Love Island All Stars: No New Episode Tonight, Schedule Explained

LONDON (Azat TV) – Fans of Love Island All Stars will not find a new episode of the reality dating show airing tonight, Saturday, January 24, on ITV2 or ITVX, as the program returns to its regular Sunday to Friday broadcast schedule after a one-off Saturday episode last week. Viewers eager for new drama from the South African villa will instead be able to catch Love Island All Stars: Unseen Bits at 10 pm, with the next regular episode set to air tomorrow, Sunday, January 25, at 9 pm.

Return to Regular Programming

The third series of Love Island All Stars has captivated audiences with its mix of returning fan favorites and unexpected twists. However, tonight marks a return to the show’s traditional broadcast pattern, which excludes Saturdays for new villa content. The decision to air a special Saturday episode last week, on January 17, had caused some confusion among viewers accustomed to the usual schedule.

According to ITV, the reality series typically airs every evening from Sunday through to Friday. Saturdays are traditionally reserved for Unseen Bits, a compilation show featuring exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes moments from the week. This weekend, the schedule reverts to this established format, ensuring that fans can still get their dose of islander antics, albeit in a different form.

Recent Villa Drama Unfolds

The current series has been far from quiet, delivering plenty of drama, heated confrontations, and significant shake-ups. Just last evening, Friday, January 23, the villa saw the dramatic entrance of two new bombshells, Lucinda Strafford and Curtis Pritchard, who wasted no time in integrating themselves with the existing contestants. Reports from OK! and Bristol Post indicated that both new arrivals quickly began exploring connections, with Tommy and Jack pulling Lucinda for conversations, and Curtis whisking Millie away to the terrace.

This latest development follows a shocking double elimination that marked a first for Love Island. After the public voted Scott van-der-Sluis and Millie Court as their favorite boy and girl, the pair were given the power to send home one islander each from the bottom three. Scott chose to send AJ home, stating he went “with his heart.” However, it was Millie’s decision that left audiences stunned, as she opted to send home her own connection, Charlie Frederick, an unprecedented move for the series.

Understanding the Schedule Anomaly

The reason for last week’s unusual Saturday broadcast stemmed from a significant delay in the series launch. Originally scheduled to premiere earlier, the Love Island All Stars launch was pushed back due to safety concerns arising from wildfires in the vicinity of the South African villa. On January 10, just two days before the initial scheduled premiere, ITV announced the postponement, citing health and safety as their greatest priority.

The broadcaster’s spokesperson confirmed at the time: “Further to a production evacuation owing to ongoing wildfires in the area, our assessment of the location site has concluded that filming will need to be postponed.” After relaunching on Thursday, January 15, ITV then broadcast an episode the following Saturday, January 17, to help keep the schedule on track and compensate for the initial delay. This weekend, however, marks a full return to the regular timetable, as confirmed by NationalWorld and Cosmopolitan UK.

Love Island All Stars will continue to air Sunday to Friday at 9 pm on ITV2 and ITVX, with Unseen Bits filling the Saturday slot. Viewers can catch up on all episodes so far on ITVX.

The return to the established Sunday-to-Friday schedule underscores ITV’s intent to normalize the broadcast pattern for its highly popular reality franchise, effectively drawing a line under the initial production challenges and re-aligning with viewer expectations for consistent programming.