Love Island is coming to an end. The finale for Love Island will take place on Monday August 23 and we know, from previous years, it can be tough to take at times.
At the beginning, tuning in at 9pm every night can seem a slog, but soon enough it's as natural as spending 453 hour trying to flick through Netflix on a Friday night trying to find a film you've not watched.
So, as Love Island comes to an end, we thought it was important not to leave you without a safety net. Yes, you could socialise finally. But you could aaaaalso dig into some of the great TV that's starting juuuuust in time, or has crept up in the last few weeks and you've missed it because... well, there's just no point starting something else is there when your life is consumed?
Here's our pick of the best TV shows to watch now that Love Island is coming to an end.
Best New TV Shows To Watch Now Love Island Is Over
Celebrity Masterchef - BBC iPlayer
There's something super-comforting about Celebrity Masterchef being back on our screens at this time of year. And this year, it features Bez, Katie Price and Su Pollard. We have a sneaky suspicion it will be the most memed show of the autumn…
Sexy Beasts - Netflix
Real-life singles sport elaborate makeup and prosthetics to put true blind-date chemistry to the test. But like... quite extreme prosthetics... You might not have wanted to start while devoted to Love Island. But we're here to tell you it's been OVERLOOKED.
My Unorthodox Life - Netflix
Follow Julia Haart, Elite World Group CEO and a former member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and her adult kids in this reality series.With nine 40-ish minute episodes, it's sure to keep you busy while wondering where Teddy and Faye are that exact second.
The White Lotus
Set to be THE TV show of the summer, you can read our breakdown of why The White Lotus is your next must-see here...
Making The Cut - Amazon Prime
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn take 12 established fashion designers around the world as they fight to become the next global fashion brand... you can buy the winning looks too.
Changing Rooms - Channel 4 and All 4
Changing Rooms is BACK... and with all of us more obsessed with (or trapped in?) our homes, it makes for great viewing...
Married at First Sight - Channel 4 / All4
Following the successful Australian version of Married At First Sight, this new UK series will follow eight couples as they meet for the very first time at the altar. Mel Schilling, Paul C Bronson and Charlene Douglas will appear as relationship experts to help the couples navigate their happily ever after.Read everything you need to know about the new series here.
Love Is Blind: After The Altar - Netflix
If you thought Love Is Blind was... SOMETHING, wait until you dig into these three reunion episodes, as the couples 'celebrate' the two year anniversary of SOME of them getting married... DAMIAN has to be seen to be believed...Soon as you're done, read our piece on everything we learned.
Cruel Summer - Amazon Prime
Exec-produced by Jessica Biel (The Sinner fans will know when it comes to addictive mysteries, this is a good sign) Cruel Summer is told over three summers, tracking back and forth what happened between two teenage girls in the 90s... we don't want to say much more than that. But worth it for all the nostalgia (and then get wrapped up in the mystery...)
Ready To Mingle - ITV 2
Hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, the series will follow a single girl in the search for her perfect partner, as twelve male suitors compete for her affections and the chance to win a big money prize. So far, so... BUT in a mischievous twist, not all the boys are single with a number of them being guided by their partners in pursuit of the prize... Ok fair enough, that's pretty good...
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Hayu / Amazon Prime
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is having one of its all-time great seasons, fans agree, as the scandal around Erin Brockovich's real-life lawyer Tom Giradi – now accused of embezzling funds from actual widows and orphans, and whose estranged wife Erika Jayne stars in the reality show – plays out in (almost) real-time on screen. It's reality TV turned true crime.