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Love Island USA (also known as Love Island from seasons 1–3) is an American dating reality show based on the British series Love Island. The series was originally announced and commissioned in 2018, by CBS, and premiered on July 9, 2019, where it aired for its first three seasons. The series was then sold to Peacock starting from the fourth season.[6] The show is presented by Ariana Madix and narrated by Iain Stirling. The show was previously hosted by Arielle Vandenberg for its first three seasons and Sarah Hyland for its fourth and fifth seasons.[7][8][9] The series has achieved greater success on Peacock. The show notably broke viewership records during its sixth and seventh seasons, becoming the #1 reality series in the U.S. across all streaming platforms with 434 million minutes viewed, according to Nielsen data. Those records were then broken again with the eighth season achieving over 2.3 billion minutes streamed halfway through the season.[10][11] The series is notable for strategically utilizing social media to promote the show, with clips often going viral across varied platforms, leading many critics to label it a "pop culture phenomenon."[12][13][14][15] As a result of its success, Peacock green-lit a spin-off titled Love Island: Beyond the Villa, which premiered on July 13, 2025.[16][17] The eighth season premiered on June 2, 2026.[18] #LoveIsland #loveislandusa #loveislandseason8 #toohottohandle #thebachelor #loveisblind #bigbrother #survivalgame #thecircle #catfish #americanidol #thevoice #tvshows #americantvshow #explained #lightyagami #kira