{"id":74266,"date":"2024-08-07T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=74266"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:00:19","slug":"big-brother-special-episode-to-air-august-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/big-brother-special-episode-to-air-august-13\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Big Brother&#8221; Special Episode to Air August 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74267\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/big-brother-special.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/big-brother-special.webp 555w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/big-brother-special-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>Previous <em><strong>&#8220;Big Brother&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> Winners Jag Bains, Taylor Hale, and Cody Calafiore Analyze the Wildest Blow Ups, Biggest Moves, and Most Jaw-Dropping Moments of Season 26<\/p>\n<p>Previous BIG BROTHER winners Jag Bains (S25), Taylor Hale (S23), and Cody Calafiore (S22) enter the BBAI Arena where they will analyze the wildest blowups, biggest moves, and most jaw-dropping moments so far this season. 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