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Jerry O’Connell to Appear as Panelist on CBS’ ‘Big Brother: Unlocked’ Companion Series
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Culture/The Apex Times/Jun 30, 12:05 PM EDT

Jerry O’Connell to Appear as Panelist on CBS’ ‘Big Brother: Unlocked’ Companion Series

The CBS and Paramount+ companion talk program for the Big Brother franchise will premiere Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET with Jerry O’Connell joining a panel that includes Big Brother champions Taylor Hale and Derric Levasseur.

By The Apex Times Newsroom2 min readAI-assisted Apex article

CBS will add Jerry O’Connell to its Big Brother companion series Big Brother: Unlocked, with the program scheduled to premiere Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

Deadline reported that O’Connell will join the show as a panelist alongside Big Brother champions Taylor Hale and Derric Levasseur. The series is positioned as a companion to the main Big Brother season, with O’Connell and the panel providing discussion tied to the franchise’s latest events.

Deadline said O’Connell is best known as the former co-host of The Talk, bringing a daytime interview and live audience background to the Big Brother: Unlocked format. The announcement links the casting to the show’s return for the summer schedule.

In a statement reported by Deadline, O’Connell described Big Brother as “my summer” and indicated that the franchise experience “rolls into my […],” referring to the companion series’ role during the run of the main competition.

Big Brother: Unlocked is part of CBS’ broader Big Brother ecosystem, using the companion program to extend audience engagement beyond the primary eviction and competition episodes. With O’Connell joining Hale and Levasseur, the panel mix combines a mainstream entertainment personality with prior winners of the core game.

The July 10 premiere date places Big Brother: Unlocked at the start of the summer broadcast cycle, with distribution across both traditional broadcast and streaming through Paramount+. CBS and Paramount+ have not indicated additional panelists beyond those named in the Deadline report.

Why It Matters

  • The addition of O’Connell broadens Big Brother: Unlocked’s on-air roster with a familiar daytime television presence ahead of the July 10 premiere.
  • By launching at 8 p.m. ET on both CBS and Paramount+, the show is set to reach broadcast and streaming audiences at the same time.
  • Using former Big Brother champions on the panel indicates an emphasis on insider game perspective rather than only general commentary.
  • The companion format can extend audience retention around the main series by keeping discussion and coverage available throughout the season.

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Key Facts

  • Jerry O’Connell is joining the CBS and Paramount+ companion series Big Brother: Unlocked.
  • Big Brother: Unlocked premieres Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET.
  • O’Connell will appear as a panelist alongside Big Brother champions Taylor Hale and Derric Levasseur.
  • Deadline reported O’Connell is a former co-host of The Talk.
  • The announcement ties the casting to the summer run of Big Brother and the companion program’s discussion format.