Love Island will not be investigated by Ofcom investigation - despite receiving more than 7,000 complaints this year.
The ITV2 show was hit by criticism over allegations of 'bullying' and 'toxic behaviour' from the male contestants.
Some 7,842 official complaints were filed by fans, but now the broadcasting watchdog has revealed it won't be taking action over the series.
A spokesperson for Ofcom told the Mirror: "We carefully assessed complaints about this series on a range of issues including alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour.
“We recognise that emotionally-charged or confrontational scenes can upset some viewers. But, in our view, negative behaviour in the villa was not shown in a positive light.
"We also took into account that the format of this reality show is well-established and viewers would expect to see the highs and lows as couples’ relationships are tested."
The communications regulator received more than 1,500 complaints following the treatment of Tasha Ghouri during the summer.
She was reduced to tears after a ‘Song, Marry, Pie’ challenge where boys Dami Hope, Luca Bish and Davide Sanclimenti appeared to target the 24-year-old.
Tasha, who finished in the final alongside Andrew Le Page, later admitted that her treatment in the villa almost caused the couple to quit the show.
There were also complaints about the treatment of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu by male contestants as well as concern about "controlling and possessive behaviour" among contestants.
A top boss at ITV defended the show during a recent debate saying there is always a “certain risk” to going on TV.
Kevin Lygo told an audience at the Edinburgh TV Festival the only possible way of avoiding drama on reality TV would be to stop it all together.
“We are moving into a different era here and we have to be very mindful that there is a certain risk to going on television,” he said.
He then went on to reveal the “rigorous controls” the network has in place after contestants appear on TV, saying “physiologists are involved”.
Kevin added: "Broadcasters are now very well informed and impose conditions on commissions that duty of care is uppermost in producers in minds.
"It's come on in leaps and bounds. It got its wake up call a few years ago, and now members of the public who are on shows, especially shows that are on for quite a while, are taken through rigorous controls of this is what it's going to be like."
The Mirror has contacted ITV for comment.
The latest series of Love Island ended with Turkish actress Ekin-Su Culculoglu, 28, and Italian business owner Davide Sanclimenti, 27, crowned as winners.
ITV recently announced there will be two series of the show in 2023 – a winter series in South Africa and a summer series in Majorca.
The show’s host Laura Whitmore announced recently that she will not return as host, saying in a post on Instagram that there were “certain elements of the show” she had found difficult “that cannot be changed some due to the format, including the flying back and forth to South Africa along with my new conflicting projects”.
