Married At First Sight a win with viewers

Married At First Sight is a hit for the Nine Network after more than a million viewers tuned in to watch two total strangers get hitched.

The new reality program was the most popular non-news program on Monday night with 1.134 million viewers, narrowly beating Network Ten's MasterChef (1.129 million).

The top spot of the night, however, went to Nine News with 1.275 million viewers, according to OzTAM overnight ratings figures.

MONDAY'S MOST WATCHED TV PROGRAMS

1. Nine News (Nine) - 1.275 million

2. Nine News 6.30 (Nine) - 1.184 million

3. A Current Affair (Nine) - 1.172 million

4. Seven News (Seven) - 1.171 million

5. Married At First Sight (Nine) - 1.134 million

6. MasterChef Australia (Ten) 1.129 million

7. Seven News/Today Tonight (Seven) 1.097 million

8. ABC News evening (ABC) - 950,000

9. Australian Story (ABC) - 903,000

10. Home And Away (Seven) 864,000

*Source OzTAM