Married At First Sight nearly loses to Australian Survivor's finale in the ratings - as Nine's social experiment plummets 25 percent from last year
Married At First Sight has struggled to deliver blockbuster ratings this year.
On Monday night, fears grew for the once unbeatable show after it was almost trumped by the Australian Survivor finale.
Proving itself a serious competitor, Channel Ten's Survivor All-Stars racked up 944,000 viewers (five-city metro) for the moment David Genat was named as winner.
Is this the end? Fears are growing for Channel Nine after Married At First Sight nearly lost to Australian Survivor's finale in Monday's ratings battle. Pictured: Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen and Steve Burley
Meanwhile, part two of MAFS' final vows clocked in at 1.122 million.
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While the dating show took out the top spot for entertainment, the figures represent a drop of 25 percent on last year's numbers.
MAFS usually draws in around 2 million viewers at this point in the season, so it's likely Channel Nine is feeling the pressure as casting begins for next year's show.
Winning moment: Proving itself a serious competitor, Channel Ten's Australian Survivor racked up 944,000 viewers (five-city metro) for the moment David Genat (pictured) was named as winner
It is believed that the cause of MAFS' drop in viewership was because most of this year's key storylines revolved around incidents that happened off-camera.
Moments such as Michael Goonan and Hayley Vernon's 'party pash' and Aleks Markovic's secret 'date' with Persian restaurant owner, weren't captured on camera.
Without footage of events to tie into the show's on-screen narrative, production was allegedly in chaos as they tried to find an alternative to keep storylines cohesive.
The pressure is on! MAFS usually draws in around 2million viewers at this point in the season, so it's likely Channel Nine is feeling the pressure as casting begins for next year's show. Pictured: Married At First Sight's Elizabeth Sobinoff and Seb Guilhaus
Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, news continued to dominate the ratings war as viewers tuned in for the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.
Nine News attracted 1.263 million, while Nine News clocked in at 1.214 million.
Married At First Sight continues Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine
Moments such as Michael Goonan and Hayley Vernon's 'party pash' and Aleks Markovic's secret 'date' with Persian restaurant owner, weren't captured on camera. Pictured: Married At First Sight's Hayley Vernon
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