Summary
Another week means another chance for CBS to angerBig Brotherfans amid various episode delays and scheduling shakeups, including for the most recent episode.Big Brotherseason 26premiered July 17. Before that point, the network had announced that every single episode would air at 9 p.m. EDT. Unfortunately, things quickly changed when, a week later,CBS shook up theBig Brother 26scheduleand announced that Wednesday and Thursday episodes would be airing at 8 p.m. EDT, while Sunday episodes stayed at 9 p.m. EDT.
The latestBig Brother 26episode delay occurred because the Democratic National Convention proceedings ran long.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention has been taking place all week.The Wednesday, August 21 episode ofBig Brother 26was the first one this week to be affected by the major political eventafter each day’s convention proceedings ran long. TheBig BrotherInstagram page even took to its Instagram Stories to preemptively explain the situation: “Big Brother may be delayed in the Pacific time zone…If it ends up delaying, it will follow up immediately after. So keep an eye on that west coast.” That warning ended up ringing true, which angered fans.
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Fans swarmed social media to complain aboutBig Brother 26being delayed.@EvZottisaid, “When Big Brother is delayed for another political convention,” and added a photo of houseguest Angela Murray with a pained expression on her face. The social media user’s comment is referring to the fact thatBig Brotheralso faced delays when the Republican National Convention took place in July.@BrandonOSportsclaimed that the convention was “messing up"Big Brotherfor fans on the West Coast.@JoslayCalderoncomplained that they turned on CBS forBig Brotheronly, saying, “Why is the Democratic National Convention on my TV?”
The late nights even seem to be affecting the intern who runs theBig BrotherInstagram account.It seemed that they posted incorrect information in one particular postbecause when the account posted the Veto winner, several fans pointed out in the comments section that a mistake was made. The person running the page replied that they were sleepy this morning, with a yawning emoji. They even posted a standalone comment that said, “This CBS intern is tired y’all,” with several snoring and laughing emojis.
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It seems thatBig Brother 26viewerscan’t catch a break this summer when it comes to trying to tune in to the reality show. CBS promised that every episode would air at the same time, but that got changed. Then there were multiple live events, including two political conventions and a sporting event, that caused various delays. Plus, CBS added a special Tuesday episode that was supposed to be a game-changer, but it ended up being a waste of time.Hopefully, the rest ofBig Brother 26goes smoothlywith no more delays.
Big Brotherairs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT and Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS.
Big Brother
Cast
Big Brotheris a reality game show that is based on a Dutch series of the same name. Each season, contestants, known as HouseGuests, live in the same house and compete for upwards of $500,000. Contestants are constantly monitored by cameras placed throughout the house and are voted out each week in an eviction
