The new season of Big Brother is quickly approaching, “But First” there are still some very important events to take care of as we prepare for a new cast to enter our favorite reality house on television.

Big Brother 16 will again have an early premiere for its summer season with a Wednesday, June 25, 2014 start date when we’ll see a new batch of HouseGuests enter the Thunderdome for 90+ days and compete to win the half-million dollars.

While the Feeds Early Bird sale kicked off in May the real party got started this week when CBS launched its preseason content on Wednesday. Fans now have access to subscriber-only video content and live chats to keep them entertained.

Add on top of that Media Day taking place today with members of the press and CBS affiliates (watch for the odd Xfinity HG) enter the newly redesigned Big Brother house and compete in a compressed round of games and events. We know Rachel Reilly has returned to play that mini-game this season (NOT as a BB16 HG), but we can’t wait to see who else joins her. Could we see Jon Pardy, winner of Big Brother Canada, show up as well? Scratch that. Jon will not be at Media Day.

The next big event after that will be cast interviews. And yes, I’m going back in to meet the BB16 cast and bring you our exclusive interviews again this season. Find out here on how you can help me with our interviews this year. Your support and input are very important on this one.

Here’s the quick rundown on what’s ahead of us as we approach the new season.

Big Brother 16 Roadmap to Season Premiere:

Big Brother Live Feeds Early Bird discount starts – May 22

Big Brother Media Day – June 6

Live Chat with Hayden Moss on Feeds – June 10 @ 3PM ET

Big Brother Press Interviews – June 17

Big Brother 16 cast revealed – June 19 @ 12PM ET (9AM PT)

Big Brother 16 HG enters the house – June 20/21*

Big Brother Live Feeds Early Bird sale ends – June 25

Big Brother 16 premiere on CBS – June 25 @ 8PM ET/PT

Big Brother 16 premiere – Part 2 – June 26 @ 9PM ET/PT

Big Brother Live Feeds turn on – June 27 @ 1AM ET (6/26 10PM BBT)

Big Brother After Dark premieres on TVGN – June 27 @ 1AM ET/PT

First Live Eviction – July 3 @ 9PM ET/PT

*Date estimated based on past seasons’ timelines.

Couple of important dates and reminders to highlight: The Early Bird sale ends with the premiere, so make sure you are signed up now and then you’ll be all set for the full season with a one-time charge. After Dark is on TVGN this summer again, not SHO2. Lastly, the Big Brother 16 schedule will feature episodes on Sundays & Wednesdays at 8PM ET/PT and live eviction Thursdays at 9PM ET/PT.

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