{"id":26315,"date":"2019-07-01T07:34:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1053428"},"modified":"2019-07-01T07:34:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T13:34:35","slug":"meet-cbss-first-love-island-us-contestants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/meet-cbss-first-love-island-us-contestants\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet CBS&#8217;s First Love Island US Contestants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201961\/rs_600x600-190701060036-600-2-love-island-ch-070119.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"37.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"15\">\n<p>Do you have room in your life for another reality show full of attractive singles looking for love? CBS sure hopes so, because they&#8217;re introducing the US version of the hit UK series <em>Love Island<\/em> with a special 90-minute episode on Tuesday, July 9. New one-hour episodes following every weeknight through Wednesday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with the hit reality show (the original is on Hulu), <em>Love Island<\/em> begins with a group of contestants\u2014Islanders\u2014in a beautiful location (Fiji for CBS). Every few days the islanders couple-up, and those who fail to find a partner to couple-up with risk being dumped from the competition. The road to romance isn&#8217;t always an easy one. CBS will introduce new contestants and dramatic twists in the competition as it continues weekly. Viewers at home have a chance to shape the competition with the <em>Love Island<\/em> app. The app also has exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p><strong>Arielle Vandenberg<\/strong> serves as host. Meet the first 11 Islanders below. More will be introduced and announced as the season airs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5\">\n<p><em>Love Island<\/em> premieres Tuesday, July 9 at 8 p.m. on CBS. New episodes air every weeknight through Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. on CBS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1053428\/meet-cbs-s-first-love-island-us-contestants?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have room in your life for another reality show full of attractive singles looking for love? CBS sure hopes so, because they&#8217;re introducing the US version of the hit UK series Love Island with a special 90-minute episode on Tuesday, July 9. New one-hour episodes following every weeknight through Wednesday, Aug. 7. 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