Big Brother Reindeer Games | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Based on | Big Brother by John de Mol Jr. |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Network | CBS |
Release | December 11 – December 21, 2023 |
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Big Brother Reindeer Games is a reality competition television series and spin-off of the American version of Big Brother . It premiered on CBS on December 11, 2023, and is hosted by former Big Brother HouseGuests Derek Xiao, Tiffany Mitchell, and Jordan Lloyd. The series features nine former HouseGuests competing against each other across six episodes which aired over the course of two weeks. Big Brother Reindeer Games was placed on hiatus in 2024 due to lack of scheduling availability on the network.
The house used for Big Brother Reindeer Games was renamed to the Santa's Lodge under the holiday-theme. The entryway of the house is decorated with flying reindeer, gold-wrapped presents, and a red flannel rug. The living room has a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and wreaths. The kitchen, which in this season was named "Mrs. Claus Bakery", has red and green wallpaper with Christmas symbols, and gingerbread men on the counters. [1]
Each episode will consist of three games and will end in a "Santa's Showdown", the outcome of which determines the elimination of one HouseGuest. [2] The players will not live in the BB house, will not live together, and there will be no voting off of other players. Four HouseGuest will remain in the finale with one winning a $100,000 grand prize. [3]
Unlike the previous seasons of Big Brother, Reindeer Games won't involve any nominations, house-voted evictions or live broadcasts. Instead, the nine houseguests from previous seasons would compete in a series of holiday-themed daily challenges. [4] [1]
In this challenge, the houseguests would compete to gain an advantage for the next challenge, while simultaneously, giving a disadvantage for a houseguest of their choosing, also known as the Naughty List Punishment.
The winner, or winners, of this challenge, would receive safety from elimination.
The nominees would compete against each other in various challenges to determine who would stay in the lodge and who would be eliminated from the game.
The HouseGuests were revealed intermittently throughout December 6 and 7, 2023. [5]
Previous Season(s) | Age | Occupation | Residence | Episode exited | Result | |
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Nicole Franzel-Arroyo | Big Brother 16, Big Brother 18 & Big Brother 22: All-Stars | 31 | Boutique owner | Ubly, Michigan | 6 | Winner |
Taylor Hale | Big Brother 24 | 28 | Motivational speaker | Detroit, Michigan | Runner-up | |
Frankie Grande | Big Brother 16 [a] | 40 | Actor | Los Angeles, California | Finalist | |
Xavier Prather | Big Brother 23 | 29 | Attorney | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Finalist | |
Britney Godwin | Big Brother 12 & Big Brother 14 | 36 | Real estate agent | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 5 | Eliminated 5th Place |
Josh Martinez | Big Brother 19 | 29 | Content creator | Miami, Florida | 4 | Eliminated 6th Place |
Danielle Hendricks | Big Brother 3 & Big Brother 7: All-Stars | 51 | Real estate manager | San Francisco, California | 3 | Eliminated 7th Place |
Cody Calafiore | Big Brother 16 & Big Brother 22: All-Stars | 32 | Software sales rep | Howell, New Jersey | 2 | Eliminated 8th Place |
Cameron Hardin | Big Brother 25 | 34 | Stay-at-home dad | Eastman, Georgia | 1 | Eliminated 9th Place |
No. | Title | Original air date [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | December 11, 2023 | 1.53 [7] | 0.26/2 [7] | |
Nine All-Star HouseGuests entered the holiday-themed Big Brother house, which is now being referred to as Santa's Lodge.
Britney was the first to guess the song correctly, "Up on the Housetop", to win the advantage. Britney would later learn that with the advantage comes a disadvantage, which she must grant to another contestant. After hearing the other HouseGuests, Britney decided to give Cody the Naughty stocking, as he is a threat in competitions.
Frankie had to decide which two HouseGuests would participate in the Santa's Showdown to determine their fate in the game. He chose Cameron and Xavier.
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2 | "Episode 2" | December 12, 2023 | 1.59 [8] | 0.23/3 [8] | |
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3 | "Episode 3" | December 14, 2023 | 2.04 [9] | 0.30/3 [9] | |
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4 | "Episode 4" | December 18, 2023 | 1.78 [10] | 0.28/3 [10] | |
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5 | "Episode 5" | December 19, 2023 | 2.03 [11] | 0.30/3 [11] | |
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6 | "Episode 6" | December 21, 2023 | 2.29 [12] | 0.32/3 [12] | |
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HouseGuest | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 |
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Naughty and Nice Challenge Winner | Britney | Cody | Taylor | Frankie | Nicole | Xavier |
Naughty List Punishment Recipient(s) | Cody | Taylor | Josh | Nicole Xavier | Xavier | Nicole |
Jingle Bell Brawl Challenge Winner(s) | Frankie | Britney Danielle Josh Taylor | Nicole | Frankie Taylor | Taylor Frankie | — |
Santa's Showdown Nominees | Cameron Xavier | Cody Frankie Xavier | Frankie [a] Xavier Britney Danielle | Josh Nicole | Britney Xavier | — |
Nicole | Safe | Safe | Brawl Winner | Showdown | Safe | Winner (Episode 6) |
Taylor | Safe | Brawl Winner | Safe | Brawl Winner | Brawl Winner | Runner-up (Episode 6) |
Frankie | Brawl Winner | Showdown | Showdown | Brawl Winner | Brawl Winner | Finalist (Episode 6) |
Xavier | Showdown | Showdown | Showdown | Safe | Showdown | Finalist (Episode 6) |
Britney | Safe | Brawl Winner | Showdown | Safe | Showdown | Eliminated (Episode 5) |
Josh | Safe | Brawl Winner | Safe | Showdown | Eliminated (Episode 4) | |
Danielle | Safe | Brawl Winner | Showdown | Eliminated (Episode 3) | ||
Cody | Safe | Showdown | Eliminated (Episode 2) | |||
Cameron | Showdown | Eliminated (Episode 1) | ||||
Eliminated | Cameron Lost Santa's Showdown | Cody Lost Santa's Showdown | Danielle Lost Santa's Showdown | Josh Lost Santa's Showdown | Britney Lost Santa's Showdown | Xavier Lost Semi-Final Bracket |
Frankie Lost Semi-Final Bracket | ||||||
Taylor Lost Final Bracket | ||||||
Nicole Won Final Bracket |
Episode | Eliminated HouseGuest | Santa's gift |
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1 | Cameron | One-year Jelly of the Month Club subscription |
2 | Cody | Fruit cake |
3 | Danielle | $5,000 |
4 | Josh | Ugly Christmas sweater |
5 | Britney | Pair of underwear and socks |
In May 2023 Deadline Hollywood reported that CBS was considering an additional season of Big Brother in the 2023-24 television schedule, with "all-star contestants", to fill in gaps left by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. [13] CBS had previously done the same with Big Brother 9 which aired in 2008 to combat the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. [14]
Ahead of the Big Brother 25 finale in November 2023, host Julie Chen Moonves teased a "holiday surprise" from the "Big Brother universe". In an interview following the episode, Chen Moonves stated that a fourth season of Celebrity Big Brother was unlikely to happen, but noted the possibility of a shortened season with returning players. [15] The Hollywood labor disputes were ultimately ceased with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike ending in October, [16] and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike ending the following month. [17] With most scripted series set to begin filming shortened seasons in late-November and early-December, [18] [19] and most premiere dates not expected until 2024, [20] there were still empty slots in the schedule. [21]
During the Big Brother 25 finale, it was announced that a new spin-off of Big Brother would air in December titled Big Brother Reindeer Games. [22] The series will be produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment and Endemol Shine North America with Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan, and Chris Roach serving as executive producers, all returning from Big Brother. [23]
In November 2024 it was announced that the series would not air a second season in December, with producers citing lack of airtime availability on CBS but remaining hopeful that it could return in the future. [24]
The series will not feature Chen Moonves and will instead be hosted by former Big Brother HouseGuests Derek Xiao, Tiffany Mitchell, and Jordan Lloyd who will be known as "Santa's Elf Ambassadors"; Xiao and Mitchell competed on Big Brother 23 , while Lloyd was on both Big Brother 11 and Big Brother 13 [25] Additionally, nine other former contestants, including one from Big Brother 25, will return to compete. [26]
The series premiered on December 11, 2023, and was filmed in its entirety prior to its release. [27] It will feature no live feeds. [28] Big Brother Reindeer Games will air three episodes a week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, over two weeks, totaling six episodes before its finale on December 21. [29] A teaser trailer was aired during the Big Brother 25 finale featuring former competitors Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes, and Danielle Reyes, and was styled off a similar teaser that opened the twenty-fifth season. [30] Episodes from the series will also stream on Paramount+. [31]
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