Married At First Sight (U.S. TV Series)
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''Married at First Sight'' is an American
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series that first aired on July 8, 2014, initially on
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(before moving to Lifetime and now
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). The series is based on a Danish series titled ''Gift ved første blik'' that first aired on September 4, 2013, on DR3. The original Danish series format has been sold to broadcasters throughout the world.


Production and broadcast

The series first aired in the United States on
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. Beginning with season two, it aired in simulcast on sister network A&E. In 2017, for its fifth season, the show moved to sister network Lifetime. The following year, two spin-offs were announced to premiere that October, ''Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island'' and ''Married at First Sight: Happily Ever After''. In January 2025, after 18 seasons on
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, it was announced that Peacock had acquired the rights to the series beginning with the upcoming season 19.


Format

The series features three to five couples, paired up by relationship experts, who agree to marry when they first meet. For the first three seasons, the experts were clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph Cilona, sexologist Dr. Logan Levkoff, sociologist Dr.
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, and humanist chaplain
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. Starting with the fourth season, the experts were Schwartz, pastor and marriage counselor Calvin Roberson, and communication and relationship expert Rachel DeAlto. Rachel DeAlto was replaced with Dr. Jessica Griffin beginning with the sixth season. Dr. Griffin stayed until the ninth season and was replaced by Dr. Viviana Coles in seasons ten and eleven. The couples spend their wedding night in a hotel before leaving for a honeymoon. Upon returning home, they live together as a married couple for the remainder of the eight weeks. Thereafter, they must choose to divorce or stay married.


Synopsis

Over the eighteen completed seasons of MAFS, 74 couples have been matched. 39 of them (53%) mutually chose to stay married on Decision Day, out of which over two-thirds have since divorced, filed for divorce, or announced their divorce. As of August 2024, this left only 11 couples married, making for a current overall success rate of 15.9%. As a point of comparison, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the current (2024) marital success rate nationwide is around 58%.


Season 1

The first season took place in
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and northern
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. This season premiered July 8, 2014. The couples were: In March 2019, Courtney and Jason divorced after five years of marriage. Since their divorce, Courtney and Jason have both moved on. Jason married actress
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in January 2020. In June 2021, they announced they were expecting their first child together. Courtney married Sherm, an accountant, in October 2020. In April 2021, they announced they were expecting their first child together. In October 2021, Cortney gave birth to her and Sherm's first child, a baby boy. In February 2023, they announced they were expecting their second child together. Jamie and Doug are now a family of six. The couple lost their first son, Jonathan Edward, at 17 weeks gestation in July 2016, before going on to have daughter Henley Grace in August 2017. They have spoken about subsequent struggles to conceive, experiencing a chemical pregnancy in 2018 and a miscarriage at 10 weeks along in 2019. Their son, Hendrix Douglas, was born in May 2020. In February 2024, they announced that they were expecting their third child (which later turned out to be twins). Their twin boys were born in September 2024.


Season 2

The second season, just like the first, took place in
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and Northern
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. This season premiered March 17, 2015. The couples were: Concluding Jaclyn's and Ryan's marriage, Jaclyn entered into another relationship in 2018 and announced she was expecting a child in 2019. She had a daughter in November 2019. As of 2021, Ryan is still single. Davina is now married with a son named Hudson. As of 2021, Sean is married with a daughter. Jessica Castro and Ryan DeNino had a contentious relationship, with Ryan threatening to harm Jessica on multiple occasions. Jessica filed a restraining order against him in June 2015. As of 2021, Jessica Castro is in a relationship and has a son with him. As of 2021, Ryan's status is unknown.


Season 3

The third season took place in
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. This season premiered on December 1, 2015. The couples were: Vanessa and Tres got divorced within six months of Decision Day. Vanessa appeared on Married At First Sight: Second Chances in 2017 and married Andre Forbes. Their marriage also ended in divorce. As of 2020, Tres was in a "complicated" relationship. As of 2021, Vanessa appeared to be single. After divorcing David, Ashley learned that he had a history of misdemeanors. In 2019, Ashley shared a photo from her wedding. In 2020, Ashley announced that she was pregnant and gave birth to a son in April 2021. In April 2018, Samantha married Chris Wise and in September gave birth to a daughter. In March 2022 Samantha gave birth to twins. Samantha and Neil are still friends. In April 2020, Neil revealed that he is in a relationship.


Season 4

The fourth season of ''Married at First Sight'' premiered on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. The setting was South Florida (particularly
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) and in this season, two new specialists joined along with sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz: communication and relationship expert Rachel DeAlto, and marriage counselor Pastor Calvin Roberson. Doctors Joseph Cilona and Logan Levkoff exited the series after season three. The couples were: 1 Heather and Derek left in the middle of the experiment. Sonia and Nick divorced after about a year of marriage. That same year, Nick announced that he was in a relationship and they were expecting twins. In 2019, Nick was in a work accident that left him partially paralyzed. He has recovered from the incident. Sonia has started a podcast and as of 2021 is still single. Heather and Derek left the show ten days after they were married. Tom and Lillian announced their divorce in May 2017. As of 2021, Lillian was single. In 2019, Tom announced that he was engaged to Michelle, and they were married three months later. Tom is a step-father to Michelle's two children from a previous marriage.


Season 5

The fifth season of ''Married at First Sight'' was renewed on October 25, 2016. For this season, the show moved to the Lifetime channel. The first episode aired on April 20, 2017, and featured couples in
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. The couples were: Ashley Petta and Anthony D'Amico are now a family of four. They announced they were expecting their first child in August 2018. They welcomed their first child, daughter Mila Rose, in January 2019. In July 2020, they announced they were expecting their second child, which was later revealed to be another girl. In February 2021, their second daughter, Vaeda Marie, was born. As of October 2021, Cody is in a relationship. Danielle is still single. As of October 2021, Nate is in a relationship, and has his own business. Sheila is married.


Season 6

The sixth season of ''Married at First Sight'' was renewed on the Lifetime channel. The first of the episodes aired on January 2, 2018, and featured couples in
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. Relationship expert Dr. Jessica Griffin joined the show as a specialist, replacing Rachel DeAlto who left after Season 5. The couples were: Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Laura Denise Pierre, in August 2018. Jonathan Francetic and relationship expert Dr. Jessica Griffin revealed they had struck up a romance following his time on the show when Griffin announced she would not be returning to Married At First Sight as an expert for Season 9. They began dating more than five months after the season wrapped. The pair became engaged in April 2019. Their original wedding date was set for October 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of October 18, 2022, Fracentic and Griffin are officially married. In September 2020, Jaclyn married Dane, with whom she had been in a relationship with since late 2018. As of 2021, Ryan is still single.


Season 7

The seventh season of ''Married at First Sight'' was renewed on the Lifetime channel, and featured couples from
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, with the first episode airing on July 10, 2018. The couples were: Danielle Bergman-Dodd and Bobby Dodd have three children together. Their first child, Olivia Nicole, was born in February 2019. Their second child, Bobby Dodd IV, was born in December 2020. Their third child and second daughter, Savannah Ann, was born in September 2023. In July 2020, Tristan married Rachel, who he had been in a relationship with since early 2019. In March 2021, they welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Phoenix. As of 2021, Mia is still single. As of 2021, both Dave and Amber are still single.


Season 8

The eighth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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, was the first season that a fourth couple were added, and premiered on January 1, 2019. The couples were: Stephanie and AJ are still married. In 2021, after 3 years of marriage, the couple relocated to Key West, Florida. Kristine and Keith are still married. In April 2019, after 8 months of marriage, the couple bought a house. Jasmine is now in a relationship, though her marital status in unknown. She welcomed her first child, a son, in December 2020. As of 2021, Will is still single. As of 2021, Kate is still single. In early 2021, Luke was in a relationship, however, due to lack of social media posts in recent months, the status of that relationship is currently unknown.


Season 9

The ninth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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and premiered on June 12, 2019. Dr. Jessica Griffin did not return after revealing she was in a relationship with Season 6 cast member Jon Francetic, with the couple later getting engaged and going into business together. She was replaced by relationship expert Dr. Viviana Coles. The couples were: In September 2020, Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie announced that they are expecting their first child together. In February 2021, Deonna gave birth to their son, Declan. Elizabeth Bice and Jamie Thompson have separated shortly before their 4th anniversary and announced their upcoming divorce.


Season 10

The tenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from the
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outside of
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, particularly
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. This was the first season that a fifth couple was added. The first episode aired on January 1, 2020. The couples were: In July 2021, Austin and Jessica revealed that they are expecting their first child, due in November 2021. In October 2021, Austin and Jessica revealed that their first child would be a boy. Their son, Westin Paul, was born in November 2021. While the season is marketed as taking place in DC and features shots in the tourist-heavy sections of the District, the majority of the show takes place in
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with some areas in
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. However, the weddings take place in the District neighborhood of Georgetown.


Season 11

The eleventh season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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. The first episode premiered on July 15, 2020. The couples were: Miles and Woody made Married At First Sight history by being the first best friends to apply together and be selected at the same time. Amani and Woody welcomed their first child, a boy named Reign, in June 2022. They currently are expecting their second child, due in November 2023. In November 2023, their second child and second son, Rai, was born.


Season 12

The twelfth season of ''Married at First Sight'' takes place in
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. It is the first to feature a divorced candidate. The first episode premiered January 13, 2021. The couples were: Another first occurred in this season when Chris' former fiancée contacted him while he was on his honeymoon to let him know she was pregnant. In July 2022, Briana and Vincent announced that they were expecting their first child. In August 2022, they revealed that their first child would be a girl. Their daughter, Aury Bella, was born in January 2023.


Season 13

The thirteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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and was first aired on July 21, 2021.


Season 14

The fourteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from Boston and first aired on January 5, 2022. 1 Alyssa and Chris left in the middle of the experiment.


Season 15

The fifteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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, which premiered on July 6, 2022 on Lifetime. 1 Morgan and Binh left in the middle of the experiment.


Season 16

The sixteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' featured couples from
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and premiered on January 4, 2023 on Lifetime. 1 Domynique and Mackinley left in the middle of the experiment.


Season 17

The seventeenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' premiered on October 18, 2023 and featured couples from
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. 1 Orion and Lauren decided to divorce in the middle of the experiment, but remained on the show.


Season 18

The eighteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' feature couples from
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and premiered on October 15, 2024.


Season 19

The nineteenth season of ''Married at First Sight'' will feature couples from
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, and will be the first season to air on
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Timeline of cast

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Spinoffs

''Married at First Sight'' has had eight spinoffs: *''Married at First Sight: The First Year'' *''Married Life'' *''Married at First Sight: Second Chances'' *''Jamie and Doug Plus One'' *''Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island'' *''Married at First Sight: Happily Ever After'' *''Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam'' *''Married at First Sight: Unmatchables''


''Married at First Sight: The First Year''

''Married at First Sight: The First Year'' follows the lives of the two Season 1 couples that remained married from the six-month mark to the one-year anniversary and beyond. The couples are Jamie Otis-Hehner and Doug Hehner, and Cortney Hendrix-Carrion and Jason Carrion. The first episode premiered on January 13, 2015. A total of two seasons have been shown for this spinoff.


''Married Life''

''Married Life'' continues to follow the daily lives of two married couples from Season 1, Jamie Otis-Hehner and Doug Hehner and Cortney Hendrix-Carrion and Jason Carrion. The first season premiered May 5, 2015. The second season premiered January 24, 2017.


''Married at First Sight: Second Chances''

Two participants from Season 3, Vanessa Nelson and David Norton, both took part in the first season of the second spinoff ''Married at First Sight: Second Chances''. Both David and Vanessa selected from a group of men (for Nelson) and women (for Norton) to date in a format similar to that of '' The Bachelor'' or ''
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'', ultimately ending with each of them choosing someone to marry. The groups were narrowed down from one hundred (in a speed dating-like situation) to twenty-five, to ten. After Vanessa and David each picked their top ten, they eliminated one person each episode (with the exception of one week's
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) until finding 'the one'. The first season premiered on 27 April 2017 and concluded on 6 July 2017 with Vanessa becoming engaged to Andre, although they ultimately ended their relationship, and David choosing to marry no one.


''Jamie and Doug Plus One''

''Jamie and Doug Plus One'' continues to follow the lives of Jamie Otis-Hehner and Doug Hehner from the time right before the birth of their daughter Henley, through the first months of new parenthood. The series shows the couple's struggles with caring for their newborn while trying to maintain intimacy in their marriage.


''Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island''

''Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island'' is an eight-episode series about sixteen singles on an exotic island attempting to match themselves. Casting includes unmatched singles from earlier seasons of the original, fan favorites, and new candidates. ''Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island'' premiered on October 23, 2018, and the participants are: {, class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0;" , - ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", # ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", Name ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", Gender ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", Age ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", Occupation ! style="background:#006eb9; color:#fff;", From , - , 1 , Brandin Brosh , Female , 28 , Clothing boutique owner , Biloxi, MS , - , 2 , Isabella McKenzie , Female , 25 , Hostess , Atlanta, GA , - , 3 , Jada Rashawn , Female , 27 , Nanny placement specialist , San Antonio, TX , - , 4 , Jocelyn Thompson , Female , 30 , Business owner , Los Angeles, CA , - , 5 , Katie Muller , Female , 28 , Digital advertising specialist , Denver, CO , - , 6 , Kimber Gardner , Female , 28 , Medical sales representative , Las Vegas, NV , - , 7 , Lizzie Muse , Female , 30 , Kundalini yoga teacher , Boston, MA , - , 8 , Mekalya Silvera , Female , 32 , Hair stylist , Miami, FL , - , 9 , Bryan McKay , Male , 40 , Estimator , Miami, FL , - , 10 , Chris Perry , Male , 29 , Personal trainer and youth counselor , Binghamton, NY , - , 11 , Corey Saunders , Male , 31 , Founder and CEO of BEFIT , Boston, MA , - , 12 , Eric Acosta , Male , 31 , Entrepreneur , Denver, CO , - , 13 , Jona Bienko , Male , 35 , Auto broker , Como, CO , - , 14 , Shannon Raddler , Male , 33 , Pharmaceutical sales representative , Atlanta, GA , - , 15 , Travis Dalton , Male , 30 , Aerospace engineer , Bluffton, SC , - , 16 , Tyler Moody , Male , 26 , Construction company owner , Greeley, CO At the end of the season, the following participants remain: {, class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:60em;" , - ! # ! Couple ! Age ! Occupation ! Final Decision ! Status , - !rowspan=2, 1 , Kimber Gardner , 28 , Medical sales representative !rowspan=2 style="background:lightgreen;", Yes !rowspan=2 style="background:pink;", Engaged but have since broken up , - , Shannon Raddler , 33 , Pharmaceutical sales representative , - !rowspan=2, 2 , Jada Rashawn , 27 , Nanny placement specialist !rowspan=2 style="background:lightgreen;", Yes !rowspan=2 style="background:pink;", Engaged but have since broken up , - , Chris Perry , 29 , Personal trainer and youth counselor , - !rowspan=2, 3 , Brandin Brosh , 28 , Clothing boutique owner !rowspan=2 style="background:lightgreen;", Yes !rowspan=2 style="background:pink;", Engaged but have since broken up , - , Jona Bienko , 35 , Auto broker


''Married at First Sight: Happily Ever After''

''Married at First Sight: Happily Ever After'' follows the lives of couples from previous seasons who still remain married and are expecting children, including Ashley Petta and Anthony D'Amico from Season 5, Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre from Season 6, and Danielle Bergman and Bobby Dodd from season 7. The first episode premiered on October 30, 2018.


''Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam''

''Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam'' premiered on May 20, 2020.


''Married at First Sight: Unmatchables''

''Married at First Sight: Unmatchables'' premiered in 2021.


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(season 1–6)
MTV3 MTV3 (, ) is a Finnish commercial television channel owned and operated by the media company MTV Oy, originally launched on 13 August 1957 as a programming block, becoming its own channel on 1 January 1993. It had the biggest audience share ...
(season 7–present) , , - , , '' Mariés au premier regard'' , M6 , , - , , '' Hochzeit auf den ersten Blick'' ,
Sat.1 Sat.1 () is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesell ...
, , - , , '' Házasság első látásra'' ,
RTL Klub RTL (formerly: RTL Klub and abbreviated as RTL HU) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Group. History Since its start, RTL Klub has focused to gain viewers from the urban population. The channel airs programs mostly for ...
(season 1)
TV2 (season 2–present) , , - , , ''חתונה ממבט ראשון'' , Keshet , 2017–present , - , , '' Matrimonio a prima vista Italia'' ,
Sky Uno Sky Uno () is an Italian entertainment television channel, based on the defunct reality television channel ''SKY Vivo'', both owned and operated by Sky Italia. It broadcasts Italian dubs of the shows ''The X Factor'', '' Got Talent'', '' The Ap ...
, TV8 (season 1–3)
Real Time (season 4–present) , 2016–present , - , , ''Married at First Sight'' ,
RTL4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, televi ...
, 2016–present , - , , ''Married at First Sight'' ,
Three 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...
, 2017–present , - , , ''Ślub od pierwszego wejrzenia'' , TVN (1–3, 6–)
TVN 7 TVN7 is a Polish television channel specialising in action, drama and comedy shows and movies. Owned by TVN Group, the channel was launched in March 2002, replacing RTL 7. History RTL 7 was launched on December 6, 1996 (" The Final Countdown" b ...
(4–5) , , - , , ''Casados à primeira vista'' ,
SIC The Latin adverb ''sic'' (; ''thus'', ''so'', and ''in this manner'') inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling ...
, , - , , ''Casatoriti pe nevazute'' ,
ProTV PRO TV (, often stylized as PRO•TV since 2017) is a Romanian free-to-air television network, launched on 1 December 1995 as the fourth private TV channel in the country (after TV SOTI, Antena 1, and the now-defunct, but online Tele7ABC). It is o ...
, , - , , ''Женаты с первого взгляда'' ,
STS STS, or sts, may refer to: Medicine * Secondary traumatic stress, a condition which leads to a diminished ability to empathize * Sequence-tagged site, a gene-reference in genomics * Soft-tissue sarcoma * Staurosporine, an antibiotic * STS (gene ...
, Season 1, 2015 , - , , ''Брак на невиђено''
''Brak na neviđeno'' ,
RTV Pink Pink is a privately owned, national brand of radio stations and TV channels in Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem ...
, 2018–present , - , , ''Svatba na prvý pohĺad'' ,
Markíza Markíza (also known as Televízia Markíza) is a Slovak television channel launched on August 31, 1996. The channel was founded by a later politician Pavol Rusko, and is now part of the Central European Media Enterprises (CME). It also opera ...
, 2020–present , - , , ''Poroka na prvi pogled'' , Planet TV , Season 1, 2022 , - , , ''Married at First Sight SA'' , Lifetime , 2016–present , - , , '' Casados a primera vista'' ,
Antena 3 Antena 3 may refer to: *Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal *Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group *Antena 3 (Spa ...
, , - , , '' Gift vid första ögonkastet'' ,
Sveriges Television Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksd ...
, 2014–present , - , , '' Married at First Sight'' ,
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
(season 1–5)
E4 (season 6–present) ,


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