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''Big Brother 15'' was the fifteenth season of the American reality television series ''Big Brother''. The season premiered on CBS on June 26, 2013, and concluded on September 18, 2013. It was the longest season to date, running 90 days. This season featured sixteen HouseGuests, tying it with seasons 9 and 14 for the most HouseGuests to compete in a single season. Unlike the previous two seasons, all of the competing HouseGuests were new to the series. The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from previous editions of the series, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests," compete to win the series by voting each other off and being the last HouseGuest remaining. Each week, one HouseGuest, known as the Head of Household, must nominate two of their fellow HouseGuests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto can remove one of the nominees from the block, forcing the HoH to nominate another HouseGuest. The HouseGuests then vote to evict one of the nominees, and the HouseGuest with the most votes is evicted. When only two HouseGuests remained, the last nine evicted HouseGuests would decide which of them would win the $500,000 prize. A HouseGuest can be expelled from the show for breaking rules. The September 5, 2013, broadcast marked the show's 500th episode.〔('Big Brother' USA: Two houseguests evicted during 500th episode ) ''Digital Spy'', September 5, 2013〕 On September 18, 2013, Andy Herren won the season by a 7-2 vote over runner-up GinaMarie Zimmerman. ==Development== ''Big Brother 15'' was officially announced on September 19, 2012 shortly before the finale of the previous season. It was confirmed that Executive Producer Allison Grodner would return to the series, as would Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment. It was later announced that ''Big Brother 15'' would last for a total of 100 days, making it the longest edition of the series to date. Casting for the season began shortly afterwards, with open casting calls being held in states such as Florida, California, West Virginia, and Maine, among others. Online applications were also available, with the online deadline being May 11, 2013. Semi-finalists for the casting process were informed in May and June 2013. Robyn Kass of Kassting Inc. was responsible for casting as with various previous seasons. This season was the first to feature a completely new cast since the twelfth season in 2010. Despite statements made earlier by host Julie Chen stating that there would be more HouseGuests than ever before, it was later confirmed that the season would feature a total of sixteen HouseGuests. The sixteen HouseGuests were revealed on June 20, 2013. It was later revealed that HouseGuest Elissa Slater is the sister of ''Big Brother 13'' winner Rachel Reilly. The season continued to feature a wide variety of fan interactivity, with Rob Gelick, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Platforms for CBS Interactive Entertainment, stating "We’re building on ''Big Brother's'' major strides in interactivity – including primetime reality TV’s first live Twitter vote – by bringing the show’s die-hard fans even more opportunities to impact components of the show and interact with this season’s HouseGuests () Fans will have the most immersive, 360-degree ''Big Brother'' experience ever, across every possible screen, including social media integrations." On April 4, 2013, it was announced that the live feeds would be hosted by the official CBS website. This made it the first time that SuperPass had not hosted the live feeds since the first season. It was later confirmed that the spin-off series ''Big Brother: After Dark'' would begin airing on TVGN, the first time since the show's debut. ''Big Brother: After Dark'' is slated to premiere the same night as the main series. Changes to the weekly airing schedule of the series were also made, though it still remained on air for three nights a week. The twist for the season was revealed by CBS on June 19, 2013, when it was confirmed that three HouseGuests would be nominated per week. It was also revealed that fans would vote each week for one HouseGuest to be the M.V.P. of the week, earning a special power. On this twist, Grodner stated "The ''Big Brother'' MVP will force the houseguests to rethink their strategies. With America rewarding good game play, it doesn’t pay to be a floater this summer." The HouseGuests moved into the house on June 21, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Brother 15 (U.S.)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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