Julie Chen weighs in on 'Big Brother's' Renny Martyn

HOLLYWOOD - Metairie mom Renny Martyn survived into the second week of the CBS reality show "Big Brother," and host Julie Chen was not surprised.

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Renny Martyn survived week two on the CBS reality show "Big Brother."Chen has seen nine seasons of rising and falling fortunes in the winnowing game that locks a bunch of mostly young pretty people in a fake house for three month to scratch and claw and backstab their way to a $500,000 prize.

Martyn, 53, launched in the game as an annoying presence to her fellow "houseguests," but was not immediately booted.

"I will say that she dodged a bullet (in) week one," said Chen, who attended a giant party thrown by CBS during the July TV Tour. "That's why I love this game. Someone in the house is targeting you, then they have bigger fish to fry, and that's how some people skate their way to the finish line.

"It's just, 'Oh, we can get rid of her any time. We can get rid of him any time. Let him live this week,' and then it goes on week after week after week. It's a great game.

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