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Celebrity Big Brother 2 (U.S. season)
Season 2
Celebrity Big Brother 2 logo
Hosted byJulie Chen Moonves
No. of days29
No. of houseguests12
Companion showCelebrity Big Brother: After Dark
No. of episodes2
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 21, 2019 (2019-01-21) –
present (present)
Additional information
Filming datesJanuary 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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The second season of the American reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, also known as Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, will premiere on CBS on January 21, 2019 and conclude on February 13, 2019. It will consist of thirteen episodes, each approximately 60–120 minutes long, with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan returning as executive producers for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America. CBS ordered the season on May 12, 2018 and confirmed it for a mid-season return when the network revealed its 2018–19 fall schedule on May 16, 2018. The network confirmed on November 27, 2018 that Julie Chen Moonves will continue her role as host despite media speculation that she may not return after her husband Les Moonves' departure from CBS Corporation due to sexual misconduct allegations against him.

The season will follow a similar format to the first season where a group of celebrities, known as HouseGuests, will live in the Big Brother House under constant surveillance with no contact with the outside world.

Production

An American version of Celebrity Big Brother had been speculated by the media since 2002 while American celebrities began appearing as Housemates on the British adaptation since its third season in 2005.[1][2] The first season of the American adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother was announced on September 7, 2017 during a live double eviction episode of Big Brother 19.[3] The first season premiered on February 7, 2018; it was scheduled as counterprogramming against the 2018 Winter Olympics airing on NBC.[4] The series premiere was the number one program for CBS attracting 7.27 million viewers with a 1.8/7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and the highest rated season premiere since Big Brother 13.[5] The season finale pulled in 5.21 million viewers and a 1.4/5 rating in the 18-49 demographic.[6] CBS ordered a second season of Celebrity Big Brother on May 12, 2018 then confirmed it would return for a mid-season run four days later when the network revealed its 2018–19 fall prime-time schedule.[7][8]

Crew

Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serve as executive producers for the second season. Their production company Fly on the Wall Entertainment will produce the season for CBS in association with Endemol Shine North America.[9][10] The media speculated that Julie Chen Moonves might not continue hosting Big Brother after her husband Les Moonves' departure from CBS Corporation on September 9, 2018 because of multiple sexual misconduct allegations.[11] Chen Moonves has been the host of the American adaption of the format since the first season of Big Brother. She subsequently stepped down as a co-host of The Talk on September 18, 2018 while continuing to host Big Brother 20.[12] CBS confirmed on November 27, 2018 that Chen Moonves would host the second season of Celebrity Big Brother.[13]

House

The New York City theme for the house includes a kitchen and dining room based on New York restaurants. The spiral staircase and sliding glass doors can be seen in the background.

As with each season since Big Brother 6, the program is filmed at CBS Studios, soundstage 18 in Studio City, California in a custom-built two story house.[14][15] Soundstage 18 was previously used to film the sitcom Yes, Dear.[16] The House was equipped with over 80 high-definition cameras and over 100 microphones in order to monitor and record the HouseGuests.[10][17] The living room, three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and lounge room are located on the first floor. The Head of Household bedroom, gym area and an additional lounge area are located on the second floor. The second floor is accessible by a spiral staircase located in the kitchen next to the sliding glass doors that lead to the backyard. CBS released pictures and video of the redesigned House on January 16, 2019 through several media outlets like Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Tonight and ET Canada.[18][19][20][21]

The interior of the Celebrity Big Brother house has a New York City theme from around the 1940s.[21] Each of the bedrooms on the first floor were given their own individual names reflecting their design. The first bedroom has a "5th Avenue" theme inspired by window shopping highlighting "the highest fashion of the '40s" while the second bedroom has a luxury "Hotel" theme. The third bedroom, known as the "Celebrity Building" Bedroom, that was inspired by a famous art deco building named after a car company.[18] The kitchen was inspired by some of the finest restaurants in New York City with a "faux French" oven island and a square dinning room table. Behind the dinning room table cartoon-style pictures of the season one HouseGuests hanging on the wall.[21] The bathroom and downstairs lounge area were inspired by the 20th Century Limited passenger train.[19] The Head of Household bedroom resembles the backstage of a Broadway show with the head board made from a real theater marquee.[20] The upstairs lounge was designed after the Brooklyn Bridge while the gym area was inspired by the 42nd Street library in Manhattan.[22]

Broadcasts

The main television coverage of the second season will be screened on CBS during the winter of the 2018–19 network television season. The season premiere is scheduled for January 21, 2019 with the season finale on February 13, 2019.[23] Alongside the weekly shows on CBS, the companion series Celebrity Big Brother: After Dark will return on Pop and to provide live coverage nightly from inside the House.[24]

Format

The format remains largely unchanged from the previous season. HouseGuests are incarcerated in the Big Brother House with no contact to and from the outside world. Periodically, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who would win safety and power in the House.[25] The winner of the Head of Household (HoH) competition are immune from nominations and are instructed to nominate two fellow HouseGuests for eviction.[26] After a HouseGuest became Head of Household he or she was ineligible to take part in the next Head of Household competition. The winner of the Power of Veto competition wins the right to save one of the nominated HouseGuests from eviction.[26] If the Veto winner exercised the power, the Head of Household then has to nominate another HouseGuest for eviction.[26]

On eviction night all HouseGuests except for the Head of Household and the nominees voted to evict one of the nominees.[26] Before the voting began the nominees have the chance to say a final message to their fellow HouseGuests.[26] This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by the host Julie Chen Moonves. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household would break the tie and reveal their vote in front of the other HouseGuests.[26] Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests can discuss the nomination and eviction process open and freely.[27][28] The nominee with the most votes from the other HouseGuests are evicted from the House on eviction night and interviewed by the host. HouseGuests can voluntarily leave the House at any time (refereed to as "walking") and those who break the rules are expelled by Big Brother.[29][30] The evictiees of the season form the Jury that vote for the winner on the season finale, they are known as the jury members.[31] Unlike the jury members of Big Brother, the celebrity jury members are not sequestered after their eviction and are able to watch the show after their eviction.[32] The winner of Celebrity Big Brother receives the grand prize of $250,000.[17]

Temporary changes to the regular format are known as twists. After the HouseGuests moved into the House they were introduced to three twists on their first day.[33] The HouseGuests had to compete in teams of two for the first Head of Household competition however only five teams would compete. After Kato and Natalie were not selected to compete in the Head of Household competition the second twist was revealed when they were given immunity from the first eviction meaning they can't be nominated by the Head of Household for eviction.[33] The third twist impacted the winning pair, Ryan and Jonathan, where they had to compete against each other to become the first Head of Household. Jonathan lost this part of the competition and was automatically nominated as a third nominee for eviction as a result.[34]

HouseGuests

The cast of Celebrity Big Brother 2
L–R: Tom Green, Tamar Braxton, Ryan Lochte, Dina Lohan, Kandi Burruss, Anthony Scaramucci, Lolo Jones, Ricky Williams, Natalie Eva Marie, Jonathan Bennett and Kato Kaelin
Main article: List of Celebrity Big Brother 2 (U.S. season) houseguests

The twelve HouseGuests were announced on January 13, 2019 during a commercial break of CBS' NFL football coverage.[35][36] Tom Green will become the first Canadian to enter the US Big Brother house.

Name Age Notoriety Residence[37] Day entered Day exited Result
Dina Lohan 56 Momager Long Island, New York 1
Joey Lawrence 42 Actor and producer Los Angeles, California 1
Jonathan Bennett 37 Actor and host Newport Beach, California 1
Kandi Burruss 42 Singer and TV personality Atlanta, Georgia 1
Kato Kaelin 59 Actor and host Los Angeles, California 1
Lolo Jones 36 Olympic track and bobsled athlete Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1
Natalie Eva Marie 34 Former WWE wrestler and actress North Tustin, California 1
Ricky Williams 41 Former NFL running back Venice Beach, California 1
Ryan Lochte 34 Competitive swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Gainesville, Florida 1
Tamar Braxton 41 Singer and TV personality Los Angeles, California 1
Tom Green 47 Comedian Los Angeles, California 1
Anthony Scaramucci 55 Former White House Communications Director and financier Manhasset, New York 1 6[38] Walked[39][40]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original air date [23]US viewers
(millions)		Rating/share (18-49)
'
141"Episode 1"Day 1January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)5.401.4/6
152"Episode 2"Day 1January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)N/ATBA
163"Episode 3"TBAJanuary 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)N/ATBA
174"Episode 4"TBAJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)N/ATBA
'
185"Episode 5"TBAJanuary 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)N/ATBA
196"Episode 6"TBAJanuary 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)N/ATBA
207"Episode 7"TBAJanuary 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)N/ATBA
218"Episode 8"TBAFebruary 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)N/ATBA
229"Episode 9"TBAFebruary 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)N/ATBA
2310"Episode 10"TBAFebruary 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)N/ATBA
2411"Episode 11"TBAFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)N/ATBA
2512"Episode 12"TBAFebruary 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)N/ATBA
2613"Episode 13"TBAFebruary 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)N/ATBA

Voting history

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Finale
Head of
Household 		Ryan (none)
Nominations
(pre-veto) 		Anthony
Jonathan
Tom 		Jonathan
Kandi
Tom
Veto Winner(s) Ricky Kato (none)
Nominations
(post-veto) 		Anthony
Jonathan
Tom 		Joey
Jonathan
Kandi
Dina No
voting
Joey No
voting 		Nominated
Jonathan Nominated Nominated
Kandi No
voting 		Nominated
Kato No
voting
Lolo No
voting
Natalie No
voting
Ricky No
voting
Ryan Head of
Household
Tamar No
voting
Tom Nominated
Anthony Nominated Walked
(Day 6)
Notes 1, 2, 3, 4
Walked Anthony none
Evicted No
eviction

Notes

  • ^Note 1 :   Before the beginning of the first Head of Household competition, HouseGuests were instructed to choose a partner to compete with. Natalie and Kato were not chosen and were immune from nominations for the week, but they could not vote.
  • ^Note 2 : As the winning pair of the first HoH competition, Ryan & Jonathan participated in a second competition. Ryan was the winner making him the first Head of Household, while Jonathan became the first nominee.
  • ^Note 3 : Anthony walked from the game while still being one of Ryan's original nominations, he had to choose a replacement nominee, ultimately choosing Kandi.
  • ^Note 4 :   Because Ricky won the first veto competition of the week, he was immune from being a nominated at the second veto meeting.

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