‘This version is ten time better than MAFS USA!’ Americans now love Married At First Sight Australia and are begging for all the seasons to be released on Netflix
The Australian version of Married At First Sight received mixed reviews when its latest season premiered on US television network Lifetime on May 27.
But as the season progresses, outrage has turned into applause as American viewers are now expressing how much they actually love the controversial social experiment.
On Thursday this week, Lifetime promoted an upcoming episode by uploading several wedding photos from the show, alongside the caption: ‘The drama continues… trust me, you don’t want to miss it.’
‘This version is ten time better than MAFS USA!’ Americans now love Married At First Sight Australia and are begging for all the seasons to be released on Netflix. Pictured: MAFS Australia ‘expert’ John Aiken
American fans immediately flooded the post with messages of praise, with one even begging for Netflix to release every single season.
‘Best show EVER!!!!! I found it online and am on episode 20 right now. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next,’ one fan enthused.
‘Can you drop the other Australian seasons on Netflix too?! This version is 10x better that MAFS USA!’ another agreed.
‘Best show ever!’ American praised the show on Instagram this Thursday after Lifetime uploaded a post promoting an upcoming episode
While it seems MAFS Australia has now been embraced by American audiences, this wasn’t always the case.
Just last month, US viewers threatened to boycott the show ahead of its premiere, after an extremely dramatic trailer was released online.
‘The previews for this season look worse than Jersey Shore!’ wrote unimpressed viewer wrote on social media.
Unimpressed: Just last month, US viewers threatened to boycott the show ahead of its premiere, after an extremely dramatic trailer was released online. Pictured: MAFS Australia’s Stacey Hampton
‘The trailers for Australia look awful. Looks like one of those Real Housewives shows with everybody fighting. I’ll pass,’ said another.
Dozens of viewers remarked that the season looked ‘trashy, fake and scripted’, with many pointing out that it lacked the authenticity of the American version.
Married At First Sight US is currently the highest rated show on America’s Lifetime network, spawning six spin-off shows and pulling in millions of viewers each week.
‘It looked like drama and screaming’: After a trailer for the season was released, hundreds of American MAFS fans flooded social media with negative comments about the show
Not your cup of tea? ‘The previews for this season look worse than Jersey Shore!’ wrote unimpressed viewer wrote on social media. Pictured: MAFS Australia’s Hayley Vernon
Unlike the Australian counterpart, the MAFS US weddings are legally binding.
The series doesn’t contain any dramatic dinner parties and commitment ceremonies, and each season the participants are based in the same city to ensure that distance won’t be an issue in their marriage.
The show’s relationship experts put more effort into matching participants correctly, and even personally visit their homes to get a sense of their personality and lifestyle before matching them with a partner.
Too much to handle? Dozens of viewers remarked that the season looked ‘fake and scripted’, with many pointing out that it lacked the authenticity of the American version