What time does Married at First Sight start tonight on Channel 4 and how likely are the couples to find true love?
The odds don't look great for the new recruits if the last series is anything to go by
WE all love a dating show, but Married at First Sight took things to a whole new level.
The hit show, which started in Denmark before heading to America, finally arrived on British shores last year - and didn't disappoint.
And tonight, it returns for a second series, with three new couples being paired together to see if they getting married at first sight can actually work.
What time is Married at First Sight on?
Series two of the show returns to Channel 4 at 9pm tonight.
How does the show work?
Complete strangers are matched together and sent them down the aisle as part of a social experiment using science, personality tests and relationship coaching.
The brave singles taking part in the show have become disillusioned with online dating and the struggle to find a long term partner, but will they fare any better on the programme?
Who help match the couples together?
Psychologist, Mark Coulson; sex and relationship therapist, Jo Coker; evolutionary anthropologist, Dr Anna Machin and Nick Devenish, along with a Church of England vicar who has married more than 200 couples are all part of the second series.
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How much do the pairings know about each other ahead of their nuptials?
All the participants know about each other is the first name of their future spouse and the date of their wedding.
The five week experiment begins when the couples meet and marry at first sight, with them heading off on honeymoon before spending four weeks living together as man and wife.
The experiment concludes with Decision Day when the couples must decide whether to stay together or seek a divorce.
What was the success rate of the couples on series one?
Hmm, not that great if we're honest. Non-existent actually, as all three unions ended in divorce.
Jason Knowles and Kate Stewart showed a spark on the show, but they had their marriage annulled after the bride discovered her husband had swiped right to one of her friends on Tinder. Eek.
Meanwhile Jack Finn-Kelcey and Sam McDonald didn't even make it up the aisle, however they did get in touch off-screen and began dating.
They still didn't get their happily ever after though, as they have since split.
Finally there was James Ord-Hume and Emma Rathborne, who claimed they "didn't fancy each other" while on the show but tried to make a go of it.
But again, things ended with divorce, as the couple split last December citing several factors adding up to them no longer being compatible.
They also said their union felt forced, adding: "We really are quite different personalities and though we worked hard to try and make each other happy, it wasn’t enough."
Here's hoping the new batch of couples have more success.