| Big Brother: After Dark | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Allison Grodner |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Showtime 2 |
| Original run | July 5, 2007 – present |
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| Related shows | Big Brother (U.S.) House Calls |
Big Brother: After Dark is an uncensored, uncut live feed into the American Big Brother House. The program debuted on July 5, 2007 as a companion show to Big Brother 8 and it airs on Showtime 2.[1][2]
Broadcast & Features
Big Brother: After Dark airs nightly, from 12:00 midnight-3:00am ET live on Showtime 2's Eastern/Central feed and from 12 midnight-3:00am PT on their Pacific/Mountain feed via tape delay, while a season of Big Brother is in progress[3]. The show uses the same live feed footage available to 24/7 Internet subscribers, though the show's producers choose the camera angles and scenes within the program. Every twenty minutes during the show after a short promotional break showcasing Showtime's original series, a "scroll" on the bottom of the screen explains what events occurred that day prior to the start of the show. Viewers can visit a special section on Showtime's website and interact with other viewers about the events in the Big Brother House. Due to the uncensored nature of the show it is rated TV-MA-LS.
The show covers events happening in the House during 9:00 PM–12:00 AM PT.[1][2]According to executive producer Allison Grodner, these three hours would be entertaining as "That's prime time for the Big Brother house. It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit."[4]
The majority of the shows on Big Brother: After Dark are live with certain exceptions. During the ninth season of Big Brother the April 21, 2008 episode was pre-recorded from earlier in the day due to an eviction and endurance competition still in progress at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET. [5] There have also been cases where a still scene and the program's theme music are played instead during portions of the series (such as competitions and tense situations between houseguests) the producers might rather show exclusively within the CBS broadcast.
External links
References
- ^ a b "CBS'S SUMMER OF "BIG BROTHER" ON-AIR (CBS), ONLINE (REALNETWORKS, CBS.COM AND THE CBS AUDIENCE NETWORK), ON THE PHONE (CBS MOBILE) AND NEW THIS SUMMER - ON SHOWTIME!". The Futon Critic/CBS. 2007-06-11. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070611cbs01. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b ""BIG BROTHER: 'TIL DEATH DO YOU PART" HERE...THERE..EVERYWHERE". The Futon Critic/CBS. 2008-02-11. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080211cbs01. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Donohue, Steve (2008-01-08). "Big Brother: After Dark Returns to Showtime". Multichannel News. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6518192.html. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Big Brother: After Dark, by Isabelle Carreau TV Squad
- ^ "Episode 4.21.08". Alison Gronder Productions, Endemol USA. Big Brother: After Dark. Showtime 2. 2008-02-23. No. 55, season 2.
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