Entertainment MAFS records HUGE ratings success on premiere of season eight

05:46 23 february 2021

05:46 23 february 2021 Source: dailymail.co.uk

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Married At First Sight was a ratings success for Channel Nine on Monday.

The season eight premiere was the most-watched program of the night with a peak national audience of 1.486 million.

The average national viewership was 1.255 million, with 964,000 people from the five major cities tuning in and 291,000 from regional Australia.

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a man and a woman in a wedding dress: Still number one! Married At First Sight was a ratings success for Channel Nine on Monday. Pictured: new MAFS couple Beck Zemek and Jake Edwards

Nine's programming director Hamish Turner told Media Week on Tuesday: 'We are thrilled to see Australia once again fall in love with Married At First Sight.'

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He said the Australian Open followed by the launch of MAFS had given Nine some of its best ratings among people aged 16 to 39 in more than a decade.

'We expect the audience will again build across both linear TV and 9Now as Australia follows the journey of the experiment's participants,' Mr Turner added.

Jake Edwards wearing a wedding dress: Numbers game: The season eight premiere was the most-watched program of the night with a peak national audience of 1.486 million. The average national viewership was 1.255 million, with 964,000 people from the five major cities tuning in and 291,000 from regional Australia

© Provided by Daily Mail Numbers game: The season eight premiere was the most-watched program of the night with a peak national audience of 1.486 million. The average national viewership was 1.255 million, with 964,000 people from the five major cities tuning in and 291,000 from regional Australia Sonia Kruger in a pink shirt: Toppled: While Holey Moley had fared well in the ratings during its run - and had even outperformed the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion last month, its finale fell flat against the MAFS season eight premiere on Monday. Pictured: Holey Moley host Sonia Kruger

Sonia Kruger in a pink shirt: Toppled: While Holey Moley had fared well in the ratings during its run - and had even outperformed the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion last month, its finale fell flat against the MAFS season eight premiere on Monday. Pictured: Holey Moley host Sonia Kruger

© Provided by Daily Mail Toppled: While Holey Moley had fared well in the ratings during its run - and had even outperformed the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion last month, its finale fell flat against the MAFS season eight premiere on Monday. Pictured: Holey Moley host Sonia Kruger

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While Holey Moley had fared well in the ratings during its run - and had even outperformed the MAFS Grand Reunion last month, it fell flat against the season eight premiere.

Married At First Sight had a five-city metro audience of 964,000 on Monday, while Holey Moley only had 481,000.

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Beau Ryan standing on a rocky hill: Rival: Channel 10's The Amazing Race was watched by 508,000 people in the five major cities. Pictured: The Amazing Race host Beau Ryan

© Provided by Daily Mail Rival: Channel 10's The Amazing Race was watched by 508,000 people in the five major cities. Pictured: The Amazing Race host Beau Ryan a group of people sitting at a table with a cake: It begins: Monday's launch of Married At First Sight saw the hen's and buck's nights take place, followed by the weddings of Beck and Jake (pictured), and Melissa and Bryce

a group of people sitting at a table with a cake: It begins: Monday's launch of Married At First Sight saw the hen's and buck's nights take place, followed by the weddings of Beck and Jake (pictured), and Melissa and Bryce

The last three season premieres of Married At First Sight have topped the ratings with more than one million viewers.

Monday's launch saw the hen's and buck's nights take place, followed by the weddings of Beck Zemek and Jake Edwards, and Melissa Rawson and Bryce Ruthven.

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Married At First Sight continues Tuesday from 7:30pm on Channel Nine

Married At First Sight premiere ratings (national)

Season 1, May 2015 - 1.195 million

Season 2, April 2016 - 999,000

Season 3, August 2016 - 970,000

Season 4, January 2017 - 1.186 million

Season 5, January 2018 - 1.328 million

Season 6, January 2019 - 1.432 million

Season 7, February 2020 - 1.215 million

Season 8, February 2021 - 1.255 million

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