# Love Island (American TV series) season 2

The second season of Love Island premiered August 24, 2020 on CBS. This season was originally scheduled to premiere on May 21, 2020 and was to be taking place in Fiji for second consecutive season; however, when the COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji forced production to postpone indefinitely. CBS later announced that Love Island would be relocated to film on the roof of Las Vegas, Nevada, The Cromwell — a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Matthew Hoffman provided voice-over narration.

## Format

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 Las Vegas. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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.

## Islanders

On August 17, 2020, the initial islanders were revealed.
| Islander | Age | Residence | Entered | Exited | Status |
| Caleb Corprew | 24 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Day 5 | Day 40 | Winner |
| Justine Ndiba | 27 | Rockaway, New Jersey | Day 1 | Day 40 | Winner |
| Cely Vazquez | 24 | Sacramento, California | Day 1 | Day 40 | Runner-up |
| Johnny Middlebrooks | 22 | Chesapeake, Virginia | Day 1 | Day 40 | Runner-up |
| Calvin Cobb | 25 | Houston, Texas | Day 5 | Day 40 | Third place |
| Moira Tumas | 28 | Brielle, New Jersey | Day 1 | Day 40 | Third place |
| Carrington Rodriguez | 23 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Day 1 | Day 40 | Fourth place |
| Laurel Goldman | 22 | Auburn, Alabama | Day 16 | Day 40 | Fourth place |
| Bennett Sipes | 26 | Baltimore, Maryland | Day 26 | Day 37 | Dumped |
| Lakeyn Call | 21 | Yorktown, Virginia | Day 30 | Day 37 | Dumped |
| Julia Hall | 26 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Day 30 | Day 33 | Dumped |
| Kierstan Saulter | 23 | Castroville, Texas | Day 2 | Day 33 | Dumped |
| Bennie Bivens | 24 | Barnegat, New Jersey | Day 26 | Day 29 | Dumped |
| Connor Trott | 23 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Day 1 | Day 29 | Dumped |
| Noah Purvis | 24 | Imperial, Missouri | Day 26 | Day 28 | Removed |
| Aaron Owen | 26 | Henderson, Nevada | Day 16 | Day 25 | Dumped |
| Jalen Noble | 27 | Nashville, Tennessee | Day 16 | Day 25 | Dumped |
| Mackenzie Dipman | 24 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Day 1 | Day 25 | Dumped |
| Sher Suarez | 22 | Miami, Florida | Day 16 | Day 25 | Dumped |
| De'Andre Heath | 25 | North Miami Beach, Florida | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| Mike Jenkerson | 26 | San Jose, California | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| Pat Albasha | 28 | San Dimas, California | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| Faith Tyrell | 26 | Kansas City, Missouri | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| GiNiele Reitzell | 24 | Paramount, California | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| Mercades Schell | 26 | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Day 16 | Day 19 | Dumped |
| Tre Forte | 25 | Boca Raton, Florida | Day 1 | Day 14 | Dumped |
| Lauren Coogan | 29 | Oxford, United Kingdom | Day 10 | Day 14 | Dumped |
| Rachel Lundell | 21 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Day 2 | Day 12 | Dumped |
| Jeremiah White | 22 | De Kalb, Mississippi | Day 1 | Day 9 | Dumped |
| James McCool | 27 | Winchester, Virginia | Day 1 | Day 9 | Dumped |
| Kaitlynn Anderson | 27 | Lapeer, Michigan | Day 1 | Day 5 | Dumped |
* ↑ Lauren Coogan is originally from Oxford, England in the United Kingdom but was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of casting and filming.

### Future appearances

Jeremiah White and Lauren Coogan competed on the thirty-seventh season of The Challenge. Lauren also appeared in episode 6 of HBO Max series FBOY Island. Sher Suarez appeared on the fifth season of MTV's Ex on the Beach.
Johnny Middlebrooks competed on Paramount+ original All Star Shore and competed on the thirty-eighth season of The Challenge. Cely Vazquez and Justine Ndiba competed on The Challenge: USA. In 2023, Ndiba returned to compete on The Challenge: World Championship.
Mackenzie Dipman appeared in the sixth season of Summer House. She later returned for the fourth season of Love Island USA.
Cely, Justine, Carrington and Johnny all appeared on Love Island Games.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
| Week 1 ||||||||
| 23 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Days 1–2 | August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24) | 201 | 1.89 | 0.4 |
| The first five women enter the villa and the first coupling ceremony starts, creating the first couples of Love Island. After they enter the villa, the five men picks which woman they want to be paired with. To help the men chose, the women step forward if they feel an attraction. Immediately after, Johnny enters the villa; he is told that in 24 hours, he can steal one of the women. After the couples are created, the Islanders are able to mingle until they eventually go to bed. On Day 2, Johnny tries to make connections with the women. That night, Johnny receives a text announcing it is time for him to pick his partner. At the re-coupling, Johnny picks Cely, leaving Tre single. After receiving a text, it is revealed that at the end of the week, someone will be left single and will be "dumped" or eliminated from Love Island. ||||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Days 2–3 | August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) | 202 | 1.48 | 0.3 |
| On the night of Day 2, Kierstan and Rachel enter the villa. Kierstan chose Carrington and Rachel chose Jeremiah to go on a date with in the Secret Jacuzzi. Game ("Excess Baggage"): In a game pitting the men against the women, a piece of luggage comes down and lands on one of the Islanders' names. The Islander whose name the luggage landed on must open the suitcase and read a secret. If the Islanders can guess whose secret it is, they earn a point. The women won with three points and the men were at one point. ||||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Days 4–5 | August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27) | 203 | 1.47 | 0.4 |
| 26 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Days 5–6 | August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28) | 204 | 1.47 | 0.3 |
| 27 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Days 6–7 | August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) | 205 | 0.70 | 0.1 |
| Week 2 ||||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Days 7–8 | August 30, 2020 (2020-08-30) | 206 | 1.39 | 0.2 |
| 29 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Days 8–9 | August 31, 2020 (2020-08-31) | 207 | 1.58 | 0.3 |
| 30 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Days 9–10 | September 1, 2020 (2020-09-01) | 208 | 1.70 | 0.4 |
| 31 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Days 10–11 | September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03) | 209 | 1.56 | 0.4 |
| 32 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Days 11–12 | September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04) | 210 | 1.58 | 0.3 |
| 33 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Days 12–13 | September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05) | 211 | 0.70 | 0.1 |
| Week 3 ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Days 13–14 | September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) | 212 | 1.61 | 0.4 |
| 35 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 14–15 | September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07) | 213 | 1.63 | 0.3 |
| 36 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Day 16 | September 8, 2020 (2020-09-08) | 214 | 1.69 | 0.4 |
| 37 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 16–17 | September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09) | 215 | 1.66 | 0.4 |
| 38 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Days 17–18 | September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10) | 216 | 1.66 | 0.4 |
| 39 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Days 18–19 | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) | 217 | 1.81 | 0.5 |
| 40 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Day 19 | September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) | 218 | 0.81 | 0.1 |
| Week 4 ||||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 19–20 | September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) | 219 | 1.77 | 0.5 |
| 42 | 20 | "Episode 20" | Days 21–22 | September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14) | 220 | 1.66 | 0.4 |
| 43 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Days 22–23 | September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) | 221 | 1.92 | 0.5 |
| 44 | 22 | "Episode 22" | Days 23–26 | September 17, 2020 (2020-09-17) | 222 | 1.78 | 0.4 |
| 45 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Days 26–27 | September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) | 223 | 1.58 | 0.3 |
| 46 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Day 27 | September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) | 224 | 0.90 | 0.1 |
| Week 5 ||||||||
| 47 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Days 27–29 | September 20, 2020 (2020-09-20) | 225 | 1.91 | 0.5 |
| 48 | 26 | "Episode 26" | Days 29–30 | September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21) | 226 | 1.82 | 0.5 |
| 49 | 27 | "Episode 27" | Days 30–31 | September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22) | 227 | 1.85 | 0.5 |
| 50 | 28 | "Episode 28" | Days 31–32 | September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23) | 228 | 1.86 | 0.6 |
| 51 | 29 | "Episode 29" | Days 32–33 | September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) | 229 | 1.87 | 0.7 |
| 52 | 30 | "Episode 30" | Days 33–35 | September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) | 230 | 1.85 | 0.4 |
| Week 6 ||||||||
| 53 | 31 | "Episode 31" | Day 36 | September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27) | 231 | 1.71 | 0.4 |
| 54 | 32 | "Episode 32" | Days 36–37 | September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28) | 232 | 1.77 | 0.4 |
| 55 | 33 | "Episode 33" | Days 37–38 | September 29, 2020 (2020-09-29) | 233 | 2.48 | 0.6 |
| 56 | 34 | "Episode 34" | Day 38 | September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) | 234 | 2.03 | 0.5 |

## Production

CBS originally announced on February 14, 2020 the second season would premiere on May 21, 2020, scheduled to take place in Fiji, and was initially to end at the end of June before the Fourth of July holiday to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The second season was subsequently placed on hold with a new season premiere date to be determined after the network announced on April 7 they would launch CBS Sunday Movie for a five-week run starting on May 3 after television productions were shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An article from The Hollywood Reporter on April 7, 2020 noted that CBS would be without new seasons of Big Brother and Love Island during the summer. Unnamed sources to the publication said the network would rely on repeats of their scripted shows that "have historically repeated well." Kelly Kahl, President of CBS Entertainment, said the network was "optimistic" about airing both shows during the summer "a little later than usual" in an interview with Deadline Hollywood on May 19, 2020.
CBS revealed on July 23, 2020 that the next season of Big Brother would premiere on August 5 with new protocols to protect the cast and crew from COVID-19. The day prior, Vulture reported that pre-production has started on the second season of Love Island. Filming for the second season took place at The Cromwell in Las Vegas on a bio-secure bubble zone instead of an international destination like with season one due to international travel restrictions related to COVID-19. The network and ITV required everyone involved with the show to undergo quarantine prior to the beginning of production.

## Coupling and elimination history

| | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 6 | Week 6 |
| | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 5 | Day 9 | Day 12 | Day 14 | Day 19 | Day 23 | Day 25 | Day 29 | Day 33 | Day 37 | Final | Final |
| Caleb | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Rachel | Justine | Safe | Justine | Justine | Safe | Justine | Justine | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Split the 100k | Winner (Day 40) |
| Justine | Jeremiah | Jeremiah | Tre | Tre | Caleb | Safe | Caleb | Caleb | Safe | Caleb | Caleb | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Winner (Day 40) | Winner (Day 40) |
| Cely | Tre | Johnny | Johnny | Johnny | Johnny | Safe | Johnny | Johnny | Safe | Johnny | Johnny | Laurel & Carrington to dump | Runner-up (Day 40) | Runner-up (Day 40) |
| Johnny | Single | Cely | Cely | Cely | Cely | Safe | Cely | Cely | Safe | Cely | Cely | Laurel & Carrington to dump | Runner-up (Day 40) | Runner-up (Day 40) |
| Calvin | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Moira | Moira | Safe | Sher | Kierstan | Safe | Moira | Moira | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Third place (Day 40) | Third place (Day 40) |
| Moira | James | James | James | Calvin | Calvin | Safe | Aaron | Connor | Safe | Calvin | Calvin | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Third place (Day 40) | Third place (Day 40) |
| Carrington | Kaitlynn | Kaitlynn | Kierstan | Kierstan | Kierstan | Vulnerable | Laurel | Laurel | Vulnerable | Laurel | Laurel | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Fourth place (Day 40) | Fourth place (Day 40) |
| Laurel | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Carrington | Carrington | Vulnerable | Carrington | Carrington | Lakeyn & Bennett to dump | Fourth place (Day 40) | Fourth place (Day 40) |
| Lakeyn | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Bennett | Laurel & Carrington to dump | Dumped (Day 37) | Dumped (Day 37) | Dumped (Day 37) |
| Bennett | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Kierstan | Lakeyn | Laurel & Carrington to dump | Dumped (Day 37) | Dumped (Day 37) | Dumped (Day 37) |
| Kierstan | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Carrington | Carrington | Carrington | Vulnerable | Single | Calvin | Safe | Bennett | Single | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) |
| Julia | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) | Dumped (Day 33) |
| Connor | Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Saved | Single | Moira | Safe | Single | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) |
| Bennie | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) | Dumped (Day 29) |
| Noah | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Removed (Day 28) | Removed (Day 28) | Removed (Day 28) | Removed (Day 28) | Removed (Day 28) | Removed (Day 28) |
| Mackenzie | Connor | Connor | Connor | Connor | Connor | Saved | Jalen | Aaron | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) |
| Sher | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Calvin | Jalen | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) |
| Jalen | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Mackenzie | Sher | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) |
| Aaron | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Moira | Mackenzie | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) | Dumped (Day 25) |
| De'Andre | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| Mike | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| Pat | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| Faith | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| GiNiele | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| Mercades | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) | Dumped (Day 19) |
| Tre | Cely | Single | Justine | Justine | Lauren | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) |
| Lauren | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Tre | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) | Dumped (Day 14) |
| Rachel | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Jeremiah | Caleb | Single | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) | Dumped (Day 12) |
| James | Moira | Moira | Moira | Single | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) |
| Jeremiah | Justine | Justine | Rachel | Single | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) | Dumped (Day 9) |
| Kaitlynn | Carrington | Carrington | Single | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) |
| Notes | 1 | 1 | none | none | none | 2 | 3 | none | 4 | none | none | none | 5 | 5 |
| Removed | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | Noah | none | none | none | none |
| Dumped | No Dumping | No Dumping | Kaitlynn Failed to couple up | James, Jeremiah Failed to couple up | Rachel Failed to couple up | Lauren Boys' choice to dump | Faith, GiNiele, Mercades Failed to couple up | No Dumping | Mackenzie & Sher Boys' choice to dump | Bennie, Connor Failed to couple up | Julia, Kierstan Failed to couple up | Lakeyn & Bennett 3 of 5 votes to dump | Laurel & Carrington Fewest votes to win | Laurel & Carrington Fewest votes to win |
| Moira & Calvin Third–most votes to win ||
| Dumped | No Dumping | No Dumping | Kaitlynn Failed to couple up | James, Jeremiah Failed to couple up | Rachel Failed to couple up | Tre Girls' choice to dump | De'Andre, Mike, Pat Failed to couple up | No Dumping | Aaron & Jalen Girls' choice to dump | Bennie, Connor Failed to couple up | Julia, Kierstan Failed to couple up | Lakeyn & Bennett 3 of 5 votes to dump | Cely & Johnny Second–most votes to win | Cely & Johnny Second–most votes to win |
| Justine & Caleb Most votes to win ||