The recently completed season 26 ofBig Brotherwas a truly unique installment of the CBS reality show.
It was lovely, adds fellow executive producer Allison Grodner.
It was really nice.
Quinn Martin, Tucker Des Lauriers, and Kenny Kelley on ‘Big Brother’ season 26.CBS
The Head of Household competition had quite a few times moved out of that episode, notes Grodner.
The goal, it seems, was to make the live episodes feel… well, more live.
It made the live show more unpredictable, Meehan says.
Lisa Weintraub, Tucker Des Laruriers and Angela Murray on ‘Big Brother’ season 26.cbs
The live show was more dramatic.
From a viewers perspective, you never know what’s going to happen, which is really the goal.
The producers remembered a famous live puzzle failure as they crafted their AI Arena plans.
Cam Sullivan-Brown, Brooklyn Rivera and Quinn Martin on ‘Big Brother’ season 26.CBS
Another inspiration was the shows recent Christmas-themed winter edition.
It’s something that we really enjoyed when we didReindeer Games, adds Meehan.
Every challenge was super important.
Kenney Kelley, Tucker Des Lauriers and Quinn Martin on ‘Big Brother’ season 26.CBS
It really meant something.
So adding that element into the live show was a little bit of a byproduct of that as well.
We love mixing things up.
But I think the essence of that, it’s very likely to be carried forward.
