NBCUniversal also says the shows ratings have doubled from last season.
Food is dumped on others.
Shocking decisions about who to send home occur.
Olivia Walker, Ignacio Ferrari, JaNa Craig, Caine Bacon, Serena Page, Josiah Roebuck, George Vining, Kaylor Martin, Jacobi Graham, Leah Kateb, Jalen Oliver, Nicole Jack from Love IslandBen Symons/Peacock
Madix also regularly appears onAftersun, a weekly talk show breaking down the Islanders drama.
We want people to be sex-positive, we want them to have fun.
The judgment is, can you do that without hurting someone else?
Were not asking, will they fall in love?
Were seeing, will they hurt each other once theyve hooked up?
Its like a factory line.
Season 11 Finale in the U.S. Youve worked on theLove Islandfranchise, and in unscripted TV, for a long time.
What do you think has worked so well on this season ofLove Island USA?
The phrase weve been using to describe this season is perfect storm.
Its hard to describe one element of the show as the single thing thats driven this forward.
Everything has been firing all at once, which is like magic.
Its funny, the cast talks about the Love Islandgods and we talk about them, too.
I dont know what kind of gods they are.
Theyre fickle, perhaps, but theyve definitely been smiling on us.
It all starts with the cast, then everything else sort of stacks on top of that.
Theyre really fascinating people who are rich and complex.
There arent strictly bad or good people; its complicated.
What goes on in a typical day behind the scenes for production?
How do you turn episodes around in such a tight timeline?
There are about 80 robotic cameras around the villa and half a dozen other studio-throw in cameras.
We have a control room thats taping that feed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What happens on a Monday is delivered to the data pipe as complete tape on a Tuesday.
This isAriana Madixs first year hosting.
How do you think she adds to the show?
The thing with Ariana is people know her story and they really empathize with her.
I think Ariana also feels those feelings.
She feels those feelings for those people, and shes empathizing with the Islanders.
That makes it feel more authentic.
When did you know this season was a huge hit?
Im not some savant, I didnt go, Oh, thats going to make a great show.
I just looked at them and thought this was going to mean something different.
That was a good sign.
How do you think social media has helped amplify viewers interest in this season?
Those clips are spoiler-y, but only in the sense that we are trying not to gatekeep a shot.
The strategy hasnt changed so much as it has evolved with the way that we interact with the shows.
With bombshells, its phenomenally hard for those islanders to come in and change the dynamics.
It is an organic process thats made on the ground as were going.
Particularly with Casa Amor this year, it was fluid up to the day that they went in.
How did production choose which tweets they wanted the Islanders to read?
We take pride in our duty of care.
We still talk to Islanders from Season One and we will always support them after the show.
We support anyone who reaches out to us, particularly with the social media stuff.
They have no other way of knowing what that person was saying isnt always the whole truth.
It gives us an opportunity to clue them in and also make the viewers feel heard.
Nothing is just mentioned to be mean, nothing is targeted to people.
It is all about revealing things to them.
Normally by now fans are united behind one couple but right now, theyre all over the place.
Are there any current couples, or just individual cast members, who you think are underrated?
Everyones getting a moment.
Love Island UKfilms a winter season in addition to their summer seasons.
Is there a world in whichLove Island USAexpands, especially given its popularity now, that way too?
That show serves as our secondary show.
Well play it as it comes.
We shouldnt just do moreLove Islandbecause the show is successful.
What does the story warrant and motivate?
And lets go do that.
Lets satisfy our hunger as opposed to force-feeding someone.
We keep a pretty close eye on that.
Also, Im the seller.
Its up to Peacock.
How do you think the cast members friendships have played an important role on this season?
Whats really interesting about this cast this year is theyre not one friendship group.
I think friendship is a critical component ofLove Island, full stop.
I think thats what this show is, so the audience should feel that way too.
They say its not Friend Island, but I think it kind of is.
Fans want this season ofLove Island USAto get nominated for an Emmy.
How would that feel?
So yeah, getting recognition is fine and great.
Everyone loves to be patted on the back, but thats not what were doing.
Thomas is the shows executive producer.
