Expect the unexpected, indeed! The first-ever U.S. celebrity edition of Big Brother will last only two-and-a-half weeks, CBS announced on Friday, December 1.
The highly anticipated winter season premieres on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, and the finale airs on Sunday, February 24. Luckily for fans, 13 episodes will air during that short period — and four of the episodes are each two hours long. However, the show will compete against the televised coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics, which kick off in PyeongChang, South Korea, on Friday, February 9.
Like the original Big Brother, the concentrated celebrity run will feature the series’ signature Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions, as well as live evictions.
Julie Chen is set to return as the host, though none of the celebrity houseguests have been announced just yet. CBS has yet to confirm how many stars will be joining the show. Multiple sources exclusively told Us Weekly in November that producers were eyeing Blac Chyna.
US Celebrity Big Brother to air Feb 7th, 2018 for Two Weeks
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CBB is always a short season, but I was hoping it would at least be about a month long like the UK version. It’s probably so short because this season is basically a test run. I imagine if they continue doing it past this year, they’ll gradually lengthen the season. At least hopefully.
Rough luck going up against the Olympics, though. Gonna be hard to grab viewers with that going on.