‘Big Brother’ Spinoff ‘Reindeer Games’ Starts on CBS Dec. 11

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Nine ‘BB’ alum take part in seasonal showdown

Big Brother Reindeer Games
(Image credit: CBS)

Big Brother Reindeer Games premieres on CBS and Paramount Plus Monday, December 11. The spinoff was announced in the season 25 finale November 9. The episode saw the contestants Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes “break in” to the Big Brother House, and inadvertently open the BB Holiday Universe. 

There will be six episodes. Nine former Big Brother players will take part. “Santa’s Elves” — Derek Xiao (season 23), Tiffany Mitchell (season 23) and Jordan Lloyd (seasons 11 and 13) — guide contestants through the competitions.  

Each episode features three competitions, culminating in “Santa’s Showdown”, which determines which player goes home. Four contestants make it to the finale and one walks away with $100,000. 

Reindeer Games is produced by Fly On The Wall Entertainment in association with Banijay Americas. Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Chris Roach are executive producers.

“Fly on The Wall is excited to bring a new competition series to the Big Brother Universe and get a chance to ring in the holidays with some of our most memorable houseguests,” said Grodner and Meehan.

Houseguests will be announced at a later date.  

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.