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Big Brother Hamster History: The All Stars Are In The House
Looking Back On Season 7
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Big Brother 7: All-Stars was the seventh season of Big Brother USA, and aired on CBS during the summer of 2006. It started on July 6, 2006. Julie Chen continued as host of this season as she has in previous seasons.
Format
CBS aired a preview episode on June 21, 2006, offering twenty former contestants from past seasons as candidates for this season. After the preview show, internet voting opened to the public with the promise that the top six vote getters would enter the house and another six would be chosen by the producers. On the first episode, Julie Chen announced that due to the high volume of voting, CBS decided to admit the top four male and top four female vote-getters, as well as six producer-chosen contestants, bringing the total cast from twelve to fourteen. The premiere episode scored 7.69 million viewers, down from last year's average for the show.
The competition was similar to the recent prior seasons, with Head of Household (HoH) and Golden Power of Veto competitions, houseguests being nominated for eviction, and one member of the cast being voted out of the house by his remaining peers each week. An early twist, announced on the premiere show, was the double HoH position. A new Coup d'etat feature of the competition was announced at the end of the August 3 episode, in which houseguests can possibly take away the Head of Household power from the current holder by replacing his or her nominations at a moment's notice. The winner of this power, Mike Malin, only had 3 evictions to use it; however, he could not use it in the end, as he opted not to use the power for two weeks, and became the Head of Household the third week. The last remaining HouseGuest wins $500,000. The runner-up receives $50,000. It was also revealed after the finalists had been determined that a member of the Jury, as decided by America, will win an additional prize of $25,000, in a contest similar to Survivor: America's Tribal Council.
Companion internet talk show House Calls returned for this season. Former co-anchor Marcellas Reynolds was a contestant this season, so co-anchor Gretchen Massey hosted the show with a new guest each week. Each Friday, the evicted houseguest appeared on the show. Similar to earlier seasons of the show, 24/7 feeds were available for a small fee[2] on CBS' webpage.
Additionally, a package was introduced this season. Fans could text a code to a number displayed during the show to become "Mobile Pack" subscribers. For a small fee, they would receive daily video and text alerts about events in the house as well as exclusive "Diary Room" interview footage not available anywhere else. They also were able to download ringtones and wallpapers for their phones.
Airing
Big Brother 7: All-Stars officially started airing on July 6, 2006. This year, twenty previous houseguests were eligible to enter the all new Big Brother house. Since June 21 of the same year, CBS had announced that twelve houseguests would enter the house: three men and three women chosen by America, and three men and three women chosen by the show's producers.
The House
This year's house's theme is "A House of Extremes". There are large neon flames in the lounge, gothic design features such as gargoyles, and in one bedroom, there is a tarantula cage. For the first time, the house has a billiards table. Definitions of the words love, hate, alliance, trust, honesty, deceit and loyalty are printed on the walls. The house keeps last year's two-story idea, with a large Head of Household room whose decor changes with its occupant. The spy screen has also been saved, though there has not been much discussion of its use or usefulness. Famous Big Brother artifacts hang on the walls, such as Hardy's toothbrush, with which Shannon scrubbed the toilet in Season 2, the Power of Veto Marcellas did not use in season 3, the "X statue" from season 4, Howie's lightsaber from season 6, the shirt of the mime from season four, and the nomination keys of all the previous winners (a key for Eddie McGee was produced especially for the display because there were never any keys during the inaugural season).
Chronology
Week 1
On Day 1, however, the houseguests were given the first twist of the season.....
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