Married at First Sight

Married at First Sight is a reality television franchise and social experiment produced by Kinetic Content. The series places couples into blind marriages before following their personal relationships beyond their wedding days and decision milestones.

The franchise spent 15 seasons airing on Lifetime before moving to NBC's Peacock streaming platform during its 19th season. Its 20th season generated 1.8 billion viewing minutes on the platform. Over its multi-season run, several couples, including Season 1 participants Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner, have maintained their relationships and grown their families.

Production on the series was placed on hold to conduct an independent welfare review. The pause followed grave allegations brought forward by three former contestants, including claims of rape and sexual assault, prompting external assessments of duty-of-care practices and participant support structures. Additionally, former Polish participant Adrian Szymaniak passed away at age 39 following a stage 4 brain tumor battle.