| Genre: | Reality |
| Presenter: | Melanie Vallejo |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 (aired) |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes (with adverts) |
| Company: | Matchbox Productions |
| Network: | Seven Network |
Formal Wars is an Australian reality television series produced by Matchbox Productions that premiered on the Seven Network on 25 July 2013.[1] In each episode, two high school students hand over control of their school formal to their parents. The series is hosted by Melanie Vallejo.[2] [3]
The series sees high school students handing over control of their high school formal preparations to their parents. Each week, two high school students receive $2,000 towards the cost of their school formal but their parents are given control and must decide their date, their attire and their transport to the venue.[4]
The first series premiered on the Seven Network on 25 July 2013 at 8:30 pm.
Episode | Original airing | Synopsis | Australian viewing figures | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 July 2013 | High school friends Shanique and Montana hand over control of their high school formal to their parents. | 676,000[5] |
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| 2 | 1 August 2013 | Stephanie and Victoria both prove hard to please as they hand over control of their high school formals; they start by asking for a hot pink hummer. Will their parents give in? Stephanie is a country girl with steely determination, Victoria is a self claimed fashionista who believes image is everything. |