ITV set to 'sit down and review Love Island' when series ends after 5,000 Ofcom complaints

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Love Island chiefs will “sit down and review” the show after it ends on Monday. ITV boss Kevin Lygo has said the broadcaster will take stock and decide on the future following a barrage of viewer complaints to Ofcom about the latest season.

The ITV2 dating show has received more than 5,000 complaints to the broadcasting watchdog in the past two weeks. Many viewers have flooded Ofcom to raise concerns about alleged misogynistic behaviour by some of the male contestants.

However, Mr Lygo, managing director of ITV Studios, stressed they were “very happy with the way it has gone so far”, as reports the Mirror.

During a media briefing for ITV’s interim financial results, Mr Lygo was asked about the volume of complaints and whether there would be an editorial review.He said: “We continually assess a programme as it is going on because it is one of these odd every night live sort of shows.“But when the series comes to an end on Monday, we will always sit down and review what we think about it, what the reaction has been, how well it has done.“And we have to say this year, remember, it is the best one we have had in many years and I think everyone is thoroughly enjoying it.“To get five million people to watch a show every night at 9 o’clock is extraordinary in the modern era, so something is being done right.“But you are right, we must always look to improve and work on what we have done.