Big Brother 19 cast reveal date revealed; get ready now!
CBS has confirmed that the new houseguests are going to be revealed on Monday, June 19 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time, provided that you’ve got CBS All Access. They’ll probably be made public shortly after that, but subscribers will have early access to some of the pre-game interviews and other feature stuff.
There isn’t too much made official about the new season just yet, but the clear hope is that there will be sixteen new houseguests this time, no returning players, and minimal twists so that the game will be played in as straightforward a fashion as possible. This is a critical season for Big Brother given that Big Brother Canada is currently on hiatus and the future of Big Brother: Over the Top is unclear: CBS needs subscribers for the feeds, and decent ratings for the show. While we imagine that Big Brother proper is insanely profitable, it needs to be a crown jewel in the summer TV schedule to continue to keep away some of the negative rumors.
Also, it needs to reestablish a feeling of freshness and creativity that once made the franchise so exciting. The last time that there was a season full of all-new players who didn’t have either some level of fame or a relationship to a past houseguest was all the way back in season 12. Seriously. Seasons 13-14 had returnees, season 15 had Rachel’s sister Elissa, season 16 had Frankie Grande (significant pre-show fame), season 17 had two former Amazing Race contestants, and then of course season 18 had returnees once more. Season 11 had Jessie returning, as well, so really seasons 8, 9, 10, and 12 are the only post-All Stars seasons with completely new and fresh faces who didn’t have some sort of insight on either fame or the Big Brother experience.
As you would hopefully expect by now, we will offer up further profiles and information on all of these Big Brother houseguests before the season stars. Be sure to check back to our official archive for further updates.
For the time being, be sure to share some of your own hopes and expectations for this upcoming season in the attached comments right now. (Photo: CBS.)