Although she still has no idea why people dislike her–after all, she’s done “nothing, except do dishes and make cakes and give people stuff,” she told us–April was voted out of the Big Brother 10 house. She’ll take her delusion to the jury house, and it’s not a minute too soon. On Tuesday, however, I… continue reading

NBC’s Olympics coverage from Beijing has ruled prime-time television for more than a week now, as it pulls in roughly the same number of viewers most nights that American Idol does for its finales. Yesterday, NBC said that its “10-day average primetime viewership is 29.8 million”; 31.66 million people watched Idol‘s finale. But one show… continue reading

One side effect of returning to the east coast after a month on the west coast was adapting to the time change. Mostly, it meant that I’d try to go to sleep at normal hours, but instead be awake until 3 or 4 a.m. And on more than one occasion, I found myself watching Big… continue reading

After Thursday’s Big Brother 10 eviction episode, I was convinced that the vote would lead to alliance versus alliance drama, and it certainly did. Jerry’s lectures, whiny tirades, and oddly disproportionate animosity toward Dan were only the start of the drama, which included a ridiculous fight that wasn’t quite as involved as the last group… continue reading

Big Brother 10 houseguest Michelle’s entire interview session with a show producer was accidentally broadcast. While Diary Room audio has previously been leaked, now more than 20 minutes of raw footage are online on YouTube, captured by Big Brother Klub (the audio and video aren’t synchronized, so the videos make for a better listen than… continue reading

Jessie Godderz, the most recent Big Brother 10 evictee and the victim of viewers’ votes, has done a round of interviews with web sites and media outlets, and collectively they seem like some kind of punishment for the people who suffered through them–and for those who read them. His answers are essentially nonsensical, and it’s… continue reading

Tuesday’s episode of Big Brother 10, with its spectacularly entertaining fight, gave the show its highest ratings of the season. Overall, 6.4 million viewers watched, which is still less than the 7.3 million who watched ABC’s Wipeout‘s recap episode, but represents “a season high” for CBS’ series according to Variety. Last night, for Jessie’s surprise… continue reading

Because of America’s Player vote, Jessie was evicted from the Big Brother 10 house last night, which already created a significant rift in the house and set up alliance versus alliance, always the most fun form of the game. It already had the effect of giving the HOH competitions much more significance, when Libra and… continue reading

There have been some intense, crazy-ass, sometimes violent fights on Big Brother during its nine previous seasons, but I’m not quite sure any of them matches the one that aired last night in terms of sheer insanity and entertainment. And it was just a condensed version of what took hours to unfold Friday night. The… continue reading

Once they’re outside of the house, Big Brother houseguests seem to participate in three primary activities: blogging on MySpace, auctioning their stuff off on eBay to try to make the money they didn’t win on the show, and showing up to host challenges on new seasons of Big Brother. If they’re extremely lucky, they’ll show… continue reading

CBS’ decision to move Big Brother 10‘s results shows back to Thursdays has paid off, as the show gained its own viewers and improved upon the ratings for the timeslot’s previous occupant. I was skeptical that would work, especially since ratings had just started to increase for the Wednesday results shows, but someone clearly knew… continue reading

Until last Tuesday, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d laughed out loud at something that happened on a Big Brother episode. For most of the past few seasons, I’ve been consumed with some degree of disgust, hatred, or boredom, and thus even when something funny happens, I’m busy actively trying to manifest a sinkhole… continue reading

The magintude-5.4 earthquake in Los Angeles today was felt at the Big Brother 10 house, which is located near Colfax and Ventura in Los Angeles, about 45 miles from the earthquake’s epicenter. The production is, of course, live. “A lot of them are not from California, so this is the first earthquake they’ve experienced. Everyone… continue reading

America’s Player, the relatively lame experiment from the show’s eighth season last summer that let viewers decide how one player voted and how he should perform stupid-ass tasks, will return to Big Brother 10 tonight, but in a limited form. One houseguest “will be offered the chance to become America’s Player for one week. If… continue reading

After moving Big Brother‘s results shows from Thursdays to Wednesdays for the winter edition, and keeping that schedule for season 10, CBS has decided to move Big Brother 10‘s results shows back to Thursdays. In a press release, CBS says the “live eviction show” will return “to its familiar summer Thursday (8:00-9:00 PM) time period,… continue reading

Two Big Brother 10 houseguests have joined previous inhabitants of the house by having sex at least twice, and one of those times appear to be having unprotected sex. Ollie and April, who have been flirting heavily, first consummated their relationship not in a bed, but on a seating area. Since they’re in a public… continue reading

After having its lowest-rated debut ever on Sunday, Big Brother 10 lost a few viewers for its weeknight episodes, and was down from last summer. On Tuesday, the show’s second episode–which aired against the all-star game–was watched by 6.1 million viewers, “in line with its Sunday season premiere and down 15% from its Tuesday debut… continue reading

While Big Brother usually slowly builds its way into drama, like someone in their 80s pushing a car onto the interstate. But this week, the 10th season accelerated from zero to 120 this week, as the cast members started strategizing in a way that usually doesn’t occur until at least a few weeks in. The… continue reading

The first episode of Big Brother 10 was watched by 6.3 million viewers, down just over one million from the 7.4 million who watched last summer’s eighth-season debut. Perhaps more surprisingly, the show was down about the same amount from last spring’s misguided season, when 7.3 million viewers tuned in to the first episode. Both… continue reading