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Channel 4 will not show future international Married at First Sight seasons
Channel 4 will not show future international editions of the Married at First Sight dating franchise.
The decision means the 2027 Australian season is not expected in the UK, where the broadcaster operates E4.
UK broadcasts have given Australian cast members a second wave of attention after their seasons aired at home.
That exposure can help participants gain followers, management deals and commercial work, so the cast may lose a route to international publicity.
Separately, Channel 4 has decided not to broadcast the completed sixth season of Married at First Sight UK because it was not made under strengthened welfare protocols recommended by an external review.
Australian relationship expert John Aiken filmed for that UK season after Mel Schilling said her cancer had spread to her brain.
The UK season's footage has no announced release plan; Channel 4 has not said whether it will be destroyed, transferred or re-edited.
Channel 4 says it does not intend to broadcast future international editions of Married at First Sight.
The decision means the upcoming Australian season is not expected to air in the UK.
The broadcaster also said on November 5 that it would not show the completed sixth season of Married at First Sight UK.
That season was not made under welfare protocols recommended by an external review, Channel 4 said.
Australian relationship expert John Aiken filmed for the unaired UK season after Mel Schilling’s cancer spread to her brain.
- Who
- Channel 4, which operates E4, made the decision. Future international Married at First Sight productions are affected.
- What
- Channel 4 will not broadcast future international editions of the franchise.
- When
- The decision was reported on November 8, 2026. The sixth UK season was ruled out on November 5.
- Where
- The decision affects UK broadcasts; the upcoming Australian season is not expected to air in the UK.
- Why
- Channel 4 said the UK season was not made under welfare protocols recommended by an external review. It gave no reason for ending broadcasts of future international editions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
John Aiken travelled to Britain to replace Mel Schilling for the remainder of the UK season after she said her cancer had spread to her brain.
Channel 4 said the UK season had been substantially filmed and was in the edit.
Channel 4 announced that it would not broadcast the completed sixth season of Married at First Sight UK.
Channel 4 confirmed it had no intention of broadcasting future international productions of the format.
- Broadcaster
- Channel 4, which operates E4
- Australian season
- Season 14; filmed in Sydney
- UK season
- Sixth season; completed but not to be broadcast
- Welfare reason
- The UK season was not made under protocols recommended by an external review
- Replacement expert
- John Aiken filled in for Mel Schilling
What people are saying
We have no intention to broadcast future international productions of the format,