Love Island (American TV series) season 7

The seventh season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on June 3, 2025. The season is hosted by Ariana Madix.

Love Island is a reality television program where a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders," are living in a villa in Fiji. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the islanders must be in a relationship with another islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but will later "re-couple" at special ceremonies where they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone.^[2] While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dates, dumpings, and re-couplings. While the Islanders might appear to have unmediated access to the outside world, they are limited in both their alcohol consumption and communication with the outside world.^[3]

The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the Hideaway or a special date.^[4]

Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped," for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.^[4]

At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes from the public is given two envelopes: one for each partner. One envelope contains $100,000 while the other is empty. The partner with the $100,000 envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.^[2]

The original islanders were announced on May 29, 2025.^[5][6]

Yulissa Escobar was removed from the villa on Day 3 after videos surfaced online of her using racial slurs. ^[7][8] Cierra Ortega was also removed from the villa on Day 26 after instagram stories resurfaced online of her using racial slurs.^[9][10]

Zak Srakaew, a Casa Amor bombshell, previously appeared on season 20 of Big Brother UK.^[11]

On November 23, 2023, Peacock renewed Love Island: USA for both season six and seven.^[21] Ariana Madix returned as host for her second season, with Iain Stirling once again providing narration.^[22] Love Island Australia host Sophie Monk joined as the new host of Love Island USA: Aftersun, though Maura Higgins is expected to return later in the season.^[23] Season two finalist Cely Vazquez returned as social media ambassador alongside Love Island Australia contestant Callum Hole, who brought all the behind-the-scenes gossip and interviews.^[24] Eyal Booker filled in as the Aftersun host for one episode, while Paige DeSorbo and Megan Thee Stallion made a special appearance in the villa to host a competition each.^[25][26]

The seventh season of Love Island USA, which premiered on Peacock on June 3, 2025, achieved significant viewership success and generated considerable discussion, though its critical reception has been mixed. Early figures from Nielsen Media Research indicated that the season ranked as the No. 2 most-watched streaming original program and the No. 1 most-watched streaming reality series for the week of June 9, 2025. The premiere episode's average audience quadrupled since its debut, and the season's most-watched day occurred on June 23, 2025, with the introduction of the Casa Amor twist.^{[28] [29]} Additionally, Luminate streaming data reported 1.2 billion minutes viewed across the first nine available episodes, making it the second most-watched streaming show on television. The season also demonstrated strong digital engagement, generating 54 million social interactions across platforms and over 623 million video views on TikTok, a 232% increase from the previous season.^[30][31] New viewers constituted 39% of the audience, and nearly 30% of all viewing occurred on mobile devices, making it Peacock's biggest mobile audience for an entertainment series to date.^[32][33]

Despite strong viewership, critical and audience reception has been mixed. While the premiere was noted for its "steamy new twists" and "bold choices," with some suggesting the show was "back, and better than ever," concerns were raised about the new cast living up to the previous season's success.^[34] As the season progressed, some critics described it as "turning into the worst yet," citing overt producer involvement in villa dumpings and recouplings, which led to suspicions of rigged fan votes to keep "drama-delivering" contestants over those forming genuine connections.^[35]