Big Brother Reindeer Games was a huge hit for CBS in 2023, but the producers have now revealed that it won’t be returning for season 2 in 2024. Big Brother Reindeer Games season 1 was a holiday-themed mini season of Big Brother, which was six-episodes long. Nine legendary houseguests returned to compete in the game, including winner Nicole Franzel, runner-up Taylor Hale, Cody Calafiore, Danielle Reyes, Britney Haynes, Xavier Prather, Josh Martinez, and Cameron Hardin. The players didn’t vote each other out, but instead were eliminated after a series of challenges in each episode.
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executive producer Rich Meehan revealed that the show won’t return this December due to scheduling.
In an interview with EW, Big Brother Reindeer Games executive producer Rich Meehan revealed that the show won’t return this December due to scheduling. He explained, “Because we started so late this season and CBS’ fall schedule starts so late this season, everything just pushes back. So if there’s not airtime, there’s not much you can do for that.”
At the very end of the Big Brother 26 finale, fans got their hopes up for Big Brother Reindeer Games season 2 when host Julie Chen Moonves announced that something was going on in the house. While fans were relieved that it turned out to be the toddler-from-hell AI entity Jankie coming back to life, they were disappointed that Big Brother Reindeer Games wasn’t mentioned at all.
Executive producer Allison Grodner shared, “I think people really expected when Julie said, ‘Oh wait, there’s something in the house,’ that it would be that. There were some amazingly creative people online pitching that Jankie finds the true meeting of Christmas and things like that, which we loved.”
While Big Brother Reindeer Games won’t be back this year, there is hope that it will return in the future. Allison said, “It holds a special place for both Rich and I. We loved doing the show. We thought it worked out really, really well. It’s a great way to bring back alumni in a unique manner. While it’s not happening this year, it could resurface.” Rich added, “Hopefully, we’re in a new year and everything looks like it’s going to be smooth sailing and everything’s worked out, so hopefully, maybe next year. That’s the goal.”
Because we started so late this season and CBS’ fall schedule starts so late this season, everything just pushes back. So if there’s not airtime, there’s not much you can do for that.
Source: EW