Big Brother 11: Winter Edition?

There are rumblings that Big Brother 11 may in fact be a winter edition. Speculation has been fueled by the mere fact that casting has already begun for Big Brother 11, some fans saying that casting now for a show scheduled nearly a year from now doesn't make any sense. While there is some validity to this line of thinking, Big Brother executive producer Allison Grodner has denied that Big Brother 11 will air in the winter. While Big Brother 9 did become the first season of the series to air in the winter months (where it was a mild success), the only reason CBS ran it was because of the writers' strike and CBS was desperate for new content. There will be no such strike in the coming months, and nothing there to necessitate bring Big Brother back before next summer. Nevertheless, let's examine this all a little bit further.

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