The first season Love Island Games is a spin-off of the reality dating series Love Island. It features previous Love Island contestants from various countries in the franchise competing in challenges. The show premiered on 1 November 2023 and was released on Peacock in the United States. Hosted by Maya Jama and narrated by Iain Stirling.
| Love Island Games | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 | |
| Hosted by | |
| No. of days | 17 |
| No. of contestants | 26 |
| Winners | Jack Fowler Justine Ndiba |
| Runners-up | Aurelia Lamprecht Johnny Middlebrooks |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | November 1 – November 20, 2023 |
Production
editIn April 2023, it was reported that Love Island Games, a spin-off of the reality dating franchise Love Island had been commissioned by American streaming service Peacock.[1] In August 2023, Maya Jama, who has presented the British version of the show since its ninth series, was announced as the show's host.[2][3] Iain Stirling who has narrated the British version since its inception and American version since its fourth season, was announced as narrator.[4][5] The series began filming in Fiji in September 2023, and began broadcasting on 1 November 2023.[6][7] Maura Higgins, who was a contestant on the fifth series of the British version, served as the show's social media ambassador.[8]
Following the conclusion of the sixth season of the American version, it was announced in August 2024 that the series had been renewed for a second season.[9]
Format
editLove Island Games will see former contestants who have previously appeared on Love Island competing for "another shot at love" in a brand new format which will include both team and couples challenges, in addition to the original format that will feature recouplings, arrivals and eliminations, as well as new competition twists.[10][11]
Islanders
editThe contestants competing in Love Island Games were announced on 4 October 2023.[12][13][14]
| Islander | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) | Entered | Exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Ndiba | 30 | Rockaway, United States | US season 2 | Day 1 | Day 17 | Winner |
| Jack Fowler | 27 | London, United Kingdom | UK series 4 | Day 1 | Day 17 | Winner |
| Aurelia Lamprecht | 25 | Frankfurt, Germany | Germany season 4 | Day 12 | Day 17 | Runner-up |
| Johnny Middlebrooks | 25 | Chesapeake, United States | US season 2 | Day 2 | Day 17 | Runner-up |
| Callum Hole | 25 | Brisbane, Australia | AUS season 4 | Day 1 | Day 17 | Third place |
| Deborah "Deb" Chubb | 27 | Dallas, United States | US season 4 | Day 12 | Day 17 | Third place |
| Cely Vazquez | 27 | Sacramento, United States | US season 2 | Day 1 | Day 16 | Dumped |
| Eyal Booker | 28 | Bushey, United Kingdom | UK series 4 | Day 6 | Day 16 | Dumped |
| Mitch Hibberd | 26 | Melbourne, Australia | AUS season 3 | Day 12 | Day 16 | Dumped |
| AUS season 4 | ||||||
| Zeta Morrison | 30 | Surrey, United Kingdom | US season 4 | Day 12 | Day 16 | Dumped |
| Courtney Boerner | 25 | Winter Park, United States | US season 4 | Day 9 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| Scott van-der-Sluis | 22 | Connah's Quay, United Kingdom | UK series 10 | Day 12 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| US season 5 | ||||||
| Imani Wheeler | 22 | Sacramento, United States | US season 5 | Day 1 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| Raymond "Ray" Gantt | 27 | Hillside, United States | US season 1 | Day 1 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| Jessica Losurdo | 27 | Sydney, Australia | AUS season 4 | Day 1 | Day 14 | Dumped |
| Tina Provis | 27 | Sydney, Australia | AUS season 3 | Day 12 | Day 14 | Dumped |
| AUS season 4 | ||||||
| Mike Boateng | 28 | Manchester, United Kingdom | UK series 6 | Day 9 | Day 13 | Dumped |
| Liberty Poole | 24 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | UK series 7 | Day 1 | Day 13 | Dumped |
| Kyra Green | 26 | Los Angeles, United States | US season 1 | Day 5 | Day 11 | Dumped |
| Carrington Rodriguez | 26 | Salt Lake City, United States | US season 2 | Day 9 | Day 11 | Dumped |
| Megan Barton-Hanson | 29 | Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom | UK series 4 | Day 2 | Day 9 | Walked |
| Georgia Steel | 25 | York, United Kingdom | UK series 4 | Day 6 | Day 9 | Dumped |
| Toby Aromolaran | 24 | Chafford Hundred, United Kingdom | UK series 7 | Day 1 | Day 9 | Dumped |
| Curtis Pritchard | 27 | Whitchurch, United Kingdom | UK series 5 | Day 1 | Day 6 | Dumped |
| Lisa Celander | 28 | Palma, Spain | Sweden season 3 | Day 1 | Day 6 | Dumped |
| Stephane "Steph" Blackos | 23 | Paris, France | France season 2 | Day 1 | Day 4 | Dumped |
Coupling and elimination history
edit| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Final | ||||||||||
| Justine | Jack | Saved | Steph to dump |
Jack | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Safe | Jack | Vulnerable | Callum | Saved | Jack | Safe | Mitch & Zeta to save |
Safe | Winner (Day 17) | |||||||
| Jack | Justine | Saved | Steph to dump |
Justine | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Safe | Justine | Vulnerable | Liberty | Vulnerable | Justine | Safe | Mitch & Zeta to save |
Safe | Winner (Day 17) | |||||||
| Aurelia | Not in Villa | Johnny | Safe | Vulnerable | Runner-up (Day 17) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny | Not in Villa |
Single | Imani | Jack & Justine to save |
Lisa to dump |
Jessica | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Saved | Safe | Courtney | Safe | Courtney | Safe | Aurelia | Safe | Vulnerable | Runner-up (Day 17) | |||||
| Callum | Liberty | Selected | Liberty | Not eligible |
Steph to dump |
Liberty | Vulnerable | Vulnerable | Liberty | Power Couple |
Justine | Saved | Deb | Safe | Vulnerable | Third place (Day 17) | |||||||
| Deb | Not in Villa | Callum | Safe | Vulnerable | Third place (Day 17) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cely | Toby | Selected | Toby | Not eligible |
Steph to dump |
Toby | Vulnerable | Saved | Safe | Eyal | Safe | Ray | Safe | Eyal | Safe | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 16) | ||||||
| Eyal | Not in Villa | Cely to save |
Safe | Cely | Safe | Imani | Safe | Cely | Safe | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 16) | ||||||||||||
| Mitch | Not in Villa | Zeta | Vulnerable | Saved | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 16) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 16) | |||||||||||||||
| Zeta | Not in Villa | Mitch | Vulnerable | Saved | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 16) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 16) | |||||||||||||||
| Courtney | Not in Villa | Johnny | Safe | Johnny | Safe | Scott | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||||||||
| Scott | Not in Villa | Courtney | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||||||||||||
| Imani | Ray | Selected | Johnny | Jack & Justine to save |
Lisa to dump |
Ray | Curtis & Lisa Vulnerable |
Not eligible |
Jessica & Johnny to save |
Georgia & Toby Vulnerable |
Mike | Safe | Eyal | Safe | Ray | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 15) | ||||
| Ray | Imani | Vulnerable | Jessica | Not eligible |
Lisa to dump |
Imani | Curtis & Lisa Vulnerable |
Not eligible |
Jessica & Johnny to save |
Georgia & Toby Vulnerable |
Jessica | Vulnerable | Cely | Safe | Imani | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 15) | ||||
| Jessica | Steph | Vulnerable | Ray | Not eligible |
Lisa to dump |
Johnny | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Saved | Safe | Ray | Vulnerable | Mike | Vulnerable | Single | Dumped (Day 14) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 14) | |||||
| Tina | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 14) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike | Not in Villa | Imani | Safe | Jessica | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 13) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 13) | |||||||||||||||
| Liberty | Callum | Vulnerable | Callum | Not eligible |
Steph to dump |
Callum | Vulnerable | Vulnerable | Callum | Power Couple |
Jack | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 13) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 13) | ||||||||
| Kyra | Not in Villa | Megan | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Safe | Carrington | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 11) |
Cely & Eyal to save |
Dumped (Day 11) | |||||||||||||
| Carrington | Not in Villa | Kyra | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 11) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 11) | |||||||||||||||||
| Megan | Not in Villa |
Single | Steph | Vulnerable | Kyra | Safe | Callum & Liberty to save |
Safe | Walked (Day 9) | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | Not in Villa | Toby to save |
Safe | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 9) |
Cely & Eyal to save |
Dumped (Day 9) | ||||||||||||||||
| Toby | Cely | Vulnerable | Cely | Not eligible |
Steph to dump |
Cely | Vulnerable | Saved | Safe | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 9) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 9) | ||||||||||
| Curtis | Lisa | Vulnerable | Lisa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 6) |
Callum & Deb to save |
Dumped (Day 6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lisa | Curtis | Vulnerable | Curtis | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 6) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Steph | Jessica | Selected | Megan | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 4) |
Aurelia & Johnny to save |
Dumped (Day 4) | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | none | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | none | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
| Walked | none | Megan | none | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dumped | No Dumping |
Steph 3 of 5 votes to dump |
No Dumping |
Curtis & Lisa 0 of 3 votes to save |
No Dumping |
Georgia & Toby Lost duel |
No Dumping |
Carrington Boys' choice to dump |
No Dumping |
Liberty Lost duel |
Tina Failed to couple up |
No Dumping |
Imani & Ray Jack & Justine's choice to dump |
Mitch & Zeta Lost challenge |
Cely & Eyal 2 of 17 votes to save |
Callum & Deb Lost Mega Duel | |||||||
| Aurelia & Johnny Lost Final Duel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyra Girls' choice to dump |
Mike Lost duel |
Jessica Failed to couple up |
Courtney & Scott Jack & Justine's choice to dump |
Justine & Jack Won Final Duel | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^Note 1 : On Day 1, the girls competed in a challenge and based on their times in the challenge, the girls determined the order in which they chose to couple up.
- ^Note 2 : On Day 1, Johnny and Megan each anonymously kissed two islanders. On Day 2, the four islanders whose partners were chosen became vulnerable, and Johnny and Megan chose to duel Ray and Jessica for their partners, Imani and Steph.
- ^Note 3 : On Day 4, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The power couple, Imani and Johnny, decided to save Jack and Justine, leaving the other bottom couples at risk.
- ^Note 4 : On Day 6, the power couple, Imani and Ray, chose to make Curtis and Lisa vulnerable at the dumping.
- ^Note 5 : On Day 6, bombshells Eyal and Georgia chose to save and couple up with vulnerable islanders, Cely and Toby, leaving two couples vulnerable at the dumping.
- ^Note 6 : On Day 9, the power couple, Imani and Ray, chose Jessica & Johnny to be saved from the duel and replaced them with Georgia & Toby, making them vulnerable.
- ^Note 7 : On Day 9, Megan had to leave the game for undisclosed medical reasons.
- ^Note 8 : On Day 11, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The safe boys then had to decide which vulnerable man to dump, choosing Carrington, and the safe girls had to decide which vulnerable woman to dump, choosing Kyra.
- ^Note 9 : On Day 12, the power couple, Callum and Liberty, had the power to mix up all of the couples ahead of the next challenge.
- ^Note 10 : On Day 12, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The safe couples were given a chance to save one of the vulnerable couples, saving Callum and Justine, leaving the other bottom couples at risk.
- ^Note 11 : On Day 15, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The carnival then granted one couple the golden heart which would allow them to save one of the vulnerable couples. Jack and Justine received the golden heart, saving Mitch and Zeta, leaving Imani and Ray & Courtney and Scott to be dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 12 : On Day 16, Mitch and Zeta held the red tire at the end of the "Tired Out" challenge, and therefore were the losers and instantly dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 13 : On Day 16, previous dumped Islanders voted to save one of the vulnerable couples. The one couple who received the fewest votes was dumped from the villa. As Megan left for medical reasons, only 17 dumped Islanders voted. Eyal and Cely received the fewest votes and was therefore was dumped from the villa.
- ^Note 14 : On Day 17, the final three couples competed in two final duels to determine the winners of Love Island Games.
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original release date [15] | Prod. code [15] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Day 1 | 1 November 2023 | 101 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Days 1–2 | 2 November 2023 | 102 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Days 2–3 | 3 November 2023 | 103 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Days 3–4 | 5 November 2023 | 104 | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Days 4–5 | 6 November 2023 | 105 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Days 5–6 | 7 November 2023 | 106 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Days 6–7 | 8 November 2023 | 107 | |||||||
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Days 7–8 | 9 November 2023 | 108 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Days 8–9 | 10 November 2023 | 109 | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | 11 November 2023 | 110 | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Days 9–10 | 12 November 2023 | 111 | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Days 10–11 | 13 November 2023 | 112 | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 11–12 | 14 November 2023 | 113 | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Days 12–13 | 15 November 2023 | 114 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 13–14 | 16 November 2023 | 115 | |||||||
| Week 3 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Days 14–15 | 17 November 2023 | 116 | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Episode 17: Unseen Bits" | N/A[a] | 18 November 2023 | 117 | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Days 15–16 | 19 November 2023 | 118 | |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 16–17 | 20 November 2023 | 119 | |||||||
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