Four Weddings

Four Weddings is a British reality television series that premiered on Sky Living, on 6 July 2009. It has become popular enough to have inspired the creations of versions in other countries. One episode included the real-life wedding of Steps member Faye Tozer to her second husband Michael Smith.

Four Weddings
Also known asParty Wars (2010)
GenreReality
Created byElliot Johnson
Amanda Wilson
Danny Carvalho
Jonny Coller
Peter Faherty
Voices ofSteve 'Sparky' Parker (series 1-3) Adil Ray (s4)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4 (Four Weddings)
1 (Party Wars)
No. of episodes54 (Four Weddings)
9 (Party Wars)
Production
Running time60mins (inc. adverts)
Production companiesITV Studios (2009–11)
Potato (2013)
Release
Original networkSky Living
Original release6 July 2009 (2009-07-06) 
19 September 2013 (2013-09-19)

The show ran for four series, running from 2009-2013. A planned revival series that was to be produced by ITV Studios subsidiary Multistory Media for Channel 4 was planned for 2023, but it was scrapped in May of that year for undisclosed reasons.[1]

Format

The programme follows a similar style to Come Dine with Me, and involves four brides, or four grooms, attending each other's weddings and rating them on:

  • Dress (out of 10)
  • Venue (out of 10)
  • Food (out of 10)
  • Overall experience (out of 10)

At the end of the show, the four brides or grooms discover which of the couples has won a luxury honeymoon. Viewers could also play online in the "Online wedding rater" and rate the weddings as they were shown for comparison with the rest of the public.

Transmissions

Four Weddings

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
16 July 20097 September 200910
229 March 201028 June 201013
39 November 20107 June 201118
427 June 201319 September 201313

Party Wars

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesNotes
Pilot17 May 20101as Four 21st Birthday Parties
118 October 20106 December 20108

Ratings

Episode viewing figures from BARB.

Four Weddings, Series 1

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersLiving Weekly Ranking
16 July 2009412,0001
213 July 2009342,0003
320 July 2009
427 July 2009373,0002
53 August 2009443,0001
610 August 2009374,0002
717 August 2009372,0002
824 August 2009431,0002
931 August 2009395,0002
107 September 2009523,0001

Four Weddings, Series 2

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersLiving Weekly Ranking
129 March 2010357,0006
25 April 2010391,0004
312 April 2010458,0004
419 April 2010412,0005
526 April 2010366,0006
63 May 2010478,0001
710 May 2010378,0003
824 May 2010273,0005
931 May 2010329,0006
107 June 2010345,0005
1114 June 2010391,0001
1221 June 2010399,0002
1328 June 2010525,0001

Party Wars

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersLiving Weekly Ranking
Pilot17 May 2010189,0006
118 October 2010203,0009
225 October 2010Under 162,000Outside Top 10
31 November 2010Under 135,000Outside Top 10
48 November 2010Under 169,000Outside Top 10
515 November 2010201,0007
622 November 2010Under 133,000Outside Top 10
729 November 2010Under 114,000Outside Top 10
86 December 2010137,0007

Four Weddings, Series 3

Episode No.AirdateTotal Viewers(Sky) Living Weekly Ranking
19 November 2010185,0008
216 November 2010163,00010
323 November 2010155,0007
430 November 2010120,0008
57 December 2010177,0005
614 December 2010245,0004
721 December 2010163,0004
828 March 2011Under 188,000Outside Top 10
94 April 2011300,0006
1011 April 2011246,0006
1118 April 2011187,00010
1225 April 2011204,0007
132 May 2011269,0006
149 May 2011161,00010
1516 May 2011Under 180,000Outside Top 10
1623 May 2011174,0009
1730 May 2011Under 161,000Outside Top 10
187 June 2011Under 181,000Outside Top 10

Four Weddings, Series 4

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersSky Living Weekly
127 June 2013144,0005
24 July 2013Under 112,000Outside Top 10
311 July 2013123,0007
418 July 2013118,0008
525 July 2013196,0005
61 August 2013170,0006
78 August 2013179,0005
815 August 2013154,0006
922 August 2013118,00010
1029 August 2013147,0007
115 September 2013122,0008
1212 September 2013136,0008
1319 September 2013153,0005

International versions

The show's format has been exported to the following countries:

Region/Country Local title Network Premiere Year
 Australia Four Weddings Seven Network 2010
 Canada Four Weddings Slice Network 2012
 Czech Republic 4 Svatby TV Nova 2012
 Finland Neljät häät Nelonen 2011
 France 4 Mariages pour 1 Lune de Miel TF1 (2011-20)
TFX (2022-present)
2011
 Germany 4 Hochzeiten und eine Traumreise VOX 2012
 Italy Matrimoni all'italiana Rete 4 2011
Quattro matrimoni in Italia
Quattro matrimoni
Fox Life
TV8, Sky Uno
2014
 Poland Cztery wesela Polsat 2020
 Romania 4 nunţi şi o provocare Pro TV 2013
 Russia Четыре свадьбы REN TV
Friday!
2014, 2019
 Spain Cuatro Weddings Cuatro 2018
 Ukraine 4 Весiлля 1+1 2011
ТЕТ 2018
 United States Four Weddings TLC 2010
  • Note:
    • The American and French versions of the series features no input from the grooms, with only the brides able to give out any ratings for each ceremony. In the French version, one of the groom is able to give ratings only when it's a gay couple that participates.
    • In the French version, since 2019, Élodie Villemus, a weeding planner, is there to observe and give ratings. Her ratings count for half of the final score.

References

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