Author Archives: Al Mellis
‘Big Brother’: CBS Teases ‘All-Star’ Season for BB 21 – Will Julie Chen Return?
Big Brother news officially reveals the premiere night date for the show’s 21st season along with some casting rumors. The latest summer in the BB house will begin with a two-night special premiere episode. And previous seasons have given us a pretty good estimate of when the cast reveal will happen. There is also a chance that fans of the long-time reality hit are going to get another all-stars season.
Big Brother Canada: Newfoundlanders’ Big Brother showmance turns into real-life romance
Season 7 of Big Brother Canada is over and done. There were two Newfoundlanders on the show this year. Adam Pike and Samantha Picco didn’t come home with any money, but they did come home with each other, as their TV showmance turned into a real-life romance. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.
When Is Big Brother Returning to CBS for Season 21? We Finally Have the Answer
At the end of a long day, sometimes the best way to feel like you’re living your best life is with some comfy PJs, a glass of wine, and gratuitous reality television. In our series “Not-So-Guilty Pleasures,” we remove the “guilt” and break down the latest happenings in your favorite TV indulgences.
Big Brother 21 has a premiere date, a slightly different schedule, and a new logo
CBS announced today that it’s summer reality TV show Big Brother will premiere in late June, its now-standard start date, and follow its usual three-days-per-week schedule, though with a notable schedule change.
There’s no word yet of a theme, twist, or cast, nor any mention yet from CBS about when CBS’ other highly anticipated summer show, Love Island, will be added to the schedule.
Julie Chen Moonves will return to host, and continue to remind Big Brother viewers of who Les Moonves is.
BB21—and perhaps future seasons?—does have a new, minimalist logo. Last year’s logo was atop some tropical vegetation, and included the number 20 with a house outline creating the negative space in the 0; this year’s does not include a number, but keeps the same house outline:
BB21’s schedule
From seasons 1 to 14, Big Brother premiered in the first or second week of July, but since then has always begun at the end of June.
That’s true for Big Brother season 21 also: the series premiere will air over two nights, Tuesday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 26, both at 8 p.m.
After that, it will follow a slightly different schedule than last year—still airing three nights per week, but a new, later time for the Wednesday episodes:
- Sundays at 8
- Wednesdays at 9, starting July 10
- Thursdays at 9, starting July 10
It’s not exactly clear what will happen with the episodes the week of July 1, because the announcement skips over that week:
“Following the premiere, it will be broadcast Wednesday, June 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and Sunday, June 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Starting Wednesday, July 10, the show moves to Wednesdays and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM) with the Sunday broadcast remaining at 8:00 PM.”
I can’t imagine it skipping nine days between June 30 and July 10, so it’ll probably be on that Wednesday and Thursday.
Big Brother 21: RETURNS WITH A TWO-NIGHT PREMIERE EVENT
PERENNIAL SUMMER FAVORITE “BIG BROTHER” RETURNS WITH A TWO-NIGHT PREMIERE EVENT TUESDAY, JUNE 25 AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 8:00-9:00 PM
Season 21 Returns with Three Weekly Episodes