Love Island Australia season 2
| Company type | Television series season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | October 7, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Sophie Monk (host), Eoghan McDermott (narrator) |
| Parent | Nine Network |
The second installment of Love Island Australia debuted on the Nine Network and 9Now on Monday, 7 October 2019, with Sophie Monk as host and narration provided by Eoghan McDermott.
Format
Love Island centers around a group of participants, known as Islanders, who reside together in a secluded villa located in Fiji, monitored continuously by video cameras. To stay in the competition, Islanders must form couples driven by romantic interest, friendship, or strategic motives, all vying for the grand prize of $50,000 awarded to the winning pair. Initial pairings are determined by first impressions, followed by scheduled "re-coupling" events that allow contestants to either maintain or change their partnerships.
Islanders left single after coupling rounds face elimination. The audience influences eliminations and ultimately selects the winners through public voting conducted via the Love Island app. At times, Islanders themselves cast votes to remove one of their peers. During the final week, viewers choose the victorious couple who then decide whether to share or keep the entire prize money based on an envelope reveal mechanism introduced in the first season.
Islanders
The original lineup of contestants was revealed on 29 September 2019, exactly one week prior to the show's premiere.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Entered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna McEvoy | 27 | Melbourne | Model | Day 4 | Winner (Day 36) |
| Josh Packham | 25 | Northern Beaches | Mortgage Broker | Day 8 | Winner (Day 36) |
| Cartier Surjan | 19 | Sydney | Lifeguard | Day 1 | Runner-up (Day 36) |
| Matthew Zukowski | 23 | Melbourne | Wrestler/Model | Day 1 | Runner-up (Day 36) |
| Aaron Deacon Shaw | 27 | Gold Coast | Model/Former Soldier | Day 17 | Third Place (Day 36) |
| Cynthia Taylu | 23 | Brisbane | Model | Day 1 | Third Place (Day 36) |
Coupling and elimination history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | |||||||||||||
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| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 11 | Day 14 | Day 17 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 22 | Day 26 | Day 27 | Day 29 | Day 30 | Day 36 | ||||
| Anna | Not in Villa | Gerard | Josh | Immune | Josh | Immune | Josh | Immune | Josh | Safe | Immune | Josh | Blake & Margarita to dump |
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| Josh | Not in Villa | Anna | Immune | Anna | Immune | Anna | Immune | Anna | Safe | Immune | Anna | ||||||
| Cartier | Gerard | Adam | Immune | Adam | Immune | Adam | Immune | Adam | Safe | Immune | Matthew | ||||||
| Matthew
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- Notes
Weekly Recap
A brief outline of the key happenings within the Love Island villa is provided below.
| Week 1 | Arrivals |
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| Coupling |
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| Dates |
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Australia’s Participation
Throughout the series, Australian viewers played an active role by voting to determine dates, deciding which islanders stayed or left, and choosing the ultimate winner.
| Ep. | Date of Vote | Question Asked | Available Choices | Australia's Selection | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 October 2019 | Which male contestant would you prefer Anna to date? | Adam, Eoghan, Gerard, Matthew, Maurice, Sam | Australia selected Adam for Anna's date; subsequently, Anna opted for Eoghan for a second date. | The final choice was Eoghan. | |
| Which male contestant would you prefer Phoebe to date? | Australia chose Adam for Phoebe's date; Phoebe then selected Eoghan for a follow-up date. | The final choice was Eoghan. | ||||
Audience Ratings
| Week | Episode | Broadcast Date | Time Slot | Overnight Ratings (Live & Same Day Viewers) | Consolidated Ratings (Including Timeshift Within 7 Days) | Combined Ratings (Overnight + Consolidated) | Source | |||
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| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 7 October 2019 | Monday 8:45pm | 456,000 | 20 | 62,000 | 6 | 518,000 | 18 | |
| 2 | 8 October 2019 | Tuesday 8:40pm | 355,000 | 19 | 63,000 | 5 | 417,000 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 9 October 2019 | Wednesday 8:40pm | 285,000 | 20 | 80,000 | 5 | 365,000 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 10 October 2019 | Thursday 8:40pm | 237,000 | 19 | 76,000 | 5 | 313,000 | 16f | ||
| 5 | 11 October 2019 | Friday 8:40pm | "Outside top 20" | |||||||
| 2 | 6 | 14 October 2019 | Monday | 348,000 |
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| 3 | 11 | Outside top 20 |
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| 4 | 28 October 2019 | Monday | 327,000 | 43,000 | 370,000 | 20 |
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| 5 | 4 November 2019 | Monday | 353,000 | 65,000 | 400,000 | 20 |
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| 6 | 11 November 2019 | Monday | Outside top 20 |
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|} (Note: Some entries abbreviated for clarity.)