| Season Number: | 19 |
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| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Network: | ITVBe |
The nineteen series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex was confirmed on 3 June 2015 when it was announced that it had renewed for at least a further six series, taking it up to 21 series.[1] It is the fourth series to be included in its current contract. The series will launch on 9 October 2016 with a The Only Way is Marbs special.[2] It includes the first appearances of new cast members Ben Shenel and Ercan Ramadan.[3] Mario Falcone and Frankie Essex also made a surprise one-off return to the series during the final episode of the series to celebrate Chloe Sims's 35th birthday.[4] Love Island winners Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde both made another guest appearance during the eighth episode.[5] Original cast member James Argent was also absent for most of this series. A further two Essexmas specials aired in December 2016, where Danni Armstrong announced her departure from the series.
The series focused heavily on Bobby's mission to conquer his fears,[6] the breakdown of Amber and Chris's relationship causing a divide between the boys and the girls,[7] and the aftermath of Lockie and Danni's shock break-up.
See also: List of The Only Way Is Essex episodes.
| Series no. | Episode no. | Title | Original air date | Duration | UK viewers |
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| Episode | Date | Official ITVBe rating | ITVBe weekly rank[8] | ITVBe+1 viewers | Total ITVBe viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbs 1 | 9 October 2016 | 1,021,000 | 1 | 31,000 | 1,051,000 | |
| Marbs 2 | 12 October 2016 | 1,128,000 | 1 | 26,000 | 1,154,000 | |
| Episode 3 | 16 October 2016 | 1,036,000 | 2 | |||
| Episode 4 | 19 October 2016 | 1,081,000 | 1 | 24,000 | 1,105,000 | |
| Episode 5 | 23 October 2016 | 1,020,000 | 2 | 29,000 | 1,049,000 | |
| Episode 6 | 26 October 2016 | 1,027,000 | 1 | 35,000 | 1,062,000 | |
| Episode 7 | 30 October 2016 | 1,115,000 | 2 | 65,000 | 1,180,000 | |
| Episode 8 | 2 November 2016 | 1,068,000 | 1 | 35,000 | 1,103,000 | |
| Episode 9 | 6 November 2016 | 972,000 | 2 | 47,000 | 1,019,000 | |
| Episode 10 | 9 November 2016 | 1,010,000 | 1 | 74,000 | 1,084,000 | |
| Essexmas 1 | 18 December 2016 | 937,000 | 1 | 30,000 | 967,000 | |
| Essexmas 2 | 19 December 2016 | 685,000 | 1 | 29,000 | 714,000 | |
| Series average | 1,008,000 | 1 | 39,000 | 1,044,000 | ||