Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 4

The fourth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 30 January 2017 on the Nine Network.^[1] Relationship experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Trisha Stratford all returned from the previous season to match 10 brides and 10 grooms together.^[2] In episode 9 of the experiment, the experts re-matched Cheryl and Andrew after their previous marriages came to abrupt ends.^[3]

Married at First Sight
Season 4
No. of episodes	29
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	30 January (2017-01-30) – 3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)
Season chronology

Couple profiles

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Susan Rawlings	37	Perth, Western Australia	Mining truck driver	Airlie Beach, Queensland	No	Separated
	Sean Hollands	35	Maryborough, Queensland	Farmer
2	Cheryl Maitland	25	Gold Coast, Queensland	Hair salon assistant	Queenstown, New Zealand	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Jonathan Troughton	30	Brisbane, Queensland	Entrepreneur
3	Scarlett Cooper	30	Sydney, New South Wales	Aspiring author	Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Michael Tomic	30	Perth, Western Australia	Data entry clerk/stripper
4	Nadia Stamp	36	Brisbane, Queensland	Flight attendant/model	Daintree Rainforest, Queensland	Yes	Separated[4]
	Anthony Manton	33	Sydney, New South Wales	Racing broadcaster
5	Alene Khatcherian	31	Sydney, New South Wales	Registered nurse	Magnetic Island	Yes	Separated[5]
	Simon McQuillan	36	Ipswich, Queensland	Business owner
6	Vanessa Belvedere	31	Melbourne, Victoria	Student	Fiji	Yes	Separated[6]
	Andy Hills	30	Gold Coast, Queensland	Aerodrome plant operator
7	Lauren Bran	33	Sydney, New South Wales	Automotive aftermarket sales	N/A	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Andrew Jones	38	Perth, Western Australia	Firefighter
8	Deborah Brosnan	53	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Ex-model	Samoa	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	John Robertson	53	Melbourne, Victoria	Business owner
9	Michelle Marsh	31	Perth, Western Australia	Commercial cleaner	Katherine, Northern Territory	No	Separated
	Jesse Konstantinoff	31	Adelaide, South Australia	Retailer
10	Sharon Marsh	31	Perth, Western Australia	Business owner	Koh Samui, Thailand	Yes	Separated[7]
	Nick Furphy	30	Melbourne, Victoria	Carpenter
11	Cheryl Maitland	25	Gold Coast, Queensland	Hair salon assistant	N/A	Broke up before final decision	Separated
	Andrew Jones	38	Perth, Western Australia	Firefighter

Commitment ceremony history

Episode:	8	11	13	16	19	23-25
Ceremony:	1	2	3	4	5	Final Decision
Nadia	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Anthony	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Alene	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Simon	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Vanessa	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Andy	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Sharon	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Nick	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Susan	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Sean	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Michelle	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	No
Jesse	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Stay	Yes
Cheryl	Not in Experiment	Stay	Stay	Stay	Leave	Left
Andrew		Stay	Stay	Leave	Leave
Deborah	Stay	Left
John	Leave
Cheryl	Leave	Left
Jonathan	Leave
Michael	Leave	Left
Scarlett	Leave
Lauren	Left
Andrew
Notes	1 2	3 4	none
Left	Lauren & Andrew	Deborah & John	none	none	Cheryl & Andrew	Susan & Sean
	Cheryl & Jonathan
	Scarlett & Michael					Michelle & Jesse

  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.

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

• ^1 : Lauren and Andrew quit the experiment after Lauren walked out after their wedding.
• ^2 : Jonathan originally wrote Stay, but changed his mind to Leave after the commitment ceremony.
• ^3 : John left the experiment on his own. Due to this Deborah also had to leave the experiment.
• ^4 : Andrew was asked to re-join the experiment with Cheryl as a new couple.

Controversy

Groom Andrew Jones shocked viewers when during a "boy's night" he made sexist and mocking comments about wife Cheryl Maitland's appearance and intelligence. During the Reunion, Andrew failed to apologise for his actions, insisting that his behaviour was acceptable.^[8] Fellow Groom Anthony Manton was accused of bullying wife Nadia Stamp, with viewers labelling him as "arrogant" and "controlling" after he complained about a lack of intimacy in their relationship.^[9]

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
				Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	30 January 2017	Monday 7:30pm	820,000	10	84,000	9	904,000	[10][11]
2	Episode 2	31 January 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	927,000	5	79,000	5	1,006,000	[12][13]
3	Episode 3	1 February 2017	Wednesday 7:30pm	824,000	6	75,000	5	899,000	[14][15]
4	Episode 4	5 February 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	909,000	4	90,000	4	999,000	[16][17]
5	Episode 5	6 February 2017	Monday 7:30pm	893,000	6	100,000	6	993,000	[18][19]
6	Episode 6	7 February 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	920,000	6	96,000	2	1,016,000	[20][21]
7	Episode 7	8 February 2017	Wednesday 7:30pm	905,000	6	112,000	3	1,017,000	[22][23]
8	Episode 8	12 February 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	1,064,000	3	103,000	2	1,167,000	[24][25]
9	Episode 9	13 February 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,107,000	2	108,000	2	1,215,000	[26][27]
10	Episode 10	14 February 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,024,000	1	119,000	2	1,143,000	[28][29]
11	Episode 11	20 February 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,096,000	2	96,000	2	1,192,000	[30][31]
12	Episode 12	21 February 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,062,000	2	152,000	2	1,214,000	[32][33]
13	Episode 13	26 February 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	1,113,000	1	129,000	1	1,242,000	[34][35]
14	Episode 14	27 February 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,101,000	2	123,000	1	1,224,000	[36][37]
15	Episode 15	28 February 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,092,000	1	144,000	1	1,236,000	[38][39]
16	Episode 16	5 March 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	1,170,000	1	86,000	1	1,256,000	[40][41]
17	Episode 17	6 March 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,099,000	1	101,000	1	1,200,000	[42][43]
18	Episode 18	7 March 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,122,000	1	117,000	1	1,239,000	[44][45]
19	Episode 19	12 March 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	1,160,000	1	91,000	1	1,251,000	[46][47]
20	Episode 20	13 March 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,060,000	1	103,000	1	1,163,000	[48][49]
21	Episode 21	14 March 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,148,000	1	104,000	1	1,252,000	[50][51]
22	Episode 22	19 March 2017	Sunday 7:30pm	1,190,000	1	102,000	1	1,292,000	[52][53]
23	Final Vows Part 1	20 March 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,239,000	1	108,000	1	1,347,000	[54][55]
24	Final Vows Part 2	21 March 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,194,000	1	93,000	1	1,287,000	[56][57]
25	Final Vows Part 3	26 March 2017	Sunday 7:00pm	1,157,000	1	72,000	1	1,229,000	[58][59]
26	Episode 26	27 March 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,163,000	2	137,000	2	1,300,000	[60][61]
27	Episode 27	28 March 2017	Tuesday 7:30pm	1,034,000	5	112,000	2	1,146,000	[62][63]
28	Reunion Dinner Party	2 April 2017	Sunday 7:30pm	1,379,000	1	98,000	1	1,477,000	[64][65]
29	Reunion Finale	3 April 2017	Monday 7:30pm	1,389,000	1	107,000	1	1,496,000	[66][67]