Seven has addressed reports that one of its flagship series, Farmer Wants A Wife, has been cancelled after another successful season.
Last week, the Daily Mail and TV Blackbox reported that Seven had “pulled the plug” on the popular show, despite already beginning production for the next season. Cast members had allegedly had their contracts “torn up”, and producers were reportedly looking for new jobs.
However, Seven says the speculation is incorrect. The company’s Managing Director of TV and Streaming Angus Ross said, “The show has not been cancelled. Seven will produce the next series of Farmer Wants a Wife in 2027.”
As TV Tonight and TV Blackbox note, producing the show next year doesn’t mean it will broadcast in 2027. In fact, the next season of Farmer Wants A Wife might not air until 2028.
Travel expenses for the series are high, as crews head to remote locations to film. With extraordinarily high diesel and fuel costs, and advertisers spending money away from television, companies such as Seven need to make tough decisions to keep shows on the air.
This year’s season of Farmer Wants A Wife reportedly reached 8.3 million people on Seven and 7plus, as well as attracting an average national TV audience of 1.27 million – a 22% increase compared to last year.
Seven will announce its 2027 schedule during its Upfront event on Thursday, 22 October.
Speculation about Farmer Wants A Wife’s fate comes as news broke that the last remaining couple from this year’s season, Zac and Maya, ended their relationship after ten months together.
Applications for next year’s season of Farmer Wants A Wife are now open.
In the application form, Seven asks for your details (name, phone number, and email address), confirms that you are indeed a farmer, asks what type of farming you do, and requests a photo of yourself without a hat or glasses. You can fill out the application form here.
Over the past few years, Farmer Wants A Wife has quietly transformed from wholesome reality TV into one of Australia’s biggest annual pop culture events.
Every season somehow delivers the perfect mix of romance, awkward first impressions, dramatic exits and emotional conversations in paddocks, and the viewers absolutely eat it up every single time.
