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To no surprise, CBS will be inviting a whole new group of Houseguests over for the summer of 2021. The network has officially renewed the Big Brother TV series for a 23rd season with Julie Chen Moonves returning as host. Season 22 wraps tonight.
A competitive reality TV series, Big Brother typically airs three nights a week — Wednesdays (veto), Thursdays (eviction), and Sundays. The 22nd season is the second all-star season in the show’s 20-year history. The returning players are Christmas Abbott, David Alexander, Nicole Anthony, Dani Briones, Cody Calafiore, Kevin “KC” Campbell, Tyler Crispen, Bayleigh Dayton, Nicole Franzel, Memphis Garrett, Enzo Palumbo, Janelle Pierzina, Kaysar Ridha, Da’Vonne Rogers, Keesha Smith, and Ian Terry. Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week someone is voted out of the house. The last remaining Houseguest wins the grand prize of $500,000.
Here’s the renewal announcement from CBS:
CBS RENEWS HIT SUMMER SERIES “BIG BROTHER” FOR ITS 23rd SEASON
CBS has renewed the summer reality hit BIG BROTHER for its 23rd season to be broadcast in summer 2021. Julie Chen Moonves will return as host. But first, BIG BROTHER: ALL STARS’ two-hour live season finale event airs tonight (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Since its premiere on CBS in the summer of 2000, BIG BROTHER continues to be one of television’s top-rated summer series in young demographics. Summer-to-date, the Wednesday and Thursday episodes are tops in key demos among all broadcasts.
On digital platforms, the BIG BROTHER Live Feeds are up double-digit percentage points over last season in both total streams and time spent. Across social, season-to-date, BIG BROTHER: ALL STARS is experiencing a +75% increase in linear social interactions compared to last season (episode 1 through episode 36) (according to Nielsen Social).
“At BIG BROTHER, we always say ‘expect the unexpected,’ but 2020 gave us our biggest challenge to date! We could not be prouder of the entire team who delivered a fantastic season under such extreme circumstances,” said Mitch Graham, Senior Vice President, Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment. “It feels fitting for this unprecedented season to conclude with an announcement of the show’s return next summer.”
BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and more than 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $500,000. BIG BROTHER is produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America.
What do you think? Do you enjoy watching the Big Brother TV show each summer on CBS? Did you like the all-star season? Will you be watching season 23?
Used to be addicted but julie ruins it for me. She should have to participate. She us to stuck up and plays favorites. Love the show. Instead of trying to change the show change the host. Also enough of returning players. Bring players that haven’t been on TV or related to someone. Greenhorns.
I consider myself a huge Big Brother fan and i have not one time ever missed an episode. So please CBS keep this showing forever! The one thing my husband and i were disappointed in this time was there was no After Dark, please bring it babk.
I’ve been watching Big Brother since the first season. I love seeing updates on past house guests. Especially those who started with showmances that survived beyond the show. So, it was exciting to see a season of All-Stars this year! I’ve said it before,….it’s just not Summer till Big Brother starts! I always start anticipating it in the spring, & start looking up when it’s starting, & to see any information about the new house guests. I was disappointed when it looked like it wasn’t happening this year. And even more disappointed that it sounded like it was going to… Read more »
I’ve been watching big brother since the very first episode. I also watched bbott
And both celebrity big brother. I would love big brother to stay on forever. Hopefully it’ll be on for a few more years!!
BB is typical CBS trash just like the rest of their current schedule! They should be embarrassed at the programming they broadcast these past 7 months! Pandemic or not, they coulda bought better fare from other sources!