Millions of viewers tuned into watch the final episode of Love Island on Monday (August 1), recording the biggest audience in years. ITV have said a total of 3.4 million viewers watched Davide and Ekin-Su be crowned the winners of the hit programme.
The 2022 finale has been the biggest since 2019 which saw Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea take home the prize. Viewers were also up 100,000 compared to last years final in which Millie Court and Liam Reardon won the show.
Hull Live reports that this year's series broke streaming records as it received over 250 million streams. Love Island has now become the most watched series ever on the ITV Hub.
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Turkish actress Ekin-Su, 27, and Italian business owner Davide, also 27, were announced the 2022 winners and take home £50,000 after winning over viewers with their journey throughout the series. Gemma Owen and Luca Bish came runners up, while Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope came third and Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page were fourth.
The series has averaged 2.7 million viewers across the run, based on overnight TV ratings, making it the second highest rating behind series five in 2019. The consolidated series average currently stands at 4.6 million across devices, again making it the second highest rating series to date.
ITV has already announced that the dating show will return with two series in 2023. There will be a winter series in South Africa, set to broadcast in the New Year, and the return of the summer series.
Love Island: The Reunion will air on ITV2 and ITV Hub on Sunday, August 7 from 9pm. You can stream the Love Island final along with the full series over on ITV Hub or Britbox.
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