MAFS UK returns amid schedule reshuffle as several couples exit

Married at First Sight UK returns to E4 this week with a supersized episode and a reshuffled broadcast schedule as several couples leave the experiment. The 10th series will air across Sundays to Wednesdays this week, with a near two hour instalment on Monday October 27 beginning at 9pm and continuing through a series of altered start times driven by scheduling changes at the broadcaster.

E4 confirmed the programme will air Episode 24 on Monday October 27 from 9pm to 10.40pm, Episode 25 on Tuesday October 28 from 9pm to 10.25pm, Episode 26 on Wednesday October 29 from 8pm to 9.15pm, and Episode 27 on Sunday November 2 from 9pm to 10.30pm. Broadcaster scheduling has shortened the series’ weekly run from five episodes to four while a competing reality show occupies the usual Wednesday and Thursday primetime slots.

Producers’ episode summaries for this week outline fresh tensions and relationship tests following a couples’ retreat. Monday’s extended instalment centres on a commitment ceremony in which some partnerships have strengthened while others face growing turmoil and looming departures. Tuesday’s show explores how time apart exposes fractures in some marriages, and Wednesday...