MAFS in major schedule shakeup as E4 bosses pull hit series from slot as seething fans complain
The Aussie version of the matchmaking programme is currently playing out on E4.
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Married at First Sight has been ousted from its usual slot
Credit: Channel 9
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The hit show has been split into two parts for E4's new series Honesty Box
Credit: Channel 4
Fans have typically tuned in at 7:30pm each evening for the latest fix from the show.
However, in a schedule shakeup, they tuned in on Monday night to discover it was ousted from its slot.
Instead bosses have chopped MAFS into two parts - with the first airing at 8pm.
Vicky Pattison's brand new reality show The Honesty Box then airs an hour later at 9pm.
The second part of MAFS then broadcasts at 10pm.
With Tuesday night's schedule the exact same, seething fans have flocked to social media to complain.
One said: "I refuse to be manipulated. I will watch MAFS on +1 at 9 then switch over for the second part at 10. No Honesty Box for me!"
A second fumed: "They think because we're loyal MAFS fans we'll watch Honesty Box and stay up late to finish watching MAFS. Nope. That's what catch up is for."
"Just seen now it's not on until 8pm! Simpsons it is then! Very cheeky splitting MAFS between this new show. I'll be getting it on catch-up, past my bedtime," said a third.
While a fourth commented: "In case you didn't know tonight and tomorrow's #MAFSAU episodes will be on from 8-9 and then 10-10:40 with #HonestyBox in between. I resent E4 messing with my night to try and get me to watch another show. I already know it's on; they've advertised it enough."
Vicky Pattison reveals 'difficult' first year of marriage with husband Ercan
Honesty Box sees a group of singletons live in a luxury villa in Cyprus while looking for love.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun about the new show, Vicky said: 'The Honesty Box is the perfect mix of Love Island and The Traitors, with this gorgeous First Dates theme running through.
'You have bikini-clad babes and hunks in a gorgeous villa looking for love, which is a format we are familiar with. But then you add this AI tech element that forces them to be honest and face their feelings.'
Each contestant is quizzed inside The Honesty Box, a room that uses artificial intelligence to track their physiological responses — including heart rate, body temperature and pupil dilation — to determine if they are telling the truth about their feelings and any love connections they may have made.
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