6 July 2009. It has become popular enough to have inspired the creations of versions in other countries. One episode included the real-life wedding of Steps member Faye Tozer to her second husband Michael Smith.
The show ran for four series, running from 2009-2013. A planned revival series that was to be produced by ITV Studios subsidiary Multistory Media for Channel 4 was planned for 2023, but it was scrapped in May of that year for undisclosed reasons. [1]
The programme follows a similar style to Come Dine with Me, and involves four brides, or four grooms, attending one another's weddings and rating them on:
At the end of the show, the four brides or grooms discover which of the couples has won a luxury honeymoon. Viewers could also play online in the "Online wedding rater" and rate the weddings as they were shown for comparison with the rest of the public.
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 July 2009 | 7 September 2009 | 10 |
| 2 | 29 March 2010 | 28 June 2010 | 13 |
| 3 | 9 November 2010 | 7 June 2011 | 18 |
| 4 | 27 June 2013 | 19 September 2013 | 13 |
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 17 May 2010 | 1 | as Four 21st Birthday Parties | |
| 1 | 18 October 2010 | 6 December 2010 | 8 | |
Episode viewing figures from BARB.
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Living Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 July 2009 | 412,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 13 July 2009 | 342,000 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 July 2009 | ||
| 4 | 27 July 2009 | 373,000 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 August 2009 | 443,000 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 August 2009 | 374,000 | 2 |
| 7 | 17 August 2009 | 372,000 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 August 2009 | 431,000 | 2 |
| 9 | 31 August 2009 | 395,000 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 September 2009 | 523,000 | 1 |
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Living Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2010 | 357,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 April 2010 | 391,000 | 4 |
| 3 | 12 April 2010 | 458,000 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 April 2010 | 412,000 | 5 |
| 5 | 26 April 2010 | 366,000 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 May 2010 | 478,000 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 May 2010 | 378,000 | 3 |
| 8 | 24 May 2010 | 273,000 | 5 |
| 9 | 31 May 2010 | 329,000 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 June 2010 | 345,000 | 5 |
| 11 | 14 June 2010 | 391,000 | 1 |
| 12 | 21 June 2010 | 399,000 | 2 |
| 13 | 28 June 2010 | 525,000 | 1 |
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Living Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 17 May 2010 | 189,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 18 October 2010 | 203,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 October 2010 | Under 162,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 3 | 1 November 2010 | Under 135,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 4 | 8 November 2010 | Under 169,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 5 | 15 November 2010 | 201,000 | 7 |
| 6 | 22 November 2010 | Under 133,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 7 | 29 November 2010 | Under 114,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 8 | 6 December 2010 | 137,000 | 7 |
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | (Sky) Living Weekly Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 November 2010 | 185,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 November 2010 | 163,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 23 November 2010 | 155,000 | 7 |
| 4 | 30 November 2010 | 120,000 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 December 2010 | 177,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 December 2010 | 245,000 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 December 2010 | 163,000 | 4 |
| 8 | 28 March 2011 | Under 188,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 9 | 4 April 2011 | 300,000 | 6 |
| 10 | 11 April 2011 | 246,000 | 6 |
| 11 | 18 April 2011 | 187,000 | 10 |
| 12 | 25 April 2011 | 204,000 | 7 |
| 13 | 2 May 2011 | 269,000 | 6 |
| 14 | 9 May 2011 | 161,000 | 10 |
| 15 | 16 May 2011 | Under 180,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 16 | 23 May 2011 | 174,000 | 9 |
| 17 | 30 May 2011 | Under 161,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 18 | 7 June 2011 | Under 181,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | Sky Living Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 June 2013 | 144,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 July 2013 | Under 112,000 | Outside Top 10 |
| 3 | 11 July 2013 | 123,000 | 7 |
| 4 | 18 July 2013 | 118,000 | 8 |
| 5 | 25 July 2013 | 196,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 August 2013 | 170,000 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 August 2013 | 179,000 | 5 |
| 8 | 15 August 2013 | 154,000 | 6 |
| 9 | 22 August 2013 | 118,000 | 10 |
| 10 | 29 August 2013 | 147,000 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 September 2013 | 122,000 | 8 |
| 12 | 12 September 2013 | 136,000 | 8 |
| 13 | 19 September 2013 | 153,000 | 5 |
The show's format has been exported to the following countries:
| Region/Country | Local title | Network | Premiere Year/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Weddings | Seven Network | 2010 | |
| Four Weddings | Slice Network | 2012 | |
| 4 Svatby | TV Nova | 2012 | |
| Neljät häät | Nelonen | 2011 | |
| 4 Mariages pour 1 Lune de Miel | TF1 (2011–20) TFX (2022–present) | 2011 | |
| 4 Hochzeiten und eine Traumreise | VOX | 2012 | |
| Matrimoni all'italiana | Rete 4 | 2011 | |
| Quattro matrimoni in Italia Quattro matrimoni | Fox Life Sky Uno TV8 (reruns) | 2014 | |
| Cztery wesela | Polsat | 2020 | |
| 4 nunţi şi o provocare | Pro TV | 2013 | |
| Четыре свадьбы | REN TV Friday! | 2014, 2019 | |
| Cuatro Weddings | Cuatro | 2018 | |
| 4 Весiлля | 1+1 | 2011 | |
| ТЕТ | 2018 | ||
| Four Weddings | TLC | 2010 | |