'Big Brother' Season 17 houseguests announced, gets widest multi-platform season yet

Big Brother fans are going to have a hard time staying focused on work this summer, since there will be so many ways to keep track of the houseguests on the CBS reality show. The network announced the widest ever cross-platform season in the show’s history and revealed the competitors today.

On Monday, CBS revealed details on where everyone will be able to track the houseguests. CBS will use the CBS All Access streaming network to provide the Live Feed, which will now be viewable on TV through a Roku player. There will also be different camera views and live chats with fellow viewers. The live feed starts on Thursday, June 25, the day after the season premiere airs.

However, today, fans who have already signed up for CBS All Access will be able to watch the first interviews with house guests today, beginning at 11 a.m. There will also be chats with Big Brother insiders.

CBS All Access will also have all episodes from every season of the show available. The online series Big Brother Live with Jeff Schroeder is also returning on Fridays at 12:00 p.m. PT.

Big Brother After Dark will air on Pop (formerly TVGN) this year, starting on June 25. It will air Mondays and Tuesdays at 11 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12 a.m.l and Thursday at 1 a.m.

Big Brother begins on June 24. Here’s the list of 14 houseguests:

Jace Agolli, 23 - personal trainer
Becky Burgess, 26 - retail manager
Clay Honeycutt, 23 - graduate student
James Huling, 31 - retail associate
Meg Maley, 25 - server
Austin Matelson, 30 - professional wrestler
John McGuire, 27 - dentist
Audrey Middleton, 25 - digital media consultant
Steve Moses, 22- college student
Liz Nolan, 23 - marketing coordinator
Shelli Poole, 33 - interior designer
Da’Vonne Rogers, 27 - poker dealer
Vanessa Rousso, 32 - professional poker player
Jason Roy, 25 - supermarket cashier

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