Love Island USA season 8 final four revealed after two couples dumped
Love Island USA season 8 has its final four: Aniya and Carl, Trinity and Bryce, Melanie and Sincere, and Kayda and Zach. America's vote dumped Kenzie and Dylan plus KC and Tierra on Friday, July 10, leaving eight islanders ahead of the Peacock finale on Sunday, July 12.
After six weeks of Casa Amor chaos, movie-night drama, and family visits in Fiji, the Peacock dating series narrowed from six couples to four in one of the season's most consequential public votes. Host Ariana Madix will now crown America's favorite pair — and a $100,000 prize — when the finale streams this weekend.
Key Takeaways
- Aniya Harvey and Carl Lee Schmidt, Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff, Melanie Moreno and Sincere Rhea, and Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou advanced to the finale.
- Kenzie Annis and Dylan Wrona, plus Tierra "Titi" Davis and Kuman "KC" Chandler, received the fewest viewer votes and were dumped from the villa.
- The Love Island USA season 8 finale airs Sunday, July 12, at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock, with America voting again for the winning couple.
- TODAY.com superfans Tess Higgins and Sally Darr Griffin have flagged Trinity and Bryce as the couple most likely to take home the cash.
Who made the Love Island USA season 8 final four?
Friday's episode ended with eight contestants still standing across four couples, as People.com reported. Aniya Harvey and Carl Lee Schmidt, Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff, Melanie Moreno and Sincere Rhea, and Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou survived America's vote.
Before the results, six pairings remained: Trinity and Bryce, Kayda and Zach, Aniya and Carl, Melanie and Sincere, KC and Tierra, and Kenzie and Dylan. Viewers picked their top four, and the islanders learned their fate through the show's signature fortune-cookie reveal.
Of those six couples, only three included Casa Amor arrivals — Carl, Tierra, and Dylan — while Sincere and Melanie, Zach and Kayda, and Bryce and Trinity coupled up earlier. Kayda entered the villa as one of the season's original bombshells.
Which couples were dumped before the finale?
Kenzie and Dylan were the first couple eliminated in Friday's vote, according to Deadline. Kayda, Zach, KC, and Tierra then opened their cookies together, confirming that KC and Tierra would also be heading home.
The departures followed a Thursday episode built around family visits, where relatives weighed in on the remaining relationships. Kenzie told the group she felt "super thankful" and "blessed," while Dylan noted he was leaving the villa with a girlfriend.
For KC and Tierra, the exit closes a run that followed family week and another round of public voting. Keep up with every twist in our Streaming & TV Alerts coverage as the season heads toward its closing ceremony.
When is the Love Island USA season 8 finale?
The season finale drops Sunday, July 12, at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock, People.com confirmed. The final four couples will go on romantic last dates in Fiji before dressing up for the closing ceremony, where Ariana Madix reveals America's winner.
Deadline reports that viewers can vote through the show's app ahead of finale night. One winning islander will then open an envelope containing the $100,000 prize and decide whether to split the money with their partner or keep it all.
Who do superfans think will win?
Even with the final four locked, the winner is not settled yet — but some devoted viewers already have a favorite. In a weekly column for TODAY.com, content creators Tess Higgins and Sally Darr Griffin called Trinity and Bryce the most obvious choice.
"They've been very consistent from the start," Tess said, noting the pair is officially boyfriend and girlfriend. Sally added that Trinity and Bryce have been their predicted winners "for weeks," and she does not see that changing now.
That prediction survived a vote that eliminated Kenzie and Dylan — a pair Sally had flagged as at risk — while Kayda and Zach, who also faced turbulence, held on to reach the finale. America gets the final say when the envelopes open Sunday night.