Big Brother is back for 2026 — but who really controls television’s biggest live social experiment?

In this TV Central: One on One podcast, Aaron Ryan goes behind the scenes with Sarah Thornton, Head of Unscripted at Paramount Australia, and Amelia Fisk, Director of Content at Endemol Shine Australia.

Sarah and Amelia reveal:

• Why the 2026 housemates are being kept secret until viewers meet them on screen
• How Paramount and Endemol Shine divide responsibility for the format
• What the team learned from Big Brother’s 2025 return
• How live nominations, live evictions, audience voting and the 24-hour stream will work
• Why planned tasks can be abandoned when the real story inside the house is stronger
• How the production balances an “unfiltered” experiment with moderation, compliance and duty of care
• How the move to Screen Queensland Studios in Hemmant is creating 92 local opportunities
• The one thing the producers will be watching most closely on premiere night

Big Brother Australia premieres Monday, 26 October at 7.30pm on 10. The series airs six nights a week, with live nominations, live evictions and 24-hour streaming on 10.

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