Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

The twelfth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 27 January 2025 on the Nine Network. Relationship advisors John Aiken and Mel Schilling, alongside sexologist Alessandra Rampolla, all returned to match ten brides with ten grooms. Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another three brides and three grooms together, including couple number 2 who had exited, returned as separate bride and groom to form two new couples.^[1][2]

Married at First Sight
Season 12
No. of episodes	40
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	27 January (2025-01-27) – 7 April 2025 (2025-04-07)
Season chronology

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Carina Mirabile	31	Perth, Western Australia	Digital marketing manager	Iririki Island Resort, Vanuatu	No	Separated
	Paul Antoine	30	Perth, Western Australia	Wellness advisor
2	Lauren Hall	37	Brisbane, Queensland	Business owner	Kingfisher Bay Resort, K'gari, Queensland	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Eliot Donovan	35	Gold Coast, Queensland	Business owner
3	Katie Johnston[a]	37	Eumundi, Queensland	Restaurant CEO	Cradle Mountain Resort, Tasmania	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Tim Gromie	38	Melbourne, Victoria	Primary school teacher
4	Jamie Marinos	28	Melbourne, Victoria	Account manager	Daydream Island, Whitsundays, Queensland	Yes	Separated
	David Hand	36	Melbourne, Victoria	Builder
5	Awhina Rutene	30	Perth, Western Australia	Aged care worker	Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa, Denarau Island, Fiji	Yes	Separated
	Adrian Araouzou	30	Sydney, NSW	Online business owner
6	Sierah Swepstone	31	Victoria	Financial associate advisor	Perisher Valley, NSW	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Billy Belcher	31	Perth, Western Australia	Plasterer
7	Ashleigh Ackerman	34	Gold Coast, Queensland	Dance studio owner	Novotel Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Jake Luik	30	Perth, Western Australia	Teacher
8	Rhiannon Dišljenković	34	Melbourne, Victoria	Account manager	Imperial Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland	Yes	Together
	Jeffrey Gobbels	39	Melbourne, Victoria	Electrician
9	Morena Farina	57	Melbourne, Victoria	Fitness instructor	Pullman Magenta Shores Resort, Central Coast, NSW	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Tony Mojanovski	53	Wollongong, NSW	Charter boat captain
10	Jacqueline Burfoot	29	Sydney, NSW	Consultant	Mount Lofty House Estate, Adelaide Hills, South Australia	No	Separated
	Ryan Donnelly	36	Sydney, NSW	Project manager
11	Beth Kelly	28	Brisbane, Queensland	Hair salon manager	The Elandra Resort, Mission Beach, Far North Queensland	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Teejay Halkias	28	Brisbane, Queensland	Wedding model, actor
12	Lauren Hall (#2)	37	Brisbane, Queensland	Business owner	Oakes Cypress Lakes Resort, Hunter Valley, NSW	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Clint Rice	43	Launceston, Tasmania	Pro golfer, business owner
13	Veronica Cloherty	32	Sydney, NSW	Actor, fitness instructor	Mudgee Retreats, NSW	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Eliot Donovan (#2)	35	Gold Coast, Queensland	Business owner

Commitment ceremony history

Episode:	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	37/38
Ceremony:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final decision
Jamie	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
David	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Awhina	Stay	Stay	Leave	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Adrian	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Rhiannon	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Jeffrey	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Carina	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Paul	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Jacqueline	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Ryan	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave	No
Beth	Not in experiment	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Left
Teejay		Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave
Veronica	Not in experiment	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave	Left
Eliot		Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave
Lauren	Not in experiment	Stay	Stay	Leave	Left
Clint		Stay	Stay	Leave
Morena	Stay	Leave	Stay	Leave	Left
Tony	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave
Sierah	Stay	Stay	Leave	Left
Billy	Stay	Stay	Leave
Ashleigh	Stay	Left
Jake	Leave
Katie	Leave	Left
Tim	Leave
Lauren	Left
Eliot
Notes	1	2	3	none				4, 5
Left	Lauren & Eliot	Ashleigh & Jake	Sierah & Billy	Morena & Tony	Lauren & Clint	Veronica & Eliot	none	Beth & Teejay
								Carina & Paul
	Katie & Tim							Jacqueline & Ryan

  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.

  This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.

• ^1 : Eliot left the experiment on his own. Due to this Lauren also had to leave the experiment.
• ^2 : Jake left the experiment on his own. Due to this Ashleigh also had to leave the experiment.
• ^3 : Three new couples were introduced into the experiment including Lauren and Eliot who had exited, returned as separate bride and groom to form two new couples.
• ^4 : Beth decided to leave the experiment before the final vows. Due to this Teejay also had to leave the experiment.
• ^5 : Awhina and Adrian originally decided to leave at the final vows, but changed their minds to stay after hearing each other's vows.

Partner swap week

No.	Couple	Swapped with
1	Carina	Awhina
	Paul	Remained at apartment
2	Jamie	Veronica
	Dave	Remained at apartment
3	Awhina	Jamie
	Adrian	Remained at apartment
4	Rhiannon	Jacqueline
	Jeffrey	Remained at apartment
5	Jacqueline	Beth
	Ryan	Remained at apartment
6	Beth	Carina
	Teejay	Remained at apartment
7	Veronica	Rhiannon
	Eliot	Remained at apartment

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	National reach viewers	National total viewers	Night rank	Ref(s)
1	Marriage 1 & 2	27 January 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,523,000	1,353,000	2	[3]
2	Marriage 3 & 4	28 January 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,662,000	1,484,000	1	[4]
3	Marriage 5 & 6	29 January 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,548,000	1,497,000	1	[5]
4	Marriage 7 & 8	30 January 2025	Thursday 7:30 pm	2,407,000	1,426,000	1	[6]
5	Marriage 9 & 10	2 February 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	2,909,000	1,620,000	1	[7]
6	Honesty Week Part 1	3 February 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,817,000	1,779,000	1	[8]
7	Honesty Week Part 2	4 February 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,704,000	1,674,000	1	[9]
8	Dinner Party 1	5 February 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,727,000	1,639,000	1	[10]
9	Commitment Ceremony 1	9 February 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,063,000	1,929,000	1	[11]
10	Intimacy Week Part 1	10 February 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,767,000	1,668,000	1	[12]
11	Intimacy Week Part 2	11 February 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,624,000	1,673,000	1	[13]
12	Dinner Party 2	12 February 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,867,000	1,756,000	1	[14]
13	Commitment Ceremony 2	16 February 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	2,979,000	1,808,000	1	[15]
14	Marriage 11	17 February 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,726,000	1,748,000	1	[16]
15	Marriage 12 & 13	18 February 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,812,000	1,747,000	1	[17]
16	Dinner Party 3	19 February 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,865,000	1,803,000	1	[18]
17	Commitment Ceremony 3	23 February 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,308,000	2,012,000	1	[19]
18	Family & Friends Week Part 1	24 February 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,961,000	1,833,000	1	[20]
19	Family & Friends Week Part 2	25 February 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,799,000	1,791,000	1	[21]
20	Dinner Party 4	26 February 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,814,000	1,817,000	1	[22]
21	Commitment Ceremony 4	2 March 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,265,000	2,024,000	1	[23]
22	Couples Retreat Week Part 1	3 March 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,949,000	1,827,000	1	[24]
23	Couples Retreat Week Part 2	4 March 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,772,000	1,742,000	1	[25]
24	Dinner Party 5	5 March 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,822,000	1,837,000	1	[26]
25	Commitment Ceremony 5	9 March 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,229,000	1,843,000	1	[27]
26	Partner Swap Week Part 1	10 March 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,843,000	1,728,000	1	[28]
27	Partner Swap Week Part 2	11 March 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,841,000	1,710,000	1	[29]
28	Dinner Party 6	12 March 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,840,000	1,766,000	1	[30]
29	Commitment Ceremony 6	16 March 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,215,000	1,926,000	1	[31]
30	Homestay Part 1	17 March 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,741,000	1,746,000	1	[32]
31	Homestay Part 2	18 March 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,710,000	1,636,000	1	[33]
32	Dinner Party 7	19 March 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,789,000	1,718,000	1	[34]
33	Commitment Ceremony 7	23 March 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,009,000	1,839,000	1	[35]
34	Final Test Week Part 1	24 March 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,827,000	1,767,000	1	[36]
35	Final Test Week Part 2	25 March 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	2,729,000	1,815,000	1	[37]
36	Dinner Party 8	26 March 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	2,813,000	1,763,000	1	[38]
37	Final Vows Part 1	30 March 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,069,000	1,816,000	1	[39]
38	Final Vows Part 2	31 March 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,737,000	1,753,000	1	[40]
39	Reunion Dinner Party	6 April 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	3,099,000	1,894,000	1	[41]
40	Reunion Finale	7 April 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	2,899,000	1,829,000	1	[42]

Notes

1. Surname erroneously displayed on certain websites as Johnstone, or Johnson.