Big Brother Reindeer Games
Big Brother Reindeer Games is a reality competition television series and spin-off of the American version of Big Brother. It premiered on CBS on December 11, 2023, to December 21, 2023, and is hosted by former Big Brother HouseGuests Derek Xiao, Tiffany Mitchell, and Jordan Lloyd. The series features nine former HouseGuests competing against each other across six episodes which aired over the course of two weeks. Big Brother Reindeer Games was placed on hiatus in 2024 due to lack of scheduling availability on the network.
House
The house used for Big Brother Reindeer Games was renamed to the Santa's Lodge under the holiday-theme. The entryway of the house is decorated with flying reindeer, gold-wrapped presents, and a red flannel rug. The living room has a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and wreaths. The kitchen, which in this season was named "Mrs. Claus Bakery", has red and green wallpaper with Christmas symbols, and gingerbread men on the counters.Format
Each episode will consist of three games and will end in a "Santa's Showdown", the outcome of which determines the elimination of one HouseGuest. The players will not live in the BB house, will not live together, and there will be no voting off of other players. Four HouseGuest will remain in the finale with one winning a grand prize.Format changes and additions
Unlike the previous seasons of Big Brother, Reindeer Games won't involve any nominations, house-voted evictions or live broadcasts. Instead, the nine houseguests from previous seasons would compete in a series of holiday-themed daily challenges.Naughty and Nice Challenge
In this challenge, the houseguests would compete to gain an advantage for the next challenge, while simultaneously, giving a disadvantage for a houseguest of their choosing, also known as the Naughty List Punishment.Jingle Bell Brawl Challenge
The winner, or winners, of this challenge, would receive safety from elimination.Santa's Showdown
The nominees would compete against each other in various challenges to determine who would stay in the lodge and who would be eliminated from the game.- The losing houseguest would get to choose a present under the Christmas tree that contains gifts from a fruit cake to $5,000.
HouseGuests
The HouseGuests were revealed intermittently throughout December 6 and 7, 2023.| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Result |
| ' Big Brother 16, Big Brother 18 & Big Brother 22: All-Stars | 31 | Boutique owner | Ubly, Michigan | Winner Episode 6 |
| Taylor Hale Big Brother 24 | 28 | Motivational speaker | Detroit, Michigan | |
| ' Big Brother 16 | 40 | Actor | Los Angeles, California | Finalist Episode 6 |
| ' Big Brother 23 | 29 | Attorney | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Finalist Episode 6 |
| ' Big Brother 12 & Big Brother 14 | 36 | Real estate agent | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Eliminated Episode 5 |
| ' Big Brother 19 | 29 | Content creator | Miami, Florida | Eliminated Episode 4 |
| ' Big Brother 3 & Big Brother 7: All-Stars | 51 | Real estate manager | San Francisco, California | Eliminated Episode 3 |
| ' Big Brother 16 & Big Brother 22: All-Stars | 32 | Software sales rep | Howell, New Jersey | Eliminated Episode 2 |
| ' Big Brother 25 | 34 | Stay-at-home dad | Eastman, Georgia | Eliminated Episode 1 |
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Future appearances
In 2024, Josh Martinez competed on The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras. Martinez competed on the second season of the Telemundo reality TV series Los 50.In 2025, Xavier Prather competed on season one of The Anonymous. Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes competed on season three of The Traitors US. Martinez competed in season one of Destination X. Taylor Hale competed in The Amazing Race 38.
Episodes
Competition history
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Development
In May 2023 Deadline Hollywood reported that CBS was considering an additional season of Big Brother in the 2023–24 television schedule, with "all-star contestants", to fill in gaps left by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. CBS had previously done the same with Big Brother 9 which aired in 2008 to combat the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.Ahead of the Big Brother 25 finale in November 2023, host Julie Chen Moonves teased a "holiday surprise" from the "Big Brother universe". In an interview following the episode, Chen Moonves stated that a fourth season of Celebrity Big Brother was unlikely to happen, but noted the possibility of a shortened season with returning players. The Hollywood labor disputes were ultimately ceased with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike ending in October, and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike ending the following month. With most scripted series set to begin filming shortened seasons in late-November and early-December, and most premiere dates not expected until 2024, there were still empty slots in the schedule.
During the Big Brother 25 finale, it was announced that a new spin-off of Big Brother would air in December titled Big Brother Reindeer Games. The series will be produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment and Endemol Shine North America with Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan, and Chris Roach serving as executive producers, all returning from Big Brother.
In November 2024 it was announced that the series would not air a second season in December, with producers citing lack of airtime availability on CBS but remaining hopeful that it could return in the future.