Married at First Sight | |
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Season 7 | |
No. of episodes | 36 |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Original release | 3 February – 5 April 2020 |
Season chronology |
The seventh season of Married at First Sight premiered on 3 February 2020 on the Nine Network. [1] Relationship experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Trisha Stratford all returned from the previous season to match 11 brides and 9 grooms together. [2] The show cast their first same-sex couple since marriage equality laws were passed in Australia. [3] Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another 2 brides and 2 grooms together, including Elizabeth Sobinoff who previously appeared in season 6. [4]
No. | Couple | Age | Home | Occupation | Honeymoon | Final Decision | Status |
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1 | Poppy Jennings | 38 | Wollongong, New South Wales | Photographer | Hunter Valley, New South Wales | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
Luke Eglin | 38 | Melbourne, Victoria | Maintenance supervisor (FIFO) | ||||
2 | Cathy Evans | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | Logistics investigator | Daylesford, Victoria | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
Josh Pihlak | 28 | Newcastle, New South Wales | Operator/truck driver | ||||
3 | Amanda Micallef | 34 | Melbourne, Victoria | Strength coach | Daydream Island, Whitsundays | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
Tash Herz | 31 | Adelaide, South Australia | Bartender | ||||
4 | Natasha Spencer | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | Financial analyst | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
Mikey Pembroke | 28 | Sydney, New South Wales | Operations manager | ||||
5 | Hayley Vernon | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Finance broker | Singapore | Removed from experiment [5] | Separated |
David Cannon | 31 | Melbourne, Victoria | Truck driver | ||||
6 | Vanessa Romito | 31 | Perth, Western Australia | Pharmacy manager | Hervey Bay, Queensland | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
Chris Nicholls | 37 | Adelaide, South Australia | Correctional youth worker | ||||
7 | Connie Crayden | 27 | Melbourne, Victoria | Student | Broome, Western Australia | No | Separated |
Jonethen Musulin | 27 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Construction mining (FIFO) | ||||
8 | Aleks Marković | 26 | Perth, Western Australia | Real estate agent | Gold Coast, Queensland | Left experiment, but reconciled | Separated [6] |
Ivan Sarakula | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Real estate agent | ||||
9 | Mishel Meshes | 48 | Brisbane, Queensland | Teacher | Queenstown, New Zealand | No | Separated |
Steve Burley | 52 | Melbourne, Victoria | Barber shop owner | ||||
10 | Stacey Hampton | 25 | Adelaide, South Australia | Law graduate | Fiji | Yes | Separated |
Michael Goonan | 28 | Adelaide, South Australia | Company director | ||||
11 | Elizabeth Sobinoff | 28 | Newcastle, New South Wales | Store manager | Port Macquarie, New South Wales | Yes | Separated [7] |
Sebastian Guilhaus | 31 | Adelaide, South Australia | Personal trainer | ||||
12 | KC Osborne | 31 | Cronulla, New South Wales | Professional dancer | Terrigal, New South Wales | Yes | Separated [8] |
Drew Brauer | 31 | Cairns, Queensland | Musician/charity founder |
Episode: | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 33 | |
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Ceremony: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final Decision | |
Stacey | Stay | Stay | Leave | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |
Michael | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |
Elizabeth | Not in Experiment | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |||
Sebastian | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | ||||
KC | Not in Experiment | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |||
Drew | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | ||||
Mishel | Stay | Leave | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |
Steve | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | Stay | Stay | Yes | |
Connie | Stay | Stay | Leave | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes | |
Jonethen | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | Leave | Leave | No | |
Cathy | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left | ||
Josh | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | |||
Aleksandra | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Left | |||
Ivan | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | ||||
Hayley | Stay | Stay | Stay | Removed | ||||
David | Stay | Stay | Leave | |||||
Natasha | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left | ||||
Mikey | Stay | Leave | Leave | |||||
Vanessa | Stay | Stay | Left | |||||
Chris | Stay | Stay | ||||||
Amanda | Stay | Leave | Left | |||||
Tash | Stay | Leave | ||||||
Poppy | Stay | Left | ||||||
Luke | Stay | |||||||
Notes | none | 1 | 2 , 3 | 4 | 5 | none | ||
Removed | none | Hayley & David | none | |||||
Left | none | Poppy & Luke | Vanessa & Chris | none | Aleksandra & Ivan | none | Connie & Jonethen | |
Amanda & Tash | Natasha & Mikey | Cathy & Josh | Mishel & Steve |
Having discovered that his partner had cheated on him with another groom, David Cannon used wife Hayley Vernon's toothbrush to clean their toilet. The incident caused production to be shut down for a short time while producers dealt with both scandals. [9] At the following commitment ceremony, the experts decided to remove Hayley and David from the experiment due to their toxic behaviour towards each other. [10]
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
1 | Episode 1 | 3 February 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,154,000 | 1 | 139,000 | 1 | 1,293,000 | [11] [12] |
2 | Episode 2 | 4 February 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,067,000 | 1 | 124,000 | 1 | 1,191,000 | [13] [14] |
3 | Episode 3 | 5 February 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,014,000 | 1 | 144,000 | 1 | 1,158,000 | [15] [16] |
4 | Episode 4 | 6 February 2020 | Thursday 7:30pm | 992,000 | 2 | 174,000 | 1 | 1,166,000 | [17] [18] |
5 | Episode 5 | 9 February 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,091,000 | 1 | 103,000 | 1 | 1,194,000 | [19] [20] |
6 | Episode 6 | 10 February 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,140,000 | 1 | 102,000 | 1 | 1,242,000 | [21] [22] |
7 | Episode 7 | 11 February 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,109,000 | 1 | 132,000 | 1 | 1,241,000 | [23] [24] |
8 | Episode 8 | 12 February 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,178,000 | 1 | 152,000 | 1 | 1,330,000 | [25] [26] |
9 | Episode 9 | 16 February 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,103,000 | 1 | 120,000 | 1 | 1,223,000 | [27] [28] |
10 | Episode 10 | 17 February 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,091,000 | 1 | 136,000 | 1 | 1,227,000 | [29] [30] |
11 | Episode 11 | 18 February 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,005,000 | 1 | 112,000 | 1 | 1,117,000 | [31] [32] |
12 | Episode 12 | 19 February 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,058,000 | 1 | 147,000 | 1 | 1,205,000 | [33] [34] |
13 | Episode 13 | 23 February 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,200,000 | 1 | 104,000 | 1 | 1,304,000 | [35] [36] |
14 | Episode 14 | 24 February 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,027,000 | 1 | 116,000 | 1 | 1,143,000 | [37] [38] |
15 | Episode 15 | 25 February 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,020,000 | 1 | 135,000 | 1 | 1,155,000 | [39] [40] |
16 | Episode 16 | 26 February 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,128,000 | 1 | 175,000 | 1 | 1,303,000 | [41] [42] |
17 | Episode 17 | 1 March 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,184,000 | 1 | 106,000 | 1 | 1,290,000 | [43] [44] |
18 | Episode 18 | 2 March 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,087,000 | 1 | 113,000 | 1 | 1,200,000 | [45] [46] |
19 | Episode 19 | 3 March 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 987,000 | 1 | 112,000 | 1 | 1,099,000 | [47] [48] |
20 | Episode 20 | 4 March 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,100,000 | 1 | 136,000 | 1 | 1,236,000 | [49] [50] |
21 | Episode 21 | 8 March 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 976,000 | 1 | 110,000 | 1 | 1,086,000 | [51] [52] |
22 | Episode 22 | 9 March 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,030,000 | 1 | 102,000 | 1 | 1,132,000 | [53] [54] |
23 | Episode 23 | 10 March 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 950,000 | 2 | 112,000 | 1 | 1,062,000 | [55] [56] |
24 | Episode 24 | 11 March 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,047,000 | 1 | 137,000 | 1 | 1,177,000 | [57] [58] |
25 | Episode 25 | 15 March 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,115,000 | 1 | 93,000 | 1 | 1,208,000 | [59] [60] |
26 | Episode 26 | 16 March 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,046,000 | 4 | 94,000 | 1 | 1,140,000 | [61] [62] |
27 | Episode 27 | 17 March 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,070,000 | 2 | 92,000 | 1 | 1,162,000 | [63] [64] |
28 | Episode 28 | 18 March 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,077,000 | 2 | 104,000 | 1 | 1,181,000 | [65] [66] |
29 | Episode 29 | 22 March 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,154,000 | 3 | 73,000 | 3 | 1,227,000 | [67] [68] |
30 | Episode 30 | 23 March 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,124,000 | 5 | 88,000 | 2 | 1,212,000 | [69] [70] |
31 | Episode 31 | 24 March 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,075,000 | 5 | 67,000 | 4 | 1,142,000 | [71] [72] |
32 | Episode 32 | 25 March 2020 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,206,000 | 5 | 107,000 | 1 | 1,313,000 | [73] [74] |
33 | Episode 33 | 29 March 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,161,000 | 3 | 63,000 | 3 | 1,224,000 | [75] [76] |
34 | Episode 34 | 30 March 2020 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,122,000 | 5 | 54,000 | 5 | 1,176,000 | [77] [78] |
35 | Final - Part 1 | 31 March 2020 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,317,000 | 1 | 115,000 | 1 | 1,432,000 | [79] [80] |
36 | Final - Part 2 | 5 April 2020 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,478,000 | 1 | 76,000 | 1 | 1,554,000 | [81] [82] |
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