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Four Weddings

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Not to be confused with Four Weddings (Australian TV series) or Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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 (series 4)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4 (Four Weddings)
1 (Party Wars)
No. of episodes54 (Four Weddings)
9 (Party Wars)
Production
Running time60 min (inc. adverts)
Production companiesITV Studios (2009–11)
Potato (2013)
Original release
NetworkSky Living
Release6 July 2009 (2009-07-06) –
19 September 2013 (2013-09-19)

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.

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

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The programme follows a similar style to Come Dine with Me, and involves four brides, or four grooms, attending one another'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

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Four Weddings

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 6 July 2009 7 September 2009 10
2 29 March 2010 28 June 2010 13
3 9 November 2010 7 June 2011 18
4 27 June 2013 19 September 2013 13

Party Wars

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Series Start date End date Episodes Notes
Pilot 17 May 2010 1 as Four 21st Birthday Parties
1 18 October 2010 6 December 2010 8

Ratings

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Episode viewing figures from BARB.

Four Weddings, Series 1

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Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers Living Weekly Ranking
1 6 July 2009 412,000 1
2 13 July 2009 342,000 3
3 20 July 2009
4 27 July 2009 373,000 2
5 3 August 2009 443,000 1
6 10 August 2009 374,000 2
7 17 August 2009 372,000 2
8 24 August 2009 431,000 2
9 31 August 2009 395,000 2
10 7 September 2009 523,000 1

Four Weddings, Series 2

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Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers Living Weekly Ranking
1 29 March 2010 357,000 6
2 5 April 2010 391,000 4
3 12 April 2010 458,000 4
4 19 April 2010 412,000 5
5 26 April 2010 366,000 6
6 3 May 2010 478,000 1
7 10 May 2010 378,000 3
8 24 May 2010 273,000 5
9 31 May 2010 329,000 6
10 7 June 2010 345,000 5
11 14 June 2010 391,000 1
12 21 June 2010 399,000 2
13 28 June 2010 525,000 1

Party Wars

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Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers Living Weekly Ranking
Pilot 17 May 2010 189,000 6
1 18 October 2010 203,000 9
2 25 October 2010 Under 162,000 Outside Top 10
3 1 November 2010 Under 135,000 Outside Top 10
4 8 November 2010 Under 169,000 Outside Top 10
5 15 November 2010 201,000 7
6 22 November 2010 Under 133,000 Outside Top 10
7 29 November 2010 Under 114,000 Outside Top 10
8 6 December 2010 137,000 7

Four Weddings, Series 3

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Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers (Sky) Living Weekly Ranking
1 9 November 2010 185,000 8
2 16 November 2010 163,000 10
3 23 November 2010 155,000 7
4 30 November 2010 120,000 8
5 7 December 2010 177,000 5
6 14 December 2010 245,000 4
7 21 December 2010 163,000 4
8 28 March 2011 Under 188,000 Outside Top 10
9 4 April 2011 300,000 6
10 11 April 2011 246,000 6
11 18 April 2011 187,000 10
12 25 April 2011 204,000 7
13 2 May 2011 269,000 6
14 9 May 2011 161,000 10
15 16 May 2011 Under 180,000 Outside Top 10
16 23 May 2011 174,000 9
17 30 May 2011 Under 161,000 Outside Top 10
18 7 June 2011 Under 181,000 Outside Top 10

Four Weddings, Series 4

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Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers Sky Living Weekly
1 27 June 2013 144,000 5
2 4 July 2013 Under 112,000 Outside Top 10
3 11 July 2013 123,000 7
4 18 July 2013 118,000 8
5 25 July 2013 196,000 5
6 1 August 2013 170,000 6
7 8 August 2013 179,000 5
8 15 August 2013 154,000 6
9 22 August 2013 118,000 10
10 29 August 2013 147,000 7
11 5 September 2013 122,000 8
12 12 September 2013 136,000 8
13 19 September 2013 153,000 5

International versions

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

Region/Country Local title Network Premiere Year/s
 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
Sky Uno

TV8 (reruns)

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 wedding planner, is there to observe and give ratings. Her ratings count for half of the final score.

References

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  1. ^ "Channel 4 Abruptly Cancels 'Four Weddings' Reboot". 26 May 2023.
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