NY POST: ‘TEMPTATION ISLAND’ IS BACK AND AS DRAMATIC AS EVER
The revival of “Temptation Island” is ready to give audiences a dose of nostalgia.
On the USA series, premiering Tuesday at 10 p.m., four couples at a “pivotal point” in their relationship will put their love to the test by joining 24 eligible bachelors and bachelorettes in Maui, Hawaii — and will ultimately decide whether or not they’re meant to be together.
“What I always tell people is that, if you saw the original, this won’t disappoint,” says host Mark L. Walberg, who hosted the first version on Fox from 2001-2003. “The difference is that there’s a little bit more of a nuance, in that we realized that in the original it was more about the couples — and the singles were just there to tempt. We realized [now] that the singles are also looking for love, and trying to find their person.