{"id":249827,"date":"2020-03-25T01:30:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249827"},"modified":"2020-03-25T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:30:18","slug":"big-brother-canada-ends-season-early-due-to-covid-19-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/25\/big-brother-canada-ends-season-early-due-to-covid-19-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Big Brother Canada&#8217; ends season early due to COVID-19 developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v6.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BigBrotherCA\/posts\/2806418192804490?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAA5VEr8P32V6GCLup_osrK-XsMn_1vZKnGqC0zN5xdFPDYEPzPN-CC99yeO9OuV9IiDc0bmrRuD-CusvQzFxZ3Vrc1VRGBDo5FAIp1cPoy4-weinox82WmycV1J_pdWa2fhw9zOukp5UGK76xcEgH-ReCSHVxeAGAZjxwD_1iv8YpCkoINgdn94mFnjKPNsL8CLI9Tk9iABkmuwYT0moosBGxfbtS5-jIsP1Hy2P_uCem2zFGS7NfL9B0wFQSdz9jPXD798PzD9qLdTJUT8vuoyOqt3HI6Uo5qEElqUsoA7xA8-hHcAEkaV8naSNUzNXXXvcW1WG-Qd-9E8Y_Zp-kmvw&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BigBrotherCA\/posts\/2806418192804490\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>As a result of recent COVID-19 government mandates, effective today #BBCAN8 has ended production. We\u2019re all in the house together Canada, thanks for watching \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BigBrotherCA\/\">Big Brother Canada<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BigBrotherCA\/posts\/2806418192804490\">Tuesday, March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TORONTO \u2014 Just over a week after announcing production was still underway on \u201cBig Brother Canada\u201d despite the global COVID-19 crisis, producers now say the reality series has ended early.<\/p>\n<p>Global and Insight Productions say production on season 8 is now done in light of developments in Ontario on the fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The companies say they have no plans to resume production at a later date for this season, which was scheduled to end May 21.<\/p>\n<p>The final two episodes will air this Wednesday and next Wednesday, April 1. A winner will not be named.<\/p>\n<p>The move to end the show came after Ontario ordered a mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces in the province starting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the companies said the Toronto-shot series had eliminated its live studio audience and heightened on-site sanitation and other precautionary safety measures.<\/p>\n<p>They also noted the sequestered contestants had been given \u201ca thorough update\u201d about the outbreak situation and chose to remain on the show.<\/p>\n<p>The eighth season of \u201cBig Brother Canada\u201d debuted with 16 Canadian contestants March 4 on Global \u2014 before the virus outbreak was declared a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The series unfolds in real-time and sees contestants living together in a house while cameras follow their every move, with no exposure to the outside world.<\/p>\n<p>They compete in mental\/physical challenges for a chance to win a grand prize of $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Since there will be no winner this season, plans for the prize money will be revealed in the final episode, a publicist said.<\/p>\n<p>Insight Productions said last week that the production had a resident doctor who had assessed and determined no houseguests had exhibited any signs or symptoms related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The production company said the houseguests were also each provided a letter from home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though it hurts to say goodbye to the season, it&#8217;s the right thing to do,\u201d \u201cBig Brother Canada\u201d host Arisa Cox said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the incredible people who put this show together, thank you to everyone who started this journey with us. Please take care and be safe!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of recent COVID-19 government mandates, effective today #BBCAN8 has ended production. 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