‘Married At First Sight’ Audience Up 94% For Season 20 On Peacock

EXCLUSIVE: Married at First Sight is courting quite a few new viewers this season.

Since the July 12 premiere of Season 20, the series has tallied more than 1.2 billion viewing minutes on Peacock, according to the streamer’s internal data.

The latest installment ranks as the third highest-reaching original reality season ever on the streamer. Peacock says total streaming is up 94% from Season 19.

Nielsen is also clocking a strong performance from Married at First Sight. Per the measurement company, the series ranked as a Top 3 reality show for four consecutive weeks beginning July 13.

Married at First Sight is also driving chatter on social media. The series has cashed in over 25 million video views across social platforms since the trailer debut.

New episodes of Married at First Sight drop every Thursday on Peacock. The finale and reunion are set to air on August 27 and will be co-hosted by experts Paul C. Brunson and Dr. Lisa Paz.

On Peacock’s Married at First Sight, singles ready to find a lifelong partner take the ultimate leap of faith by marrying a complete stranger in the hope of building a real future together. Guided by relationship experts, this high-stakes social experiment follows each newlywed couple from wedding day to Decision Day as they experience the rewards and realities of marriage and discover whether this unconventional path could lead to the lasting love they’ve been looking for.

The series moved to Peacock last year, after a decade on Lifetime. It launched on FYI in July 2014. The show started being simulcast on A&E from season two and with season five it moved to Lifetime, where it had aired until Season 19’s Peacock debut.

The series is produced by Kinetic Content. Executive producers are Chris Coelen, Eric Detwiler, Montré Burton, Sarah Kane Bridge, Karrie Wolfe and Katie Griffin.