The huge turnout for last night’s debut set a new record for the country.

Love Island Malta premiered to a record-breaking 160,000 viewers, exceeding the normal viewership of 65,000 for that time period, according to TVM. This astronomical number demonstrates the show’s enormous popularity.

An additional 16,000 viewers streamed the program on TVMi, the station’s web channel, bringing the total to close to one-third of the nation’s population. When the performance started at 9 PM, the streaming service was unable to satisfy the huge demand.