The Last Resort (2017 TV series)

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]

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)

Couples

Couple[4]	Ages	Relationship	Hometown
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

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