# Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 5

The fifth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 29 January 2018 on the Nine Network. Relationship experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Trisha Stratford all returned from the previous season to match 11 brides and 11 grooms together, including John Robertson who previously appeared in season 4.

## Couple profiles

| No. | Couple | Age | Home | Occupation | Honeymoon | Final Decision | Status |
| 1 | Sarah Roza | 38 | Melbourne, Victoria | Beauty specialist | Cairns, Queensland | Yes | Separated |
| 1 | Telv Williams | 33 | Perth, Western Australia | Machinery technician | Cairns, Queensland | Yes | Separated |
| 2 | Tracey Jewel | 34 | Perth, Western Australia | Marketing consultant | Fiji | No | Separated |
| 2 | Dean Wells | 39 | Sydney, New South Wales | Executive creative director | Fiji | No | Separated |
| 3 | Alycia Galbraith | 29 | Adelaide, South Australia | Student | Fraser Island, Queensland | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 3 | Mathew Lockett | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Plumber | Fraser Island, Queensland | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 4 | Jo McPharlin | 39 | Adelaide, South Australia | Single mother | Singapore | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 4 | Sean Donnelly | 39 | Adelaide, South Australia | Pub manager | Singapore | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 5 | Davina Rankin | 26 | Brisbane, Queensland | Personal trainer/bikini model | Cook Islands | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 5 | Ryan Gallagher | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Tradesman | Cook Islands | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 6 | Charlene Perera | 33 | Melbourne, Victoria | Brand manager | Tasmania | Yes | Separated |
| 6 | Patrick Miller | 34 | Melbourne, Victoria | Operations manager | Tasmania | Yes | Separated |
| 7 | Melissa Walsh | 53 | Mornington Peninsula, Victoria | Journalist | New Zealand | Yes | Separated |
| 7 | John Robertson | 54 | Melbourne, Victoria | Business owner | New Zealand | Yes | Separated |
| 8 | Ashley Irvin | 28 | Brisbane, Queensland | Flight attendant | Broome, Western Australia | No | Separated |
| 8 | Troy Delmege | 35 | Sydney, New South Wales | IT accounts manager | Broome, Western Australia | No | Separated |
| 9 | Gabrielle Bartlett | 44 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing coordinator/plus-size model | Samoa | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 9 | Nasser Sultan | 50 | Sydney, New South Wales | Fitness instructor | Samoa | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 10 | Carly Bowyer | 32 | Melbourne, Victoria | Marketing manager | Vanuatu | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 10 | Justin Fischer | 41 | Sydney, New South Wales | Entrepreneur | Vanuatu | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 11 | Blair Rachael | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Executive assistant | New Zealand | Broke up before final decision | Separated |
| 11 | Sean Thomsen | 34 | Perth, Western Australia | Railway technician | New Zealand | Broke up before final decision | Separated |

## Commitment ceremony history

| Episode: | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29/30 |
| Ceremony: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final Decision |
| Sarah | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Telv | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Charlene | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Patrick | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Melissa | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| John | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Tracey | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | No |
| Dean | Leave | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Yes |
| Ashley | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | No |
| Troy | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | No |
| Gabrielle | Stay | Stay | Leave | Stay | Leave | Left |
| Nasser | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | Leave | Left |
| Carly | Stay | Leave | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left |
| Justin | Stay | Stay | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left |
| Blair | Stay | Stay | Stay | Left | Left | Left |
| Sean | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left | Left | Left |
| Davina | Stay | Leave | Leave | Left | Left | Left |
| Ryan | Stay | Stay | Leave | Left | Left | Left |
| Jo | Stay | Leave | Left | Left | Left | Left |
| Sean | Leave | Leave | Left | Left | Left | Left |
| Alycia | Stay | Left | Left | Left | Left | Left |
| Mathew | Stay | Left | Left | Left | Left | Left |
| Notes | none | 1 | none | 2, 3 | none | none |
| Left | none | Alycia & Mathew | Davina & Ryan | Blair & Sean | Carly & Justin | Tracey & Dean |
| Left | none | Jo & Sean | Davina & Ryan | Blair & Sean | Gabrielle & Nasser | Ashley & Troy |
    This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.
    This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.
* ^1 : Mathew left the experiment on his own. Due to this Alycia also had to leave the experiment.
* ^2 : Sean left the experiment on his own. Due to this Blair also had to leave the experiment.
* ^3 : Melissa was unable to attend the commitment ceremony due to the birth of her granddaughter. She chose to stay via text message.

## Controversy

Contestants Dean Wells and Davina Rankin were involved in a cheating scandal that blindsided their respective partners, Tracey Jewel and Ryan Gallagher. Dean and Davina had planned to write "leave" at the commitment ceremony, but instead Dean chose to stay with Tracey and deny any wrongdoing when Davina called out his lies over their affair. Dean further infuriated fans when during a "boy's night" he led a conversation on wife swapping and asked the other grooms if any of their wives' mothers were attractive.

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | 29 January 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 912,000 | 7 | 102,000 | 5 | 1,014,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 30 January 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 907,000 | 5 | 101,000 | 4 | 1,008,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 31 January 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 929,000 | 4 | 81,000 | 2 | 1,010,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 1 February 2018 | Thursday 7:30pm | 995,000 | 1 | 96,000 | 1 | 1,091,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 4 February 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 835,000 | 5 | 102,000 | 4 | 937,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 5 February 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 879,000 | 6 | 101,000 | 4 | 978,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 6 February 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 899,000 | 7 | 130,000 | 3 | 1,029,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 8 February 2018 | Thursday 7:30pm | 938,000 | 1 | 124,000 | 1 | 1,062,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 11 February 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,163,000 | 1 | 76,000 | 2 | 1,239,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 12 February 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,158,000 | 1 | 89,000 | 2 | 1,247,000 | |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 13 February 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,057,000 | 1 | 91,000 | 2 | 1,148,000 | |
| 12 | Episode 12 | 14 February 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,133,000 | 1 | 107,000 | 1 | 1,240,000 | |
| 13 | Episode 13 | 18 February 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,351,000 | 1 | 101,000 | 1 | 1,452,000 | |
| 14 | Episode 14 | 19 February 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,296,000 | 1 | 104,000 | 1 | 1,400,000 | |
| 15 | Episode 15 | 20 February 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,233,000 | 1 | 104,000 | 1 | 1,337,000 | |
| 16 | Episode 16 | 21 February 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,341,000 | 1 | 132,000 | 1 | 1,473,000 | |
| 17 | Episode 17 | 25 February 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,536,000 | 1 | 92,000 | 1 | 1,628,000 | |
| 18 | Episode 18 | 26 February 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,325,000 | 1 | 107,000 | 1 | 1,432,000 | |
| 19 | Episode 19 | 27 February 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,253,000 | 1 | 102,000 | 1 | 1,355,000 | |
| 20 | Episode 20 | 28 February 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,315,000 | 1 | 127,000 | 1 | 1,442,000 | |
| 21 | Episode 21 | 4 March 2018 | Sunday 7:30pm | 1,535,000 | 1 | 108,000 | 1 | 1,643,000 | |
| 22 | Episode 22 | 5 March 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,271,000 | 1 | 98,000 | 1 | 1,369,000 | |
| 23 | Episode 23 | 6 March 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,267,000 | 1 | 119,000 | 1 | 1,386,000 | |
| 24 | Episode 24 | 7 March 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,260,000 | 1 | 112,000 | 1 | 1,372,000 | |
| 25 | Episode 25 | 11 March 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,342,000 | 1 | 107,000 | 1 | 1,429,000 | |
| 26 | Episode 26 | 12 March 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,256,000 | 1 | 102,000 | 1 | 1,358,000 | |
| 27 | Episode 27 | 13 March 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,230,000 | 1 | 103,000 | 1 | 1,333,000 | |
| 28 | Episode 28 | 14 March 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,188,000 | 1 | 132,000 | 1 | 1,320,000 | |
| 29 | Episode 29 | 18 March 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1,446,000 | 1 | 76,000 | 1 | 1,522,000 | |
| 30 | Episode 30 | 19 March 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1,525,000 | 1 | 78,000 | 1 | 1,603,000 | |
| 31 | Finale - Part 1 | 20 March 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,623,000 | 1 | 127,000 | 1 | 1,750,000 | |
| 32 | Finale - Part 2 | 21 March 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 1,753,000 | 1 | 136,000 | 1 | 1,889,000 | |