Big Brother: After Dark
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Big Brother: After Dark is an uncensored, uncut live feed from the American Big Brother House. The program debuted on July 5, 2007 as a companion show to Big Brother 8
and it airs on Showtime 2 and Global Reality Channel
.
The program is the only first-run original program produced specifically for any of Showtime's seven multiplex channels (the bulk of the network's first-run original programming airs on the main Showtime channel, and is replayed on its various multiplex channels, including Showtime 2).
on Showtime 2's Mountain (10pm-1am) & Pacific (9pm-12:00 midnight) feeds, while a season of Big Brother is in progress. The show uses the same live feed footage available to 24/7 Internet subscribers, though the show's producers choose the camera angles and scenes within the program. Every twenty minutes during the show after a short promotional break showcasing Showtime's original series, a "scroll" on the bottom of the screen explains what events occurred that day prior to the start of the show. Viewers can visit a special section on Showtime's website and interact with other viewers about the events in the Big Brother House. Due to the uncensored nature of the show it is rated TV-MA-LS.
The show covers events happening in the House during 9:00 PM–12:00 AM PT. According to executive producer Allison Grodner
, these three hours would be entertaining as "That's prime time for the Big Brother house. It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit."
The majority of the shows on Big Brother: After Dark are live with certain exceptions. During the ninth season
of Big Brother the April 21, 2008 episode was pre-recorded from earlier in the day due to an eviction and endurance competition still in progress at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET. A similar situation occurred during the twelfth season on September 7, 2010 when the remaining HouseGuests were woken up early specifically to pre-record that night's show. This was to avoid spoiling which HouseGuest had been evicted earlier in the day during a taped eviction episode. There have also been cases where a still scene and the program's theme music are played instead during portions of the series (such as competitions and tense situations between houseguests) the producers might rather show exclusively within the CBS broadcast, along with removing segments of HouseGuests humming or whistling copyrighted music, which is still a chargeable "performance" of a work under ASCAP/BMI
guidelines.
Big Brother 8 (U.S.)
Big Brother 8 is the eighth season of the US version of the reality TV-show Big Brother on CBS. The season was announced on February 1, 2007. Julie Chen returned for this season as host. Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan are executive producers. Arnold Shapiro stepped down as producer following last...
and it airs on Showtime 2 and Global Reality Channel
Global Reality Channel
Global Reality Channel is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. The channel broadcasts reality television series and related programming...
.
The program is the only first-run original program produced specifically for any of Showtime's seven multiplex channels (the bulk of the network's first-run original programming airs on the main Showtime channel, and is replayed on its various multiplex channels, including Showtime 2).
Broadcast and features
Big Brother: After Dark airs nightly live on Showtime 2's Eastern (12:00 midnight-3:00am) & Central (11:00pm–2:00am) feeds & on tape delayBroadcast delay
In radio and television, broadcast delay refers to the practice of intentionally delaying broadcast of live material. A short delay is often used to prevent profanity, bloopers, violence, or other undesirable material from making it to air, including more mundane problems such as technical...
on Showtime 2's Mountain (10pm-1am) & Pacific (9pm-12:00 midnight) feeds, while a season of Big Brother is in progress. The show uses the same live feed footage available to 24/7 Internet subscribers, though the show's producers choose the camera angles and scenes within the program. Every twenty minutes during the show after a short promotional break showcasing Showtime's original series, a "scroll" on the bottom of the screen explains what events occurred that day prior to the start of the show. Viewers can visit a special section on Showtime's website and interact with other viewers about the events in the Big Brother House. Due to the uncensored nature of the show it is rated TV-MA-LS.
The show covers events happening in the House during 9:00 PM–12:00 AM PT. According to executive producer Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner
Allison Grodner is an award-winning director, producer and writer, who has worked in documentary and reality-based programming for the past fifteen years. She is best known for her work on the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother. She is an executive producer of Big Brother and Big...
, these three hours would be entertaining as "That's prime time for the Big Brother house. It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit."
The majority of the shows on Big Brother: After Dark are live with certain exceptions. During the ninth season
Big Brother 9 (U.S.)
Big Brother 9 is the ninth edition of the American reality television series...
of Big Brother the April 21, 2008 episode was pre-recorded from earlier in the day due to an eviction and endurance competition still in progress at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET. A similar situation occurred during the twelfth season on September 7, 2010 when the remaining HouseGuests were woken up early specifically to pre-record that night's show. This was to avoid spoiling which HouseGuest had been evicted earlier in the day during a taped eviction episode. There have also been cases where a still scene and the program's theme music are played instead during portions of the series (such as competitions and tense situations between houseguests) the producers might rather show exclusively within the CBS broadcast, along with removing segments of HouseGuests humming or whistling copyrighted music, which is still a chargeable "performance" of a work under ASCAP/BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
guidelines.