“Love Island USA” is officially the series of the summer. Additionally, 35% of viewers were new to the series, not having watched previous seasons, and nearly half of viewers watched the series with at least one other person. Popular on VarietyBy Nielsen’s measure, “Love Island USA” Season 8 is the most-watched streaming series of summer 2026 in addition to being the No. News of “Love Island” Season 8’s ratings success comes ahead of the reunion special on Aug. 31, which will be hosted by Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen on Peacock. “Love Island USA” is produced by ITV America in association with Lifted Entertainment and WPP Media Company’s Motion Entertainment.