# Love Island (2015 TV series) series 11

**Love Island series 11** is the eleventh summer series of the British reality dating show *[Love Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/love-island-2015-tv-series)*, hosted by [Maya Jama](https://www.edgepedia.org/maya-jama), which premiered on 3 June 2024 and ran on ITV2 and ITVX until its finale on 29 July 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/love-island/seasons/official/11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://love-island-itv.fandom.com/wiki/Season_11_%28UK%29)</sup> The series returned the show to its Mallorca villa after the winter spin-off *Love Island: All Stars* had filled the January slot.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Monday 3 June 2024 at 9pm, simulcast on ITV1, ITV2, ITVX, STV and STV Player; remaining episodes on ITV2 and ITVX<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup> |
| Finale | Episode 57 aired 29 July 2024 on ITV2<sup>[2](https://thetvdb.com/series/love-island/seasons/official/11)</sup> |
| Host and narrator | Host Maya Jama; narrator Iain Stirling<sup>[3](https://love-island-itv.fandom.com/wiki/Season_11_%28UK%29)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_island_uk/s11)</sup> |
| Production | Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios) and GroupM Motion Entertainment; internationally distributed by ITV Studios<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup> |
| Format | 10 original islanders enter first; the cast grows past 30 through "bombshell" arrivals; four couples reach the final and the winning pair split £50,000<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup> |
| Companion show | *Love Island: Aftersun* returned as the weekly panel show after taking the series off during *All Stars*<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup> |
| Streaming baseline | Before launch, ITV reported the show had amassed over 300 million streams on ITVX<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup> |

## Format

Series 11 followed the established summer format. Ten original contestants ("the OGs") entered the villa on launch night and paired off; a bombshell entered at the end of the first episode, and any islander left single at the next recoupling risked being dumped.<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup> Over the eight-week run, further bombshells arrived until the cast totalled more than 30 contestants.<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup> Only four couples made the final, where the public voted for the winning pair, who shared £50,000.<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup>

ITV's own description of the series emphasized "shock recouplings, unexpected breakups and dramatic dumpings", with the show's recurring mechanisms of texts, fire pit gatherings, Beach Hut interviews and challenges.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup> Creative director Mike Spencer promised "brand new format elements", and ITV's director of reality commissioning Paul Mortimer described the series as "a somewhat re-vamped show".<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup>

## Production and presentation

**Production companies.** The series was produced by Lifted Entertainment, part of [ITV Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/itv-studios), with GroupM Motion Entertainment; the format is co-owned by ITV Studios and GroupM Motion Entertainment and commissioned in 27 territories worldwide.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup>

**Presenters.** Maya Jama hosted, in her second summer series after taking over during season 9.<sup>[3](https://love-island-itv.fandom.com/wiki/Season_11_%28UK%29)</sup> [Iain Stirling](https://www.edgepedia.org/iain-stirling) continued as narrator, and the executive producer credits include Mike Spencer and Andy Cadman.<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_island_uk/s11)</sup>

**Aftersun.** The Sunday panel show *Love Island: Aftersun* returned alongside the series after being absent during *All Stars*, with Jama joined by former islanders Indiyah Polack and Amy Hart, Sam Thompson, Jordan Stephens, [Chris Taylor](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-taylor-tv-personality), and rotating celebrity guests.<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup>

**Duty of care.** A ban on friends and family running contestants' social media accounts, introduced after series 9 because account administrators were receiving abuse, was lifted for *All Stars* but reinstated for series 11 as part of what ITV described as a "continued commitment to duty of care".<sup>[5](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)</sup>

## Reception

Reviewers noted the launch episode's surprise twist, the entry of a well-known celebrity contestant, with Rachel McGrath of *The Independent* giving it 4 out of 5 and writing that it had "been a long time since a Love Island twist has genuinely left me shook".<sup>[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_island_uk/s11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/love-island-2024-review-joey-essex-b2556078.html)</sup> McGrath's review placed the series against the show's own history, asking whether the eleventh series still matched the summer fixture status Love Island once shared with [Glastonbury](https://www.edgepedia.org/glastonbury) and international football tournaments.<sup>[7](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/love-island-2024-review-joey-essex-b2556078.html)</sup> On Metacritic, the *Love Island* UK series entry as a whole carried a metascore of 40, categorized as mixed or average, with most critics scoring in the middle band.<sup>[8](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/love-island-uk/critic-reviews/)</sup>

The series aired amid a broader ratings environment in which linear television audiences for the show had declined from its mid-series peaks, even as ITV pointed to the franchise's streaming and social media scale, including 1.4 billion video views across all platforms for the preceding series.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup>

## Context in the franchise

Series 11 was the eleventh summer season of a show that began in 2015 on ITV2, in which single contestants couple up in a villa, face recouplings and public votes, and the winning couple takes a £50,000 prize.<sup>[9](https://time.com/6285566/love-island-seasons-ranked/)</sup> It followed the second *All Stars* edition in early 2024, and ITV confirmed the launch date in May 2024 with a promotional trailer featuring Jama in front of a burning heart.<sup>[1](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/tv/love-island-uk-2024-itv-confirm-launch-date-series-11-new-promo-featuring-host-maya-jama-4639175)</sup>

## References

1. [Love Island Series 11, ITV Press Centre media pack](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-packs/love-island-series-11)
2. [Love Island, Season 11 episode list, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/love-island/seasons/official/11)
3. [Season 11 (UK), Love Island ITV Wiki, Fandom](https://love-island-itv.fandom.com/wiki/Season_11_%28UK%29)
4. [Season 11 – Love Island UK, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_island_uk/s11)
5. [Love Island 2024 announces June launch date, Royal Television Society](https://rts.org.uk/article/love-island-2024-announces-june-launch-date)
6. [Love Island 2024 review: The bar, truly, could not be lower – but it's irresistible TV, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/love-island-2024-review-joey-essex-b2556078.html)
7. [Love Island (UK) critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/love-island-uk/critic-reviews/)
8. [Every Season of Love Island (U.K.), Ranked, TIME](https://time.com/6285566/love-island-seasons-ranked/)
9. ['Love Island' UK 2024: ITV confirm launch date of series 11, NationalWorld](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/tv/love-island-uk-2024-itv-confirm-launch-date-series-11-new-promo-featuring-host-maya-jama-4639175)

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