ITV axes Love Island reality show

[Pip Madeley]

ITV1 reality show Love Island will not be returning for a third series, it has been announced. Disappointing ratings over the summer led to ITV's director of television Simon Shaps pulling the plug.

The programme frequently failed to top two million viewers during its run and suffered from being scheduled against Channel 4's Big Brother. The announcement came as the network unveiled its winter and spring schedule in London.

Originally entitled Celebrity Love Island, the show saw 11 contestants "date" on Armstrong Island, Fiji and compete for public votes.

The second series was hit by a series of departures and a fight between former Hollyoaks star Lee Otway and dancer Brendan Cole.

Only 3.2 million tuned in for the first episode of the second series, down on the 5.6 million who saw the very first season in 2005.

An audience of 3.8 million viewers watched as George Best's son Calum and Paul Gascoigne's daughter Bianca were crowned the eventual winners of the second series.

Thank goodness!

[Anthony Williams]

Thank god for that!

Perhaps we are now seeing an end to these "celebrity" shows that feature non-entities again and again?

Ant x

[Teresa]

Finally!
It's about bloody time that such utter rubbish died a painful death!

Perhaps we are now seeing an end to these "celebrity" shows that feature non-entities again and again?

Nice thought there Mr Williams... but its doubtful!

Teresa
xx

[Anthony Williams]

Nice thought there Mr Williams... but its doubtful!

hmmmm true. I wonder "celebrity" pap what they'll come up with to put up against our beloved Who next year - both Love Island and Celebrity Wrestling weren't successful!

Ant x

[Dirk Gently]

Woo Hoo!
Queen said it best:
Another one bites the dust,
Another one bites the dust,
& another one down, another one down, another one bites the dust!

I'm sure this isn't the end of this pap but hopfully this will spell the end of any old celebrity crap getting through.

[Andy Mateen]

Thank goodness!

Probably to make way for Big Brother which they hope to pinch from channel 4.





-Andy

[Larry]

Thank goodness!

i'll drink to that it's just a shame the tv companies can't axe every bloody reallity tv show as well ..

[Paul Clement]

That's great to hear. The reality TV overkill is not good.

[Milky Tears]

I'm gutted. This means Paddy Kielty might end up back on BBC1!!

[Stephen Morgan]

i'll drink to that it's just a shame the tv companies can't axe every bloody reallity tv show as well ..

Ditto.

[Joe Meredith]

They are probably lining up something with 'celebs' and antiques plus gardens and a bit of DIY and a bit of potential sex as well - cover all the bases with that, they would....