'Love Island' Season 3: Air time, cast, trailer and how to watch CBS dating show

'Love Island' has all the ingredients needed for a successful reality show — a bunch of youngsters, drama, romance, fights and competition
'Love Island' Season 3 stars Trina Njoroge, Christian Longnecker and Kyra Lizama (CBS)
'Love Island' Season 3 stars Trina Njoroge, Christian Longnecker and Kyra Lizama (CBS)

It hardly takes a minute to fall in love, and even lesser time to fall out of love. Don't believe us? Well, then you might want to watch CBS' hit reality dating show 'Love Island'. After enjoying two successful seasons, the popular reality dating show is all set to make a comeback with Season 3. 

Twelve hot 20-somethings are put up in a villa in Hawaii, where they are constantly under surveillance. These singles or Islanders as they are referred to, have to couple up and stay coupled up throughout the show and occasionally complete various challenges assigned to them. 'Love Island' has all the ingredients needed for a successful reality show - a bunch of youngsters, drama, romance, fights, and a healthy dose of competition. To shake things up, new islanders will be added regularly to the show. The current Islanders can ditch their existing partners for the new Islanders. The goal of the game is to remain coupled up until the end of the season, the winning couple will receive a cash prize and possibly a new romantic prospect.

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Air Date and time

'Love Island' Season 3 is all set to premiere with a 90-minute episode on Wednesday, July 7 at 9:30 PM ET/PT. On July 8,9, and 10, the new episodes will air from 9-10 PM ET/PT followed by a broadcast on Sunday, July 11 from 9-11 PM ET/PT. After its first week on the air, 'Love Island' will air one-hour episodes Tuesday through Friday at 9 PM ET/PT. In addition, Love Island will air on Sunday nights from 9-11 PM ET/PT for the remainder of the season.

How to Watch

You can live stream 'Love Island' Season 3 from here. Alternatively, you can catch the CBS shows live and on demand with Paramount+ Premium. Try it free for 30 days. Viewers can also access the episodes using other streaming services including Philo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Vidgo, AT&T TV, and fuboTV.

Melvin "Cinco" Holland on 'Love Island' (CBS)

Plot

The network describes the show as: "A sizzling summer series based on the international smash hit and cultural phenomenon. The matchmaking begins as a group of single “Islanders” come together in a stunning villa in Las Vegas, ready to embark on a summer of dating, romance, and ultimately, relationships. Every few days the Islanders pair up and those who are not coupled are at risk of being dumped from the island. Islanders are on the lookout for romance, but the road to love doesn’t always run smoothly. Challenges abound with intriguing new Islander arrivals and dramatic twists as friendships and relationships form. In addition to choosing their partners wisely, Islanders must also win the hearts of viewers who have the opportunity to shape events on screen and ultimately crown one lucky couple the winner who will then have the chance to walk away with both love and the cash prize."

Cast

The show initially features 12 contestants, five girls and seven girls, and as the show progresses, new islanders will be added. The first set of twelve islanders who will be featured on the show are:
Cashay Proudfoot
Christian Longnecker
Javonny Vega
Jeremy Hershberg
Josh Goldstein
Korey Gandy
Kyra Lizama
Melvin "Cinco" Holland Jr.
Olivia Kaiser
Shannon St, Claire
Trina Njoroge
Will Moncada

Arielle Vandenberg and Matthew Hoffman will be returning as host and narrator respectively.

Shannon St. Claire on 'Love Island' (CBS)

Creator

The American edition of 'Love Island' is produced by ITV Entertainment, which is an American sister company to ITV Studios, the production company behind 'Love Island's original British edition. David George, Adam Sher, David Eilenberg, Simon Thomas, Caroline Abaecheta, Ben Thursby, Jessica Castro, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster serve as executive producers.

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