In 1977, ABC won the network ratings war for the first time, thanks in no small part to "Charlie's Angels" and "Three's Company," two hits that relied heavily on Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers modeling one tight outfit after another. It was the birth of jiggle TV.
That tawdry trend was pretty much abandoned after "Baywatch" got beached. But someone forgot to tell today's producers of certain dating shows.
"Love Island USA," which kicked off its fourth season this week on Peacock, seems determined to prove it can be raunchier than "Too Hot to Handle" and "Temptation Island," two other series that owe a lot to soft-core pornography.
