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Ever since its inauspicious debut in the year 2000, Big Brother has become an annual rite of passage (or, self-inflicted torture) each and every summer. The reality competition series which looked like a good bet to get canceled after its very first installment will return in July with its landmark 25th season. (The math is a bit weird because CBS aired an extra spring installment in 2008 due to a writer’s strike.)
While Big Brother burrowed its way into CBS’ schedule — and our all-too-receptive brains — to make itself an annual event during the warmer months, it appeared as if the reality TV parasite was set to consume even more of its host when the Julie Chen Moonves-led series launched a Celebrity edition in 2018.
