The nineteenth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex was confirmed on 3 June 2015 when it was announced that it had renewed for at least a further six series, taking it up to 21 series. It is the fourth series to be included in its current contract. The series premiered on 9 October 2016 with a The Only Way is Marbs special. It includes the first appearances of new cast members Ben Shenel and Ercan Ramadan. Mario Falcone and Frankie Essex also made a surprise one-off return to the series during the final episode of the series to celebrate Chloe Sims's 35th birthday. Love Island winners Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde both made another guest appearance during the eighth episode. Original cast member James Argent was also absent for most of this series. A further two Essexmas specials aired in December 2016, where Danni Armstrong announced her departure from the series.
The series focused heavily on Bobby Cole Norris' mission to conquer his fears and the breakdown of Amber and Chris' relationship causing a divide between the boys and the girls,
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Reception
Ratings Episode Date Official ITVBe rating ITVBe weekly rank ITVBe+1 viewers Total ITVBe viewers Marbs 1 9 October 2016 1,021,000 1 31,000 1,051,000 Marbs 2 12 October 2016 1,128,000 1 26,000 1,154,000 Episode 3 16 October 2016 1,036,000 2 Episode 4 19 October 2016 1,081,000 1 24,000 1,105,000 Episode 5 23 October 2016 1,020,000 2 29,000 1,049,000 Episode 6 26 October 2016 1,027,000 1 35,000 1,062,000 Episode 7 30 October 2016 1,115,000 2 65,000 1,180,000 Episode 8 2 November 2016 1,068,000 1 35,000 1,103,000 Episode 9 6 November 2016 972,000 2 47,000 1,019,000 Episode 10 9 November 2016 1,010,000 1 74,000 1,084,000 Essexmas 1 18 December 2016 937,000 1 30,000 967,000 Essexmas 2 19 December 2016 685,000 1 29,000 714,000 Series average 1,008,000 1 39,000 1,044,000
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