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
Narrated by	Joe Lycett
Country of origin	Spain
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	(list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Simon Cooper Rob Lewis Tom O'Brien
Running time	60 mins (inc. adverts)3
Production company(s)	Twofour
Release
Original network	ITV2
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	6 January 2013 (2013-01-06)

Ibiza Weekender is a British reality television series following a group of 18-24 year olds spending a weekend at a hotel resort on the island of Ibiza, Spain. Previously, the show was named The Magaluf Weekender and was located at Lively Hotel in Magaluf, located on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, from Series 1–3. In Series 4, the show relocated to Ibiza, and was renamed Ibiza Weekender.

The first of six episodes for the first series of The Magaluf Weekender aired on ITV2 on 6 January 2013. It returned for a second series on 17 September 2013. Series 3 premiered on 5 January 2014. Series 4, the first series of the new version of the show titled Ibiza Weekender, premiered on 8 February 2015. The show returned for Series 5 on 7 February 2016. Series 6, the most recent edition of the programme, aired from 5 February 2017.

Overview

Each week, the show follows two different sets of young friends. For some, this is their first holiday without their parents. In The Magaluf Weekender, guests checked into Lively Hotel, a holiday resort on the island of Mallorca, with their friends for three days. The hotel rigged cameras to film every aspect of their holiday in a Big Brother-style of filming. In Series 2, cameras were installed in the bedrooms. The final reps of The Magaluf Weekender were Imogen, Jordan, Ali and Tobi.

In 2015, the show relocated to Ibiza for Series 4 and became Ibiza Weekender, despite following a similar format to the previous version of the programme. Imogen returned in Episode 1, with Jordan returning in Episode 3. The remaining rep positions were covered by new reps.

Imogen was the longest serving rep after starring in 42 out of 43 episodes. She is no longer a rep.

Bethan and Craig are both the shortest serving reps after starring in 3 episodes each.

Reps

Past Reps

Current Reps

Other appearances

As well as appearing in Ibiza Weekender, some of the cast members have competed in other reality TV shows including Big Brother.

• Big Brother
  • Ellie Young – Series 18 (2017) – Evicted
• Celebrity Big Brother
  • Jordan Davies - Series 20 (2017) - Participating

Episodes

Series Overview

Series 1 (2013)

Series 1 began airing on ITV2 on 6 January 2013. Series 1 was filmed in the summer of 2012. Brett was Head Rep. Imogen, Jaime-Leigh and Jordan served as reps.

Series 2 (2013)

On 4 September 2013, it was announced that The Magaluf Weekender would return for its second series on 17 September.^[2] Series 2 was filmed in the summer of 2013. Imogen, Jaime-Leigh and Jordan returned as reps. They were joined by new rep Tobi following the departure of Brett.

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.

Series 4 (2015)

Series 4, transmitted from 8 February 2015, relocated to Ibiza, and was hence renamed Ibiza Weekender. Imogen became Head Rep in the new series and was joined by new reps Deano, Ben, Kris, Rachael and Sophie. Jordan, now also taking part in the show Ex on the Beach, returned as a rep in Episode 3. Rachael replaced Imogen as Head Rep when she stood down from the role. The lowest viewing figure that the show has ever had was recorded on Episode 1, most likely due to the renaming of the show and lack of public awareness.

Series 5 (2016)

Series 5 began airing on 7 February 2016. Deano and Jordan returned in Episode 1, with Imogen making a full return in Episode 2. New reps Amelia, David and Ellie joined the show. This series, Jordan replaced Rachael as Head Rep.^[3][4] Deano replaced Jordan as Head Rep after his departure and David was given Assistant Head Rep. Craig joined to replace Jordan in Episode 6.

Series 6 (2017)

Series 6 began airing on 5 February 2017. It is the third edition of Ibiza Weekender. David returned and became Head Rep, replacing Deano who was the existing Head Rep from Series 5. Imogen and Deano also returned to the show in Episode 1, and were joined by new reps Laura and Hayley. Jordan returned later on in Episode 1 and was chosen by David to take on the role of Assistant Head Rep. Rykard, a contestant on ITV2's Love Island, joined the show as the seventh rep. Jordan became Acting Head Rep throughout Episodes 2 and 3 after David fell ill until he recovered and returned to his role in Episode 4. Following ongoing friction within the team, David demoted Jordan from Assistant Head Rep in Episode 4. Also, Laura was removed from the team in Episode 4 for failing to acknowledge the consequences of her actions. Episode 5 saw the return of Ellie Young, a rep who left the show in Series 5, who David chose to replace Laura and become the new Assistant Head Rep. However, Rykard decided to leave in Episode 5 after he didn't feel comfortable working as a rep. In Episode 7, Bethan joined the show as a rep to replace Rykard after starring as a guest in Episode 1 of the series – whilst Ellie was made Acting Head Rep after the other reps failed to respect her authority. David chose Imogen to replace Ellie as Assistant Head Rep in Episode 8 after her irresponsible behaviour. During the series finale, Imogen and Deano both announced that they were stepping down from the show to go travelling together.

Reception

On 13 January 2013, The Magaluf Weekender was the second most tweeted about show of the day, inspiring over 29,000 tweets.^[5]

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."^[6]

The show never held first place for the most viewed programme on ITV2 for any week as The Magaluf Weekender. However, on 26 February 2017, Ibiza Weekender became the most viewed programme of the week on ITV2 and ITV2 +1 for the first time in the show's history with 622,000 viewers, although this isn't the highest number of viewers that the show has attracted. The show has also held the top position for ITV2 for two other episodes in its history.

Awards and nominations

Ibiza Weekender has not been nominated for an award.

Notes