Thursday, May 3, 2018

LIFETIME’S MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT HITS RATINGS HIGHS IN SEASON SIX

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LIFETIME’S MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT 
HITS RATINGS HIGHS IN SEASON SIX
 
Docuseries Posts Double Digit Gains in Key Demos 90-Minute Reunion Special Airs Tuesday, May 1 on Lifetime
LOS ANGELES, CA – April 25, 2018 – It’s a honeymoon high for Lifetime’s break-out docuseries Married at First Sight, which wrapped its sixth season by delivering series high ratings on the network in the key Adults 25-54 (648,000) and Women 25-54 (467,000) demos. Additionally, over 1.2 million Total Viewers tuned into Tuesday night’s season finale, the show’s best performance in over two years. Thanks to the success of Married at First Sight, Lifetime was cable’s #1 entertainment network from 9-11pm among Women 18-49 (418,000) and the series was Lifetime’s best Tuesday telecast in key demos in two years.
Over the course of season six, Married at First Sight posted double-digit gains in the Adults 25-54 (+19%) and Women 25-54 (+18%) demos, and grew 23% among Adults 18-49 and 24% with Women 18-49 versus season five.
After getting married at first sight and making their final decisions, all three couples from season six will now sit down with the experts to reflect back on their unconventional journey to find love on the 90-minute reunion special, airing Tuesday, May 1 at 8:30pm ET/PT on Lifetime, and one couple reveals they are expecting! Married at First Sight has been renewed for a seventh season, airing this summer on Lifetime.
Married at First Sight is produced for Lifetime by Kinetic Content. Executive producers for the series are Chris Coelen, Eric Detwiler, Sam Dean, Robyn Schnieders and Ally Simpson from Kinetic Content and Gena McCarthy for Lifetime.
Source: Nielsen L+SD, MAFS S6 (16 episodes, 16 weeks) = 1/2/18-4/24/18, MAFS S5 Dates (16 episodes, 15 weeks) = 4/20/17-7/27/17; 2018-to-date = 1/1/18-4/22/18
About Lifetime
Lifetime is a premier entertainment destination for women dedicated to offering the highest quality original programming spanning scripted series, non-fiction series and movies. The critically acclaimed UnREAL, Project Runway, Bring It!, Married at First Sight, The Rap Game and Little Women franchises anchor the network’s programming, in addition to its over 25 original movies annually that continue to define the TV movie genre. In 2015, Lifetime launched Broad Focus, a major global initiative dedicated to supporting and hiring female directors, writers and producers to make its content which totals over 450 original hours. Lifetime Television®, LMN®, Lifetime Real Women® and Lifetime Digital™ are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A+E Networks. A+E Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation.

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