What are the UK TV ratings for Love Island 2021?
Chloe and Hugo have emerged as early favourites on the show (Picture: ITV)  Love Island is back on our screens, and already theres been plenty of couplings, re-couplings, shock exits and new bombshells which have got social media buzzing. It would appear not, as viewing figures are down compared to Winter Love Island  and the numbers have been dropping episode to episode. According to figures from BARB (broadcasters audience research board) which are provided by TV ratings system overnights.tv, the premiere attracted 2.47 million viewers. While these numbers are impressive enough for a channel like ITV2  which isnt one of the main terrestrial channels  the fall short of Love Island 2020s ratings, which saw an estimated 4.8 million tune in for the premiere. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video  And compared to 2019s figure of 5.9 million, the numbers continue to dwindle further. But  and theres always a but  the outlook still remains positive for the show. ITV confirmed that the Love Island launch was the most-watched digital channel programme of the year so far for 16 to 34-year-olds. Bombshells like Rachel could shake the show up (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)  According to different sources, ITV bosses confirmed the show had an audience of 3.3 million across all devices including an average of 1million ITV Hub viewers and 2.9 million streams in total. Within the 16-34 age range, views were up 110,000 that the last series. The lower viewing figures could also have been impacted by the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which has seen staggering amounts of viewers tune in, including 20 million who saw England triumph over Germany. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Share your views in the comments below.