Overview
- CBS confirmed the season will premiere Thursday, July 9, with a special 90-minute episode and that the run will include the show’s 1,000th primetime episode.
- The new “Time Trip” concept uses era-themed rooms, relics and competitions inspired by decades such as the 1980s and Y2K to introduce novel powers that producers say will alter strategy.
- Julie Chen Moonves will return as host and has framed her long tenure as central to the show’s continuity while recalling early criticism of Season 1.
- Producers are tightly guarding the final cast list and game mechanics and reports that past houseguests will appear for the milestone remain unconfirmed and based on unnamed sources.
- Viewers will get expanded access through Paramount+ and Pluto TV live feeds plus next-day streaming on Paramount+ and the cast reveal is expected in the days just before the premiere.