Love Island (American TV series)

Love Island (stylized as love island and also known as Love Island USA outside of the U.S.[5]) is an American dating reality show based on the British series Love Island. The series was announced and commissioned on August 8, 2018, by CBS. It premiered on July 9, 2019, on CBS.[6] The series is simulcast in Canada on CTV.

Love Island
Also known asLove Island USA
GenreReality
Based onLove Island
by Richard Cowles
Presented byArielle Vandenberg[1]
StarringLove Island cast members
Narrated byMatthew Hoffman[2]
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Mandy Morris
  • Simon Thomas
  • Ben Thursby-Palmer
  • David George
  • Adam Sher
  • David Eilenberg
  • Richard Foster
  • Chet Fenster
Production location(s)Fiji[3]
CinematographyQuinn Jessop
Production company(s)ITV Entertainment
DistributorITV Studios Global Entertainment
Motion Content Group
Budget$30 million[4]
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJuly 9, 2019 (2019-07-09) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsLove Island
External links
Website

On August 1, 2019, the show was renewed for a second season and was originally scheduled to premiere on May 21, 2020. However due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the second season has been placed on hold.

Format

Love Island involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa in Fiji, constantly under video surveillance. To survive in the villa the Islanders must be coupled up with another Islander, whether it be for love, friendship or money, as the overall winning couple receives $100,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up for the first time based on first impressions, but over the duration of the series, they are forced to "re-couple" where they can choose (or be chosen) to remain in their current couple or swap and change.

Any Islander who remains single after the coupling is eliminated and "dumped" from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via a public vote during the series. The public can vote for their favorite couple or who they think is the most compatible through the Love Island app available on smartphones. Couples who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. Occasionally, twists may occur where the islanders must eliminate each other. During the final week, the public vote for which couple they want to win the series and take home the prize.

Whilst in the villa, each Islander has their own phone with which they can only contact other Islanders via text – or receive texts informing them of the latest challenges, dumping, or re-coupling. Islanders and couples must typically take part in many games and challenges designed to test their physical and mental abilities, with the winners receiving special prizes afterward. Some Islanders are also sent on dates outside the villa or can win dates by winning challenges.

Production

Development

On February 22, 2006, it was announced that an American version of Celebrity Love Island was in development at MyNetworkTV, but the show was not produced.[7][8] On August 8, 2018, it was reported that CBS acquired the rights to an American non-celebrity version of the series from ITV Studios and Motion Content Group with David George, Adam Sher, and David Eilenberg serving as executive producers.[9] Simon Thomas, Mandy Morris, Ben Thursby, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster later joined the series as additional executive producers in addition to the original three.[10] Arielle Vandenberg was later announced to be hosting the series.[11]

The first season of Love Island ran from July 9, 2019, to August 7, 2019. The show was renewed for a second season on August 1, 2019, while the first season was still being broadcast. CBS initially announced on February 14, 2020 the second season would premiere on May 21, 2020.[12] The second season was subsequently placed on hold with a new season premiere date to be determined after the network announced on April 7 they would launch CBS Sunday Movie for a five week run starting on May 3 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[13]

Broadcast

Love Island opened with a 90-minute premiere on July 9, 2019, and aired every weeknight through August 7, 2019, for a total of twenty-two episodes in its first season.[14][15] In addition to the CBS broadcasts, the series is simulcast on CTV in Canada.[16]

Episodes
SeasonDaysIslandersWinnerRunner-upPrize MoneyEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
13125Zac Mirabelli
Elizabeth Weber		Dylan Curry
Alexandra Stewart		$100,00022July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)2.19
2[17][13]TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBATBATBD

Season 1 (2019)
Main article: Love Island (American season 1)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [15]US viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
Week 1
11"Episode 1"Days 1–3July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)2.61[18]0.6/3[18]
22"Episode 2"Day 3July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)2.59[19]0.6/4[19]
33"Episode 3"Days 3–5July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)2.51[20]0.6/4[20]
44"Episode 4"Days 5–6July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)2.03[21]0.4/3[21]
Week 2
55"Episode 5"Days 6–10July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)1.98[22]0.5/3[22]
66"Episode 6"Day 10July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)2.25[23]0.5/3[23]
77"Episode 7"Days 10–11July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)2.40[24]0.5/3[24]
88"Episode 8"Days 11–12July 18, 2019 (2019-07-18)2.25[25]0.5/3[25]
99"Episode 9"Day 12July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)2.16[26]0.5/4[26]
Week 3
1010"Episode 10"Days 12–15July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)1.88[27]0.4/3[27]
1111"Episode 11"Day 15July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)2.14[28]0.4/3[28]
1212"Episode 12"Days 15–17July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)2.24[29]0.5/3[29]
1313"Episode 13"Day 18July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)2.18[30]0.5/3[30]
1414"Episode 14"Days 18–20July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)1.97[31]0.3/3[31]
Week 4
1515"Episode 15"Days 20–22July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)2.05[32]0.4/2[32]
1616"Episode 16"Days 22–24July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)1.91[33]0.4/2[33]
1717"Episode 17"Days 24–25July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)2.38[34]0.5/3[34]
1818"Episode 18"Days 25–26August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)2.26[35]0.5/3[35]
1919"Episode 19"Days 26–27August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)1.92[36]0.3/3[36]
Week 5
2020"Episode 20"Days 27–30August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)2.00[37]0.4/2[37]
2121"Episode 21"Days 29–32August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)1.95[38]0.4/3[38]
2222"Episode 22"Day 32August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)2.54[39]0.5/3[39]

Season 2
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [40]US viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18–49)
Week 1
231"Episode 1"TBATBATBDTBA
242"Episode 2"TBATBATBDTBA
253"Episode 3"TBATBATBDTBA
264"Episode 4"TBATBATBDTBA
275"Episode 5"TBATBATBDTBA
286"Episode 6"TBATBATBDTBA
297"Episode 7"TBATBATBDTBA

Reception
Viewership and ratings per season of Love Island
SeasonTimeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last airedTV seasonViewership
rank		Avg. viewers
(millions)		18–49
rank		Avg. 18–49
rating
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Weeknights 8 p.m.22 July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09) 2.61 August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) 2.542018–19TBDTBDTBDTBD
2 TBATBA TBA TBD TBA TBD2019–20TBDTBDTBDTBD
Love Island : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213141516171819202122
12.612.592.512.031.982.252.402.252.161.882.142.242.181.972.051.912.382.261.922.001.952.54
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research.[41]

See also

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