BIG Brother has shocked fans by canceling two shows that are missing from the CBS schedule.
It will be the first time in 12 years that fans of reality TV will not have an alternative viewing choice to the
Winter Olympics next year.
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The Winter Olympics returns to NBC in February 2026 and CBS usually opposite an exciting Celebrity Big Brother show on CBS.
However, when Big Brother executive producers Allison Grodner was asked if would be happening again they explained it won’t be the case this time around.
Alison said: “It doesn’t look like it. I think it would be fantastic, but it’s just other factors beyond our control. But you can ask CBS.”
Entertainment Weekly did just that and sadly reported that the celebrity version of the competitive reality show is indeed not slated to air opposite the Olympics in February.
What’s even worse – is that it also appears that there will be no Christmas-inspired Big Brother Reindeer Games either.
EW reported that their source close to the network confirmed there were also no current plans to air Reindeer Games in 2025.
However, a spinoff could possibly return as a schedule-filler at some point in the future should the network need to fill a hole for a few weeks.
Executive producers Alison and Rich Meehan are hoping that could be the case.
Alison explained: “Oh my God, we would love it to come back.
“We think it deserves to be out there, whether it’s in the winter, whether it’s summer games,
spring games, or, you know, Halloween Horror Games, or whatever.
“It feels like the show worked really well, and it probably had a lot to do with the time of year it aired that maybe it wasn’t quite as successful.”
But the producers believe the show could be successful in any season and not just in winter.
Executive producer Rich Meehan explained: “We designed a format that could be skinned in any way.
“It could be a Halloween stunt, it could be a Christmas stunt, it could be for Valentine’s Day, or even Easter Games could be fun.”
But viewers are creatures of habit and would need to know when it would be airing on TV.
Meehan added: “I think you have to teach an audience that it’s there.
“Because I think our fans would love the show if everyone knew exactly when it was on.
“It’s like, ‘What’s on in the summer?’ and you show up and it’s there.”
He added: “I think ultimately just it comes down to schedule availability.
“CBS has a successful scripted
business and ultimately, it’s like, ‘When do they need stuff?’
“But we love it, we’re always asking about it, and from talking to them, it’s not like it’s gone forever. It’s just when is the right time and when do they have the airtime for it? Everybody at CBS loves it.”
“We will produce it wherever anyone wants it. It just comes down to availability in the schedule.”
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