The Only Way Is Essex series 25 explained

Season Number:25
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  1. 05E177
Num Episodes:11
Network:ITVBe

The twenty-fifth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 1 September 2019,[1] and concluded on 10 November 2019 following 11 episodes.[2] [3] The first episode of the series marks the 300th overall episode of the show. Ahead of the series, it was announced that former Love Island star Olivia Attwood had joined the cast having already made an appearance during the previous series.[4] Frankie Sims and Matt Snape also joined the cast for this series.[5] This series also featured one-off appearances from former cast members Charlie Sims, Danni Armstrong, Elliott Wright, Gemma Collins and Vas Morgan.[6] In October 2019, it was announced that Sam Mucklow and Shelby Tribble had quit the series.[7] During the final episode, it was confirmed that a "The Only Way Is Essexmas" special would return having not aired the previous year.[8]

This series included newly single Lockie and Yaz attempting to move on with their lives, Frankie and Harry beginning their relationship but hitting some hurdles on the way, and Bobby looking for love. It also featured the breakdown of Clelia and Shelby's friendship as well as the ongoing feud between Ella and Chloe Brockett.[9]

Episodes

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

Series
no.
Episode
no.
TitleOriginal air dateDurationUK viewers

Ratings

Catch-up service totals were added to the official ratings.[10]

EpisodeDateTotal ITVBe viewers
Episode 11 September 2019 1,009,000
Episode 28 September 2019 983,000
Episode 315 September 2019 913,000
Episode 422 September 2019 967,000
29 September 2019 1,099,000
Episode 6: Marbella6 October 2019 977,000
Episode 713 October 2019 990,000
Episode 820 October 2019 980,000
Episode 927 October 2019 926,000
Episode 103 November 2019 1,058,000
Episode 1110 November 2019 996,000
Essexmas15 December 2019 610,000
Series average991,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Only Way Is Essex promises 'drama from every angle' in teaser for new series. McManus. Samuel. 6 August 2019. OK! Magazine. 28 November 2019. 7 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807152520/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/reality/towie-new-series-when-advert-18853498. live.
  2. Web site: TOWIE stars spotted filming in Chelmsford ahead of new series. Gray. Brad. 21 August 2019. Essex Live. 28 November 2019. 13 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913192635/https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/gallery/only-way-essex-stars-spotting-3236850. live.
  3. Web site: TOWIE's Clelia Theodorou and Shelby Tribble scream at each other in vicious row. Nolan. Emma. 29 August 2019. Metro. en. 28 November 2019. 5 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191205114733/https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/29/towies-clelia-theodorou-shelby-tribble-scream-vicious-row-10650318/. live.
  4. Web site: Olivia Attwood has joined the cast of TOWIE . Heat. Ross. Alex. 10 September 2019. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416173218/https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/olivia-attwood-towie/. live.
  5. Web site: TOWIE's newest cast mate [sic] and Chloe's sister Frankie Sims: 'A LOT of people have slid into my DMs'|website=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]]|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117214805/https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-movies/towie-frankie-sims-slid-into-dms/|url-status=live].
  6. Web site: Danni Armstrong returns to TOWIE tonight for dramatic showdown with Yaz. Sulway. Verity. 15 September 2019. Daily Mirror. 28 November 2019. 23 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190923064733/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/danni-armstrong-returns-towie-tonight-20068863. live.
  7. Web site: Sam Mucklow quits TOWIE to take pressure off Shelby Tribble romance. Waddell. Lily. 20 October 2019. Daily Mirror. 28 November 2019. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022120718/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-sam-mucklow-quits-towie-20661669. live.
  8. Web site: The Only Way Is Essexmas 2019: When does the Christmas special air?. 11 November 2019. Reality Titbit. en. 28 November 2019. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117214806/https://www.realitytitbit.com/whats-on/the-only-way-is-essexmas-2019-when-does-the-christmas-special-air. live.
  9. Web site: TOWIE's Yaz says there's more to James Lock split that couldn't air on TV. McCreesh. Louise. 2 September 2019. Digital Spy. en. 28 November 2019. 3 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190903200632/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a28889281/towie-yazmin-oukhellou-james-lock-split/. live.
  10. Web site: Four-screen dashboard - BARB. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. 29 August 2019. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330085121/https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/. live.