Married At First Sight reunion will not be a ‘regular thing’, says Nine boss – after the two-part special was beaten in the rankings by Holey Moley at Seven
The Married At First Sight Grand Reunion delivered plenty of drama when it debuted last month, but unfortunately did not live up to expectations in the rankings.
And Channel Nine confirmed this week that pre-season reunion special events don’t happen regularly.
Ahead of Monday’s season premiere, Nine program head Hamish Turner told Mumbrella: ‘The facilities were particularly good – they were sort of a pre-main course meal.’
Once: The Married At First Sight Grand Reunion delivered plenty of drama when it debuted last month, but unfortunately it didn’t live up to expectations in the rankings. Pictured: Cyrell Paule
Mr Turner said the two-part Grand Reunion was a great way to generate gratitude for the new Married At First Sight season because ‘there is a very long year in television’.
But he made it clear that going forward would not be an annual tradition.
‘I don’t think it’s a regular thing,’ he said, adding: ‘I think this is one of those things where, when you get people who want to take part and we had a lot of people, who were partners, who we were talking to, and we thought, “Yeah, okay, now that we have some air time, why not let’s do it now? “
Done: Hamish Turner, head of programming for Nine, confirmed this week that pre – season reunion special events will not be held regularly. Pictured: Ines Basic
At least $ 2,500 per head was paid to the returning brides for the two-part series, while others felt they had been offered more.
Despite Nine’s high hopes, the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion didn’t beat Channel Seven’s Holey Moley in the five-city metro rankings.
The show attracted 866,000 and 781,000 metro spectators respectively when it kicked off on Sunday, January 31, and Monday, February 1.
Numbers: Despite Nine’s high hopes, the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion didn’t beat Holey Moley at Seven in a five-city metro ranking. Pictured: Holey Moley hosting Sonia Kruger
Meanwhile, Holey Moley received an impressive 983,000 for its launch on the same Monday night.
However, the gold-themed little show hosted by Sonia Kruger lost much of its audience as the season progressed.
The new series of Married At First Sight premieres will be Monday at 7:30 pm on Nine
Decline: Holey Moley received an impressive 983,000 for its launch on February 1. However, the small gold-themed show lost much of its audience as the season progressed.