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When does 'Love Island USA' come out? See Season 7 episode schedule
When does 'Love Island USA' come out? See Season 7 episode schedule
The Season 7 premiere of "Love Island USA" was a bit delayed, but the 10 new islanders still came in hot.
Hosted by Ariana Madix, the dating competition show follows a group of singles navigating love during the summer of a lifetime at a luxury villa in Fiji.
Throughout the show, fans can cast their votes for their favorite couples, who are competing for a $100,000 prize.
Here's what we know about "Love Island: USA" Season 7 schedule.
'Love Island USA': Season 7 premiere delay frustrates fans
When will new 'Love Island: USA' episodes be released?
The "Love Island USA" Season 7 premiere was set to air on Peacock on Tuesday, June 3 at 9 pm ET, though it ended up dropping about 40 minutes behind schedule. Peacock did not specify a reason for the delay.
New episodes are scheduled to drop daily for the remainder of the premiere week through Sunday, June 8. Episodes are released at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Saturday's episode is reserved for "Aftersun," the dating program's talk show.
Starting next week, June 9, the show's streaming schedule will be Thursdays to Tuesdays, meaning the only day without a new episode will be Wednesdays.
Which islanders are coupled up during the first episode?
Chelley Bissainthe, 27, from Orlando, Florida, and Austin Shepard, 26, from Northville, Michigan
Ace Greene, 22, from Los Angeles, and Yulissa Escobar, 27, from Miami, Florida
Olandria Carthen, 27, from Decatur, Alabama, and Taylor Williams, 24, from Oklahoma City
Huda Mustafa, 24, from Raleigh, North Carolina, and Jeremiah Brown, 25, from Los Angeles
Belle-A Walker, 22, from Honolulu, and Nicolas Vansteenberghe, 24, from Jacksonville, Florida
Who were the first bombshells to enter the villa?
The two bombshells came in with a bang during a discreet blindfold kissing challenge and gave a smooch to each coupled up islander.
"Tonight, I thought I'd give you all a chance to make a play for the person you may have a thing for but haven't kissed yet," Madix said to the group towards the end of the episode.
New bombshells:
Charlie, 27, from the UK
Cierra, 25, from Arizona
'Meet The Islanders' Trailer
Contributing: Melina Khan, USA TODAY
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@
