| Season Number: | 12 |
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| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Network: | ITV2 |
The twelfth series of the British semi-reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex was confirmed on 30 January 2014 when it had been announced that it had renewed for a further three series, the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth.[1] The series began on 22 June 2014 and started with two The Only Way Is Marbs specials.[2] [3] This series focused on the blossoming relationship between Chloe and Elliott, Bobby ending the romance between Harry after finding out he's still seeing his ex-boyfriend, the rivalry between Chloe and Ferne after cheating rumours came to light, and Arg's attempts to win back Lydia. It was the last series to feature on ITV2 before moving to ITVBe later that year.
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 ITV2 rating (millions) | ITV2 weekly rank | Official ITV2+1 rating[4] (millions) | Total ITV2 viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbs 1 | 22 June 2014 | 1,421,000 | 1 | 161,000 | 1,582,000 |
| Marbs 2 | 25 June 2014 | 1,244,000 | 2 | 189,000 | 1,433,000 |
| Episode 3 | 29 June 2014 | 1,319,000 | 1 | 289,000 | 1,608,000 |
| Episode 4 | 2 July 2014 | 1,201,000 | 2 | 253,000 | 1,454,000 |
| Episode 5 | 6 July 2014 | 1,347,000 | 1 | 209,000 | 1,556,000 |
| Episode 6 | 9 July 2014 | 1,329,000 | 1 | 186,000 | 1,515,000 |
| Episode 7 | 13 July 2014 | 1,301,000 | 2 | 279,000 | 1,580,000 |
| Episode 8 | 16 July 2014 | 1,208,000 | 2 | 219,000 | 1,427,000 |
| Episode 9 | 20 July 2014 | 1,544,000 | 1 | 178,000 | 1,722,000 |
| Episode 10 | 23 July 2014 | 1,306,000 | 2 | 236,000 | 1,542,000 |
| Episode 11 | 27 July 2014 | 1,654,000 | 1 | 219,000 | 1,873,000 |
| Episode 12 | 30 July 2014 | 1,475,000 | 1 | 209,000 | 1,684,000 |
| Series average | 1,362,000 | 1 | 219,000 | 1,581,000 |