Big Brother 7 (U.S.)

Big Brother 7, also known as Big Brother: All-Stars, was the seventh season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 6, 2006 and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 12, 2006. The seventh season saw a moderate increase in ratings, though they generally remained the same when compared to previous editions. The season premiered to a total of 7.69 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 8.14 million viewers, making it the lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.56 million viewers. Big Brother: All-Stars featured a total of 14 HouseGuests, the same amount that was featured in the previous season. The majority of the cast was selected by viewers, though producers did select some HouseGuests; it is composed entirely of HouseGuests from the first six seasons. The series ended after 72 days, in which HouseGuest Mike "Boogie" Malin was crowned the Winner, and Erika Landin the Runner-Up.

Aside from the returning HouseGuests who competed for the grand prize, numerous other HouseGuests from past seasons returned as well. Big Brother 2 Runner-Up Nicole Schaffrich returned twice, once for a food competition and once for a Power of Veto competition. Big Brother 3 HouseGuest Josh Feinberg returned for a Head of Household competition.Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song returned as part of a food competition, and Jack Owens returned for a Power of Veto competition.Big Brother 5 HouseGuest Marvin Latimer returned as a judge for a food competition, while Holly King returned as part of an HoH competition. Scott Long from that season also participated in a Power of Veto competition. Big Brother 6 HouseGuests April Lewis and Eric Littmann also returned to take part in a Power of Veto and Head of Household competition, respectively.

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