Paradise Island

Paradise Island is a reality dating competition series aired on x|MTV. The show features 24 single men and women looking for love in a tropical location. Its companion series is The Paradise Island/Ibiza Challenge.

Format
Each season begins with 12 single men and 12 single women moving into a house together in a tropical location. The females then compete in a competition, with the last-place female in the competition getting eliminated from the game. The remaining eleven then choose from the 12 men to be their partner in the first week, with the one man not selected being eliminated as well. After the eleven partnerships are formed, the groups compete in a challenge. The winning team wins immunity and is then allowed to stay together as a team or switch partners. If one partner wants to switch, then the other must as well.

After the challenge, there is a matching ceremony. The winning team is allowed first pick, and if they choose a new partner, that partner is not allowed to reject them. The remaining couples are then allowed to switch partners or stay together, in the order of how they finished in the challenge. The last male and female remaining, whether it's the last-placed couple in the challenge or a male and a female who were dumped by their partners and rejected by the others. This happens each week until the final three, when the three remaining partnerships are locked-in for the game. The final three then compete in a massive challenge, with the winners receiving $100,000 each and a romantic vacation for two anywhere in the world.

Cast
Each season begins with an entirely new cast consisting of 12 men and 12 women. Cast members frequently return for the show's companion series The Paradise Island/Ibiza Challenge.