A staple of cable’s reality TV landscape is moving to streaming.
In a surprise move, Peacock has landed rights to Married at First Sight in a deal with the show’s producer, Kinetic Content. The agreement includes a multiseason commitment for the show, which has aired more than 300 episodes in the past decade, primarily on Lifetime.
The show will make its Peacock debut later this year with season 19.
Married at First Sight will join the likes of Love Island — which became a breakout on Peacock last summer — and The Traitors in Peacock’s unscripted lineup, which is now under the purview of Frances Berwick following a restructuring of NBCUniversal’s TV business. The move is also a blow to Lifetime, which has been home to the show since 2017 and typically aired two seasons per year.
Married at First Sight — which, as its title suggests, pairs up couples who agree...
In a surprise move, Peacock has landed rights to Married at First Sight in a deal with the show’s producer, Kinetic Content. The agreement includes a multiseason commitment for the show, which has aired more than 300 episodes in the past decade, primarily on Lifetime.
The show will make its Peacock debut later this year with season 19.
Married at First Sight will join the likes of Love Island — which became a breakout on Peacock last summer — and The Traitors in Peacock’s unscripted lineup, which is now under the purview of Frances Berwick following a restructuring of NBCUniversal’s TV business. The move is also a blow to Lifetime, which has been home to the show since 2017 and typically aired two seasons per year.
Married at First Sight — which, as its title suggests, pairs up couples who agree...
- 1/31/2025
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Married at First Sight, which has run for over 200 episodes on the A+E Networks channels, has a new home after a surprise move.
Deadline understands that Peacock has nabbed the rights to the show, which comes from Kinetic Content, in a major new deal that has surprised many in the unscripted industry.
We’re hearing that Kinetic, which is run by Chris Coelen, was looking for a multi-season deal – potentially a three-season guarantee – but NBCU says it hasn’t committed to three seasons up front. The deal is big, though, with sources suggesting that it was worth north of $50M.
There was a bidding war with multiple companies interested in the format, which is one of the most popular reality series around the world. The move puts Peacock front and center in the dating space with Mafs joining Love Island and a slew of other romantic formats.
It’s...
Deadline understands that Peacock has nabbed the rights to the show, which comes from Kinetic Content, in a major new deal that has surprised many in the unscripted industry.
We’re hearing that Kinetic, which is run by Chris Coelen, was looking for a multi-season deal – potentially a three-season guarantee – but NBCU says it hasn’t committed to three seasons up front. The deal is big, though, with sources suggesting that it was worth north of $50M.
There was a bidding war with multiple companies interested in the format, which is one of the most popular reality series around the world. The move puts Peacock front and center in the dating space with Mafs joining Love Island and a slew of other romantic formats.
It’s...
- 1/31/2025
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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