EXCLUSIVE: Tully Smyth's "terror" the moment she left Big Brother

The inaugural network broadcast of The Challenge: USA was a boon to CBS on Wednesday in primetime. The spinoff of the successful MTV franchise, together with the 24th season of Big Brother, helped CBS to win the night overall with 2.95 million viewers.

#BB24But beyond the HOH comp, there was a “Backstage Boss” ticket, which was pulled by “Pooch.” This ticket means he won’t compete in any competitions during the first week of the game, or be able to vote in the first eviction ceremony. The good news for him is that means he’s safe, and can’t be nominated for eviction.The twist is, Pooch had to pick three players to go “backstage” with him, and those contestants face the same circumstances in terms of competition and eviction night. Except, unlike Pooch, they will still be available to be nominated for eviction by Daniel.

“Big Brother” kicked off a new season on Wednesday, and host Julie Chen Moonves had some big twists and turns for the 16 new houseguests who moved into the “Big Brother” household.

 kicked off a new season on Wednesday, and host Julie Chen Moonves had some big twists and turns for the 16 new houseguests who moved into the household.The show began by introducing the new houseguests, four at a time, to the desert festival-themed house, and the Big Brother Fest competition.The guests each got a special pass, which directed them to one of three Big Brother Festival stations — the Porta Potty area, the Merch Stand and the Piercing Station. With five houseguests in each location, that only left one -- Joe 'Pooch' Pucciarelli — to sit in a golden throne as the so-called Backstage Boss.Before revealing what that would actually entail, the three groups of five houseguests all had to face off in different challenges.

The meaning behind the moniker. Julie Chen Moonves tied the knot with her husband, Leslie Moonves, in 2004, but she didn’t start using his last name until 2018 — and she just explained why.

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her controversial partner. Chen Moonves’ husband, Les Moonves, stepped down as the CEO of CBS in 2018 following allegations of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment. Another victim alleged that he tried to silence her by offering her a job at the network.

#BB24 cast! pic.twitter.com/F0CLIDB9uwFans took to Twitter to begin discussing the change, with some speculating that Achi’s connection to NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” may be to blame. The reality star was voted through to the Judge Cuts round on Season 17 of the competition series and the live shows may overlap with the filming of “Big Brother.” Representatives for “America’s Got Talent” did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on Wednesday morning.While Achi may no longer be a “Big Brother” contestant, the rest of the cast announced on Tuesday remains intact and ready to go.

Expect the unexpected has become the catchphrase for Big Brother — but occasionally, host Julie Chen Moonves likes to use it to describe herself.

season 24, and just a day before the premiere, there's been a bit of a cast shake-up.The show's Twitter account announced Tuesday evening that Marvin Achi will not be taking place in the competition.«Important casting update! Marvin will no longer be one of our Houseguests on this season of Big Brother,» the show shared. «We’re excited to welcome Joseph, a 24-year-old lawyer from Lake Worth, FL.

Season 24 is about to kick off, and host Julie Chen Moonves is excited to bring fans an experience unlike any they've seen on the show before.Julie recently sat down with ET's Kevin Frazier to dish on the forthcoming season, and the stalwart host opened up on what she's looking forward to over the next three months of competition.«it's 16 brand new people, so new people to fall in love with, new showmances to see blossom, new people to root against, a new favorite villain,» Julie excitedly teased." It's the 24th season. Anything can happen! I mean it took us 23 seasons to have this historic season last summer with The Cookout, so who knows?"«We always say expect the unexpected and that is the beauty of this show,» she added.So what exactly makes this season more exhilarating than ever before? According to Julie, «Our challenges are next level this season!»«You're gonna see that on premiere night.

Her showmance days are over. Big Brother 23 alum Alyssa Lopez was focused on winning when she signed on to compete in The Challenge: USA, the new CBS iteration of the MTV franchise.

Kyland Young, one of six members of The Cookout alliance that ran Big Brother 23, was a little concerned when he saw so many of his former castmates on The Challenge: USA.

Shantel Smith wasn’t familiar with The Challenge franchise before she signed on for the new CBS iteration but “just wanted another adventure” after her impressive run on Survivor season 41.

Big Brother contestants get paid to go on the show, especially when old favourites returned to the franchise in 2022.WATCH: Trevor Butler proposes on the Big Brother live finale in 2004From the moment it was announced that a number of Big Brother royalty would be coming back for a second stint in the house, viewers speculated that they must be getting paid handsomely.But according to new reports, iconic housemates like Tully Smyth, Anthony Drew and Tim Dormer were paid the exact same amount as the newcomers in the house in 2022.So how much do Big Brother contestants get paid? And what about the contestants on Big Brother VIP? Keep reading to find out.Time to find out how much the cast really get paid!According to multiple reports, the cast of Big Brother were paid just $120 for each day they were in the house in 2022.That’s a sweet bump from the reported $75 a day as “living away from home allowance” contestants got back in 2014, according to news.com.au.For the housemates who managed to stay in the house for a while, that can add up to a serious chunk of cash; Jaycee was evicted after 50 days in the house and would have earned an estimated $6,000.While it sounds like a pretty sweet deal, $120 each day is probably just enough to cover the housemates’ real-world expenses, including rent and bills.WATCH: Tully Smyth and Anthony Drew reunite in the Big Brother house in 2013Even the Big Brother royalty, including past winner Reggie Sorensen (formerly Bird), were only paid the $120 daily fee despite rumours they may have been offered more to return.Some past Big Brother stars allegedly did ask for huge sums of cash to come back to the show but were knocked back by Seven – or so a source tells So Dramatic.“Sara-Marie asked for

WATCH: Big Brother Back To The Future - Tully and DrewTaking to Instagram in the hours after his eviction aired, the BB star who first won fame in the 2013 season revealed he’d never return to the show again.“It took a few tries but they finally got rid of me, not before taking a few out first. This time I promise, I won’t be back,” he penned.So what was the problem? Did he dislike the new format, which has divided opinions among fans? Or perhaps he resented being back in the house with his ex, Tully?The reality TV heartthrob revealed his main frustration was actually with the Big Brother OG’s “complaining” too much in the house, especially Tully.Drew has slammed other BB Royalty for "spoiling" the game for the newbies.“There was so much constant complaining about how it wasn’t like the old days,” he told 7Entertainment.“Or they’d try to guess or spoil the surprises for the newbies that have never gone through things and… might not have expected twists, turns and how production sort of works.

Stacey Solomon shared the sweet moment her baby daughter Rose appeared to tell older brother she loved him in an adorable clip.The Loose Women star, 32, often shares videos of her four children - Zach, 13, Leighton, nine, Rex, two, and Rose, eight months - interacting with each other. But her latest clip was incredibly cute as she filmed an endearing moment between the two siblings. In the video, Rose is seen wearing a pink onesie as she crawls across the bed in search of her brother Rex, who’s asleep in his mum’s bed.