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Original Release
July 26, 2023
The Big Brother: 25th Anniversary Celebration is a special looking back at the first twenty-four seasons of Big Brother (US) a week before the premiere of Big Brother 25 (US) on July 26, 2023.
After rumors of an anniversary special, it was reported by Twitter user Reality BBQ that a twenty-five season special was planned to air on July 26, 2023 to commentate the franchise.[1] It was later officially revealed in a press release on July 13, 2023 that the special, produced by Entertainment Tonight, was to premiere on July 26, 2023, exactly one week before the premiere of season 25.[2]
July 13, 2023 Press Release
CBS PRESENTS “BIG BROTHER: 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION,” TO AIR WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
THE “ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT” SPECIAL LOOKS BACK AT THE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES’ MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS, SHOCKING TWISTS AND SHOWMANCES THROUGH ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH HOST JULIE CHEN MOONVES AND FAN-FAVORITE HOUSEGUESTS
“Entertainment Tonight’s” Nischelle Turner Hosts the Special, Which Airs One Week Prior to the Aug. 2 25th Season Premiere of “Big Brother” on CBS
CBS presents BIG BROTHER 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, an ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT special, premiering Wednesday, July 26 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*.
BIG BROTHER 25th season premiere with a special 90-minute live move-in event Wednesday, Aug. 2 (8:00-9:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.*
This new special is hosted by ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Nischelle Turner from the BIG BROTHER set.
The special features 24 seasons of archival footage from the ET vault and exclusive interviews with BIG BROTHER host Julie Chen Moonves and fan-favorite houseguests including winners Cody Calafiore, Taylor Hale, Derrick Levasseur, Jordan Lloyd, Xavier Prather and Rachel Reilly, and other houseguests, including Azah Awasum, Hannah Chaddha, Derek Frazier, Frankie Grande, Tiffany Mitchell, Janelle Pierzina, Danielle Reyes, Kaysar Ridha, Jeff Schroeder and Brendon Villegas.
The special looks at the most notable BIG BROTHER highlights over the years, including the showmances, biggest feuds and rivalries, shocking twists, historic houseguests and groundbreaking moments in reality TV history.
Viewers will get behind-the-scenes details, house secrets and a look at the most unforgettable moments in BIG BROTHER history. At the end of the ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT special viewers will get to see what season 25 is going to look like with an exclusive sneak peek of the BIG BROTHER house, and they just might be able to spot some clues about this summer’s big twist.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is a multiplatform entertainment news brand, with a cross-screen portfolio that includes the #1 entertainment newsmagazine on television with nearly 4 million viewers daily, and a top entertainment news network online, delivering more than 190 million video views per month. ETonline.com averages 20 million monthly unique visitors in the U.S. per comScore, while ET’s social audience reaches more than 70 million U.S. users monthly.
Produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner with Rachel Smith, Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo and Will Marfuggi as correspondents. Erin Johnson serves as executive producer with Whitney Wallace and Leslie Kawaguchi as co-executive producers.
BIG BROTHER is produced by Fly On The Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America. Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serve as executive producers.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
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The official Instagram account posted a snapshot of the sixteen houseguests involved in the special alongside a video tweeted out by Entertainment Tonight.[3][4]
On the day of the special's release, an exclusive interview with Variety was published, with Julie and executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, alongside quotes from Jeff Probst and Phil Keoghan.[5]
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The cast of the anniversary special.
In addition to host Julie Chen-Moonves, the alumni who participate in the interviews include:
