What time will Love Island USA Season 8 return? Episode 5 release details, what to expect and more

Aashna
Love Island USA Season 8 (Image via YouTube/Peacock)
Love Island USA Season 8 (Image via YouTube/Peacock)

Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 5 will be released on Peacock on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. The latest season of the beloved reality TV series, hosted by Ariana Madix, drops new episodes on Peacock nearly every day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), taking only Wednesday off.

Love Island USA, which debuted on the platform on June 2, introduced a new roster of eligible singles who arrived in the villa in Fiji to find suitable romantic partners. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and live under constant video surveillance in Fiji.

With a new bombshell, Corbin Mims' arrival, Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 5 is bound to increase the temperature in the villa and test the newly paired couples. Fans can also expect the latest season's first recoupling session in the upcoming episode, certain to create chaos in the Islanders' lives.

More on this in our story.


Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 5 release date and streaming details

With Season 8 of Love Island USA releasing new episodes almost daily (except Wednesdays) on Peacock, fans are bound to get confused about the new drops. To clear this confusion, the latest season of the reality TV series drops episodes every day except Wednesday and Saturday, as the latter is reserved for the series’ official after-show, Love Island: Aftersun.

Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 5 will be released on Peacock on Sunday, June 7 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Since Love Island USA is a Peacock original, you will need an active subscription to watch new episodes. To stream Episode 5, you can either sign up for the ad-supported Peacock Premium, which costs $10.99/month, or the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus, which costs $16.99.

A Peacock subscription lets you access all Peacock originals under one roof, including comedies like The Burbs & Twisted Metal, dramas like Ponies, and reality TV series like The Traitors and The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.


Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 4 recap: A new bombshell and an office-style challenge

Episode 4 of Love Island USA Season 8 saw the Islanders gear up for their first office-style Challenge, which served a dual purpose. The first challenge of Season 8 introduced the newest bombshell in the villa, the 22-year-old Miami Native Corbin Mims, a Stetson University graduate, influencer, and co-owner of Caicos Exclusive.

As the girls took turns running around the boardroom table and choosing a boy (with whom they were not coupled up) to kiss and participate in a corporate bonding activity, Mims kept a close watch on the game from a secret room. After the girls read the performance review questions and dumped the boys into a pool of slime, they were asked to return to the office and collect their bonus: their first meeting with Corbin Mims.

While Trinity, Kenzie, and Melanie were excited about their little secret with Mims, Kayda felt uncomfortable keeping it secret from the boys.

On the other hand, the episode also expanded on Melanie and Sincere’s tense Love Island USA Season 8 Day 3 argument, which only expanded after the former learned details about Sincere's chat with Kayda, resulting in even more drama and competition.

With Episode 5 set to feature the first re-coupling, things are bound to get tense and heated. Mims' arrival will also increase the stakes, and it remains to be seen how the couples will stand the test of this new curveball.

Tune in to Love Island USA Season 8 Episode 5 on Peacock on June 7 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.


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Edited by Aashna