Big Brother 10 (U.S.)

Big Brother 10 (U.S.)

Big Brother 10 is the tenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother The show premiered July 13, 2008 on the CBS television network, airing three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), and Thursdays at 8 p.m (live ET/delayed PT). Julie Chen returned as host, and Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Scott Einziger were the executive producers. The show was produced by Endemol USA and Allison Grodner Productions. The finale was Tuesday, September 16, 2008. This was the second edition of the show to air in the same year. Originally, only one summer edition was due to air, but the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike prompted CBS to air an additional season, Big Brother 9, from February to April during the regular television season and Big Brother 10 for the summer of 2008.

Big Brother 10 was noted as a "back to basics" season by both CBS and the production team. As part of the back to basics format, live audiences returned for the Thursday eviction shows (something not featured since season 1), there were thirteen HouseGuests, and they were once again complete strangers (after several seasons of having some HouseGuests already know each other). Big Brother 10 lasted just 71 days, nearly a week and a half shorter than most seasons, making this the shortest season of the American series of Big Brother. This also marked the last time that the season number or year of airing would be mentioned in the broadcast and in the logo; subsequent seasons were simply referred to as Big Brother, with the logo omitting the season number in favour of an animation of a shutting door.

HouseGuest Jessie Godderz returned to compete in Big Brother 11 the following year, ultimately coming in 9th place. He has since went on to make appearances in seasons twelve, thirteen, and fourteen, due to various Pandora's Box twists. HouseGuest Brian Hart was a candidate to return for Big Brother 11 the following year, but ultimately did not return. Winner Dan Gheesling returned to compete as a "mentor" to three new HouseGuests in Big Brother 14, though he later became an official HouseGuest due to a twist early on in the game. He became the first HouseGuest in Big Brother history to make it to the final two twice. He eventually lost to Ian Terry in a 6-1 vote.