Love Island return brings ITV2 biggest ratings of the year

The series returned to ITV2 and ITVX last night and proved a hit with 16-34 age range viewers…

ITV have noted that the return of Love Island for summer 2025 drew an audience of 1.4 million across all devices, up on the launch of Love Island All Stars earlier this year and gave ITV2 its biggest overnight audience of the year so far.

The show also boasted the biggest overnight programme of the day across all channels for 16-34s, with 364k viewers and a massive 48% share. Across the launch and the show’s watch along special, Love Island 2025 brought in 1.7 million streams on ITVX. As of today the series has been streamed 2 billion times on ITVX.

Love Island: SR12 on ITV2 and ITVX / Pictured: The Love Island villa

And the romancing dramas continue tonight as Toni’s bombshell entrance left Shakira vulnerable to being dumped from the Island, while the other girls are left feeling the pressure to keep hold of their men. In other highlights to air this evening Dejon checks in with Shakira and Meg watches on with worry.

Putting the effort in to find a new connection, Shakira pulls Conor for a chat and he tells her: “You surprised me, you came in with massive energy, but I feel like you’re not like that, you’re chill and smart.” Shakira admits: “I love the Irish accent, it’s sexy! I’ve never dated an Irish guy.”

Later in the evening, the Islanders are feeling tense as they realise one of the girls will be going home tonight. As the girls watch on nervously, will any of the boys go for it and stand up for Shakira…or will it be Shakira herself packing up her suitcase?

Love Island continues tonight at 9 pm on ITV2 and ITVX

Love Island: SR12 on ITV2 and ITVX / Pictured: Harry, Blu, Alima,Tommy, Megan, Helena, Ben, Sophie, Meg, Sharkia, Dejon & Conor