Viewers complain to Australia’s TV watchdog about scandalous, sexy MAFS

There’s been inappropriate wall art, nude photo scandals, sexual performance shaming and talk of “pegging”. Now MAFS viewers have lodged complaints.

Reality TV soap opera Married At First Sight has attracted a raft of complaints from viewers to the Australian TV watchdog.

The Australian Commercial Media Authority revealed it had received 40 viewer complaints related to this season of the controversial top-rating show.

The ACMA said in a statement “most of the contacts referred to allegations of inappropriate sexual content or treatment of participants.”

Under the broadcasting co-regulatory system, complainants have been directed to Channel 9.

The Australian TV watchdog has received complaints about Married At First Sight.

Once they have filed their complaint with Nine, the network has 60 days to provide a response.

If a response is not received in that time, or if the complainant is not satisfied with the response they receive, they can refer their complaint back to the ACMA which may then choose to investigate the issue raised.

This season’s Married At First Sight has had no shortage of drama and squabbles including a smashing glass incident, bullying claims, a nude photo scandal, job snobbery, the obligatory cheating storyline, and the surprising introduction of the word ‘pegging’ to prime time commercial viewing.

The previous season of MAFS received 67 complaints.

The ACMA went on to investigate whether 3 episodes of MAFS that aired in March 2021 met complied with their respective PG and M program classifications.

The investigation concluded no breaches had occurred.