Big Brother 11’s divided house borrows from Netherlands’ version’s “The Battle”

Big Brother 11 will somehow divide its house into two tribe-like groups, I first revealed yesterday, and commenter Joey Ortega pointed out that such a twist on the U.S. version would be borrowing from the original Netherlands version of the show.

For two seasons, starting in 2001, the Dutch version’s house was divided in half, in permanent groups during the third season and in groups that changed during the fourth season. Here’s how Wikipedia describes it:

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Big Brother 11 news and rumors

Big Brother 11 news and rumors: two tribes and two houses? cliques? a $0 prize?

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'Big Brother' 10 Winner Dan Discusses Next Season

The first player of Big Brother to emerge victorious by unanimous vote, Dan Gheesling is someone who managed to make reality TV history. Now that he's already accomplished that much, he's hoping the next winners of the show would do the same.

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CBS Improves 'Big Brother' Live Feeds

The eleventh season of CBS' Big Brother will be premiering soon, and it's doubtless the network is pulling out all the stops. According to their new and improved 24/7 Live Feeds page, several more unique features will be added to increase the excitement surrounding the hit show.

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'Big Brother' 11 House Rumored to Go Green?

While there's always a surprising twist every season Big Brother airs, this year it's a bit more expected than usual. According to the website Online Big Brother, the notorious house will be heading for a new direction. The eleventh installment of the hit show will reportedly go green.

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Allison Grodner dishes on the John Jay & Rich Show

Big Brother 11 producer Allison Grodner took time out of her busy schedule to dish with John and Jay about Media Day and the coming season of Big Brother 11.

Some of the BB11 goodies coming from the interview are:Here