Australia's Perfect Couple

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| genre = Reality

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| presenter = Jules Lund

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| country = Australia

| language = English

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| num_episodes = 6

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| runtime = 60 minutes (episodes 1–3)
30 minutes (episodes 4–6)
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| network = Nine Network

| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|07|22|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2009|08|26|df=y}}

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Australia's Perfect Couple (formerly known as Here Come the Newlyweds and For Richer or Poorer during production) was an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. The series was hosted by Jules Lund, and premiered on 22 July 2009 at {{nowrap|7:30 pm}}.{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: Australia's Perfect Couple|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/airdate-australias-perfect-couple.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=31 July 2009}} The series ran for six episodes,

Format

Australia's Perfect Couple featured eight newlywed couples brought together under the one roof. Knowledge of each other is put to the test in a competition where their devotion to their partner overshadows their need to win prize money of {{Australian dollar|210000|2009}}.{{cite news |url=http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=817691 |title=Australia's Favourite Couple: Coming Soon |access-date=21 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607081544/http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=817691 |archive-date=7 June 2009 |url-status=dead |publisher=Ninemsn}}

Episodes

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|+ Australia's Perfect Couple metropolitan viewership and nightly position

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! colspan="2" width=10%| Episode

! width=10%| Airdate

! width=10%| Timeslot

! width=10%| Viewers

! width=10%| Rank

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1

| align=left| "Episode 1"

| 22 July 2009

| rowspan=3| Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm

| 798,000

! #24

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 30|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/week-30-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=20 July 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

2

| align=left| "Episode 2"

| 29 July 2009

| 762,000

! #23

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 31|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/week-31-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

3

| align=left| "Episode 3"

| 5 August 2009

| 672,000

! #27

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 32|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/08/week-32-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=3 August 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

4

| align=left| "Episode 4"

| 12 August 2009

| rowspan=3| Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm

| 701,000

! #30

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 33|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/08/week-33-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=10 August 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

5

| align=left| "Episode 5"

| 19 August 2009

| 698,000

! #26

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 34|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/08/week-34-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=17 August 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

6

| align=left| "Episode 6"

| 26 August 2009

| 610,000

! #30

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Week 35|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/08/week-35-2.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=24 August 2009|accessdate=27 August 2009}}

Notes

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References

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