Married at First Sight (U.S. TV series)

Married at First Sight
Genre Reality television
Based on Gift Ved Første Blik (Danish TV series)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 42
Production
Running time 42 minutes
Release
Original network FYI
Original release July 8, 2014 – present
External links
Website

Married at First Sight is an American reality television series based on a Danish series of the same name titled Gift Ved Første Blik.[1] The series first aired in the United States on FYI. Beginning with season two, it aired in simulcast on sister network A&E. The series features three 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. Starting with the fourth season, the experts are Schwartz, pastor and marriage counselor Calvin Robertson, and communication and relationship expert Rachel DeAlto.[2] The couples spend their wedding night in a hotel before leaving for a honeymoon. Upon returning home, they live together as a married couple for six weeks. Thereafter they choose to divorce or stay married. On October 25, 2016 FYI renewed the show for a fifth season.

Synopsis

Season 1

The couples are:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Jamie Otis-Hehner 27 Nurse Yes Married
Doug Hehner 31 Software salesman
2 Cortney Hendrix 26 Make-up artist Yes Married
Jason Carrion 27 Fireman
3 Monet Bell 33 Product development manager No Divorced
Vaughn Copland 30 Field service technician

Monet and Vaughn got a divorce. In the 6 months later special, it was revealed that both Jason and Cortney and Doug and Jamie are still together. Both couples were featured in a spin-off series, "Married at First Sight: The First Year", which showed the development of their married lives.

On July 5, 2016, Doug and Jamie announced they were expecting their first child .[3] They lost the baby at 17 weeks.[4] Jamie shared a photo on Instagram of her and Doug in the hospital with the baby, who they named Johnathan Edward, to raise awareness of the stigma surrounding miscarriage.[5]

Season 2

The couples are:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Jaclyn Methuen 30 Vodka saleswoman Yes Divorced
Ryan Ranellone 28 Real estate agent
2 Davina Kullar 34 Pharmaceutical saleswoman No Divorced
Sean Varricchio 35 Trauma nurse
3 Jessica Castro 30 Receptionist Yes Divorced
Ryan DeNino 29 Businessman

Davina and Sean got a divorce. In the 6 months later special, it was revealed that both Jessica and Ryan D., as well as Jaclyn and Ryan R., are divorced. Shortly after filming the reunion special, Jessica filed for a restraining order against Ryan.[6] Although Jaclyn and Ryan decided to try to make their marriage work after the experiment ended, they split not long after. She wrote on Instagram, "Let's hope I catch one that is strong, smart, and appreciates my big personality! ..."[7]

Season 3

The couples are:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Current status
1 Vanessa Nelson 26 Event manager Yes Divorced
Tres Russell 27 Luxury car salesman
2 Ashley Doherty 30 Nursing student No Divorced
David Norton 29 Software account executive
3 Samantha Role 30 Bank manager No Divorced
Neil Bowlus 31 Compliance specialist

David Norton and Ashley Doherty got a divorce because Ashley felt the social media incident during their marriage was too unbearable. She felt betrayed and that David broke her trust. David felt hurt and angry, realizing that Ashley made no real effort to make their marriage work and that he "had [his] head in the clouds... chasing someone who didn't want to be caught.".[8]

Neil Bowles and Samantha Role decided to get a divorce. Samantha wanted to remain married, but Neil felt dissatisfied with the overall experience and believed that the best thing for both their happiness was to divorce.[8] In the six month later special, it was said that Neil and Samantha have remained friends.

Tres Russell and Vanessa Nelson stayed married. In the six month later special, it was said that the two had separated.

Season 4

The fourth season of the Married at First Sight TV show on Fyi premieres Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 9:00pm Et/Pt. The setting is South Florida, particularly the Miami-area and in this season, two new specialists join sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz: communication and relationship expert, Rachel DeAlto, and marriage counselor, Pastor Calvin Roberson. Dr.'s Joseph Cilona and Logan Levkoff exited the series after season three. The couples are:

# Couple Age Occupation Final Decision Status
1 Sonia Granados 33 Social worker Yes Married
Nick Pendergrast 32 Vacation rental manager
2 Heather Seidel 32 Flight attendant No Divorced
Derek Schwartz 35 Account executive
3 Lillian Vilchez 24 Realtor Yes Married
Tom Wilson 29 Boat interior designer

Season 5

The fifth season of Married at First Sight was renewed on October 25, 2016. The episodes will air in 2017 and feature couples in Chicago.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "'Married At First Sight' Lawsuit: Woman Claims FYI Stole Her Idea For Hit Series About Blind Arranged Marriage". 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Meet Married at First Sight's Season 4 Cast Members". People Magazine. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Married at First Sight's Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner Expecting First Child". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Miscarriage is the last thing people want to talk about-I want to change that". Women's Day. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ↑ http://people.com/babies/jamie-otis-shares-photo-of-son/
  6. ↑ "Married at First Sight: Jessica Castro Files Restraining Order Against Ryan De Nino After Split". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Noooo! Married at First Sight's Jaclyn and Ryan Split for Good". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "'Married At First Sight' Season 3 Finale Spoilers: Another Couple Gets Divorced In Episode 14 [RECAP]". 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/10/married-at-first-sight-renewed-season-5-fyi-1201841746/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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