The Only Way Is Essex series 24 explained

Season Number:24
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Num Episodes:11
Network:ITVBe

The twenty-fourth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 17 March 2019[1] with a special episode as the cast visited Thailand. Ahead of the series, it was announced that a large number of cast members had quit the series or had been axed from the show. These include Adam Oukhello, Chloe Lewis, Chris and Jon Clark, Dean Ralph, James Argent, Jordan Wright and Myles Barnett.[2] [3] Original cast member Lauren Pope also quit the show before the launch, despite appearing in promo images for the new series. Therefore, no original cast members appeared in this series. The new cast members replacing them were Chloe and Clare Brockett, Chloe Ross, Ella Wise, Harry Lee, Jayden Beales, Joey Turner, Kelsey Stratford and Tom McDonnell.[4] Despite announcements that Amber Turner and Gemma Collins would not be returning for this series, they both made appearances.[5] Former cast members and Love Island winners Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey also made a brief appearance during this series.[6]

The series focused on the feud between childhood friends Chloe B, Ella and Kelsey, a love triangle between Shelby, Sam and Tom, as well as the brief relationship between Chloe S and Dan until his ex-girlfriend Amber returned to throw a spanner in the works. It also focused on Bobby attempting to put a stop to homophobic abuse online, and Pete and Liam putting the past behind them to become friends again.

Episodes

See also: List of The Only Way Is Essex episodes.

Series
no.
Episode
no.
TitleOriginal air dateDurationUK viewers

Reception

Ratings

Catch-up service totals were added to the official ratings.[7]

EpisodeDateTotal ITVBe viewers
TOWIE: Thailand 117 March 2019 913,000
TOWIE: Thailand 224 March 2019 938,000
Episode 331 March 2019 919,999
Episode 47 April 2019 1,067,000
Episode 514 April 2019 1,032,000
Episode 621 April 2019 1,058,000
Episode 728 April 2019 1,031,000
Episode 85 May 2019 960,000
Episode 912 May 2019 879,000
Episode 1019 May 2019 835,000
Episode 1126 May 2019 879,000
Series average956,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TOWIE news: All the details as The Only Way Is Essex series 24 starts. Samuel. McManus. 15 March 2019. OK! Magazine. 17 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328042901/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/1523281/towie-news-cast-when-is-back-series-24-start-date-time-only-way-is-essex-itvbe-new-cast-who-left. live.
  2. Web site: TOWIE reveals another star is leaving amid massive cast cull. Sam. Warner. 14 February 2019. Digital Spy. 17 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328020421/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a26336667/towie-only-way-is-essex-amber-turner-axed-cast-cull/. live.
  3. Web site: The Only Way Is Essex cast set for big shake up as eight stars leave. Josh. Darvill. 1 February 2019. TellyMix. 17 March 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328042836/https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-only-way-is-essex/392019-the-only-way-is-essex-cast-set-for-big-shake-up-as-eight-stars-leave.html. live.
  4. Web site: The Only Way Is Essex 2019 cast revealed. Josh. Darvill. 16 March 2019. TellyMix. 17 March 2019. 26 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326064632/https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-only-way-is-essex/396061-the-only-way-is-essex-2019-cast-revealed-whos-back-whos-gone-and-whos-new.html. live.
  5. Web site: Amber Turner heads on night out as she gets set to make TOWIE return. Osborne. Emma. 2019-04-24. OK! Magazine. 2019-04-25. 2019-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424112721/https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1571348/amber-turner-night-out-latest-news-pictures-towie-return-dan-edgar. live.
  6. Web site: Love Island's Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey are returning to TOWIE very soon. Digital Spy. 18 May 2019. 26 May 2019. 26 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526221750/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a27514551/love-island-cara-de-la-hoyde-nathan-massey-returning-towie/. live.
  7. Web site: Four-screen dashboard - BARB. 2019-03-17. 2019-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203095939/https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/. live.