Love Island fans dub All Stars 'bland and sad' as they switch off in droves
Love Island fans have been switching off in droves as they issue complaints over the new All Stars series.
The spin-off series hit screens earlier this month as former Islanders head to South Africa for a second chance at finding love. Host Maya Jama has also returned to host the special as she welcomed back the likes of Georgia Harrison, Liberty Poole, Kaz Kamwi, Chris Taylor, Georgia Steel, Anton Danyluk and Hannah Elizabeth.
Despite the stellar cast of fan-favourite Islanders, many viewers have failed to be impressed by the new format. Taking to X - formerly Twitter - Love Island fans have shared their thoughts on the All Stars series. One said: "So I have watched all episodes of #LoveIslandAllStars this week and tbh I'm struggling to watch as this concept is trash. It's dead and going nowhere. No surprises that the viewing ratings are low."
Some fans have not been impressed by the new series (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Another reacted to the news the show reached one of its lowest ratings since season one back in 2015. They wrote: "Because it’s bland and I’m sad because I really wanted to watch this. but no. #LoveIslandAllStars." Someone else commented: "Even friendships, Love Island friendships carry the show and we don't even have that to watch. There's no chemistry, romantic or otherwise."
While a fan also commented on how the show was bringing former flames back together. They said: "This is torture to watch and I don’t know why the producers thought bringing exes into the same villa is beyond me." Love Island: All Stars has been competing with The Traitors, which airs Wednesday through to Friday at the same time of 9pm.
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Last week over 4 million people tuned in to see The Traitors contestant Diane given an iconic stand-off, while over on ITV2, just 800,000 people tuned in to catch up on the latest from the Love Island villa in South Africa. The bad news didn't end there for Love Island bosses, with The Traitors: Uncloaked, a visualised podcast hosted by Ed Gamble, getting a new record rating high with almost 1million people watching on BBC Two at 10pm - beating Love Island All Stars by almost 200,000 viewers.
Fans of both shows have been reacting to the ratings on social media, with one declaring on Twitter (X): "I love that a half an hour side show's visual podcast is beating Love Island." Another agreed, musing: "What a time to be alive! More watching podcasts about this than Love Island."
Love Island: All Stars achieved the show's biggest launch since Summer 2022 on Monday night with 1.9m viewers across ITV1 and ITV2 (across all devices and including viewing on ITVX). It had a combined peak audience of 2.1m viewers, meaning that the evening's premiere gained the biggest 16-34 commercial overnight audience of the year.
When Love Island: All Stars kicked off earlier this month, fans also expressed their concern over the line-up. One wrote: "The bombshells better be past islanders aswell cause this lineup is mid #LoveIsland," whilst a second added: "This series should have been dedicated to the islanders who failed in casa amor and didn’t make it in the main villa. That lineup looks awful already and it hasn’t even started yet #LoveIsland." A third shared: "Deadest line up tho I’m gonna give this 1 week if it dead I’m not watching. #LoveIsland."
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