This question has been asked hundreds of times, and many people involved in the show have answered it.
For instance, Season 9 star Elizabeth Bice shared in her YouTube video that MAFS producers never encouraged the couples to fight because it's "good TV."
"That is absolutely false," she answered. "No, producers do not encourage fights… However, we're in tight situations. So, we're working, we're doing this documentary, we're filming long hours, we're also married to a stranger who is learning about our life."
Because of these reasons, Bice said the drama was organic and not brought about through scripting. She also pointed out that people loved the show since the drama wasn't production-driven.
Elizabeth Bice with husband Jamie Thompson, who she met in 'Married at First Sight' (Source: Instagram)
However, that's not the case for some international versions of MAFS. And MAFS Australia, in particular, is notorious for being scripted.
