MAFS commitment ceremony jumps to series high with 1m+ metro viewers

March 15, 2021 10:49

The second commitment ceremony of Married at First Sight’s eighth season scored 1.096 million metro viewers to become the season’s most watched episode to date, dominating in each of the key advertising demographics and leading Nine to an easy win with a 35.8% share.

The afternoon NRL match-up between the Canberra Raiders and Wests Tigers, meanwhile, was watched by 243,000 across the capital cities, three days after the season launched on Thursday night to 463,000.

In the primetime slot, MAFS – the top program of the night – was up against a Seven News special titled ‘Ivan Milat Buried Secrets’, which pulled 481,000 metro viewers, and Ten’s The Amazing Race, which landed on 462,000.

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Brittney Rigby

Brittney Rigby was Mumbrella's deputy managing editor - news and analysis. She left Mumbrella in April 2021.