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Big Brother Canada ends production amid ongoing COVID-19 developments.

DrEvil

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‘Big Brother Canada’ ends season early due to COVID-19 developments

Just over a week after announcing production was still underway on “Big Brother Canada” despite the global COVID-19 crisis, producers now say the reality series has ended early.
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Global and Insight Productions say production on Season 8 is now done in light of developments in Ontario on the fight against the pandemic.

The cast of "Big Brother Canada" Season 8. Those house guests still on the show will go home without a winner with the series finishing the season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The companies say they have no plans to resume production at a later date for this season, which was scheduled to end May 21.

The final two episodes will air this Wednesday and next Wednesday, April 1. A winner will not be named.
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Can't say I'm surprised, if not a tad bit sad. This season was a mess with players either self evicting or getting thrown out by production. It has only been on the air for 3 weeks and so far 4 people had been forcibly ejected / or removed themselves from the game.

I went to the taping of the premiere episode, one of only two live audiences all season.

RIP BBCAN8, you were doomed from the start.
 
IzzyRX

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Good for you guys, here, in Brazil, it's still going strong(it will end earlier, tho).
I doubt they'll cancel it, since it's a success.
 
CloseTalker

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That's crazy, but makes sense. I wonder what they'll do with the prize. Seems most fair to just split it between remaining contestants
 
mreddie

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I have to assume the show wasn't clicking since a lot of you guys say it was a mess from the jump. 3-4 people left by their own admission before the nation shutdown too.
 
CloseTalker

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DrEvil said:
It's $100,000 Canadian, I imagine it'll go to some kind of relief fund to fight the outbreak.
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I'd hope the contestants get something, and the network matches the money with a donation. Contestants can sometimes upend their entire lives to be on these shows and spend months away from family and work. Taking the prize away altogether doesn't feel totally right.
 
zeitgeist

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It's a shame everything unfolded the way it did.

The House was absolutely gorgeous this year (like always) and it's too bad everything has to be cut short.
 
Parch

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I thought maybe because the contestants were already in isolation and most of the camera work was automated, perhaps they would continue. There's always set construction and a lot of production people around so pulling the plug shouldn't be a surprise. It's not exactly an essential service to run the show.

On top of that, the game has been a mess. Different circumstances have derailed the gameplay so perhaps that factored into the decision.

There's going to be sponsorship issues by ending the show. Perhaps the $100K will be needed to legally satisfy sponsors.
 
UberTag

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COVID-19 provided them with an opportune exit given how the season had progressed up until now.
Hopefully they're able to salvage the franchise in future years.
 
Joeku

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I have a friend who worked on this and she's now out of work til possibly September. A lot of the film industry is being super disrupted up here, even seemingly tertiary and/or remote jobs.
 
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Joeku said:
I have a friend who worked on this and she's now out of work til possibly September. A lot of the film industry is being super disrupted up here, even seemingly tertiary and/or remote jobs.
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Does your friend have any insight on the staffer revolt that helped to facilitate this season's premature end?



I think ending the season was the correct call but that's taking all of the factors (including COVID-19) into consideration.

The Big Brother seasons in Germany and Brazil remain ongoing.
 
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