Big Brother Season 7

Right now you can watch Big Brother Season 7 on and — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 268 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Julie Chen is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Big Brother Season 7 earns its spot. Big Brother Season 7 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Fourteen of the best and most iconic Big Brother Houseguests make their return to compete for the $500,000 grand prize. Julie Chen and Clayton Halsey lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2006. The editing in Big Brother Season 7 does a lot of quiet work shaping how you feel about every person on screen. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If the format appeals to you at all, Big Brother Season 7 is one of the stronger examples of it. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. The format has been copied endlessly since Big Brother Season 7 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.