Love Island (American TV series) season 3 explained

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Season Number:3
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Num Days:40
Num Contestants:34
Winner:
  • Korey Gandy
  • Olivia Kaiser
Runner Up:
  • Kyra Lizama
  • Will Moncada
Companion Show:
  • Love Island: The Drop
  • Love Island: Laid Bare
Num Episodes:29
Network:CBS

The third season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on CBS in the United States and CTV in Canada on July 7, 2021. Arielle Vandenberg returned to host the series while Matthew Hoffman provided voice-over narration. The season was filmed in a villa located in Nīnole, Hawaii.[1]

It was the final season of Love Island to be aired on CBS before the series moved to Peacock in 2022.

Format

Love Island is a reality television program in which a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders", are living in a villa in Hawaii. 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 they are later forced to "re-couple" at special ceremonies in which 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, 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 receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains and the other contains nothing. The partner with the envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.[2]

Islanders

The initial Islanders were revealed June 29, 2021.[5] Initially, Tony "Ballo" Caraballo was announced as part of the cast entering for the Casa Amor twist, but was replaced by Kamryn "Kam" Mickens-Bennett the next day.

IslanderAgeResidenceEnteredExitedStatusRef
Korey Gandy28Virginia Beach, VirginiaDay 1Day 40[6]
Olivia Kaiser 28Anchorage, AlaskaDay 1Day 40
Kyra Lizama23Honolulu, HawaiiDay 1Day 40
Will Moncada26Medellín, ColombiaDay 1Day 40
Bailey Marshall23Portland, OregonDay 26Day 40Third place
Jeremy Hershberg27New York, New YorkDay 1Day 40Third place
Alana Paolucci28New York, New YorkDay 26Day 40Fourth place
Charlie Lynch30Houston, TexasDay 19Day 40Fourth place
Andre Brunelli28Miami, FloridaDay 30Day 38
Trina Njoroge25Hacienda Heights, CaliforniaDay 1Day 38
Elly Steffen22Chicago, IllinoisDay 26Day 34
K-Ci Maultsby27 Atlanta, GeorgiaDay 30Day 34
Cashay Proudfoot25Brooklyn, New York[7] Day 1Day 32
Josh Goldstein24Day 1Day 31
Shannon St. Clair25Day 1Day 31
Genevieve Shawcross22West Chester, PennsylvaniaDay 19Day 25
Melvin "Cinco" Holland, Jr.25Day 1Day 25
Leslie Golden24Redwater, TexasDay 19Day 24Removed
Florence "Flo" Mueller26Miami, FloridaDay 19Day 22
Isabel Johnson21Minneapolis, MinnesotaDay 19Day 22
Kay Taylor24Calabasas, CaliforniaDay 19Day 22
Andrew John Phillips28Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDay 19Day 22
Gabe Sadowsky27Nashua, New HampshireDay 19Day 22
Kamryn "Kam" Mickens-Bennett25Summit, New JerseyDay 19Day 22
Raul Frias24Hialeah, FloridaDay 19Day 22
Javonny Vega26Boca Raton, FloridaDay 1Day 17
Wes Ogsbury24Day 12Day 17
Aimee Flores26Los Angeles, CaliforniaDay 3Day 17
Florita Diaz27Miami, FloridaDay 8Day 17
Isaiah Harmison 25Houston, TexasDay 6Day 15
Slade Parker27Day 12Day 14
Lei-Yen Rapp28Day 8Day 11
Roxy Ahmad 24London, United KingdomDay 8Day 11
Christian Longnecker24Oahu, HawaiiDay 1Day 5

Future appearances

Trina Njoroge competed on the Paramount+ original series All Star Shore.[8] Cashay Proudfoot, Javonny Vega, Melvin "Cinco" Holland, Jr. and Shannon St. Clair competed on .[9] Olivia Kaiser competed on seasons 38,[10] 39, and 40 of The Challenge.

Coupling and elimination history

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6
Day 1Day 2Day 5Day 11Day 15style=“width:4%”Day 17style=“width:4%”Day 22style=“width:4%”Day 25style=“width:4%”Day 32style=“width:4%”Day 34style=“width:4%”Day 38style=“width:4%” colspan="2"Final
KoreyKyraSingleTrinaFloritaCashaySafeLeslieSafeOliviaSafe
to dump
Split
the 100k
Winner
(Day 40)
OliviaJavonnyJavonnyJavonnyJavonnyVulnerableSingleSafeKoreySafeWinner
(Day 40)
KyraKoreyWillWillWillWillSafeWillVulnerableWillSafe
to dump
Runner-up
(Day 40)
WillSingleKyraKyraKyraKyraSafeKyraVulnerableKyraSafeRunner-up
(Day 40)
BaileyJeremy Saved
to dump
Third place
(Day 40)
JeremyTrinaAimeeAimeeFloritaVulnerableGenevieveSavedBaileySavedThird place
(Day 40)
AlanaCharlieVulnerable
to dump
Fourth place
(Day 40)
CharlieCashaySafeAlanaVulnerableFourth place
(Day 40)
AndreTrinaSafe
to dump
TrinaJeremyKoreyCincoCincoSavedCincoSavedAndreSafe
EllyK-CiVulnerable
K-CiEllyVulnerable
CashayChristianCincoCincoIsaiah KoreySafeCharlieSafeSingle
JoshShannonShannonShannonShannonSafeShannonSafecolspan="5"
ShannonJoshJoshJoshJoshSafeJoshSafecolspan="5"
GenevieveJeremyVulnerableDumped
(Day 25)
CincoSingleCashayCashayTrinaTrinaSavedTrinaVulnerableDumped
(Day 25)
LeslieKoreyRemoved
(Day 24)
FloSingleDumped
(Day 22)
IsabelSingleDumped
(Day 22)
KaySingleDumped
(Day 22)
AndrewSingleDumped
(Day 22)
GabeSingleDumped
(Day 22)
KamSingleDumped
(Day 22)
RaulSingleDumped
(Day 22)
JavonnyOliviaOliviaOliviaOliviaVulnerableDumped
(Day 17)
WesAimeeVulnerableDumped
(Day 17)
AimeeJeremyJeremyWesVulnerableDumped
(Day 17)
FloritaKoreyJeremyVulnerableDumped
(Day 17)
IsaiahCashay SingleDumped
(Day 15)
Sladecolspan="9"
Lei-YenSingleDumped
(Day 11)
RoxySingleDumped
(Day 11)
ChristianCashaySingleDumped
(Day 5)
Notes1none234none5none6
Walkednonenonenone
RemovednoneLeslienone
DumpedNo
Dumping
Christian

Lei-Yen,
Roxy


Isaiah


Boys' choice
to dump
Andrew, Gabe, Kam, Raul

Cinco

Cashay


Islanders’ choice
to dump

4 of 5 votes
to dump
Alana & Charlie
Bailey & Jeremy
Javonny & Wes
Girls' choice
to dump
Flo, Isabel, Kay

Genevieve

Kyra & Will

Notes

Cinco and Will entered after the initial coupling and were told that after twenty-four hours they'd be allowed to steal a girl from another guy.

America voted for the most compatible couples, with the three couples with the most votes being safe. The 3 saved couples then had to collectively save one more couple. The saved couples saved Cinco & Trina, leaving Aimee & Wes, Florita & Jeremy, and Olivia & Javonny vulnerable. The four saved boys then had to decide which vulnerable woman to save, choosing Olivia, and the 4 saved girls had to decide which vulnerable man to save, choosing Jeremy.

As the final part for the Casa Amor twist in week 4, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Any of the 10 new islanders that remained single by the end of either ceremony was dumped from the villa. However, if one of the 10 original islanders remained single at the end of both ceremonies, they would still remain in the villa, but as a single islander. Andrew, Gabe, Kam, Raul, Flo, Isabel, and Kay remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa.

America voted for their favorite girl and boy islanders, with the three girls and three boys with the most votes being safe. The 6 saved islanders then had to collectively save one more girl and boy islander. The saved girls saved Trina, while the saved boys saved Jeremy, leaving Cinco, Genevieve, Kyra, and Will vulnerable. The four saved girls then had to decide which vulnerable man to save, choosing Will, and the 4 saved boys had to decide which vulnerable woman to save, choosing Kyra.

America voted for the couple with most potential, with the three couples with the most votes being safe. The 3 saved couples then had to collectively save one more couple. The saved couples saved Bailey & Jeremy, leaving Alana & Charlie and Elly & K-Ci vulnerable. The four saved couples then had to decide which vulnerable couple to save, choosing Alana & Charlie.

America voted for which couple they think should win Love Island. The couple with the most votes were declared the winners of Love Island and received the grand prize money.

Episodes

See main article: List of Love Island (American TV series) episodes.

Production

Development

CBS announced that Love Island had been renewed for a third season on January 27, 2021, with Vandenberg confirmed to return as host on the same day.[11] On May 13, 2021, it was announced that the season would be premiering on July 7, 2021, after the premiere of the twenty-third season of Big Brother.[12]

Casting

In an effort to promote diversity, CBS announced a new rule for Love Island and other non-scripted reality television shows on the network, that 50% of all contestants must be a Person of Color or an Indigenous person for the 2021–2022 broadcast season.[13] Along with Big Brother,[14] Kassting, Inc. will no longer be providing casting services for the upcoming third season.[15] Ally Capriotti Grant, an Emmy Award-winning casting director responsible for casting Queer Eye and previous Hell's Kitchen seasons, led the casting efforts for Love Island 3.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Love Island 3's Hawaiian villa was also used by MTV's Ex on The Beach. Andy Dehnart. Andy Dehnart. reality blurred. July 24, 2021. July 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Phillips . Hedy . So You've Been Watching Love Island and Have a Few Questions — Let Us Help . popsugar.com . POPSUGAR . April 4, 2020 . July 16, 2019 .
  3. Web site: Sorren. Martha. Here's How "Love Island" Works, In Case You've New To The Villa. 2021-04-03. www.refinery29.com. en.
  4. Web site: Moylan . Brian . What to Know About Love Island Before Its U.S. Debut . vulture.com . Vulture . April 4, 2020 . July 8, 2019 .
  5. Web site: New Island, New Cast! Here's the Starting Cast of Love Island Season 3 . Bloom . Mike . Parade . June 29, 2021 . June 29, 2021.
  6. Web site: Love Island Cast. www.cbs.com.
  7. Web site: 2021-06-29 . Meet The Cast Of Love Island; Season 3 Premieres On July 7 - CBS Pittsburgh . 2024-07-12 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ossad . Jordana . These Are The All Stars Coming To The Shore . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603172704/http://www.mtv.com/news/3187085/all-star-shore-cast/ . dead . June 3, 2022 . 2022-06-04 . MTV News . en.
  9. Web site: Thompson. Eliza. Tyson! Xavier! Tiffany! 'The Challenge: USA' Cast Revealed. Us Weekly. June 8, 2022. June 8, 2022.
  10. Web site: Longeretta. Emily. 'The Challenge: Ride or Dies' to Test Each Competitor's Closest Relationship: Meet the Season 38 Partners. Variety. September 28, 2022 . September 15, 2022.
  11. Web site: 'Love Island' Renewed At CBS For Season 3. Deadline. January 27, 2021. June 29, 2021.
  12. Web site: Summer Reality Is Around the Corner! CBS Announces Big Brother and Love Island Premiere Dates . Bloom . Mike . Parade . May 13, 2021 . June 29, 2021.
  13. Web site: Garvey . Marianne . CBS commits to more inclusive reality show casts. June 29, 2021. CNN.
  14. Web site: Big Brother: Longtime Casting Director Robyn Kass Not Working On BB23. June 29, 2021 . ScreenRant. 22 January 2021.
  15. Web site: Kassting, Inc. - Showlist.
  16. Web site: I GOT A TEXT! . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/acapricious/2435849375417463471 . 2021-12-25 . registration. Capriotti Grant . Ally . . November 5, 2020 . June 29, 2021.