Ibiza Weekender
| Magaluf Weekender | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by |
Andrew MacKenzie[1] David Clews Matt Pritchard Jonny Coller Tom O'Brien Hamish Fergusson Gemma Kirby Davies |
| Written by | Dom English |
| Starring |
Imogen Maria Townley (series 1–3) Jordan Davies (series 1–3) Tobi Jasicki (series 2–3) Ali Crowley (series 3) Brett Hamilton (series 1) Jaime-Leigh Paley (series 1–2) |
| Narrated by | Joe Lycett |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Simon Cooper Rob Lewis Tom O'Brien |
| Running time | 60 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Twofour |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV2 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 6 January 2013 – 9 February 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Ibiza Weekender |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Magaluf Weekender is a British reality television series following a group of 18- to 24-year-olds spending a weekend at a hotel resort in Spain. Series 1-3 was shot at the Lively Hotel in the holiday resort of Magaluf, Mallorca. Series 4 relocated the series to Ibiza, and is titled Ibiza Weekender.
The six-part first series aired on ITV2 between 6 January 2013 and 10 February 2013. It returned for a second series on 17 September 2013. Series 3 premiered on 5 January 2014, and Series 4 premiered on 8 February 2015.
Overview
Each week, the show follows two different sets of young friends. For some, this is their first holiday without their parents, as they check-in to the Lively Hotel with their friends for three days they will never forget. The hotel rigs cameras to film every aspect of their holiday in a Big Brother-style of filming. In series 2, cameras have now been installed in the bedrooms.
The final vacationers were Imogen, Jordan, Ali and Tobi.
Episodes
Series 1 (2013)
Series 1 began airing on ITV2 on 6 January 2013. Series 1 was filmed in the summer of 2012. Brett, Imogen, Jaime-Leigh and Jordan served as the reps.
| № | # | Title | Original air date | Viewing figures[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 6 January 2013 | 632,000 |
| Visiting the hotel this week are 18-year-old childhood friends Emily, Scott and Fran from Manchester. Head rep Brett ends up taking an instant liking to Scott and flirts shamelessly before later enlisting fellow reps Jordan and Imogen to make enquiries on his behalf about Scott’s availability for some holiday romance. Also visiting are 19-year-old lads Joe, Adam and Dec, who are friends from college and live in Farnborough. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 13 January 2013 | Under 614,000 |
| A trio of small-town lads from Kings Lynn in Norfolk check into the hotel this week. The single boys are on the look-out for love. Pearl and Ruby from Bow, East London all check into the hotel and the group enjoy a night. Tom looks all set to make a move on Pearl before ruining his chances by getting drunk. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 20 January 2013 | 648,000 |
| Three childhood friends from North London called Josh, Danny and Gianni check into the hotel this week. They are joined for a weekend in the sunshine by best friends and beauticians, Hannah and Christie from Worthing. The girls have never been abroad before without their parents and are determined to enjoy their new found independence. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 27 January 2013 | 607,000 |
| Party girls Dom and Zoe from Reading arrive in town, followed by East London lads Aaron, Omar, Jon and James. Resort rep Jordan wastes no time in getting to know the girls. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 3 February 2013 | 802,000 |
| Checking in this week are three fun-loving girls from Birmingham - Bex, Laura and Steph, on their first holiday away from their parents. Steph is due to celebrate her 23rd birthday during the trip and Bex admits she is looking for romance and quickly sets her sights on Romeo rep Jordan. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 10 February 2013 | 611,000 |
| Essex sisters Abby and Vicki check into the hotel with their friend Chian. Romance is in the air for the reps as Jordan gets cosy with Abby, while Jaime-Leigh has her eye on one of the girls. A former couple who are now just friends also begin their break - Paul hopes to rekindle his relationship with Edmar, but all the partying threatens to get in the way of his plans. Last in the series. | ||||
Series 2 (2013)
On 4 September 2013, it was announced that The Magaluf Weekender would return for its second series on 17 September.[3] Series 2 was filmed in the summer of 2013. Imogen, Jaime-Leigh and Jordan returned as reps and they were joined by new rep Tobi following the departure of Brett.
| № | # | Title | Original air date | Viewing figures[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 7" | 17 September 2013 | 916,000 |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 8" | 24 September 2013 | 840,000 |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 9" | 1 October 2013 | 820,000 |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 10" | 8 October 2013 | 875,000 |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 11" | 15 October 2013 | 900,000 |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 12" | 22 October 2013 | 955,000 |
Series 3 (2014)
Series 3 began on 5 January 2014. Series 3 was filmed in the summer of 2013 after the completion of series 2. Imogen, Jordan and Tobi returned as reps. Jaime-Leigh departed in the series 2 finale and was replaced by Ali.
| № | # | Title | Original air date | Viewing figures[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Episode 13" | 5 January 2014 | Under 681,000 |
| 14 | 2 | "Episode 14" | 12 January 2014 | Under 481,000 |
| 15 | 3 | "Episode 15" | 19 January 2014 | Under 426,000 |
| 16 | 4 | "Episode 16" | 26 January 2014 | 742,000 |
| 17 | 5 | "Episode 17" | 2 February 2014 | 844,000 |
| 18 | 6 | "Episode 18" | 9 February 2014 | 634,000 |
Series 4 (2015): Ibiza Weekender
| Ibiza Weekender | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by |
Andrew MacKenzie[1] David Clews Matt Pritchard Jonny Coller Tom O'Brien Hamish Fergusson Gemma Kirby Davies |
| Written by | Dom English |
| Starring |
Imogen Maria Townley (series 1-2) Jordan Davies (series 1-2) Deano Baily (series 1-2) Ben Smith (series 1) Rachael Rhodes (series 1) Kris Skinner (series 1) Sophie Newton (series 1) Amelia Bath (series 2) Craig Dalton (series 2) David Potts (series 2) Ellie Young (series 2) |
| Narrated by | Joe Lycett |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Simon Cooper Rob Lewis Tom O'Brien |
| Running time | 60 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Twofour |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV2 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 8 January 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Magaluf Weekender |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Series 4, transmitted from 8 February 2015, relocated the series to Ibiza, and was hence renamed Ibiza Weekender. Imogen became head rep in the new series. Jordan returned in Episode 3.
Series 5 (2016)
Series 5 will air later in 2016. Deano and Jordan returned in episode 1, with Imogen making a full return in episode 2. Jordan for this series has replaced Rachel as Head Rep.[4][5] Rachael returns as guest in episode 3, attempting to reconcile with Jordan after he'd ignored her since dating Megan.. Jordan was experiencing difficulties with his relationship whilst in Ibiza - In episode 4 saw the departure of Jordan leaving Deano as head rep and Dave second in command.
Reception
On 13 January 2013, The Magaluf Weekender was the second most tweeted about show of the day, inspiring over 29,000 tweets.[6]
Reveal magazine rated the show positively, saying: "Unlike the semi-scripted formats of shows such as TOWIE, Geordie Shore and Made in Chelsea, this unique series captures the true, unguarded moments of these young adults by using rigged cameras to film every aspect of their holiday in a Big Brother style of filming."[7]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | National Reality Television Awards | Best Docu-Soap | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Social Experiment Show | Won | [8] |
References
- 1 2 Kanter, Jake (2012-10-17). "Predictable indie hires development head". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- 1 2 3 "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "ITV Press Centre on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Confirmed: Jordan Davies set to star in new series of Ibiza Weekender". Reveal.
- ↑ "Imogen Townley confirms Ibiza Weekender return: "Buzzing to be back"". Reveal.
- ↑ Twofour. "The Magaluf Weekender becomes the 2nd most tweeted about show of the day, inspiring over 29,000 tweets".
- ↑ Nanner, Natasha (7 January 2013). "The Magaluf Weekender: all you need to know about new reality show!". Reveal. Nat Mags. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- 1 2 Bang Showbiz (18 September 2013). "The Big Reunion take home two Reality TV Awards". The List. Retrieved 18 September 2013.