Summary

• MAFS season 17 had the first runaway bride, leading to a revised timeline and an extra post-Decision Day episode.
• The season lasted a record eight months, with the longest airing period in the show's history.
• All the couples from season 17 have split up, with the women shunning Chloe due to her unconventional experience.

Married at First Sight season 17 has been quite hectic, and its timeline is even more confusing. Married at First Sight became popular for its unique format as experts are tasked with pairing two singles who get married on their first meeting. The show has roughly an 18% success rate, though viewers are still captivated by its out-of-the-box format. Married at First Sight season 17 was based in Denver and featured six couples. The season started on the wrong foot when Michael Shiakkalis’ wife left him at the altar alone, backing out of the experiment.

For the first time in Married at First Sight history, the intended wife had abandoned her groom on their wedding day. Luckily, Michael got his second shot at love in another wedding, but the season felt tainted from that moment on. Married at First Sight season 17 began premiering in October 2023 and finished in April 2024. The season was on-air for a long eight months, so it can be difficult trying to keep up with the tricky timeline now that the season is finally over.

The Married at First Sight Experiment Is Eight Weeks Long

They Film The Entirety Of Their Relationships

Married at First Sight films for eight weeks. Throughout the experiment, experts match couples and meet for the first time on their wedding days. Their entire relationships on Married at First Sight are filmed, which can be awkward. The couples meet on their wedding day and then embark on a honeymoon with the rest of the cast. The honeymoon for the Married at First Sight season 17 couples was held in Cancun, Mexico. After that, they returned to Denver and began their trial run of living together. The reunion and "Where Are They Now" episodes are filmed later.

MAFS Season 17 Was The Longest Season Ever

The Season Drug Out For Eight Months

Married at First Sight had a lot of firsts for the reality series, becoming the longest season of the show ever. Seasons of Married at First Sight are always pretty long as they track the process of matching up couples, their weddings, honeymoons, and moving in and living together. Married at First Sight season 17 began airing on October 22, 2023, and the final episode premiered on April 24, 2024. The season spanned over an eight-month timeline, rounding out with 25 episodes.

Married at First Sight season 17 was thrown off after Michael was left at the altar. Michael’s intended wife was a runaway bride and she decided not to partake in the series. This shifted Michael’s experience in Married at First Sight, and they adopted a new timeline format for season 17. Michael had a second wedding with Chloe Brown. While Michael was getting married to Chloe, the rest of the Married at First Sight season 17 couples were halfway through their time on the show. Production added an extra post-Decision Day episode to compensate for the timeline differences.

When Was The MAFS Reunion Filmed?

The Reunion Began Airing In April 2024

The Married at First Sight season 17 aired on Lifetime on April 10, 2024. According to Reddit user EnvironmentalYam4063, the Married at First Sight season 17 reunion was filmed sometime in December. During part 1 of the reunion, it was revealed that the majority of the MAFS cast decided to manufacture moments while filming. All the couples, except for Michael and Chloe, admitted they pre-planned things to say on the show. This has tainted Married at First Sight season 17 and makes sense as to why none of the couples have stayed together.

When Was Where Are They Now Filmed?

Where Are They Now Catches Up With The Couples After The Experiment

The last episode of Married at First Sight season 17, the Where Are They Now? episode, was filmed roughly nine months after the cast filmed their weddings. With almost a year behind them and their Married at First Sight journeys, there was still a lot of drama among the cast. All the couples have since separated, and the men kept in touch with each other. All the women keep in touch as well, except for Chloe. Because of her unconventional Married at First Sight experience, Chloe was ostracized by the other women.

Married at First Sight season 17 will go down in the history of the franchise as its most messy season yet. It was one of the longest seasons yet, and none of the couples ended up staying together. Despite its faults, it is one of the best reality TV shows right now. The fact that the couples were conspiring together to plan out what they were going to say while being filmed made the season feel manufactured. Married at First Sight season 17 had an unconventional timeline, and after nearly eight months on the air, it’s officially over.

Married at First Sight is now streaming on Lifetime.

Sources: @EnvironmentalYam4063/Reddit