A new episode of Love Island USA season 8 premieres on Peacock on Thursday, June 11 at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).
After the launch week, new episodes stream on Peacock at 9 p.m. ET on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The series does not run new episodes on Wednesdays, and the season’s Saturday companion show, Love Island: Aftersun, begins on June 13.
Peacock streams the show as a Peacock Original, which means it’s not available on the platform’s free tier. Viewers need Peacock Premium, which costs $11 per month, or Premium Plus at $17 per month; the $8-per-month Select tier does not include Peacock Originals like Love Island USA.
The Thursday premiere time is the clearest scheduling note for fans who want to watch new episodes live. Episode start times are uniform: new Love Island USA episodes stream at 9 p.m. ET. That timing applies throughout the week on the listed days, so viewers in the Eastern time zone should plan for that slot and viewers in the Pacific zone for 6 p.m. PT.
Season 8 continues the show’s mix of bombshell arrivals, challenges, recouplings and Casa Amor-style twists. The opening cast included the brother of a season 7 participant, the daughter of a former NBA player and a Paralympic athlete, but which Islanders or storylines will headline Episode 8 on Thursday night has not been specified in the schedule release.
The weekend component is explicit: Love Island: Aftersun, the recap and reaction show co-hosted by Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa, will kick off on Saturday, June 13. Aftersun occupies Saturdays as the season’s debrief slot, separate from the weekday stream schedule.
One practical wrinkle for viewers: Love Island USA does not run new episodes every night of the week. The season skips Wednesdays despite the weekday-heavy cadence many summer reality shows follow. That gap can trip up viewers who expect a continuous nightly feed and who plan watch parties around a seven-night rhythm.
For subscribers weighing options, the cost and tier rules matter. Peacock Premium and Premium Plus are the only ways to stream Love Island USA; the Select tier at $8 per month is explicitly excluded from Peacock Originals. That makes the $11 and $17 price points the relevant choices for anyone who wants to follow episodes live or on-demand on Peacock.
The schedule answers the immediate question of when the next episode arrives: Episode 8 airs Thursday, June 11 at 9 p.m. ET, and viewers can return to Peacock for new episodes on the other listed weeknights and for Aftersun on Saturday, June 13. What remains unresolved — and the primary open gap for viewers planning their Thursday night viewing — is which Islanders and storylines will be featured in Episode 8. The network’s timing is set; the episode’s contents are the next thing to watch for.
