Married At First Sight: Producers hope to improve love success rate on the show
REALITY TV juggernaut Married At First Sight might be an enjoyable experience for viewers — but not so much for the couples looking for love. Despite more than 24 couples taking part since 2015, only two couples have remained together.
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REALITY TV juggernaut Married At First Sight might be an enjoyable experience for viewers — but not so much for the couples looking for love.
Despite more than 24 couples taking part in the show since it started in 2015, only two have managed to keep their relationships going well after the cameras stopped rolling — season one’s Zoe and Alex, who now have a baby together, and season two’s Erin and Bryce who have rekindled their love.
The low success rate is something producers are hoping to rectify in the upcoming fifth season.
“The success rate is not as high as we’d like,” said executive producer Tara McWilliams. “However our objective is still as high as ever, which is to find relationships for these singles.”
Distance is one of the main hurdles to lasting love on the show, which often matches singles from opposite ends of the country, as happened last year with Perth-based Susan Rawling and Queensland farmer Sean Hollands.
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“Our experts only match people interstate if they say they would be willing to move for love. However when push comes to shove, a lot change their mind,” said McWillilams.
This year matchmakers, John Aiken, Dr Trisha Stratford and Mel Schilling, have made a conscious effort to match couples who live in the same state. And with 5000 applicants — more than ever before — McWilliams said it has been easier to achieve.