‘Big Brother’ Season 27 Sets July Premiere Date, Launches Friday Night ‘Unlocked’ Segment With Returning All-Stars

'Big Brother' Season 27 Sets July Premiere Date, Launches Friday Night 'Unlocked' Segment With Returning All-Stars

It's time to expect the unexpected once again. As "Big Brother" celebrates 25 years on the air, Season 27 will return to CBS with a 90-minute premiere on Thursday, July 10 starting 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by a 90-minute Sunday episode on July 13. More from Variety 'Beyond the Gates' Renewed for Season 2 at CBS CBS Takes a Pre-Upfront Victory Lap Author Harlan Coben to Host CBS Unscripted True Crime Series 'Final Twist' Additionally, this season will launch a segment called "Big Brother: Unlocked." Beginning July 25, three players from previous seasons will return every other Friday to analyze gameplay and give their insider perspective. An official synopsis also teases that "Unlocked" will bring "never-before-seen broadcast footage from the house, exclusive interviews, surprise guest appearances and unprecedented behind-the-scenes access." "Big Brother" began airing in 2000, the same year that "Survivor" kicked off with Jeff Probst. Julie Chen Moonves, who has been part of the show since Season 1, returns to host as a group of all-new houseguests move into the "Big Brother" house and get completely cut off from the outside world. The show is no stranger to big twists, with Season 26 featuring an AI-themed challenge that forced the Head of Household to nominate three people for eviction, instead of the regular two. Following premiere week, Season 27 episodes will air Thursdays from 8-9 p.m. and Sundays from 8-9 p.m., with special 90-minute Wednesday episodes airing 8-9:30 p.m. Beginning July 25, "Big Brother: Unlocked" will air 8-9 p.m. every other Friday until Sept. 26. The returning players have yet to be announced. Fans can subscribe to 24/7 live feeds on Pluto TV and Paramount+ With Showtime, where episodes will also stream after their on-air debut. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival Sign up forVariety's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.

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‘Big Brother’ Season 27 Sets July Premiere Date, Launches Friday Night ‘Unlocked’ Segment With Returning All-Stars

'Big Brother' Season 27 Sets July Premiere Date, Launches Friday Night 'Unlocked' Segment With Returning All-Stars It's ...

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'The Bachelor' meets 'Fixer Upper' in new HGTV series

'The Bachelor' meets 'Fixer Upper' in new HGTV series

The "Bachelor" mansion is getting theHGTVtreatment. The luxurious backdrop to more than 40 seasons of ABC's"The Bachelor"and"The Bachelorette"is getting a facelift, courtesy of some of the lovestruck hopefuls who have stayed in its bedazzled halls. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of "Bachelor" producer Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and home renovation network HGTV, announced a new series on May 14: "Renovating the Bachelor Mansion" (working title). The new unscripted show will see former "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" contestants, who (hopefully) have skills in interior design and home renovation, returning to compete in design challenges on the property in hopes of winning a cash prize. The new series is set for 2026 on HGTV and the newlyredubbed HBO Max. The famed "Bachelor" mansion is located in Aurora Hills, CA, and is a sprawling, Mediterranean-style villa that has previously beenrented out on Airbnb for $6000 a night. It has been the setting for catfights, first kisses, group dates, breakups and countless rose ceremonies since the reality dating franchise began in 2002. It might look a little different in future seasons after the former bachelors and bachelorettes get their hands, and sledgehammers, on it. The new series was announced at WBD's 2025 upfront presentation in New York, an annual event in which networks and streaming services show off upcoming content to advertisers in the hopes of selling commercial time. Other new series were announced at the event, including toe-tapping Shark Week addition "Dancing With Sharks" (working title) for Discovery Channel, "Guy's Flavortown Games" on Food Network featuring Guy Fieri and a new "90 Day Fiancé" spinoff on TLC, "90 Day: Hunt For Love." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'Renovating the Bachelor Mansion': 'Bachelor' meets HGTV

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May 14, 2025

'The Bachelor' meets 'Fixer Upper' in new HGTV series

'The Bachelor' meets 'Fixer Upper' in new HGTV series The "Bachelor" mansion is getting theHGTVtreatment. The luxu...

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Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Family GuycreatorSeth MacFarlaneheld nothing back when roasting celebrities during a New York City charity gala. On Tuesday, May 14, at the Robin Hood event, MacFarlane — known for his "equal opportunity offender" approach to humor — called outEllen DeGeneres' fall from gracefollowing the 2020 scandal around her eponymous talk show. In the same line, he also commented on DeGeneres and wifePortia de Rossi'smove to the U.K.in late 2024, followingPresident Donald Trump's election win. PerPage Six, after an uncomfortable joke about attendeeKeith Urbandoing cocaine onstage — the country star, who has been candid about his past substance abuse issues, has been sober for years — MacFarlane took the jab at DeGeneres. MacFarlane quipped that the former talk show host "left [the U.S.] right after the election," DeGeneres is now "the nicest person in France." DeGeneres, who spent decades as the beloved host of her talk show — and scored millions of Disney fans as the voice of Dory fromFinding Nemo— saw her reputation quickly nosedive after a bombshellBuzzFeedreport that cited many current and former employees' statements about a "toxic" work environment onEllen. After addressing her employees amid the 2020 scandal — telling the staff that the show would be a "place of happiness" and "respect" — "obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry." "I learned that things happened here that never should have happened," DeGeneres later told her viewers on-air, noting that she "take[s] responsibility for what happens at my show." After the show ended in 2021, DeGeneres reflected on the scandal in her 2024 stand-up special,For Your Approval, on Netflix. "I've spent an entire lifetime trying to make people happy and I've cared far too much what other people think of me," she said. "So, the thought of anyone thinking that I'm mean was devastating to me, and it consumed me for a long time ... [but] after a lifetime of caring, I just can't anymore. So I don't." Family Guy, meanwhile, called out the allegations against DeGeneres' talk show in a 2022 episode spoofing the infamous ASPCA commercials starringSarah McLachlan(and her tearjerker of a ballad, "In the Arms of the Angels"). Instead of encouraging the audience to donate to the emaciated and shivering dogs in the real-life commercials,Family Guy's parody begged viewers to donate to the "terrified grips," a "Teamster sobbing in his car after work" and a "camera operator having a sandwich slapped out of his hand just for making eye contact" that appeared in their spoof. The send-up of a cutaway ended with another jab at DeGeneres, this one poking fun at her penchant for her staff and guests to try on over-the-top holiday sweaters. "Please, give today," the voiceover stated. Because no one should have to spend Thanksgiving watching a millionaire try on sweaters."

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May 14, 2025

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation Family GuycreatorSeth MacFarlaneheld nothing back when roasting ...

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Cassie Recounts Brutal Assault by Diddy at L.A. Hotel — and Reveals Why She Didn't Fight Back

Cassie Recounts Brutal Assault by Diddy at L.A. Hotel — and Reveals Why She Didn't Fight Back

Kevin Mazur/Getty Sean Diddy Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution Opening arguments in the hip-hop mogul's high-profile trial began on Monday, May 12, at a federal court in Manhattan Federal prosecutors allege that Combs is the mastermind behind a criminal enterprise that forced women — including his ex-girlfriend — to perform sex acts he filmed In the now-infamous surveillance video showingSean "Diddy" Combshitting and kickingCassandra "Cassie" Venturain the elevator bank of a Los Angeles hotel, she is seen curled up in a ball as she takes the brunt of his wrath. On the stand at Combs' high-profile federal sex crimes trial on Wed., May 14, the R&B singer told jurors why she didn't fight back. Doing so, she testified, "just made him more violent, made him stronger." Wearing a body-hugging grey dress with a black jacket she took off shortly after sitting down to testify, the eight-months pregnant Ventura told jurors that in the past, his response to her defending herself varied. "He was surprised I was actually fighting back— it made him have more anger, more frustration," she said. The "Me & You" singer, who is married to personal trainer Alex Fine, is testifying about how her powerful ex-boyfriend of 11 years allegedly forced her to perform sex acts and abused her physically and emotionally. The beating at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016 left Ventura with a black eye, bruised and cut lip and multiple bruises on her arm and legs, she testified. When Combs first started beating her, she said she did try to defend herself, but learned that the consequences of that only made him angrier, she alleged on the stand. "I did [fight back] more on the early side [of their relationship] and make it worse for myself," she said. Arrested in September 2024,Combs has pleaded not guiltyto counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. Related:Who Is Cassie — and Why Is She Expected to Be a Star Witness at Diddy's Trial Today? On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, in Manhattan federal court, jurors saw surveillance video of the hip-hop mogul beating and kicking Ventura in the elevator bank of a hotel in 2016. Elizabeth Williams via AP Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter In her opening statements, U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told jurors how Combs has allegedly used his influence in the music business to drug women and force them to take part in the Freak Offs. Related:Cassie Alleges Diddy Called Sex Tapes 'Blackmail Materials' — and She Lived in Fear He'd Release Them In her opening statement, Combs' defense attorney Teny Geragos said that any sex between her client and Ventura was consensual, as was the fact that she stayed with him for more than a decade. Combs could face up to life in prison if he is convicted on all counts. Since his 2024 arrest, he has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Complex in Brooklyn. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org. Read the original article onPeople

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Cassie Recounts Brutal Assault by Diddy at L.A. Hotel — and Reveals Why She Didn't Fight Back

Cassie Recounts Brutal Assault by Diddy at L.A. Hotel — and Reveals Why She Didn't Fight Back Kevin Mazur/Getty Sean Diddy Combs has ple...

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Travis Kelce Lovingly Says He'll 'Never Forget' Performing with Taylor Swift at London Eras Tour

Travis Kelce Lovingly Says He'll 'Never Forget' Performing with Taylor Swift at London Eras Tour

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Travis Kelceis reflecting onhis Eras Tour performancewith girlfriendTaylor Swiftlast year inLondon. On the Wednesday, May 14 episode of Kelce'sNew Heightspodcastwith his brotherJason Kelce, theKansas City Chiefstight end called the experience "unforgettable.""I'll never forget being on a stage in front of what felt like a million people," Kelce, 35, said about joining Swift, also 35, on stage at Wembley Stadium. Kelce's reminiscent remark came after his brother Jason, 37, asked "what brought" him to London in the past. "Was it love?" Jason joked with his brother.The Kansas City Chiefs star had shocked Swifties when he made a surprise appearance on stage during Swift's third show at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday, June 23, as part of the Eras Tour. Kelce donned a tuxedo and top hat and joined Swift for her"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" outfit change— a transition the "Bad Blood" singer first introduced when she began incorporatingThe Tortured Poets Departmentalbum into the tour. Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty During the performance, Kelce stepped in for a dancer who usually picks Swift up during the transition and carries her to a red velvet couch at center stage. Kelce was grinning ear-to-ear when he was revealed as the surprise guest and the Wembley Stadium crowd erupted in cheers. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. Kelce later revealedit was his ideato join Swift on stage, explaining on theNew Heightspodcast last year that he first mentioned it offhandedly to his girlfriend, who initially laughed at the idea before asking her NFL boyfriend, "'Would you seriously be up for doing something like that?' " "I was just like, 'What? I would love to do that, are you kidding me? I've seen the show enough — might as well put me to work here,' " Kelce said. "And sure enough, she found the perfect part of the show for me to come in." Gotham/GC Images On the same episode last July, Kelce called it an "honor" to join Swift on stage for the Eras Tour. "It was an absolute blast," Kelce said. "It was such a fun, playful part of the show and it was like … the perfect time for me to go up there, just be a ham and have some fun — not only with [Swift]… but the crowd and really try and get everybody excited for the rest of the show. It was awesome." And, Kelce added, "I didn't disappoint Taylor, so that's all that really matters." Read the original article onPeople

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Travis Kelce Lovingly Says He'll 'Never Forget' Performing with Taylor Swift at London Eras Tour

Travis Kelce Lovingly Says He'll 'Never Forget' Performing with Taylor Swift at London Eras Tour Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty T...

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