CBS Orders 12th Season Of Big Brother

CBS has ordered a 12th season of Big Brother. The 12 edition of the reality hit is scheduled for next summer. The network is in talks with longtime showrunners Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan to return as showrunners. The three-times-a-week reality series debuted sluggish, then kept growing each week to challenge top-rated rivals like NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Big Brother is one of only a handful of summer reality shows to grow this year, up 7% in viewers and 4% in the adult demo. The current season airs its two-hour finale September 15.