Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 9

The ninth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 31 January 2022 on the Nine Network.^[1] Relationship experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling, along with sexologist Alessandra Rampolla all returned from the previous season to match 8 brides and 8 grooms together.^[2] Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another 3 brides and 3 grooms together.^[3]

Married at First Sight
Season 9
No. of episodes	37
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	31 January (2022-01-31) – 4 April 2022 (2022-04-04)
Season chronology

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Selin Mengu	32	Sydney, New South Wales	Executive Assistant	The Holidays Collection, Kavalier Park, Berry, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Anthony Cincotta	38	Melbourne, Victoria	Sales
2	Brent Vitiello	33	Sydney, New South Wales	Hospitality Manager	Shoalhaven, New South Wales	No	Separated
	Tamara Djordjevic	29	Gold Coast, Queensland	Operations Manager
3	Domenica Calarco	28	Sydney, New South Wales	Makeup Artist	Greyleigh, Kiama, New South Wales	Yes	Separated[4]
	Jack Millar	26	Sydney, New South Wales	Financial Planner
4	Ella Ding	27	Melbourne, Victoria	Beautician	Palm Beach, New South Wales	No	Separated[5]
	Mitch Eynaud	26	Gold Coast, Queensland	Financial Planner
5	Holly Greenstein	36	Sydney, New South Wales	Cinema Manager	Cedars Mount View, Hunter Valley, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Andrew Davis	39	Sydney, New South Wales	Motivational Speaker
6	Selina Chhaur	32	Adelaide, South Australia	Hairdresser	Palm Beach, New South Wales	Yes	Separated[6]
	Cody Bromley	30	Sydney, New South Wales	Swim Coach/Personal Trainer
7	Olivia Frazer	27	Newcastle, New South Wales	Teaching Student	Arcadia, New South Wales	Yes	Separated[7]
	Jackson Lonie	30	Melbourne, Victoria	Plumber
8	Samantha Moitzi	26	Gold Coast, Queensland	Fashion Brand Manager	Hawkesbury, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Al Perkins	25	Sydney, New South Wales	Carpenter
9	Kate Laidlaw	38	Melbourne, Victoria	Clinical Nutritionist	Berry, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Matt Ridley	39	Brisbane, Queensland	Law Clerk
10	Carolina Santos	33	Sydney, New South Wales	Online Business Owner	Gerringong, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Dion Giannarelli	33	Melbourne, Victoria	Property Developer
11	Jessica Seracino	27	Melbourne, Victoria	Retail Assistant	Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Daniel Holmes	30	Brisbane, Queensland	Personal Trainer

Commitment ceremony history

Episode:	9	13	17	21	25	29	34/35
Ceremony:	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Decision
Domenica	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Jack	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Selina	Stay	Stay	Leave	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Cody	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Olivia	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Jackson	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Ella	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Mitch	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Tamara	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave	Stay	No
Brent	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Samantha	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave	Leave	Leave	Left
Al	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave
Kate	Not in Experiment		Stay	Leave	Leave	Left
Matt			Stay	Stay	Leave
Carolina	Not in Experiment		Stay	Leave	N/A	Left
Dion			Stay	Stay	Leave
Jessica	Not in Experiment		Leave	Left
Daniel			Stay
Selin	Stay	Stay	Leave	Left
Anthony	Stay	Stay	Leave
Holly	Stay	Left
Andrew	Stay
Notes	none	1	2	3	4, 5	none	6
Left	none	Holly & Andrew	Selin & Anthony	Jessica & Daniel	Kate & Matt	Sam & Al	Tamara & Brent
					Carolina & Dion		Ella & Mitch

  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.

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

• ^1 : Andrew left the experiment on his own. Due to this Holly also had to leave the experiment.
• ^2 : Three new couples were introduced into the experiment.
• ^3 : Jessica left the experiment on her own. Due to this Daniel also had to leave the experiment.
• ^4 : Dion attended the commitment ceremony by himself and wrote 'leave'.
• ^5 : Carolina and Daniel tried to enter the commitment ceremony as a couple, but the experts rejected their request.
• ^6 : Mitch needed more time at final vows to make a decision about his relationship with Ella. They were in a relationship at the reunion.

Controversy

During filming, contestant Simon Blackburn was removed from the show after homophobic and misogynistic videos of him surfaced on social media.^[8] A petition, signed by over 120,000 fans, called for the E-Safety Commission to look into the behaviour of Olivia Frazer after she shared around a nude photo of fellow bride Domenica Calarco without Domenica's knowledge or consent.^[9] In March 2022, the New South Wales Police Force confirmed reports they were investigating an incident involving glass smashing at the couples retreat, as well as the distribution of an image without consent.^[10]

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
				Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	31 January 2022	Monday 7:30pm	869,000	5	136,000	1	1,005,000	[11]
2	Episode 2	1 February 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	862,000	4	124,000	1	986,000	[12]
3	Episode 3	2 February 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	808,000	5	118,000	1	926,000	[13]
4	Episode 4	3 February 2022	Thursday 7:30pm	752,000	5	187,000	1	939,000	[14]
5	Episode 5	6 February 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	825,000	3	93,000	1	918,000	[15]
6	Episode 6	7 February 2022	Monday 7:30pm	982,000	3	111,000	1	1,093,000	[16]
7	Episode 7	8 February 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	913,000	2	106,000	1	1,019,000	[17]
8	Episode 8	9 February 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	868,000	3	113,000	1	981,000	[18]
9	Episode 9	13 February 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	961,000	2	90,000	1	1,051,000	[19]
10	Episode 10	14 February 2022	Monday 7:30pm	837,000	3	91,000	1	928,000	[20]
11	Episode 11	15 February 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	827,000	3	93,000	1	920,000	[21]
12	Episode 12	16 February 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	922,000	2	105,000	1	1,027,000	[22]
13	Episode 13	20 February 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	926,000	1	91,000	1	1,017,000	[23]
14	Episode 14	21 February 2022	Monday 7:30pm	823,000	5	82,000	1	905,000	[24]
15	Episode 15	22 February 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	845,000	3	80,000	1	925,000	[25]
16	Episode 16	23 February 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	908,000	2	98,000	1	1,006,000	[26]
17	Episode 17	27 February 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	1,007,000	3	111,000	1	1,118,000	[27]
18	Episode 18	28 February 2022	Monday 7:30pm	940,000	5	128,000	1	1,068,000	[28]
19	Episode 19	1 March 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	889,000	5	129,000	1	1,018,000	[29]
20	Episode 20	2 March 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	967,000	5	151,000	1	1,118,000	[30]
21	Episode 21	6 March 2022	Sunday 7:30pm	968,000	2	86,000	1	1,054,000	[31]
22	Episode 22	7 March 2022	Monday 7:30pm	978,000	5	93,000	1	1,071,000	[32]
23	Episode 23	8 March 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,028,000	1	89,000	1	1,117,000	[33]
24	Episode 24	9 March 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	1,015,000	1	98,000	1	1,113,000	[34]
25	Episode 25	13 March 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	1,076,000	1	70,000	1	1,146,000	[35]
26	Episode 26	14 March 2022	Monday 7:30pm	977,000	2	68,000	1	1,045,000	[36]
27	Episode 27	15 March 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	925,000	1	86,000	1	1,011,000	[37]
28	Episode 28	16 March 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	930,000	1	106,000	1	1,036,000	[38]
29	Episode 29	20 March 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	1,063,000	1	67,000	1	1,130,000	[39]
30	Episode 30	21 March 2022	Monday 7:30pm	942,000	2	79,000	1	1,021,000	[40]
31	Episode 31	22 March 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	939,000	1	77,000	1	1,016,000	[41]
32	Episode 32	23 March 2022	Wednesday 7:30pm	954,000	1	118,000	1	1,072,000	[42]
33	Episode 33	27 March 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	1,113,000	1	66,000	1	1,179,000	[43]
34	Final Vows Part 1	28 March 2022	Monday 7:30pm	997,000	3	73,000	1	1,070,000	[44]
35	Final Vows Part 2	29 March 2022	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,008,000	1	87,000	1	1,095,000	[45]
36	Reunion Dinner Party	3 April 2022	Sunday 7:00pm	1,140,000	1	78,000	1	1,218,000	[46]
37	Reunion Finale	4 April 2022	Monday 7:30pm	1,207,000	1	108,000	1	1,315,000	[47]