'Love Island' Fever To Sweep America, With A US Version In The Works

After a successful four series here in the UK, ‘Love Island’ is officially headed across the pond, with an American version now in the works.

With the most recent finale of ‘Love Island’ pulling in a record number of viewers, Deadline has reported that CBS has bought the format, with the intention of making an American version.

Sharon Vuong from CBS has said of the new deal: “We’re thrilled that ITV has partnered with us to bring their most successful show to American television. Having seen the reaction of audiences ‘across the pond’ and around the world to this most recent season, we expect American viewers will be captivated by this engaging format.

“Additionally, ‘Love Island’ is more than a pop sensation; this series has generated compelling ‘sociological think pieces’ in major publications here and abroad.”

Of course, most of the aforementioned “think pieces” we’ve read about ‘Love Island’ in the past few months have either been criticising its lack of diversity or the way certain contestants have behaved towards their fellow Islanders, but cultural impact is cultural impact, we guess…

CBS is the current US home of successful reality shows like ‘The Amazing Race’ and ‘Big Brother’, the latter of which is largely considered the biggest rival to ‘Love Island’ here in the UK.

Several international versions of the show have already enjoyed varying levels of success, with the Australian version - which was filmed at the same time as the UK’s just minutes away from our own villa in Mallorca - set to begin airing on ITVBe next week.

Meanwhile, the UK version of ‘Love Island’ is currently available to watch in America, on the US streaming service Hulu.