The Last Resort (2017 TV series)

Australian television series

The Last Resort

Genre| Reality television
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 11
Production
Production company| Nine Network
Original release
Network| Nine Network
Release| 9 May (2017-05-09) –
28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)

The Last Resort is an Australian reality television series that debuted on the Nine Network on 9 May 2017.[1] The show features five long-term couples who take part in a social experiment in an attempt to save their troubled relationships, with a tropical island as the backdrop. The couples have been struck by problems of infidelity, trust, and intimacy. After a month of intensive relationship bootcamp with Australia's leading relationship experts, the couples either call it quits or commit to each other forever.[2][3]

## Couples[edit]

Couple[4] | Ages  | Relationship  | Hometown

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Carl & Lucy  | 37 & 38  | Married with three children  | Sydney, New South Wales
Dan & Lisa  | 35 & 37  | Dating with separate children  | Brisbane, Queensland
Jodie & Stu  | 34 & 39  | Married with two daughters  | Gold Coast, Queensland
Josh & Sharday  | 25 & 27  | Separated with one daughter  | Gold Coast, Queensland
Keelan & Sarah  | 24 & 25  | Dating for eight years  | Canberra, ACT

## Ratings[edit]

No. | Title  | Air date | Timeslot  | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total
viewers  | Ref(s)

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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank
1  | Episode 1  | 9 May 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm  | 414,000 | — | — | — | 414,000  | [5]
2  | Episode 2  | 10 May 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm  | 435,000 | 19 | 26,000 | 20 | 461,000  | [6][7]
3  | Episode 3  | 16 May 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm  | 383,000 | — | — | — | 383,000  | [8]
4  | Episode 4  | 17 May 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm  | 371,000 | — | — | — | 371,000  | [9]
5  | Episode 5  | 24 & 25 May 2017 | Wednesday 9:00pm
(2 cities)
Thursday 9:00pm
(3 cities)  | 172,000
(2 cities)
157,000
(3 cities) | — | — | — | 172,000
(2 cities)
157,000
(3 cities)  | [10][11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Knox, David (1 May 2017). "Airdate: The Last Resort". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
2. ^ Knox, David (8 November 2016). "Upfronts 2017: Nine highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
3. ^ "The Last Resort". 9now. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
4. ^ Rota, Genevieve (1 May 2017). "The Last Resort Is Coming Soon! Meet the Couples Here". Popsugar. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
5. ^ Knox, David (10 May 2017). "Last Resort struggles as Nine fall to third on Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
6. ^ Knox, David (11 May 2017). "Wednesday 10 May 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
7. ^ Knox, David (21 May 2017). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 10 May 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
8. ^ Knox, David (17 May 2017). "War on Waste draws big crowd for ABC". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
9. ^ Knox, David (18 May 2017). "MasterChef, House Rules lift as Last Resort sinks". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
10. ^ Knox, David (25 May 2017). "House Rules leads entertainment shows, Nine wins Wednesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
11. ^ Knox, David (26 May 2017). "Janet King lifts ABC drama slot, MasterChef tops demos". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

* Television portal

*[No.]: Episode number
*[Overnight ratings]: Ratings for live and same day viewers
*[Consolidated ratings]: Ratings for viewers watching the program within 7 days of initial broadcast
*[Ref(s)]: Reference(s)
*[Rank]: Rank of program after timeshifted viewing