Unedited BB...Behind the Scenes...

"Big Brother 6" is scheduled to premiere Thursday, July 7. As with past editions, it will air three times a week -- 9 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Saturdays and 8 p.m. Thursdays, with the Thursday shows featuring live eviction ceremonies. Julie Chen returns as the show's host.

Big Brother 6 will feature several changes and twists intended to keep the show fresh. Although CBS isn't yet revealing the details of most of those changes, they couldn't keep one very obvious change secret -- the fact that shortly after last summer's Big Brother 5 concluded, the network demolished the increasingly-stale CBS backlot building that had served as the Big Brother house for the show's first five seasons.

With a new CBS office building having been constructed on the Big Brother house's old location, Big Brother 6 will feature a new two-story house constructed on the site of Yes, Dear's former studio space. While the new loft-like layout will open up new production possibilities, the house will still have a backyard and include a pool that's nearly twice as big as that of the old house.

"We've had a chance to improve on the whole layout," executive producer Arnold Shapiro told Daily Variety. "Our cameras will be able to get real aerial shots. It will definitely look and feel different, maybe a little more like a loft space," added executive producer Allison Grodner.

While the producers aren't yet revealing the details of any additional changes, Grodner confirms that "it's safe to say there are surprises and new things."

As soon as I hear more I will post it. It sounds like it's going to be a very interesting summer to say the least though!!

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