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Audiences Pick the Cast for Big Brother's Return
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CBS is planning the seventh season of Big Brother with an all-star edition where the viewers will help cast the show, says Variety.The concept for the audience participation is still being hashed out, but the current plan is for CBS and the producers to select a group of 20 past Big Brother players. Viewers will then get the chance to vote and help select which of those 20 get to move into the Big Brother house in Studio City, CA.
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CBS Announces Big Brother: All-Stars
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Among CBS reality shows, Big Brother has never achieved the mega-hit status of Survivor or the critical acclaim and awards of The Amazing Race. Still, Big Brother has been a solid ratings grabber for the network for the last six years, gaining its own loyal following in the process. Now, the network has announced that when the reality series returns in its traditional summer slot this year, it will be with an All-Stars version....
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Bettors Go For a Reality Check
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By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff April 1, 2006
"Online casinos offer chance to pick TV show winners.
Melissa Brown is betting that Chris Daughtry will be the next American Idol. Literally. She wagered $50 online on the bald aspiring rocker. 'I think it's going to be Chris,' said Brown, 29, a website designer from Braintree, who for the past year has been placing online bets on reality TV shows at betus.com, a sports gambling site better known for taking NFL and college basketball bets. 'If the guys could do sports, I could do entertainment. I bet on what I watch, the reality shows.'
The idea of betting on reality TV takes water-cooler chat to a new level. These viewers are willing to put money on who will sashay down the final runway on UPN's ''America's Next Top Model," walk away with a cushy job for the Donald, or emerge as the next Carrie Underwood. With ''American Idol" clocking its best ratings ever, and reality shows' latest developments serving as conversation starters at work, home, and bars, the trend may have been inevitable..."
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