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  1. chat room
    The Traitors Taught Dan Gheesling a ‘Humbling’ Lesson“I laid out a blueprint for future Traitors not to underestimate the Bravo people.”
    By Nic Juarez
  2. into it
    The Mystifying, Enduring Success of Big BrotherOne of TV’s longest-running reality shows is weird, problematic, and often boring. And people love it.
    By Sam Sanders
  3. narwhal?
    Luke Valentine Booted from Big Brother 25 for Use of N-WordValentine was seen using the word on the show’s 24-hour livestream.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. crossovers
    Traitors Winner Cirie Fields Joins Big Brother Season 25Playing alongside her son Jared.
    By Justin Curto
  5. (human) nature is healing
    Your Summer Begins When Big Brother and Love Island’s New Seasons Do, So, JulySpend your Independence Day celebrating the return of your favorite reality shows.
    By Halle Kiefer
  6. diversity initiatives
    CBS Vows 50 Percent of Its Reality-Show Contestants Will Be People of ColorAs part of a new diversity initiative for their unscripted programming.
    By Halle Kiefer
  7. the coronavirus
    Which TV Shows Have Dared to Restart Production Amid COVID-19?Because you can’t watch reruns forever.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. reality bites
    Big Brother: All Stars Begins Production, But Coronavirus Is Always WatchingMany franchise favorites are poised to return.
    By Devon Ivie
  9. reality tv
    Germany’s Big Brother Contestants Just Heard About the CoronavirusOn the bright side, “This might be the safest place in Germany.”
    By Lars Weisbrod
  10. coronavirus
    Ah, to Be a German Big Brother Contestant Right NowThe cast, many of whom entered the house on February 6, have yet to be told about the coronavirus pandemic.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  11. overnights
    Big Brother Recap: Big Hogg EnergyThe week featured some of the most surprising, provocative, and satisfying game moves of the season.
    By Calum Marsh
  12. overnights
    Big Brother Recap: Chaos Is a LadderIn the course of about three days, and for no better reason than gossip, this season’s strongest alliance was rendered effectively obsolete.
    By Calum Marsh
  13. overnights
    Big Brother Recap: Gossip GirlWill Isabella’s ill-advised gossip spree make her the next major household target? Our weekly Big Brother power ranking says yes.
    By Calum Marsh
  14. overnights
    Big Brother Recap: Ovi and OutWell, Christie couldn’t have had a more tumultuous HOH rule if she’d tried.
    By Calum Marsh
  15. overnights
    Big Brother Premiere Recap: Notes on CampThis season might have a touch of Lost about it.
    By Calum Marsh
  16. overnights
    Celebrity Big Brother Season Finale Recap: InterceptionSome astoundingly bad strategy from a player who should have known better leads to a rare unanimous Big Brother victory.
    By Calum Marsh
  17. overnights
    Celebrity Big Brother Recap: Love and WarAn inevitable yet enormously disappointing elimination leaves us with an unusual bunch of contestants heading into the finale.
    By Calum Marsh
  18. overnights
    Celebrity Big Brother Recap: Et Tu, Tamar?Kato Kaelin was too good at this game, and it was only a matter of time before he was punished for it.
    By Calum Marsh
  19. overnights
    Celebrity Big Brother Recap: Trust the ProcessRyan Lochte inadvertently devised a master class in how not to rule the Big Brother house.
    By Calum Marsh
  20. overnights
    Celebrity Big Brother Recap: Fame GamePresenting a power ranking of the the sterling fraternity of that-guys and what’s-her-names who have entered this season’s household.
    By Calum Marsh
  21. the mooch
    Anthony Scaramucci Becomes Newest ‘Disgraced Trump Employee’ to Join Big BrotherRyan Lochte’s also there, because, sure.
    By Devon Ivie
  22. cbs
    Julie Chen Officially Leaves The Talk With Video Message“I need to spend more time at home.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. #metoo
    Julie Chen Takes a Stand for Les Moonves While Hosting Big BrotherIt was the littlest big statement possible, but it happened.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  24. close reads
    Celebrity Big Brother Is a Very Political Show, But Not Because of OmarosaLike it or not, shows like Celebrity Big Brother reflect the state of politics in 2018.
    By Jen Chaney
  25. reality tv
    Big Brother Contestant Abruptly Leaves the Show Due to PTSD From Sexual Assault“I had a lot of guys yelling at me and attacking me, and it started really affecting me and making my anxiety severe.”
    By David Canfield
  26. select all
    ‘Hearmuffs’ Are to Your Amazon Echo What Tape Is to Your WebcamOne man’s fuzzy quest to keep your Amazon Echo from testifying against you in a court of law.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  27. big brother
    Big Brother Cast Learns Trump Won the ElectionThe housemates now know who the next president is, and they’re not amused.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  28. season renewals
    CBS Renews Zoo and Big BrotherThe renegade zoologist lives on.
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. rumor mill
    Is CBS Getting Ready to Launch a Streaming Season of Big Brother? CBS may have found a way to expand its super-successful reality franchise.
    By Josef Adalian
  30. celebrity deaths
    Music Producer David Gest, Liza Minnelli’s Ex-Husband, Dies At 62He recently appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. surreal media
    Bowie’s Death Confuses U.K. Celeb Big BrotherWhew.
    By E. Alex Jung
  32. life after reality tv
    Memo to the New Big Brother Winner: Don’t Be a Fame WhoreSomeone who was on some reality TV show, or even won one — like me — shouldn’t share an adjective with Neil Armstrong or Beyoncé.
    By Jun Song
  33. big brother
    Bloomberg Is Watching You (at Bloomberg)Time stamps. 
    By Katie Zavadski
  34. big brother
    Alabama Schools Hired Ex-FBI to Monitor StudentsFourteen were later expelled.
    By Katie Zavadski
  35. technology
    NYC Phone Booths May Be Tracking Your Cell PhoneNot that the city let anyone know.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. vulture lists
    The 15 Most Jaw-Dropping Moments in Big Brother HistoryIn honor of the long-running reality show’s unpredictable reputation.
    By Melody Lau
  37. stress tests
    Chinese Scientists Develop Stress-Detecting Cam“The higher the mental stress, the higher the blood oxygenation.”
    By Kevin Roose
  38. big brother
    Google Wants to Be Your RoommateWill this be the end of privacy?
    By Kevin Roose
  39. On Second Thought, Homeland Security Doesn’t Want to Track Our Every MoveSo please don’t drag them into the NSA scandal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. big brother
    Homeland Security Wants to Scoop Up Data From License-Plate ReadersThey promise they’ll only use the massive database to catch criminals.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. racism
    Big Brother Contestants Insanely RacistAnd homophobic.
    By Margaret Lyons
  42. opposite worlds
    Syfy Picks Up a Dystopian Survivor-Meets-Big Brother KnockoffWith some fake time travel thrown in. 
    By Andre Tartar
  43. big brother
    See an Audition Tape for Big Brother CanadaSee? Even Canada has fratty douche bags.
    By Eliot Glazer
  44. tv ratings
    The Big Losers (and Rare Winners) of Summer TVAside from the Olympics and Hatfields & McCoys, things were very grim across the cable box.
    By Josef Adalian
  45. big brother
    The NYPD’s Domain Awareness System Is Watching YouMicrosoft’s new high-tech monitoring system is a 24/7 thing.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. domain awareness system
    NYPD to Launch ‘All-Seeing’ ‘Domain Awareness System’Made in partnership with Microsoft.
    By Brett Smiley
  47. reality tv
    ABC Argues That Its New Reality Show Is Just Like Every Other Reality ShowIn response to claims of copyright infringement from CBS. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  48. primate time
    Get Ready for Big Brother, But With BaboonsWe know, it’s hard to tell the difference.
    By Josef Adalian
  49. reality tv lawsuits
    CBS Readies Lawsuit Against New ABC Show Glass HouseThe network argues it rips off Big Brother.
    By Andre Tartar
  50. vulture lists
    Checking the Vital Signs of Reality TV’s Oldest ShowsWe look at nine series that have lasted ten seasons or more (Survivor, Bachelor, Project Runway … ) and gauge how much longer they’ve got.
    By Josef Adalian
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