Big Brother 11

A former executive producer on Big Brother‘s 10th and 11th seasons has sued his former agency and agent for more than $10 million in damages, claiming in part that he was offered a contract that would possibly lead to him becoming the CBS reality show’s showrunner, but he turned that down because of bad advice… continue reading

Big Brother cast member Jessie Godderz issued a press release today to announce that he’s been offered a development contract with TNA wrestling. At least, I imagine it was him or someone connected to him, because it is the most unbelievable press release (if we can call it that) you will ever see. Wrestleview published… continue reading

Michele Noonan, the bisexual neuroscientist who came in fourth place on Big Brother 11 last summer, will be on Playboy TV’s Foursome this fall, presumably having sex on camera with fellow cast members. She follows in the footsteps of her fellow season 11 houseguest Braden Bacha, who appeared on the show prior to his time… continue reading

Ten days after hosting Big Brother 11‘s finale in a very pregnant state, Julie Chen gave birth this morning to Charlie Moonves, the son of CBS president Les Moonves. CBS just announced that he “was born in Los Angeles at 9:40 am” and “[m]other and child are doing well.” Announcing her pregnancy in April, Julie… continue reading

Big Brother 11 ended its season with higher ratings than the 10th season drew last summer, but was still below the previous summer season. Tuesday’s drawn-out finale had a few more viewers than last summer’s, as it was watched by 7.9 million people, up slightly from the 7.58 million who watched last year. Overall, the… continue reading

Jordan Lloyd won Big Brother 11 after receiving five of the seven votes, including the (irrelevant) one cast by viewers, who voted more than 11 million votes. Natalie Martinez received Russell and Kevin’s votes, but since Jordan was up against Natalie and the jury had turned toxic toward the teenager, Jordan’s win wasn’t a surprise…. continue reading

The three remaining Big Brother 11 houseguests are indeed staying locked inside until Tuesday’s finale, and viewers will be able to cast a collective vote to break a possible jury tie. Why keep all three in the house? I think it’s because watching two people mope around the house for a week is pretty dreadful,… continue reading

Natalie, Kevin, and Jordan may all stay in the Big Brother house until next Tuesday’s live finale, according to a report. That means the final HOH will announce their decision live, and whoever gets voted out won’t spend time in the jury house before joining the jury. That’s according to a report in The Wrap,… continue reading

CBS announced this afternoon that it has renewed Big Brother for a 12th season, which will air next summer. Absent from the announcement is mention of executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, who recently formed a new company, but I can’t imagine they won’t return. The press release says that the show has become… continue reading

Well, that was uneventful: Kevin won the power of veto, saved himself, and Jordan was nominated. Apparently fearing that Michele would beat him instead of just being a good final-two partner (“I’ve burned so many of the jury members that I don’t stand a chance,” she argued), Kevin voted her out, keeping Jordan. And of… continue reading

Natalie’s reign as HOH ends tonight on a special Tuesday live eviction, but the sad part is she’ll still be in the house afterwards, and could potentially even win Big Brother 11. Although she’s exhibited none of the truly horrible behavior that we’ve seen before, she’s somehow become more reviled than people who actually deserve… continue reading

After making the biggest move in the Big Brother 11 house a few weeks ago and then turning on his own alliance, Jeff was backstabbed by his new backstabbing alliance, and exited the house. That makes way for the home stretch of Big Brother 11: Next week we have an eviction on Tuesday, and then… continue reading

In this hit or miss season of Big Brother, last night’s episode was definitely a hit, thanks to the mystery room in the HOH room. When Kevin saw the door with the question mark on it, he screeched and said of the door, “Oh my god, I’m so scared.” Scary door! That “Pandora’s box” had… continue reading

Julie Chen has been hosting CBS’ Big Brother for 10 years and 11 seasons, and isn’t sure about the show’s future or her own. “I have that question for myself all the time, and for my husband [CBS president Les Moonves]. I’m like, ‘So how many more years do you think this is going to… continue reading

I skipped last Sunday’s Big Brother episode entirely, and missed nothing, and I wish I’d done the same this week, but procrastination made me desperate. I even watched it live, as Kevin won HOH competition after a competition that offered a lot of falls, which was fun, and a nonsensical metaphor, which was dumb. He… continue reading

One theme from Thursday’s Big Brother episode: this is a house full of morons. Mostly, that was evident in their language, which was even more illiterate than usual, from Jeff screaming at Russell, “you got got” to Natalie mentioning the “highs and the downs” to Russell telling Kevin to “marinate on it.” Jeff also said,… continue reading

This season of Big Brother may not be the best ever, but it has generated some fantastic satire. First there was cartoon Julie Chen’s interview with producer Allison Grodner, and now a satirical mock-up of Jeff Schroeder’s Facebook wall posted on Survivor Sucks. It’s rich with material, from the friending/unfriending of Jeff and other houseguests… continue reading