‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ cast, premiere date — everything to know

During the season finale of “Big Brother 25,” perennial host Julie Chen Moonves made a big announcement about an upcoming spin-off series. “Get ready for a brand new show from the ‘Big Brother’ universe. It’s called ‘Big Brother Reindeer Games,'” teased the Chen-Bot. “It’s a new game and a new set of rules, as legendary ‘BB’ players return to compete to be the last one standing. Six action-packed holiday-themed episodes with special appearances from ‘BB’ favorites — Jordan Lloyd, Derek Xiao and Tiffany Mitchell — as Santa’s Elves.”

Surprisingly, the “Big Brother Reindeer Games” cast members will not live in the “BB” house and will not vote each other out. Instead, everything will be centered about competitions. In other words, get ready to hear “Let’s go!” a lot. All six episodes will be pre-taped prior to its debut on December 11, which means there will be no live shows and no live feeds. What more have we uncovered about the spin-off show? Read on for everything to know about “Big Brother Reindeer Games,” or click through our photo gallery above.

Note that CBS will officially unveil the list of cast members at a later date. Bookmark this page as we will update it as soon as we know more.

‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ Unleashed
At the end of the “BB25” finale, former fan-favorites Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes broke into the house yet again to put an end to the Multiverse twist with the Time Laser. While they were successful in that regard, the trio accidentally unleashed the “Reindeer Games” twist. It is unclear at this moment if Frankie, Britney and/or Danielle will be a part of the spin-off.

‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ Premiere Date
Mark your calendars for Monday, December 11, 2023 at 8:00 p.m., as that’s when the spin-off series will make its grand debut — with a special two-hour episode. Note that all other episodes will be just one hour long.

‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ Episodes
Per the official press release, there will be six total episodes, spread out over two weeks. Each episode will feature three competitions, culminating in Santa’s Showdown, which will determine who will be eliminated at the end of the hour. Here is the complete episode schedule:

Monday, Dec. 11
8-10 p.m.: series premiere

Tuesday, Dec. 12
9-10 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 14
8-9 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 18
9-10 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 19
9-10 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21
8-9 p.m.: finale

‘Big Brother Reindeer Games’ Prize Money
In the sixth and final episode, the Top 4 players will face off for the $100,000 grand prize. This is quite a bit smaller than the $750,000 check awarded on a normal cycle of “Big Brother,” but of course, “Reindeer Games” takes place over a much quicker period of time.

Derek Xiao (Co-Host/Santa’s Elf)
Derek previously competed on “BB23” (10th place), “The Amazing Race 34” (winner) and “The Challenge USA 1” (eliminated Episode 6).

Tiffany Mitchell (Co-Host/Santa’s Elf)
Tiffany previously competed on “BB23” (6th place), “The Challenge USA 1” (eliminated Episode 2) and “The Challenge USA 2” (eliminated Episode 7).

Jordan Lloyd (Co-Host/Santa’s Elf)
Jordan previously competed on “BB11” (winner), “BB13” (4th place) and “The Amazing Race 16” (7th place).

What about Julie Chen Moonves?
Even though Julie made the official announcement about the new series, she will actually not take part in “Big Brother Reindeer Games” in any capacity. Altogether now: boo!

Season 25 cast member
All we know about the “Big Brother Reindeer Games” cast so far is that one person from “BB25” will be a part of the new experience. Our guess is that it will be someone from the Fugitives alliance, as Cameron Hardin, Matt Klotz and Jag Bains absolutely dominated the competitive aspect of their season. Stay tuned.

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