Which reality series follows couples testing relationships by living separately with single people?

Temptation Island is the reality series in which couples test their relationships while living separately with single people.

The American version premiered on Fox in 2001. Couples arrive together but are separated into different villas, where they live with single men or women. They watch selected video footage from the other villa and eventually decide whether to remain together, leave separately or begin a new relationship.

The format is designed around trust, commitment and temptation rather than a conventional dating competition. The participants are already couples when they enter the programme, which distinguishes the show from Love Island and The Bachelor. The title refers to the pressure created by the island setting and the presence of potential new partners.

Temptation Island is an adaptation of a Dutch reality format. Several versions have been produced internationally, and the American series has returned in different periods with changes to its host, location and rules.

Because the programme uses controlled social conditions and edited footage, its episodes present a constructed television experiment rather than an ordinary holiday or relationship counselling process.