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Fox Orders ‘Marriage Market’ Dating Series With Whitney Cummings as Host

The in-house format signals Fox’s push for ownable unscripted IP with global sales potential.

Overview

  • Fox, which announced the pickup Friday, named the series its first new unscripted order for the 2026–27 lineup.
  • The show has singles hand control of matchmaking to their families, who can arrange on-the-spot engagements and then move in with the couple to test the match.
  • Fox Entertainment Studios produces the series, with Alycia Rossiter as showrunner and executive producer and John Carr as executive producer.
  • The format was created at Fox and first launched in Germany on ProSieben in 2023 before being developed for a U.S. run.
  • Fox describes the series as a bold, emotional format in the fast-commitment reality vein, with premiere date and episode count still to be announced.