The Real Love Boat (Australian TV series)

The Real Love Boat is an Australian reality television series, which premiered on Network 10 on 5 October 2022,^[1][2] and is based on the original television series The Love Boat (later revived as Love Boat: The Next Wave when it moved to UPN in 1998) that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986. The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise ship Regal Princess in the Mediterranean. Darren McMullen serves as the host and performs the vocals for the song featured in the series' opening credits.^[3][4]

The Real Love Boat
Also known as	The Real Love Boat Australia
Genre	Reality Dating game show
Based on	The Love Boat by Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Developed by	Chris Culvenor
Presented by	Darren McMullen
Starring	Paolo Arrigo Hannah Ferrier Daniel Doody
Theme music composer	Charles Fox Paul Williams
Opening theme	"The Love Boat"
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Chris Culvenor Paul Franklin Wesley Dening
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45–70 minutes
Production companies	Eureka Productions Buster Productions
Original release
Network	Network 10
Release	5 October (2022-10-05) – 17 November 2022 (2022-11-17)
Related
The Real Love Boat

Crew

• Darren McMullen as Your Host^[5]
• Paolo Arrigo as Your Captain^[6]
• Hannah Ferrier as Your Cruise Director^[6]
• Daniel Doody as Your Head of Entertainment^[6]

Cast

Cast Member[7]	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Entered	Status
Chelsea Murray	28	Brisbane, Qld	Hairdresser	Ep. 2	TBD
Harley Anderson	23	Brisbane, Qld	Physiotherapist Assistant	Ep. 4	TBD
Jesse Anderson	23	Echuca, Vic	Carpenter	Ep. 4	TBD
Mikaila Norman	23	Gold Coast, Qld	Digital Marketer	Ep. 6	TBD
Moana-Nui "Moana" Berryman	26	Gold Coast, Qld	Dental Receptionist	Ep. 1	TBD
Paddy Hughes	27	Sydney, NSW	Chef	Ep. 1	TBD
Jay Bonnell	30	Wollongong, NSW	Social Enterprise Manager	Ep. 1	Medical (Ep. 13)
Sally Geach	31	Perth, WA	Bridal Designer	Ep. 1
Paul Antoine	28	Perth, WA	Lifestyle Co-ordinator	Ep. 10	Eliminated (Ep. 13)
Courtney Justin	25	Melbourne, Vic	Hospitality Duty Manager	Ep. 6	Quit (Ep. 13)
Jack Kane	34	Sydney, NSW	Carpenter	Ep. 8	Eliminated (Ep. 12)
Katie Langford	25	Rockhampton, Qld	Event Co-ordinator	Ep. 1
Keanu Moore	26	Newcastle, NSW	Disability Support Worker	Ep. 10	Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Naomi Tibbles	28	Gold Coast, Qld	Business Manager/Psychology Student	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 9)
Tyler Grayling	23	Sydney, NSW	Digital Strategist	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 9)
Daniel "Dan" Goodburn	25	Gold Coast, Qld	Distillery Manager	Ep. 1	Quit (Ep. 9)
Dalton Ford	27	Brisbane, Qld	Personal Trainer	Ep. 1	Quit (Ep. 7)
Christopher "Chris Antos" Antonopoulos	29	Canberra, ACT	Real Estate Agent	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Joshua "Josh" Hack	28	Tweed Heads, NSW	Adventure Co-ordinator	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Sari Thaiday	24	Cairns, Qld	Retail Assistant	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 3)
Ben Milne	39	Brisbane, Qld	Wellbeing Coach	Ep. 1	Eliminated (Ep. 1)

Cast progress

	Ep. 1		Ep. 3	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 9	Ep. 11	Ep. 12	Ep. 13	Ep. 14
Chelsea	Not on Boat		Josh	Dalton	Single	Paddy	Paddy	Safe	Safe
Paddy	Moana	Sari	Tyler	Tyler	Tyler	Chelsea	Chelsea
Harley	Not on Boat			Moana	Moana	Moana	Moana	Safe	Safe
Moana	Paddy	Dalton	Dalton	Harley	Harley	Harley	Harley
Jesse	Not on Boat			Katie	Mikaila	Mikaila	Mikaila	Safe	Safe
Mikaila	Not on Boat				Jesse	Jesse	Jesse
Jay	Sally	Sally	Sally	Sally	Sally	Sally	Sally	Safe	Medical (Ep. 13)
Sally	Jay	Jay	Jay	Jay	Jay	Jay	Jay
Paul	Not on Boat						Courtney	Safe	Eliminated (Ep. 13)
Courtney	Not on Boat				Single	Jack	Paul		Quit (Ep. 13)
Jack	Not on Boat					Courtney	Katie	Eliminated (Ep. 12)
Katie	Josh	Chris	Chris	Jesse	Single	Single	Jack
Keanu	Not on Boat						Single	Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Naomi	Daniel	Daniel	Daniel	Daniel	Daniel	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 9)
Tyler	Dalton	Josh	Paddy	Paddy	Paddy	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 9)
Daniel	Naomi	Naomi	Naomi	Naomi	Naomi	Quit (Ep. 9)
Dalton	Tyler	Moana	Moana	Chelsea	Single	Quit (Ep. 7)
Chris	Sari	Katie	Katie	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Josh	Katie	Tyler	Chelsea	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Sari	Chris	Paddy	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 3)
Ben	Single	Eliminated (Ep. 1)
Notes
Quit/Medical	none					Dalton, Daniel	none		Courtney, Jay, Sally	none
Cast Off	Ben Failed to pair up	No Cast Offs	Sari Failed to pair up	Chris & Josh Failed to pair up	No Cast Offs	Naomi & Tyler Failed to pair up	Keanu Failed to pair up	Jack & Katie	No Cast Offs	Third Place
										Second Place
										First Place

Episodes

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
				Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	5 October 2022	Wednesday 7:30 pm	215,000	25	17,000	7	232,000	[8]
2	Episode 2	6 October 2022	Thursday 7:30 pm	174,000	28	28,000	6	202,000	[9]
3	Episode 3	12 October 2022	Wednesday 8:40 pm	129,000	33	—	—	129,000	[10]
4	Episode 4	13 October 2022	Thursday 8:30 pm	205,000	25	24,000	5	229,000	[11]
5	Episode 5	19 October 2022	Wednesday 8:40 pm	141,000	27	—	—	141,000	[12]
6	Episode 6	20 October 2022	Thursday 8:30 pm	149,000	26	—	—	149,000	[13]

References

1. Knox, David (17 September 2022). "Airdate: The Real Love Boat". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
2. "All Hands On Deck! Introducing Our Sexy Singles On The Real Love Boat". 10 Play. Network 10. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
3. "The Real Love Boat Music Video". 10 Play. Network 10. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
4. Knox, David (30 August 2022). "The Real Love Boat: promo". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. Schneider, Michael (5 October 2022). "'The Real Love Boat' Producers on Turning the Series Into a Dating Competition Show — Without Charo (Yet)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
6. Roscoli, Laura (4 October 2022). "The Real Love Boat: Meet the Crew Guiding Our Singles to Love". The Latch. Val Morgan Digital. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. "Participants | The Real Love Boat". 10 Play. Network 10. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
8. Knox, David (6 October 2022). "Sunday 5 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
9. Knox, David (7 October 2022). "Thursday 6 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
10. Knox, David (13 October 2022). "Wednesday 12 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
11. Knox, David (14 October 2022). "Thursday 13 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. Knox, David (20 October 2022). "Wednesday 19 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
13. Knox, David (21 October 2022). "Thursday 20 October 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

External links

• Official website
• The Real Love Boat at IMDb
• Production website