Love Island (2015 TV series)

Love Island
Genre	Reality television
Created by	ITV
Presented by	Caroline Flack
Narrated by	Iain Stirling
Music by	A-MNEMONIC Music Productions
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	62
Production
Executive producer(s)	Richard Cowles
Producer(s)	Sue Dunford
Location(s)	Mallorca, Spain
Editor(s)	Paul Newton
Running time	60–90 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV2
Picture format	16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	7 June 2015 – present
Chronology
Related shows	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Big Brother
External links
Website

Love Island is a British dating reality show. It is a revival of the earlier series of the same name, which aired for two series in 2005 and 2006, respectively, on ITV. The new series is presented by Caroline Flack,^[1] narrated by Iain Stirling, who also occasionally presents the show alongside Flack often on elimination nights, and launched on 7 June 2015 live on ITV2. Unlike the original series, the contestants are members of the public rather than celebrities. The show returned for a second series on 30 May 2016 which ended on 11 July 2016.^[2]

On 11 July 2016, ITV confirmed that Love Island had been recommissioned for a third series to air in 2017.^[3][4]

Series 1 (2015)

The first series of the newly revived show la began on 7 June 2015 with a live special of the show hosted by Caroline Flack where the contestants entered the villa and were immediately coupled up. Pictures of the villa were unveiled on 5 June 2015.^[5] The contestants for the first series were revealed on 2 June 2015, just days before the launch.^[6] The series ended on 15 July 2015, with Jessica Hayes and Max Morley the winners.^[7]

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status	Ref
Jessica Hayes	22	Glamour model	Winner (Week 6)	[8]
Max Morley	22	Professional cricketer	Winner (Week 6)	[9]
Hannah Elizabeth	25	Playboy bunny	Runner-up (Week 6)	[10]
Jonathan Clark	25	Builder	Runner-up (Week 6)	[11]
Lauren Richardson	26	Community sports officer	Third place (Week 6)	[12]
Joshua Ritchie	20	Joiner	Third place (Week 6)	[13]
Cally Jane Beech	23	Dental nurse	Eliminated (Week 6)	[14]
Luis Morrison	20	Events company owner	Eliminated (Week 6)	[15]
Zoe Basia Brown	24	Model	Eliminated (Week 5)	[16]
Jordan Ring	31	Hotel groundsman	Eliminated (Week 5)	[17]
Poppy Farnan	22	Online boutique owner	Eliminated (Week 5)	[18]
Ben Porter	24	Junior manager	Eliminated (Week 5)	[19]
Naomi Ball	23	Operations manager	Eliminated (Week 4)	[20]
Travis Almond	22	Personal trainer and butler	Eliminated (Week 4)	[14]
Omar Sultani	22	Former IT recruiter	Eliminated (Week 3)	[21]
Bethany Rogers	19	Dancer	Eliminated (Week 3)	[22]
Daisy Muller	24	Glamour model	Eliminated (Week 3)	[23]
Chris Williamson	27	Model and club promoter	Eliminated (Week 3)	[24]
Danielle Pyne	23	Marketing executive	Eliminated (Week 2)	[25]
Chris Baxter	20	Personal trainer	Eliminated (Week 2)	[26]
Rachel Christie	26	Former athlete and model	Eliminated (Week 2)	[27]
John Alberti	29	Property developer	Eliminated (Week 1)	[28]
Tony Alberti	29	Property developer	Eliminated (Week 1)	[28]

Couples

The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the boys entered, the girls were asked to choose a boy to pair up with. Jonathan was paired with Hannah, Chris was paired with Danielle, Omar and Rachel paired up, Joshua and Lauren coupled up, whilst Jessica paired herself with Jordan and Luis got with Zoe. They were competing in their pairs for £50,000.^[29] However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed.

Contestant	Coupled with	Previously coupled with
Jessica Hayes	Max Morley	Jordan Ring, Joshua Ritchie, Omar Sultani
Max Morley	Jessica Hayes	Naomi Ball
Hannah Elizabeth	N/A	Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Clark	N/A	Hannah Elizabeth
Lauren Richardson	N/A	Jordan Ring, Chris Williamson, Luis Morrison, Joshua Ritchie
Joshua Ritchie	N/A	Jessica Hayes, Naomi Ball, Lauren Richardson
Cally Jane Beech	N/A	Luis Morrison
Luis Morrison	N/A	Zoe Basia Brown, Danielle Pyne, Lauren Richardson, Cally Jane Beech
Zoe Basia Brown	N/A	Luis Morrison, Chris Williamson, Jordan Ring
Jordan Ring	N/A	Jessica Hayes, Lauren Richardson, Daisy Muller, Zoe Basia Brown
Poppy Farnan	N/A	N/A
Ben Porter	N/A	N/A
Naomi Ball	N/A	Joshua Ritchie, Max Morley
Travis Almond	N/A	N/A
Omar Sultani	N/A	Rachel Christie, Jessica Hayes
Bethany Rogers	N/A	N/A
Daisy Muller	N/A	Jordan Ring, Chris Williamson
Chris Williamson	N/A	Danielle Pyne, Lauren Richardson, Zoe Basia Brown, Daisy Muller
Danielle Pyne	N/A	Chris Williamson, Luis Morrison, Chris Baxter
Chris Baxter	N/A	Danielle Pyne
Rachel Christie	N/A	Omar Sultani
John Alberti	N/A	N/A
Tony Alberti	N/A	N/A

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB but do not include +1.^[30]

	Viewers (millions)
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Sunday	0.64	0.43	0.54	0.55	0.60	0.67
Monday	0.49	0.46	0.55	0.62	0.75	0.61
Tuesday	0.38	0.47	0.56	0.70	0.59	0.60
Wednesday	0.39	0.49	0.54	0.62	0.61	0.91
Thursday	0.41	0.40	0.56	0.56	0.74
Weekly average	0.46	0.45	0.55	0.61	0.66	0.70
Running average	0.46	0.46	0.49	0.52	0.55	0.57
Series average	0.57

Series 2 (2016)

On 14 February 2016, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a second series due to air later in the year,^[31] and that Flack and Stirling would be back to present. The show returned on 30 May 2016. The contestants for this series were revealed on 24 May 2016, just a week before the launch.^[32] The live final of the series aired on 11 July 2016.^[33]

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status	Ref
Cara De La Hoyde	26	Circus performer	Winner (Week 7)	[34]
Nathan Massey	25	Carpenter	Winner (Week 7)	[35]
Olivia Buckland	22	Sales executive	Runner-up (Week 7)	[36]
Alex Bowen	24	Scaffolder and model	Runner-up (Week 7)	[37]
Kady McDermott	20	Make-up artist	Third place (Week 7)	[38]
Scott Thomas	28	Club promoter	Third place (Week 7)	[39]
Katie Salmon	20	Glamour model	Eliminated (Week 7)	[40]
Adam Maxted	24	Wrestler and personal trainer	Eliminated (Week 7)	[41]
Emma-Jane Woodham	19	Trainee project manager	Eliminated (Week 6)	[42]
Terry Walsh	28	Carpenter	Eliminated (Week 6)	[43]
Lauren Whiteside	25	Events manager	Eliminated (Week 6)	[44]
Adam Jukes	23	Recruitment consultant	Eliminated (Week 6)	[45]
Tina Stinnes	21	Business student	Eliminated (Week 6)	[46]
Sophie Gradon	30	Marketing manager	Walked (Week 6)	[47]
Troy Frith	23	Salesman	Eliminated (Week 6)	[48]
Tom Powell	24	Barman	Eliminated (Week 5)	[49]
Liana Isadora Van Riel	20	Stripper	Eliminated (Week 5)	[46]
Oliver Maxwell Fernandez	25	Model	Eliminated (Week 5)	[48]
Malin Andersson	23	Make-up artist	Eliminated (Week 4)	[50]
Zara Holland	20	Model	Walked (Week 4)	[51]
James Khan	20	Newsagent and personal trainer	Eliminated (Week 3)	[52]
Daniel Lukakis	23	Physiotherapist	Eliminated (Week 3)	[53]
Rykard Jenkins	25	Personal trainer	Walked (Week 3)	[54]
Rachel Fenton	23	Nurse	Eliminated (Week 3)	[55]
Malia Arkian	26	Singer/Songwriter	Ejected (Week 2)	[56]
Javi Shephard	27	Surveyor	Eliminated (Week 1)	[57]

Couples

The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with.^[58] Sophie was paired with Tom, Cara with Nathan, Malin and Rykard paired up, Zara and Scott coupled up, whilst Olivia paired up with Daniel and Javi remained single.^[59] However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed.

Contestant	Coupled with	Previously coupled with
Cara De La Hoyde	Nathan Massey	N/A
Nathan Massey	Cara De La Hoyde	N/A
Olivia Buckland	N/A	Daniel Lukakis, Rykard Jenkins, Adam Maxted, Alex Bowen
Alex Bowen	N/A	Olivia Buckland
Kady McDermott	N/A	Scott Thomas
Scott Thomas	N/A	Zara Holland, Kady McDermott
Katie Salmon	N/A	Sophie Gradon, Adam Maxted
Adam Maxted	N/A	Olivia Buckland, Zara Holland, Liana Isadora Van Riel, Tina Stinnes, Katie Salmon
Emma-Jane Woodham	N/A	Terry Walsh
Terry Walsh	N/A	Malin Andersson, Emma-Jane Woodham
Lauren Whiteside	N/A	Adam Jukes
Adam Jukes	N/A	Lauren Whiteside
Tina Stinnes	N/A	Troy Frith, Adam Maxted
Sophie Gradon	N/A	Tom Powell, Katie Salmon
Troy Frith	N/A	Tina Stinnes
Tom Powell	N/A	Sophie Gradon
Liana Isadora Van Riel	N/A	Adam Maxted
Oliver Maxwell Fernandez	N/A	N/A
Malin Andersson	N/A	Rykard Jenkins, Terry Walsh
Zara Holland	N/A	Scott Thomas, Daniel Lukakis, Adam Maxted
James Khan	N/A	N/A
Daniel Lukakis	N/A	Olivia Buckland, Zara Holland
Rykard Jenkins	N/A	Malin Andersson, Olivia Buckland, Rachel Fenton
Rachel Fenton	N/A	Rykard Jenkins
Malia Arkian	N/A	N/A
Javi Shephard	N/A	N/A

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1.^[60]

	Viewers (millions)
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
Sunday		1.21	1.36	1.62	1.61	1.60	1.32
Monday	1.23	1.21	1.40	1.54	1.66	1.73	1.69
Tuesday	1.16	1.13	1.36	1.58	1.66	1.80
Wednesday	1.22	1.48	1.36	1.53	1.54	1.54
Thursday	1.25	1.34	1.46	1.66	1.66	1.42
Friday	1.40	1.31	1.55	1.63	1.63	1.47
Weekly average	1.25	1.28	1.42	1.59	1.63	1.59	1.51
Running average	1.25	1.27	1.32	1.39	1.43	1.46	1.47
Series average	1.47

Specials

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
Love Island: Heading Home
	17 July 2016	1.45

Series 3 (2017)

On 11 July 2016, ITV confirmed that Love Island had been recommissioned for a third series to air in 2017.^[61][62]

Music

Music for the opening titles, end credits and stings produced by A-MNEMONIC Music Productions Official website

References

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External links

• Love Island at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website