'Big Brother 17' Premiere: CBS Announces June Start Date For New Season As Application Deadline Approaches [VIDEO]
The premiere date for CBS's Big Brother 17 has been announced by the network, and it's yet another June debut.
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The 17th edition of Big Brother will premiere on Wednesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, as announced by the network on Thursday. Season 17 will also air on Thursdays and Sundays, having the same three-days-a-week schedule as previous seasons.
This follows a precedent set by Big Brother 15, which debuted in the last week of June. Previously, the show had typically premiered within the first few weeks of July. Last season, Big Brother 16 debuted on June 25.
"Big Brother debuts with a special two-night premiere on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, both at 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT," the CBS press release reads. "The Thursday edition, featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen, moves to its regular time period on July 2 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The Sunday broadcast premieres June 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Last summer, all three editions of Big Brother regularly won their time periods in key young demographics and ranked among the summer's top 10 programs in both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34."
Big Brother casting director Robyn Kass recently tweeted the application deadline for the 17th season of the show on her Twitter page:
THE #BB17 APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 24, 2015. Don't wait til the last minute! #noregrets
— Robyn Kass (@Kassting) February 23, 2015
