On the heels of ratings success around the globe for its hugely popular social experiment format, Seven Year Switch, A+E Networks is launching local versions in Italy and Finland.

 

Local productions of Seven Year Switch will premiere Monday, March 11, 2019 on Fox Life in Italy and Nelonen in Finland, joining Seven Network Australia, Antena 3 Spain, RTL4 Netherlands, C4 UK and LIFETIME U.S. who have all achieved success with the A+E Networks format.

 

In Australia, the format’s first season on Seven Network consistently ranked as the top one or two series for the night with key demos across its run. In the UK, all 6 premieres on Channel 4 ranked #1 in their timeslot with all 16-34s. In Spain, the format ranked #2 in its time slot on Antena 3 with Women 16-54 and all 25-44s. In the Netherlands, it ranked as the #2 most watched channel among A25-54. The premiere seasons of Seven Year Switch in the UK, Australia, and Spain each averaged 1 million total viewers or more.

 

Seven years marks a point in many romances when couples find themselves restless and dissatisfied; some even wonder what it would be like if they had picked a different partner. Seven Year Switch lets them find out as it follows the journeys of couples at a breaking point. Each of the couples participate in an innovative experiment known as “switch therapy” in which they swap partners and take part in experimental relationships with a stranger for two weeks. It is the ultimate social experiment to determine whether absence really does make the heart grow fonder.