Married at First Sight is an American reality television series that first aired on July 8, 2014, on FYI (and later, Lifetime).

[3] The series features three to five couples, paired up by relationship experts, who agree to marry when they first meet.

For the first three seasons, the experts were clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph Cilona, sexologist Dr. Logan Levkoff, sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz, and humanist chaplain Greg Epstein.

As a point of comparison, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the current (2024) marital success rate nationwide is around 58%.

The couple lost their first son, Jonathan Edward, at 17 weeks gestation in July 2016,[15] before going on to have daughter Henley Grace in August 2017.

[16] They have spoken about subsequent struggles to conceive, experiencing a chemical pregnancy in 2018 and a miscarriage at 10 weeks along in 2019.

[27] In April 2018, Samantha married Chris Wise and in September gave birth to a daughter.

The setting was South Florida (particularly Miami) and in this season, two new specialists joined along with sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz: communication and relationship expert Rachel DeAlto, and marriage counselor Pastor Calvin Roberson.

[43] Relationship expert Dr. Jessica Griffin joined the show as a specialist,[44] replacing Rachel DeAlto who left after Season 5.

[51] The seventh season of Married at First Sight was renewed on the Lifetime channel, and featured couples from Dallas, with the first episode airing on July 10, 2018.

The ninth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from Charlotte, North Carolina and premiered on June 12, 2019.

Dr. Jessica Griffin did not return after revealing she was in a relationship with Season 6 cast member Jon Francetic,[67] with the couple later getting engaged[68] and going into business together.

[70] The couples were: In September 2020, Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie announced that they are expecting their first child together.

[72] Elizabeth Bice and Jamie Thompson have separated shortly before their 4th anniversary and announced their upcoming divorce.

[73] The tenth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from the suburbs outside of Washington, D.C., particularly Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia.

The couples were: In July 2021, Austin and Jessica revealed that they are expecting their first child, due in November 2021.

[76] While the season is marketed as taking place in DC and features shots in the tourist-heavy sections of the District, the majority of the show takes place in Northern Virginia with some areas in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Miles and Woody made Married At First Sight history by being the first best friends to apply together and be selected at the same time.

[6] The couples were: Another first occurred in this season when Chris' former fiancée contacted him while he was on his honeymoon to let him know she was pregnant.

[85] The thirteenth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from Houston and was first aired on July 21, 2021.

[81] The fourteenth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from Boston and first aired on January 5, 2022.

The fifteenth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from San Diego, which premiered on July 6, 2022 on Lifetime.

The sixteenth season of Married at First Sight featured couples from Nashville and premiered on January 4, 2023 on Lifetime.

The seventeenth season of Married at First Sight premiered on October 18, 2023 and featured couples from Denver.

The eighteenth season of Married at First Sight feature couples from Chicago and premiered on October 15, 2024.

The couples are Jamie Otis-Hehner and Doug Hehner, and Cortney Hendrix-Carrion and Jason Carrion.

Both David and Vanessa selected from a group of men (for Nelson) and women (for Norton) to date in a format similar to that of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, ultimately ending with each of them choosing someone to marry.

The first season premiered on 27 April 2017 and concluded on 6 July 2017 with Vanessa becoming engaged to Andre, although they ultimately ended their relationship, and David choosing to marry no one.

The series shows the couple's struggles with caring for their newborn while trying to maintain intimacy in their marriage.

[98] Casting includes unmatched singles from earlier seasons of the original, fan favorites, and new candidates.