Here Come the Newlyweds

Here Come the Newlyweds
Created by	Jay Blumenfield Tony Marsh
Presented by	Pat Bullard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Jay Blumenfield Tony Marsh
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	The Jay & Tony Show Warner Horizon Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02) – July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)

Here Come the Newlyweds is a reality television series that first premiered on ABC on March 2, 2008. The series' first season ran through April 6, 2008. A second season premiered on May 25, 2009 and aired through July 13, 2009. ^[1] The show is hosted by Pat Bullard. ^[2] The title of the program came from the announcer's introduction of the contestants on an earlier, more famous ABC game show, The Newlywed Game , which began with: "From the Chuck Barris stages in Hollywood, California, here come the newlyweds!" ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

On July 24, 2007, ABC has ordered the show to series. ^[10] It was renewed for a second season on September 27, 2008 with an expanded episode order of 8 episodes. ^[11]

Season one

Contestants

Surname	Husband	Wife	Hometown
Bajwa	Atif	Fawziah	Cincinnati, Ohio
Freis	Cody	Dawn	Denver, Colorado
Holmes	Lance	Heather	Middletown, Ohio
Jacobi	Thomas	Kaia	Washington, D.C.
Krashin	Steve	Dana	New York City, New York
Moutra	Johnnie	Crystal	Missouri City, Texas
Woodward	Barry	Toni	Deer Park, Texas

Eliminations

#	Couple	Episodes
		1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Moutra	IN	IM	IN	IN	IN	WINNER
2	Holmes	IN	IN	IM	IN	IM	RUNNER-UP
3	Freis	IN	IN	IN	IM	OUT
4	Krashin	IN	IN	IN	OUT
5	Woodward	IN	IN	OUT
6	Bajwa	IN	OUT
7	Jacobi	IM/OUT

 IN The couple was safe for that episode.

 WINNER The couple won the competition.

 OUT The couple was voted off.

 RUNNER-UP The couple finished the competition in second place.

 IM The couple won immunity.

 IM/OUT The couple won immunity and was voted off.

News and Notes

• Week 1: After winning immunity, the Jacobis were offered $10,000 to give up their immunity. They chose the $10,000, and were subsequently voted off.
• Week 2: After winning immunity, the Moutras were offered $15,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Bajwas were voted off.
• Week 3: After winning immunity, the Holmeses were offered $20,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Woodwards were voted off.
• Week 4: After winning immunity, the Freises were offered $30,000 to give up their immunity. Cody took the money and Dawn was unhappy that they would possibly be voted off. They spent the remainder of the episode scheming and promising both the Holmeses and the Moutras (separately) that they would not vote them off next week in return, if that couple chose to take the immunity challenge money. The Krashins were ultimately voted off, but it is unknown by what margin.
• Week 5: After winning immunity, the Holmeses were offered nothing to give up their immunity. In fact, they were told that they would be choosing who accompanied them to the final two. The Moutras and the Freises both pleaded their cases separately, but within earshot of each other. At vote-off time, the Holmeses asked to be allowed to inform the couples of their decision themselves. They voted off the Freises.

The Winning Couple

Crystal and Johnnie Moutra were declared the winners of the grand prize, $465,000, on the April 6, 2008 show.

Season two

Contestants

Surname	Husband	Wife	Hometown
Corliss	Mark	Marlo	Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Cox	Matt	Ashley	Smyrna, Tennessee
Hinkins	Jed	Sarin	Cedar City, Utah
Huffman	Brendan	Bridget	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ieng	Sonarak	Michele	Fairfax, Virginia
McMorris	Kenny	Makayla	Omaha, Nebraska
Newbery	Rich	Audra	San Francisco, California
Oskowski	Nick	Katie	Mentor, Ohio
Smith	Matt	Andrea	Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Eliminations

#	Couple	Episodes
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Corliss	IN	RISK	RISK	RISK	IN	RISK	RISK	WINNER
2	McMorris	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IM	RUNNER-UP
3	Newbery	IN	IN	IN	IN	IM	IM	OUT
4	Hinkins	IN	IM	IN	IM	RISK	OUT
5	Ieng	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
6	Huffman	IN	IN	IM	OUT
7	Cox	IN	IN	OUT
8	Oskowski	RISK	OUT
9	Smith	IM/OUT

 IN The couple was safe for that episode.

 WINNER The couple won the competition.

 RUNNER-UP The couple finished the competition in second place.

 OUT The couple was voted off.

 RISK The couple was at risk of elimination.

 IM The couple won immunity.

 IM/OUT The couple won immunity, took the money, and was voted out.

News and Notes

• Week 1: After winning immunity, the Smiths were offered $10,000 to give up their immunity. They chose the $10,000, and were subsequently voted off.
• Week 2: After winning immunity, the Hinkinses were offered $15,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Oskowskis were voted off.
• Week 3: After winning immunity, the Huffmans were offered $20,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Coxes were voted off.
• Week 4: After winning immunity, the Hinkinses were offered $25,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Huffmans were voted off.
• Week 5: After winning immunity, the Newberys were offered $30,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Iengs were voted off.
• Week 6: After winning immunity, the Newberys were offered $40,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money, and the Hinkinses were voted off. After the elimination, the McMorrises admitted to lying and voting for the Hinkinses after having promised the Hinkinses that they would vote the other couple off.
• Week 7: After winning immunity, the McMorrisses were offered $50,000 to give up their immunity. They rejected the money and chose who would accompany them to the final two. The McMorrises chose the Corlisses and the Newberys were voted off.

The Winning Couple

Mark and Marlo Corliss were declared the winners of the grand prize, $480,000, on the July 13, 2009 show.

After the Show

• Bridget and Brendan Huffman have two children, a girl and a boy.
• Katie and Nick Oskowski have three children.
• The Corlisses are divorced.
• Sonarak and Michele Ieng have a baby girl.
• Kenny and MaKayla McMorris have two children.
• Jed and Sarin Hinkins have three girls.
• Matt and Andrea Smith have two children, a girl and boy.
• Rich and Audra Newberry have twin boys.

References

1. "Here Come the Newlyweds episode listings". Futon Critic.
2. Salem, Rob (March 2, 2008). "Bullard's back with TV's 'Here Come the Newlyweds'". The Star. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
3. Hamilton, Amanda (May 25, 2009). "'Here Come the Newlyweds' recap: This show is adorable". Seacoast. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
4. Reuell, Peter (February 21, 2008). "Holy matrimoney: Couple on newlywed reality show". Metro West Daily News. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
5. Pierce, Scott (May 25, 2009). "2 Utah couples have blissful time on 'Here Come the Newlyweds'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
6. Bannon, Anne Louise (2008). "Here Come the Newlyweds". Common Sense Media. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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8. Garron, Barry (March 3, 2008). "Here Come the Newlyweds". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
9. Barron, David (April 2, 2008). "Moutras are mum about the outcome of Here Come the Newlyweds". Chron. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
10. Rocchio, Christopher (July 24, 2007). "ABC orders 'Here Come the Newlyweds' reality competition series". Reality TV World. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
11. Hibberd, James (September 27, 2008). "ABC Renews "Here Come The Newlyweds"". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

External links

• Official Website
• Here Come the Newlyweds at IMDb