Paradise Hotel

For other uses, see Paradise Hotel (disambiguation).

Paradise Hotel is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must share a hotel room together. One person is left over, and he or she must either pair up in the following episode, or leave the hotel to be replaced by a new contestant. The format was created by Mentorn, a British production company, which has produced various versions of the show around the world.^[1]

Paradise Hotel
Genre	Reality
Created by	Howard Davidson & Phil Roberts
Presented by	Amanda Byram Kristin Cavallari
Narrated by	Mark Thompson
Theme music composer	Eddie Money
Opening theme	"Two Tickets to Paradise" (seasons 1–2) "Paradise" (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	54
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Mentorn
Original release
Network	Fox MyNetworkTV Fox Reality Channel
Release	June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18) – June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)
Related
Paradise Hotel (franchise)

The show premiered on Fox in 2003, and was hosted by Amanda Byram. A second season, also hosted by Byram, was broadcast on MyNetworkTV and Fox Reality Channel in 2008. Fox revived Paradise Hotel in 2019, with new host Kristin Cavallari,^[2][3] but Fox cancelled the series again in August 2019.^[4]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	30		June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18)	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	Fox
2	16 + 1 special		February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)	May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26)	Fox Reality Channel MyNetworkTV
3	6		May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	Fox

Season 1 (2003)

Paradise Hotel
Season 1
Hosted by	Amanda Byram
No. of housemates	20
Winners	Charla, Keith
Runners-up	Dave, Tara
No. of episodes	30
Release
Original network	Fox

The first season of Paradise Hotel, hosted by Amanda Byram, aired on Fox from June 18 to October 1, 2003, and consists of thirty episodes.^[5][6] The winners of the first season were Charla Pihlstrom and Keith Cuda, with Dave Kerpen and Tara Gerard finishing as runners-up. Charla and Keith had to decide whether to split their $250,000 prize with their respective partners – Keith decided to share his winnings with Tara, while Charla chose to keep the money for herself and give Dave nothing.^[7]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Episode 1"	Kent Weed	June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18)	N/A
2	2	"Episode 2"	Kent Weed	June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23)	N/A
3	3	"Episode 3"	Kent Weed	June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25)	N/A
4	4	"Episode 4"	Kent Weed	June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)	N/A
5	5	"Episode 5"	Kent Weed	July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02)	N/A
6	6	"Episode 6"	Kent Weed	July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)	N/A
7	7	"Episode 7"	Kent Weed	July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)	N/A
8	8	"Episode 8"	Kent Weed	July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)	N/A
9	9	"Episode 9"	Kent Weed	July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16)	N/A
10	10	"Episode 10"	Kent Weed	July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)	N/A
11	11	"Episode 11"	Kent Weed	July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23)	N/A
12	12	"Episode 12"	Kent Weed	July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)	N/A
13	13	"Episode 13"	Kent Weed	July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	N/A
14	14	"Episode 14"	Kent Weed	August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04)	N/A
15	15	"Episode 15"	Kent Weed	August 11, 2003 (2003-08-11)	N/A
16	16	"Episode 16"	Kent Weed	August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13)	N/A
17	17	"Episode 17"	Kent Weed	August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)	N/A
18	18	"Episode 18"	Kent Weed	August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20)	N/A
19	19	"Episode 19"	Kent Weed	August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)	N/A
20	20	"Episode 20"	Kent Weed	August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	N/A
21	21	"Episode 21"	Kent Weed	September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)	N/A
22	22	"Episode 22"	Kent Weed	September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)	N/A
23	23	"Episode 23"	Kent Weed	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)	N/A
24	24	"Episode 24"	Kent Weed	September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	N/A
25	25	"Episode 25"	Kent Weed	September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)	N/A
26	26	"Episode 26"	Kent Weed	September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)	N/A
27	27	"Episode 27"	Kent Weed	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	N/A
28	28	"Episode 28"	Kent Weed	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	N/A
29	29	"Episode 29"	Kent Weed	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	N/A
30	30	"Episode 30"	Kent Weed	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)	N/A

Season 2 (2008)

Paradise Hotel
Season 2
Hosted by	Amanda Byram
No. of housemates	17
Winners	Zack, Stephanie
Runners-up	Tidisha, Ryan
No. of episodes	16 + 1 special
Release
Original network	Fox Reality Channel MyNetworkTV

A second season, titled Paradise Hotel 2, began airing on February 4, 2008, on the Fox-owned networks MyNetworkTV and Fox Reality Channel. It consists of sixteen episodes^[8] and a reunion special.^[9] Amanda Byram returned as host, and Mark Thompson returned as announcer.

New episodes aired on MyNetworkTV Monday nights at 9 p.m., and repeated Saturday nights at 9 p.m. Fox Reality Channel aired more explicit, TV-MA versions of the episodes, at 1 a.m. on the same night that they premiered on MyNetworkTV, and repeated these episodes throughout the following week.^[10]

Stephanie and Zack were the winners, but the runners-up, Tidisha and Ryan, were given the responsibility of choosing only one member of the winning couple to claim the "ultimate prize". They chose Zack, who was awarded $200,000. He chose to share $20,000 with Tidisha and $90,000 with Stephanie, keeping the remaining $90,000 for himself.^[11]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
31	1	"The Return of Paradise Hotel"	Stephen Lentini	February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)	N/A
32	2	"The First Elimination Ceremony"	Stephen Lentini	February 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)	N/A
33	3	"The First New Guest"	Stephen Lentini	February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)	N/A
34	4	"Finger Painting"	Stephen Lentini	February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)	N/A
35	5	"The Blonde Bombshell"	Stephen Lentini	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	N/A
36	6	"Pandora's Box Blows Up"	Stephen Lentini	March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)	N/A
37	7	"The Secretary of Defense"	Stephen Lentini	March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)	N/A
38	8	"Are You Calling Me a Liar?"	Stephen Lentini	March 24, 2008 (2008-03-24)	N/A
39	9	"Paradise Confidential"	Stephen Lentini	March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)	N/A
40	10	"A Tearful Farewell"	Stephen Lentini	April 7, 2008 (2008-04-07)	N/A
41	11	"Blast From The Past"	Stephen Lentini	April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)	N/A
42	12	"High Stakes in Paradise"	Stephen Lentini	April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21)	N/A
43	13	"The Return of Raheim"	Stephen Lentini	April 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)	N/A
44	14	"Odd Man Out"	Stephen Lentini	May 5, 2008 (2008-05-05)	N/A
45	15	"The Ultimate Power"	Stephen Lentini	May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)	N/A
46	16	"Season Finale"	Stephen Lentini	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)	N/A
47	Special	"Reunion"	Stephen Lentini	May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26)	N/A

Season 3 (2019)

Paradise Hotel
Season 3
Hosted by	Kristin Cavallari
No. of housemates	17
Winners	Bobby Ray, Tatum
Runners-up	Carlos, Kaitlin
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	May 9 (2019-05-09) – June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)

In 2019, Fox ordered a revival of the series. Casting began in January, and Kristin Cavallari was chosen as the new host.^[12] The third season^[a] premiered on May 9, 2019. The revival's season was truncated,^[15] with its season finale airing on June 6, 2019.^[16] The winners as chosen by a jury of the other former contestants were Bobby Ray and Tatum, beating Carlos and Kaitlin, but in the final twist, Bobby Ray chose to keep $200,000 of the prize for himself, leaving Tatum with nothing.^[17][18] The revival was officially canceled by Fox in August 2019.^[4]

No. overall	No. in season	Title [8]	Original release date [8]	Prod. code [8]	U.S. viewers (millions)
48	1	"Episode 1"	May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)	101/102	1.41[19]
49	2	"Episode 2"	May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)	103	1.19[20]
50	3	"Episode 3"	May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)	104	1.09[21]
51	4	"Episode 4"	May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)	105/106	1.11[22]
52	5	"Episode 5"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	107/108	1.25[23]
53	6	"Episode 6"	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)	109/110	1.47[24]
54	7	"Episode 7"	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	111/112	1.29[25]

International versions

Main article: Paradise Hotel (franchise)

Despite being only a modest success in the United States, the Paradise Hotel franchise has been described as "an international hit",^[26] spawning versions in eighteen countries.^[1]

See also

• Television portal

• Forever Eden
• Love Island
• Temptation Island
• Love in the Wild
• Bachelor in Paradise

Note

1. Fox, calling this season a "reinvention" of the series,^[13] designates it "Season 1".^[14]