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A "new era" for Big Brother!

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With all the international uproar over racism on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, it was easy to overlook the homely little version of the series that's brightened the past seven summers on these shores. But days after the finale of the British series, CBS has announced its given the greenlight to an eighth season of Big Brother.

And the boss's wife will be back as host.

Yes, Julie Chen, plucked from the ranks of the CBS newsroom to be the trophy bride of president Les Moonves, and molded into the beloved shapely Chenbot, will be the only celebrity on this latest edition of BB. After last year's "all star edition" featuring contestants from the past, BB8 will return this summer with a fresh cast of unknowns, in what producers are calling "a new era."

And there's at least one twist in store:

Executive producer Arnold Shapiro is stepping down. He'll keep an "executive consultant" title and hand over the show to his fellow EP Alison Grodner, who took over--and saved--the series with Shapiro in its second season.

Grodner tells Variety: "We consider All-Stars sort of the end of an era, and now we're getting a chance to start once again with a fresh cast and new twists."

--Tabloid Baby

Comments (2)

ByeByeBitches [TypeKey Profile Page]:

my app is all filled out! just gotta film my tape!

JasonR [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Just thinking about BB8 warms my heart on this cold February day. ByeByeBitches, I think it would be awesome if we could get a TVGasm insider into the house as a houseguest. We could come up with a code so the houseguest could send messages to us on the broadcasts.

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