NSW MAFS fan fined for watching show while driving

A Married At First Sight super fan has been publicly shamed by police after being busted watching the show in the last place they should.

While it’s safe to say most of Australia is obsessed with Married At First Sight, it’s a good thing not everyone is as dangerously devoted as one super fan.

NSW police have publicly shamed a driver for watching the hit Channel 9 reality show while behind the wheel while travelling alone one of the state’s busiest highways, fining them in the process.

A photo shared to the NSW Police Facebook page shows the driver with their smart phone attached to their windscreen catching up on the latest drama between the Married At First Sight couples.

The person was busted by highway patrol while watching Cyrell and Martha confront each other at the dinner party over their fight earlier in the week — a particularly tense scene most viewers will remember.

“Highway Patrol officers were left shaking their heads this week after observing a person watching Married At First Sight on their phone while driving along the M1 near Sydney,” NSW Police said.

“The driver was issued with a $337 fine and 3 demerit points (driving with TV/VDU image visible).”

Married At First Sight has pulled in blockbuster ratings this season, averaging more than 1.2 million metro viewers this week.

One driver couldn't wait to get home to catch up on all the MAFS drama

It’s crushed the competition from Channel 7, with My Kitchen Rules only averaging a metro audience of 780,000.

TV Tonight’s David Knox previously told news.com.au MAFS works so well this season because it amplified the best elements of the premise, which premiered overseas as an actual social experiment documentary.

“Nine cleverly ‘super-sized’ a Danish format into multiple couples and hours, including the masterstroke of ‘dinner parties’ where conflict and alcohol are on the menu,” Mr Knox said.

“Experienced producers certainly know how to test the tempers of their cast and prod them for on-camera outbursts. At its most extreme it’s car-crash TV.

“You only have to watch Gogglebox to see how viewers are gobsmacked, cheering the heroes and hissing the villain, with bad behaviour ‘acceptable’ when it is on the other side of the screen.