Brides’ homestays. Grooms spend the week back in the real world at their wives’ homes. Some couples are brought closer together, while others struggle with the reality check.

Episode 18

John Aiken

Trisha Stratford

Mel Schilling

Episode 19

Episode 17

Australia’s most controversial social experiment is back. The first two couples walk down the aisle, but will one bride’s brother’s stand in the way of her dream?

Episode 1

This episode features two fairy-tale weddings with two very different brides, and Australia’s most nervous groom.

Episode 2

The weddings continue in Australia’s most controversial social experiment. One bride must pass the test of the mother-in-law with the power to break up her wedding.

Episode 3

The first six couples arrive for their honeymoons. For some, love starts to bloom, while others find trouble in paradise.

Episode 4

Last season’s favourite groom John Robertson returns for a second chance at love. And will Troy meet his Barbie dream girl at the altar?

Episode 5

The show’s first millionaire groom puts his faith in the experts, and single mum Gabrielle must find the courage to share her secret with her new husband.

Episode 6

It’s the final wedding of the season and the honeymoons continue. Can Troy win over his sceptical bride? John hits a hurdle on his honeymoon.

Episode 7

The first dinner party of the season and all 11 couples meet each other for the first time but one bride has her eye on another husband.

Episode 8

With love already blooming for some couples, the group is shocked at the first Commitment Ceremony when two brides get blindsided by their husbands.

Episode 9

The fallout from last night’s dramatic Commitment Ceremony continues to be felt as the couples move in together, and the first signs of the scandal that will rock the experiment.

Episode 10

A shock split that no one saw coming, and ‘yes week’ brings some couples closer together, while others struggle following orders from their partners.

Episode 11

A secret pact at the dinner party sets up a betrayal that will split the group.

Episode 12

A shock split that no one saw coming and YES week brings some couples closer together while others struggle following orders from their partners

Episode 13

Grooms homestay. The brides spend the week in the homes of their husbands. Some couples are brought closer together but for others it's a huge reality check.

Episode 14

The grooms' homestays continue with the fallout from the last Commitment Ceremony still causing grief.

Episode 15

The Dinner Party reunites all the couples for the first time since last week's scandal at the Commitment Ceremony and some of the experiment's biggest characters come under attack in a brutally honest get together.

Episode 16

Two couples leave the experiment in another dramatic Commitment Ceremony that also sees love declared.

Brides’ homestays continue. Sarah and Telv have a major breakthrough in their relationship that brings them closer than ever.

The dinner party puts Dean and Tracey back in the spotlight, and Sarah makes a big announcement.

Episode 20

The second last Commitment Ceremony. One groom is shocked by his bride’s decision, while love continues to bloom for Australia’s favourite couples.

Episode 21

Meet the parents week. In-laws from both sides come face-to-face. Could this be the beginning of the end for Sarah and Telv?

Episode 22

Boys’ night. A get-together with the boys leads to a world of hurt for some of the couples.

Episode 23

Dinner Party. The grooms are confronted with details of the Boys' Night and Charlene spares no one with her outrage.

Episode 24

The final commitment ceremony: the remaining couples must decide whether or not they want to renew their wedding vows and pursue a life together outside the experiment.

Episode 25

The couples are split and individuals are teamed up with another partner to discuss their relationship status. Two of the experiment’s biggest personalities face off.

Episode 26

Couples have their final dates before they go home to decide whether or not renew their vows.

Episode 27

At the final dinner party, the remaining couples are tested to their limits with the Honesty Box.

The Final Dinner Party

The Vow Renewals Part 1. The remaining brides and grooms declare whether or not they want to continue life as a couple outside the experiment.

The Vow Renewals Part 1

The Vow Renewals Part 2. The remaining brides and grooms declare whether or not they want to continue life as a couple outside the experiment.

The Vow Renewals Part 2

The Reunion Part 1. All 11 couples reunite for one last dramatic Dinner Party.

The Reunion Part 1

The Reunion Part 2. All 11 couples sit and face the experts as they watch video for the first time of the good, the bad and the ugly of their life in the experiment.

The Reunion Part 2

Working with leading relationship experts, eight Australian singles are carefully match-made into four married couples, who each meet each other - for the very first time - at their wedding. We'll follow them as they marry, honeymoon, meet the in-laws and set up home, all the while getting to know one another more and more deeply, to see if the matchmakers have got it right and they will have a future together.

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