Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 8

The eighth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 22 February 2021 on the Nine Network. Relationship experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling returned from the previous season, and were joined by sexologist Alessandra Rampolla to match 9 brides and 9 grooms together. Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another 3 brides and 3 grooms together.

Commitment ceremony history

 * This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.
 * This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.


 * Three new couples were introduced into the experiment.
 * Chris left the experiment on his own. Due to this Jaimie also had to leave the experiment.
 * Alana originally decided to leave, but changed her mind to stay after hearing Jason's vows.
 * Liam originally decided to stay, but changed his mind to leave after hearing Georgia's vows.

Controversy
The season was heavily criticised by media outlets and fans of the show due to the lack of diversity in casting. The series also saw accusations of misogyny against a number of the male participants. In June the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed they were looking into the season after receiving 54 complaints from viewers about the show. Several of the complaints alleged the series had aired abusive interactions between participants through "gaslighting, social, verbal and mental abuse". The Network was later cleared of any breaches.