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Template:Big Brother endgame Big Brother 12 is the upcoming twelfth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The season will premiere on Thursday, July 8, 2010 and will be broadcast on CBS and Showtime 2 throughout the summer.

Production

Big Brother 12 will be produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan returning as executive producers. This season of the program was announced on September 10, 2009, five days before the season finale of Big Brother 11. Casting for the program began during the final week of Big Brother 11 with potential applicants submitting video tape submissions that were due by April 23, 2010. Open auditions began on March 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California and continued across the nation in various cities including Chicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Nevada, and Columbus, Ohio. Applicants chosen to be a finalist went to Los Angeles, California from which applicants were narrowed down to a pool of forty finalists.. Casting for the program ended on May 20, 2010 meanwhile CBS was warning people of unofficial casting companies charging a fee to audition for the show.

Broadcasts and platforms

The main television coverage of Big Brother will be screened in three weekly highlight programs that will be transmitted on Sundays at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), and Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT) on CBS in the United States and Global Television Network in Canada. The episodes summarize the events of the previous two to three days in the House. Along side these shows is a spin-off show, Big Brother: After Dark on Showtime 2, which will air three hours live directly from the House.

References

1. "THIS JUST IN... From CBS Entertainment... CBS ORDERS MORE "BIG BROTHER"" (Press release). CBS. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
2. BB12cast (2010-03-19). "BB12 BigBrother home tape deadline officially extended to April 23rd. Spread the word & get working on those home tapes!". Newsgroup: Twitter. Retrieved 2010-06-05. {{cite newsgroup}}: Check |newsgroup= value (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Scheffler, Brian (2010-03-10). "Big Brother 12 on CBS Casting Begins (Updated)". WeLoveBigBrother. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
4. Reiher, Andrea (2010-03-11). "'Big Brother 12': Casting calls start April 1 [UPDATED]". Zap2it. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
5. "'Big Brother 12' Open Casting Call". KCBS-TV. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
6. "Big Brother 12 Eligibility Requirements" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-13.
7. Gonzalez, Maria (2010-03-26). "'Big Brother 12' Roundup: Casting Finalized, CBS Warns of Scam, and More". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
8. "The Summer Reality Hit "Big Brother" Premieres Thursday, July 8, 8:00-9:00 PM" (Press release). CBS. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
9. "Global's Primetime Line-Up Shines All Summer Long" (Press release). Canwest. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
10. Rice, Lynette (2010-06-04). "'Big Brother: After Dark' Will Return to Sho 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

External links

• CBS Official Site
• CBS Casting Site

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• Big Brother (US TV series)
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