{
  "id": 3579848,
  "title": "‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 9 With Ariana Madix Returning as Host, Peacock Drops Season 8 Reunion Sneak Peak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/love-island-usa-renewed-for-season-9-with-ariana-madix-returning-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/love-island-usa-season-9-renewed-1236844399/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Peacock has renewed \"Love Island USA\" for a ninth season. Ariana Madix will return as host. The show's eighth season was a record-breaker, with over 19 billion minutes viewed since its June 2 premiere. According to Nielsen data, it was the No. 1 streaming title for the summer as of July 16.\n\nThe Season 8 reunion, co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen, airs on Monday at 6 p.m. PT. A sneak peek released by Peacock showed drama between several islanders, including Melanie Moreno and Sol Mýa, and Beatriz Hatz and the other women. Hatz was quoted as saying \"If you don’t like me, go f–k yourself.\"\n\nSome couples, including Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai, and Aniya Harvey and Carl Schmidt, appeared cuddled up in the teaser. However, Melanie and Sincere Rhea seemed to have some distance between them on the couch. The eighth season brought in new audiences, with Peacock reporting that 35% of the audience was new.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Love Island USA’ Renewed For Season 9 At Peacock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/love-island-usa-renewed-for-season-9-at-peacock",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 9, Peacock Drops Season 8 Reunion Teaser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/love-island-usa-renewed-for-season-9-peacock-drops-season-8-reunion",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for Season 9 at Peacock, Host Ariana Madix to Return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/love-island-usa-renewed-for-season-9-at-peacock-host-ariana-madix-to",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}