Love Island (American TV series) season 5
| Love Island | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster for the season | |
| Hosted by | Sarah Hyland |
| No. of days | 32 |
| No. of contestants | 33 |
| Winners | Hannah Wright Marco Donatelli |
| Runners-up | Kassy Castillo Leonardo Dionicio |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | July 18 – August 27, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on July 18, 2023.[1]
Format
[edit]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 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 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 $100,000 and the other contains nothing. 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]
Islanders
[edit]The original Islanders were revealed on July 11, 2023, one week before the series launch.[5]
Matia Marcantuoni previously appeared as a contestant on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada.
On Day 25, Scott van-der-Sluis entered the villa. He previously appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island in the United Kingdom just weeks before.
| Islander | Age | Hometown | Entered | Exited | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Wright | 24 | Palm Springs, California | Day 2 | Day 32 | Winner | [6] |
| Marco Donatelli | 22 | Girard, Ohio | Day 1 | Day 32 | Winner | |
| Kassandra "Kassy" Castillo | 22 | Fort Worth, Texas | Day 1 | Day 32 | Runner-up | |
| Leonardo Dionicio | 21 | West Hartford, Connecticut | Day 1 | Day 32 | Runner-up | |
| Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen | 23 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Day 1 | Day 32 | Third place | |
| Taylor Smith | 24 | Orange County, California | Day 17 | Day 32 | Third place | |
| Carmen Kocourek | 22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Day 2 | Day 32 | Fourth place | |
| Kenzo Nudo | 26 | Phoenix, Arizona | Day 10 | Day 32 | Fourth place | |
| Johnnie Garcia | 25 | Whittier, California | Day 17 | Day 30 | Dumped | |
| Scott van-der-Sluis | 22 | Connah's Quay, United Kingdom | Day 25 | Day 30 | Dumped | |
| Destiny Davis | 27 | Florissant, Missouri | Day 1 | Day 30 | Dumped | |
| Kyle Darden | 24 | Floral Park, New York[7] | Day 16 | Day 30 | Dumped | |
| Imani Wheeler | 22 | Sacramento, California | Day 13 | Day 28 | Dumped | |
| Isiah "Zay" Harayda | 23 | Long Island, New York | Day 16 | Day 28 | Dumped | |
| Matia Marcantuoni | 29 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Day 16 | Day 27 | Dumped | |
| Jonah Allman | 24 | Rancho Murieta, California | Day 10 | Day 24 | Walked | |
| Vickala "Kay Kay" Gray | 25 | Palestine, Texas | Day 1 | Day 24 | Walked | |
| Mike Stark | 22 | Augusta, Georgia | Day 13 | Day 24 | Dumped | |
| Taylor Chmelka | 23 | San Diego, California | Day 17 | Day 24 | Dumped | |
| Keenan Anunay | 23 | Washington, D.C. | Day 1 | Day 24 | Dumped | |
| Hannah Ortega | 22 | Coral Springs, Florida | Day 18 | Day 24 | Dumped | |
| Allie Ryan | 28 | Madison, Wisconsin | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Ashley Sims | 23 | Jefferson City, Missouri | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Brandon Janse Van Vuuren | 22 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Dasja Johnson | 27 | Harrells, North Carolina | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Eddie Brown | 26 | Lagos, Nigeria | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Najah Fleary | 25 | Bladensburg, Maryland | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Robert "Rob" Rausch | 24 | Florence, Alabama | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped | |
| Harrison Luna | 26 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Day 4 | Day 15 | Dumped | |
| Emily Chavez | 25 | Houston, Texas | Day 10 | Day 15 | Dumped | |
| Anna Kurdys | 22 | Boca Raton, Florida | Day 1 | Day 11 | Walked | |
| Victor Gonzalez | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia | Day 1 | Day 8 | Dumped | |
| Jasmine Sklavanitis | 24 | Mount Morris, Illinois | Day 1 | Day 5 | Dumped |
Future appearances
[edit]Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen competed on the second season of the Peacock reality TV series The Traitors.[8]
Scott and Imani appeared on Love Island Games. Rob returned as an original Islander and Kassy and Harrison will return as bombshells for the sixth season of Love Island USA.
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]On February 23, 2022, it was announced that the series would no longer air on CBS, who aired the first three seasons. The series was picked up for two additional seasons, including the fifth season by Peacock, with Sarah Hyland as host. Iain Stirling as narrator and Maura Higgins as social media ambassador, bringing all the behind the scenes gossip and interviews.[9][10][11]
The season was filmed in Fiji.[1]
Coupling and elimination history
[edit]| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 11 | Day 15 | Day 21 | Day 24 | Day 27 | Day 28 | Day 30 | Final | ||
| Marco | Destiny | Hannah W. | Hannah W. | Victor to save |
Hannah W. | Safe | Hannah W. | Safe | Hannah W. | Destiny & Kyle to dump |
Finalist | Split the 100k |
Winner (Day 32) |
| Hannah W. | Single | Marco | Marco | Carmen to save |
Marco | Safe | Marco | Safe | Marco | Finalist | Winner (Day 32) | ||
| Kassy | Leonardo | Bergie | Carmen to save |
Leonardo | Vulnerable | Matia | Safe | Leonardo | Imani & Zay to dump |
Finalist | Runner-up (Day 32) | ||
| Leonardo | Kassy | Anna | Victor to save |
Kassy | Vulnerable | Johnnie | Vulnerable | Kassy | Finalist | Runner-up (Day 32) | |||
| Bergie | Anna | Single | Kassy | Carmen to save |
Single | Safe | Taylor S. | Safe | Taylor S. | Johnnie & Scott to dump |
Finalist | Third place (Day 32) | |
| Taylor S. | Not in Villa | Bergie | Vulnerable | Bergie | Finalist | Third place (Day 32) | |||||||
| Carmen | Single | Victor | Victor | Vulnerable | Kenzo | Vulnerable | Kenzo | Safe | Kenzo | Imani & Zay to dump |
Finalist | Fourth place (Day 32) | |
| Kenzo | Not in Villa | Carmen | Vulnerable | Carmen | Safe | Carmen | Finalist | Fourth place (Day 32) | |||||
| Johnnie | Not in Villa | Leonardo | Vulnerable | Scott | Imani & Zay to dump |
Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | ||||||
| Scott | Not in Villa | Johnnie | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | |||||||||
| Destiny | Marco | Single | Harrison | Carmen to save |
Jonah | Vulnerable | Zay | Safe | Kyle | Imani & Zay to dump |
Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | |
| Kyle | Not in Villa | Imani | Safe | Destiny | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | |||||||
| Imani | Not in Villa | Immune | Kyle | Safe | Zay | Destiny & Kyle to dump |
Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||
| Zay | Not in Villa | Destiny | Vulnerable | Imani | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||
| Matia | Not in Villa | Kassy | Safe | Single | Dumped (Day 27) | ||||||||
| Jonah | Not in Villa | Destiny | Safe | Taylor C. | Safe | Walked (Day 24) | |||||||
| Kay Kay | Keenan | Keenan | Carmen to save |
Keenan | Safe | Single | Safe | Walked (Day 24) | |||||
| Mike | Not in Villa | Immune | Hannah O. | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | ||||||||
| Taylor C. | Not in Villa | Jonah | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | |||||||||
| Keenan | Kay Kay | Kay Kay | Victor to save |
Kay Kay | Vulnerable | Single | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | |||||
| Hannah O. | Not in Villa | Mike | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | |||||||||
| Allie | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Ashley | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Dasja | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Najah | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Brandon | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Eddie | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Rob | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | ||||||||||
| Harrison | Not in Villa | Destiny | Victor to save |
Emily | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||
| Emily | Not in Villa | Harrison | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||||
| Anna | Bergie | Single | Leonardo | Carmen to save |
Walked (Day 11) | ||||||||
| Victor | Jasmine | Carmen | Carmen | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 8) | ||||||||
| Jasmine | Victor | Single | Dumped (Day 5) | ||||||||||
| Notes | 1 | 2 | none | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | none | 8 | 9 | ||
| Walked | none | Anna | none | Kay Kay, Jonah |
none | ||||||||
| Dumped | No Dumping |
Jasmine Failed to couple up |
Victor 4 of 10 votes to save |
No Dumping |
Emily Boys’ choice to dump |
Allie, Ashley, Dasja, Najah Failed to couple up |
Hannah O., Taylor C. America's choice to dump |
Matia Failed to couple up |
Imani & Zay 4 of 7 votes to dump |
Destiny & Kyle Johnnie & Scott America's choice to dump |
Carmen & Kenzo Fewest votes to win | ||
| Bergie & Taylor S. Third–most votes to win | |||||||||||||
| Harrison Girls’ choice to dump |
Brandon, Eddie, Rob Failed to couple up |
Keenan, Mike America's choice to dump |
Kassy & Leonardo Second–most votes to win | ||||||||||
| Hannah W. & Marco Most votes to win | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^Note 1 : On Night 1, the islanders were told to vote for the least compatible couple. Anna & Bergie received 4 out of 5 votes. Afterwards, Anna & Bergie had to choose one of the two of them to dump from the villa. Bergie chose to dump himself from the villa, but returned the next day with new Islanders Carmen and Hannah.
- ^Note 2 : Carmen and Hannah entered the villa after the initial coupling and were told that after twenty-four hours they'd be allowed to steal a guy from another girl.
- ^Note 3 : For winning the "Mr. and Mrs." game, Hannah & Marco won immunity that kept them safe from being voted in the first public dumping. In addition, they also won the power to save another couple from the first public dumping. They chose Anna & Leonardo. America then voted for their favorite couples. Carmen & Victor received the fewest votes and were left vulnerable, as it was up to the other islanders to choose who would be dumped from the villa. The islanders chose to dump Victor.
- ^Note 4 : On Day 11, it was revealed that the islanders would recouple, with the new bombshells (Emily, Jonah, & Kenzo) getting first pick. At the end of the recoupling, Bergie was left single as Anna decided to voluntarily leave the villa.
- ^Note 5 : America voted for their favorite islanders. The top three boys and the top two girls who received the most votes were granted safety. As new islanders, Imani and Mike were immune from the vote. The three safe boys then had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Emily, and the two safe girls had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Harrison.
- ^Note 6 : As the final part for the Casa Amor twist in week 3, 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 14 new islanders that remained single by the end of either ceremony was dumped from the villa. However, if one of the 13 original islanders remained single at the end of both ceremonies, they would still remain in the villa, but as a single islander. Allie, Ashley, Dasja, Najah, Brandon, Eddie, and Rob remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 7 : America voted for their favorite islanders. The top six boys and the top six girls who received the most votes were granted safety. The two vulnerable boys and two vulnerable girls who received the fewest votes were dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 8 : America voted for their favorite couple. The top four couples who received the most votes were granted a spot in the final. The two vulnerable couples who received the fewest votes were dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 9 : 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
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original release date [12] | Prod. code [12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||||||||||||
| 124 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Day 1 | July 18, 2023 | 501 | |||||||
| 125 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Days 1–2 | July 19, 2023 | 502 | |||||||
| 126 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Days 2–3 | July 20, 2023 | 503 | |||||||
| 127 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Days 3–4 | July 21, 2023 | 504 | |||||||
| 128 | 5 | "Episode 5: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | July 22, 2023 | 505 | |||||||
| 129 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Days 4–5 | July 23, 2023 | 506 | |||||||
| 130 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Days 5–6 | July 24, 2023 | 507 | |||||||
| 131 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Days 6–7 | July 25, 2023 | 508 | |||||||
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| 132 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Days 7–8 | July 27, 2023 | 509 | |||||||
| 133 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Days 8–9 | July 28, 2023 | 510 | |||||||
| 134 | 11 | "Episode 11: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | July 29, 2023 | 511 | |||||||
| 135 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Days 9–10 | July 30, 2023 | 512 | |||||||
| 136 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 10–11 | July 31, 2023 | 513 | |||||||
| 137 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Days 11–12 | August 1, 2023 | 514 | |||||||
| 138 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 12–13 | August 3, 2023 | 515 | |||||||
| 139 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Days 13–14 | August 4, 2023 | 516 | |||||||
| 140 | 17 | "Episode 17: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | August 5, 2023 | 517 | |||||||
| Week 3 | ||||||||||||
| 141 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Days 14–15 | August 6, 2023 | 518 | |||||||
| 142 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 15–16 | August 7, 2023 | 519 | |||||||
| 143 | 20 | "Episode 20" | Days 16–17 | August 8, 2023 | 520 | |||||||
| 144 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Days 17–18 | August 9, 2023 | 521 | |||||||
| 145 | 22 | "Episode 22" | Days 18–19 | August 10, 2023 | 522 | |||||||
| 146 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Days 19–20 | August 11, 2023 | 523 | |||||||
| 147 | 24 | "Episode 24: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | August 12, 2023 | 524 | |||||||
| 148 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Days 20–21 | August 13, 2023 | 525 | |||||||
| Week 4 | ||||||||||||
| 149 | 26 | "Episode 26" | Days 21–22 | August 14, 2023 | 526 | |||||||
| 150 | 27 | "Episode 27" | Days 22–23 | August 15, 2023 | 527 | |||||||
| 151 | 28 | "Episode 28" | Days 23–24 | August 17, 2023 | 528 | |||||||
| 152 | 29 | "Episode 29" | Days 24–25 | August 18, 2023 | 529 | |||||||
| 153 | 30 | "Episode 30: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | August 19, 2023 | 530 | |||||||
| 154 | 31 | "Episode 31" | Days 25–26 | August 20, 2023 | 531 | |||||||
| 155 | 32 | "Episode 32" | Days 26–27 | August 21, 2023 | 532 | |||||||
| 156 | 33 | "Episode 33" | Days 27–28 | August 22, 2023 | 533 | |||||||
| Week 5 | ||||||||||||
| 157 | 34 | "Episode 34" | Days 28–29 | August 24, 2023 | 534 | |||||||
| 158 | 35 | "Episode 35" | Days 29–30 | August 25, 2023 | 535 | |||||||
| 159 | 36 | "Episode 36: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | August 26, 2023 | 536 | |||||||
| 160 | 37 | "Episode 37" | Days 30–32 | August 27, 2023 | 537 | |||||||
References
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- ^ "Love Island USA Season 5: Meet the Cast". E! News. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Haynes, Carl (July 18, 2023). "Love Island USA Season 5: Meet the Islanders". Peacock.
- ^ https://decider.com/2023/08/07/love-island-usa-reveals-13-bombshells-casa-amor/
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- ^ McLoughlin, Lisa (July 14, 2023). "Former Islander Maura Higgins lands major job on Love Island USA". Evening Standard. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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