‘Love Island’ to Return Twice in 2023 With Winter and Summer Editions
variety.comK.J. Yossman “Love Island” is set to return for both a winter and summer edition in 2023, ITV has confirmed.The show, which is made by ITV and Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios) is a cash cow for the broadcaster, with the highly coveted 16-34 year old demographic tuning in nightly on ITV2 for the eighth season (pictured above) this year.A winter edition will air in the new year, with a fresh batch of contestants flying out to South Africa for some fun in the sun.
It will be followed by the traditional summer edition in Mallorca approximately four months later.The series, which re-launched in its current iteration in 2015, has been streamed 74 million times on ITVs online platforms and has minted numerous new celebrities, weddings and even babies.
Tragically the show has also been linked with three deaths, with two former contestants and former host Caroline Flack dying by suicide.
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