Overview
- The BBC said there are no current plans for another series, thanking McCall, participants and producer CPL Productions in a statement.
- Work that had started on a second series has been stopped, with staff told the show would not return to BBC One.
- The 12-episode dating format struggled in the ratings, drawing about 517,000 viewers by episode three as some viewers likened it to Love Island.
- Adapted from a Belgian concept and produced by CPL Productions, the series filmed in San Vicente in the Philippines and marooned matched couples for three weeks.
- The move comes as the BBC reassesses reality and adventure formats after dropping Survivor in 2023, with Destination X’s future yet to be decided; the first series remains on BBC iPlayer.