Due to the WGA strike BB9 is go for February. Also, it has been confimed it will not effect Big Brothers summer slot

so we are having 2 seasons this year? that would be AMAZING

no way! Hopefully not a BB overkill. I'm sure that BB still needs writers, though. I remember ANTM7 was during the writers' strike, and everyone was saying how it'd affected the show. But how? The tasks? The challenges? Story arcs? Character development?

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well I will be really happy if this turns out to be true I love the US version so much more drama and much more exciting.

Seems odd BB being on in Febuary. Always thought of it as a summer show. It's good though, I think. Ties in nicely with the ending of Survivor & TAR...... I agree it could turn into overkill, though.

I'm hoping for a better mix of HM's this time..... And please producers, NO MORE AMERICA'S PLAYER!!

Awesome

Please no more 'people who know each other' twists either, lets go for a season of all strangers (season 3 was the last one!!).

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

I'm a bit happy at that news

If they are doing two seasons this year, they may decide to have a celebrity edition in Feb and a normal edition in its usual summer slot.

I can't be excited about this considering how rigged BB8 was.

Apparently they are doing casting calls at the mo, so the February one is most likely a regular one.
Two seasons next year will be fantastic, though I don't know how I'm gonna fit it in my reality schedule (BBUK, CBBUK, IACGMOOH, BBAU, BBUS, TAR, Survivor. Yes I do watch too many reality shows )

Fantastic

YAY! i only watched series 8, so i get a double dose !

That means there will only be a month or two break between each series!

Starts 12th February, Tuesday, Wednesday & Sundays, yipee!

Wednesdays? Ooh how different! can't wait!

Week after Survivor 16 starts

Great news. Can't wait for this. I've almost finished watching BBUSA Season 3, what a brilliant season. Hopefully BB9 will be more like that series, complete strangers.

Be nice if the OP could post a link to prove this, because I find it very hard to believe.

Is this about BB USA because its in that forum? I was thinking it was about the UK BB.

It's true CBS have confirmed it. It's on most BB related sites and entertainment sites.

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-...urn-14363.aspx

Back February 12th

Then we get BB 10 in the Summer. Rumour has it that the prize fund could go up in order to appeal to a larger audience as this and Survivor are the only two shows CBS has.

With Survivor on All Star Edition, BB needs a way of appealing to the US audiences.

I think the first commerical for season 9 was aired during the Survivor finale last night. Here's a link.

Commercial is great, looks like they will be doing something similar to Big Brother France with the secret twist.

I`m a bigger bit happy

Lots of late nights and lack of sleep again !

I think it should be BB 8.5, seeing as it's only a half-season really...

its been confirmed as a 12 week series IIRC.

i was worried when someone mentioned a 6 week one

Is it possible that they could commission BB11 in the autumn/fall if the writers strike continues?