Married at First Sight: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Married at First Sight Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 29, 2018 · 74 min
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 2
Jan 30, 2018 · 79 min
This episode features two fairy-tale weddings with two very different brides, and Australia’s most nervous groom.
Episode 3
Jan 31, 2018 · 71 min
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 4
Feb 1, 2018 · 67 min
The first six couples arrive for their honeymoons. For some, love starts to bloom, while others find trouble in paradise.
Episode 5
Feb 4, 2018 · 70 min
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 6
Feb 5, 2018 · 65 min
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 7
Feb 6, 2018 · 63 min
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 8
Feb 8, 2018 · 66 min
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 9
Feb 11, 2018 · 72 min
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 10
Feb 12, 2018 · 63 min
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 11
Feb 13, 2018 · 64 min
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 12
Feb 14, 2018 · 64 min
A secret pact at the dinner party sets up a betrayal that will split the group.
Episode 13
Feb 18, 2018 · 70 min
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 14
Feb 19, 2018 · 65 min
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 15
Feb 20, 2018 · 68 min
The grooms' homestays continue with the fallout from the last Commitment Ceremony still causing grief.
Episode 16
Feb 21, 2018 · 70 min
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
Episode 17
Feb 25, 2018 · 67 min
Two couples leave the experiment in another dramatic Commitment Ceremony that also sees love declared.
Episode 18
Feb 26, 2018 · 62 min
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 19
Feb 27, 2018 · 62 min
Brides’ homestays continue. Sarah and Telv have a major breakthrough in their relationship that brings them closer than ever.
Episode 20
Feb 28, 2018 · 64 min
The dinner party puts Dean and Tracey back in the spotlight, and Sarah makes a big announcement.
Episode 21
Mar 4, 2018 · 64 min
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 22
Mar 5, 2018 · 65 min
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 23
Mar 6, 2018 · 64 min
Boys’ night. A get-together with the boys leads to a world of hurt for some of the couples.
Episode 24
Mar 7, 2018 · 62 min
Dinner Party. The grooms are confronted with details of the Boys' Night and Charlene spares no one with her outrage.
Episode 25
Mar 11, 2018 · 65 min
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 26
Mar 12, 2018 · 61 min
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 27
Mar 13, 2018 · 60 min
Couples have their final dates before they go home to decide whether or not renew their vows.
The Final Dinner Party
Mar 14, 2018 · 62 min
At the final dinner party, the remaining couples are tested to their limits with the Honesty Box.
The Vow Renewals Part 1
Mar 18, 2018 · 70 min
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 2
Mar 19, 2018 · 71 min
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 Reunion Part 1
Mar 20, 2018 · 72 min
The Reunion Part 1. All 11 couples reunite for one last dramatic Dinner Party.
The Reunion Part 2
Mar 21, 2018 · 71 min
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.