# Survival of the Fittest (TV series)

Survival of the Fittest is a British reality TV series that premiered on ITV2 on 11 February 2018. The programme comes from the same production company that is behind Love Island.
The series pits the girls and boys against each-other as a "Battle of the Sexes". They compete in various mental and physical challenges. The show is presented by Laura Whitmore, and is narrated by Brennan Reece.
The series is filmed in South Africa with contestants living in a luxurious lodge. The series finished on 2 March 2018 with the girls being crowned the winners of Survival Of The Fittest. Mettisse was voted the fittest girl of the girls team and chose to split her £40,000 cash prize with her team, so each girl received £10,000.
Billed as a sister-show to Love Island; the series was cancelled after one season due to low ratings.

## Contestants

On 11 February 2018, 6 boys and 6 girls began competing in a battle of the sexes for a cash prize of £40,000.
The boys and girls compete against each other in a series of team challenges throughout the series. The winning team will automatically be safe from elimination while the losing team will face the public vote. The opposing team will then decide who is to be eliminated among those who are not saved by the public vote. When a contestant is eliminated, a new contestant will join the lodge as replacement.
After Shanice's arrival on Day 16, there will be no more replacements as the public votes for the "fittest boy" and "fittest girl", and only 4 girls and 4 boys will make the final.

### Boys' team

| Name | Age | Hometown | Entered | Status |
| David Lundy | 26 | Surrey | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 21) |
| James Middleton | 24 | Fulham | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 2) |
| Tristan Jones | 20 | Manchester | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 21) |
| Warren Phillips | 30 | Gloucester | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 21) |
| Callum Pardoe | 21 | Pontypool | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 19) |
| Tom Wilson | 26 | Nottingham | Day 12 | Eliminated (Day 17) |
| Joel Bennett | 28 | Manchester | Day 8 | Eliminated (Day 11) |
| Ryan Cleary | 27 | Manchester | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 7) |

### Girls' team

| Name | Age | Hometown | Entered | Status |
| Jennifer West | 31 | Wigan | Day 1 | Winners (Day 21) |
| Mariam Musa | 23 | Surrey | Day 1 | Winners (Day 21) |
| Mettisse Campbell | 21 | Birmingham | Day 4 | Winners (Day 21) |
| Sam Dewhurst | 24 | Manchester | Day 6 | Winners (Day 21) |
| Hayley Madigan | 28 | Portsmouth | Day 14 | Eliminated (Day 19) |
| Shanice Benstead | 25 | Surrey | Day 16 | Eliminated (Day 17) |
| Georgia Cole | 25 | Bristol | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 15) |
| Sydney Devereaux | 24 | Essex | Day 9 | Eliminated (Day 13) |
| Lottie James | 22 | Wales | Day 2 | Eliminated (Day 9) |
| Georgie Clarke | 25 | London | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 5) |
| Tia Latham | 28 | Buckinghamshire | Day 1 | Eliminated (Day 3) |
| Dani Dyer | 21 | East London | Day 1 | Walked (Day 2) |

### Elimination chart

    Girls' team
    Boys' team
Team challenge :
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Jenny | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | IMM | WON |
| Mariam | BTM | BTM | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | WON |
| Mettisse | Not in lodge | BTM | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | IMM | IMM | WON |
| Sam | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | BTM | BTM | WON |
| David | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | IMM | BTM | LOSE |
| James | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
| Tristan | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOSE |
| Warren | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | IMM | LOSE |
| Callum | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM | ELIM | |
| Hayley | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |
| Shanice | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | ELIM | | |
| Tom | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | WIN | WIN | ELIM | | |
| Georgia | BTM | SAFE | WIN | BTM | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | | | |
| Sydney | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | WIN | ELIM | | | | |
| Joel | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | Not in lodge | WIN | ELIM | | | | | |
| Lottie | Not in lodge | BTM | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | |
| Ryan | WIN | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| Georgie | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| Tia | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| Dani | LEFT | | | | | | | | | |

#### Notes

* ↑ There was no public vote after the team challenge. In a surprise twist, the winning boys' team was allowed to choose two girls to face elimination. The two chosen girls would compete head-to-head for survival, where only the winner will return to the lodge. The boys chose Georgia and Lottie. Lottie lost the challenge and was eliminated.
* ↑ There was no public vote after the team challenge. Every members in the losing girls' team would all need to compete in a survival challenge. Hayley was the best performing girl in the team challenge, so was immediately made safe. The winning boys' team was allowed to save another girl. They chose to save Mariam. Jenny and Mettisse won the first rounds of the challenge, leaving Sam and Georgia going head-to-head for survival. Georgia lost the challenge and was eliminated.
* ↑ All contestants faced the public vote regardless of winning or losing team challenge. Each team was given the chance to save two members of the opposing team from facing the public vote. The boys chose to save Mettisse and Mariam, whereas the girls decided to save Tristan and David. Tom and Shanice received the fewest votes and were eliminated immediately.
* ↑ All contestants faced the public vote. Each team was given the chance to save two members of their own team from facing the public vote, meaning they will be guaranteed a place in the final. The girls chose to save Jenny and Mettisse, whereas the boys decided to save Tristan and Warren.
* ↑ Dani left the lodge after sustaining an injury during the first team challenge. She was replaced by Lottie.

## Ratings

Official ratings taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. These mostly include ITV2 and ITV2+1. Viewing figures shown are in millions.
| Day | 28–day data | 28–day data | 28–day data |
| Day | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
| Sunday | 1.08 | — | 0.59 |
| Monday | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.51 |
| Tuesday | — | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| Wednesday | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.59 |
| Thursday | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.68 |
| Friday | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.80 |
| Saturday | 0.66 | 0.53 | - |