{"id":2575,"date":"2017-09-07T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T03:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2017-09-23T22:59:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T03:59:39","slug":"cbs-to-broadcast-its-first-celebrity-edition-of-reality-hit-big-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/07\/cbs-to-broadcast-its-first-celebrity-edition-of-reality-hit-big-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS to Broadcast Its First Celebrity Edition of Reality Hit &#8220;Big Brother&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2576\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2576\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/celebity-bb-julie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/celebity-bb-julie.jpg 456w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/celebity-bb-julie-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie Chen, host of <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em> premiering this winter on CBS &amp; <a href=\"\/\/cbs-allaccess.7eer.net\/c\/130535\/176081\/3065\">CBS All Access<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CBS today announced it will broadcast its first celebrity edition of reality hit <em>Big Brother<\/em>. The special winter edition will feature multiple episodes per week during a concentrated run and include the series&#8217; signature Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions and live evictions. Julie Chen will host.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/cbs-allaccess.7eer.net\/c\/130535\/176081\/3065\">CBS All Access<\/a>, the CBS Television Network&#8217;s subscription video on demand and live-streaming service, will again share all the action from inside the house with its 24\/7 live feed. Also, Pop TV will provide fans the exclusive live television broadcast of <em>Big Brother After Dark<\/em>, an unfiltered late-night feed from inside the house. Additional details regarding scheduling and casting will be announced at a later date.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3279980649\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The celebrity edition of the series is in addition to <em>Big Brother<\/em>&#8216;s milestone 20th season that will be broadcast in summer 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Big Brother<\/em> has been dominating pop culture throughout its 19 seasons, and it is exciting to grow the franchise with the first-ever celebrity edition in the U.S.,&#8221; said executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan. &#8220;Celebrities will be under the watchful eye of the <em>Big Brother<\/em> cameras, facing the classic game elements, and of course new twists in this special winter event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of television&#8217;s biggest reality franchises, <em>Big Brother<\/em> has been a summer staple on the Network since 2000. This year&#8217;s edition continues to be one of the summer television&#8217;s biggest hits, with all three weekly broadcasts ranking among the summer&#8217;s top 5 broadcasts averaging 7.35 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>This season&#8217;s numbers have increased online as well, with full episode streams on CBS All Access up nearly 20% over last summer. The 24\/7 live feeds are also up, year to year. According to Nielsen social, <em>Big Brother<\/em> has ranked as the #1 most social series on broadcast television since its June premiere across Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Pop TV&#8217;s broadcast of <em>Big Brother<\/em> is out-delivering the past two seasons by double digits among viewers and key demos.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3179227246\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Big Brother<\/em> follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 87 HD cameras and more than 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. <em>Big Brother<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS today announced it will broadcast its first celebrity edition of reality hit Big Brother. 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