Big Brother 20 spoilers: No returning houseguests this summer

Speaking about Big Brother 20 this summer, executive producer Allison Grodner just confirmed that this is not an All-Stars season. It’s time for a completely new cast.

Big Brother 20 is a landmark season for CBS. With that in mind, a lot of rumors had indicated that production would do something special. This led to some viewers posting on social media, pleading for a season of All-Stars to enjoy. At the same time, host Julie Chen and producer Allison Grodner kept dropping hints that it wouldn’t be happening.

A new report by Gold Derby gives direct quotes from Grodner, which confirms that it is an entirely new cast for summer 2018. The interview was more geared toward Celebrity Big Brother, but Grodner provided a few additional tidbits. Grodner, who has been with the show since the beginning, is one of the key people dealing with casting.

Celebrity Big Brother was a winner

First, Grodner spoke about Celebrity Big Brother, noting how successful it was for CBS. She stated that the success of Big Brother 19 led to CBS giving them the shot at an all-celebrity cast. She also admitted to being skeptical about it working but was very pleased with the end results.

"“It’s great timing with the Olympics [airing on another network]. It’s great counter-programming. We’ll bring the ‘Big Brother’ audience into the winter and with a celebrity cast we’ll bring in an even bigger audience.”"

Big Brother 20 quotes from the source

It’s not a secret that the Big Brother 20 casting is underway. The team is working hard to cast a wide net. As a result, casting calls are taking place all across the country. It also raises the stakes for the production team. An entirely new cast has challenges of its own.

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As for the specific quote from Allison Grodner, it should help to provide a lot of additional buzz for the reality competition show.

"“I think there are certain expectations from our fans that it’ll be an All-Stars season and all of that and I think we’ve pretty much put that to rest. This will be a brand new cast.”"

So what are the plans for summer 2018? There could be new twists and turns to keep the audience excited. This could avoid the possible pitfalls that returning houseguests provide. New blood on the show might even bring back some former viewers. During Big Brother 19, some viewers tuned out. There were some characters that some viewers didn’t enjoy, including the eventual Big Brother 19 winner.