'Digital stampede' for MAFS spin-off series

The launch of Married At First Sight's new spin-off show on Wednesday night caused as much chaos as a drama-filled Dinner Party.

The new Stan series, MAFS: After The Dinner Party, promised to unpack the 'most explosive' episode fans had ever seen.

But as fans rushed from the main show to the next, the viewer surge caused a "digital stampede" on the streaming platform, prompting a technical delay in the show's premiere.

Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here 

"We are sorry to anyone who was stuck at the digital front door for a moment," commented Adrian Swift, Nine's Head Of Content, Production & Development.

"Last night wasn't just a premiere; it was a cultural event that pretty much broke the internet."

According to Swift Wednesday night's episode of Married At First Sight which focused on the Wednesday night's episode of Married At First Sight, drew in an overnight steaming audience of 740,000 viewers.

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"A record that held across every market in the country," he said.

That "record-breaking mass" of viewers then rushed over to Stan to catch the highly-anticipated premiere.

It seems the delay was worth the wait as viewers were treated to unseen footage, real-time interviews and "pregnancy" bombshells to come from the hit-dating experiment.

MAFS: After The Dinner Party is hosted by Jules Lund, Brittany Hockley, and Laura Byrne who were joined by current MAFS participants for the show's premiere.

Streaming exclusively on Stan, the series will air weekly, immediately following each explosive Married at First Sight dinner party on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Nine Entertainment Co (the publisher of this website) owns and operates the streaming service Stan

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