Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2019
Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2019 is a United Kingdom reality television series, part of the Shipwrecked franchise which originally aired on Channel 4's youth programming label T4 in different formats from 1999 until 2012. The 2019 series is the ninth series of Shipwrecked overall, and the fifth to adopt the "Battle of the Islands" format.[1]
| Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Vick Hope |
| Winner | Tigers |
| Location | Aitutaki, Cook Islands, South Pacific |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | E4 |
| Original release | 28 January – 15 February 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The series was confirmed by Channel 4 on 22 May 2018 with castaway auditions and filming for the series commencing in Summer 2018. It began airing on 28 January 2019, at 9pm on E4, and aired every weeknight for 15 episodes, concluding on 15 February 2019. The series was narrated by Vick Hope.
The series was the first series of Shipwrecked to air since Shipwrecked: The Island concluded on 31 January 2012 and the first revived series of the "Battle of the Islands" format since 2009.
The Tigers won against the Sharks sharing the £50,000 prize.[2] On 15 July 2019, it was announced that the revived show had been axed due to low ratings.[3]
The Game
Shipwrecked is a reality programme in which a number of people from the UK live on one of two islands (Shark Island and Tiger Island) for a period of several weeks. Each week, one or more new arrivals spend equal time on each island with the weekly beach party announcement where the new arrival will choose which island they wish to live on for the remainder of the competition.
At the end of the series, the island with the greater number of castaways wins, sharing the cash prize of £50,000.
Tribes
| Sharks | Tigers | |||||
| Member | Arrival Episode | Original Tribe | Original Tribe | Arrival Episode | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wotton 20, Devon |
1 | Sharks | Tigers | 1 | Christian James 24, London | |
| Kush Khanna 26, London |
1 | Sharks | Tigers | 1 | Hollie Hobin 24, Bromley | |
| Emma Fleming 21, Rutland |
1 | Sharks | Tigers | 1 | Liv Lelaini 19, Manchester | |
| Kalia Lai 20, Dunstable |
1 | Sharks | Tigers | 4 | Jamie Hodge 23, Newquay | |
| Tula "Big T" Fazakerley 26, London |
1 | Sharks | Tigers | 5 | Danielle Collins 24, Brighton | |
| Freja Budd 25, Northampton |
3 | Sharks | Tigers[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | Troy Cooke 23, London | |
| Daisy Bowles 22, Elsenham |
3 | Tigers | Tigers | 11 | Leah Hollie 25, Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Sam Bhaumick 24, London |
6 | Sharks | Tigers | 8 | Patrick Greenway 29, Surrey | |
| Stacey Freeman 19, Brighton |
11 | Sharks | Sharks | 10 | Sean Lineker 27, London | |
| Beth Spiby 22, Manchester |
11 | Sharks | Tigers | 11 | Jaden Richards 19, Farsley | |
| Tigers | 11 | Brad Mattinson 19, Brighton | ||||
- Troy was originally eliminated after losing his duel to Sam. However, as Josh left the Island, Troy was given his place on the Tiger tribe.
Departed Castaways
| Arrival Episode |
Episode Departed |
Member | Tribe | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | Josh Christie 23, London |
Tigers | Family Emergency[4] |
| 4 | 7 | Sara Murphy 22, Belfast |
Sharks | Personal[4] |
Eliminated Castaways
For this series there were numerous twists introduced to determine how castaways are eliminated from the competition. These twists included a tribal vote used in the first few episodes whilst subsequent episodes have introduced "duels" where two castaways face off against one another in a competition to remain on the island, and newcomers tasked to eliminate one (or more) players from competition.
| Episode | Member | Chosen Tribe |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Casey Gore 24, Cheltenham |
Tigers |
| 5 | Simone Collins 24, Brighton |
Tigers |
| 7 | Emma Milton 24, Manchester |
(none) |
| 8 | Courtney Butcher 20, Guernsey | |
| 9 | Ailish Shaw 23, Normanby | |
| 10 | Harry Goodwins 26, London |
Tigers |
| 13 | Precious John 25, Dublin |
Sharks |
| Lottie Day 24, London |
Tigers |
Episodes
| Episode # |
Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | 28 January 2019 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 29 January 2019 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 30 January 2019 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 31 January 2019 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 1 February 2019 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 4 February 2019 |
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | 5 February 2019 |
| 8 | "Episode Eight" | 6 February 2019 |
| 9 | "Episode Nine" | 7 February 2019 |
| 10 | "Episode Ten" | 8 February 2019 |
| 11 | "Episode Eleven" | 11 February 2019 |
| 12 | "Episode Twelve" | 12 February 2019 |
| 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | 13 February 2019 |
| 14 | "Episode Fourteen" | 14 February 2019 |
| 15 | "Episode Fifteen" | 15 February 2019 |
Reception
Reviewing the first episode, The Telegraph described it as "fiendishly watchable" and "smartly edited", though concluding "this felt like a backwards step. A throwback to the early days of reality TV - the likes of Castaway and Survivor - not to mention a transparent bid to cash in on Love Island's success. In Shipwrecked’s favour, at least the casting was more diverse in terms of ethnicity, sexuality and social class. And this lot also possessed more brain cells than most of ITV2’s villa-dwellers."[5]
References
- "E4 seeks castaways for supercharged new series of Shipwrecked". www.channel4.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- Josh Darvill (16 February 2019). "Shipwrecked 2019 cast of contestants, results and WINNER from the new series". Tellymix. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- Reporter, Staff (14 July 2019). "Shipwrecked won't be back on E4 next year". TellyMix. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- Samuel McManus (5 February 2019). "Shipwrecked in chaos as second contestant QUITS show in two days". Daily Star. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- Michael Hogan (28 January 2019). "Shipwrecked, review: mermaids, fisticuffs and crates of booze - an entertaining throwback to the early days of reality TV". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 February 2019.