‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Betting Odds Week 1
–This is the first season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ produced for the US market.
–’Big Brother’ is a spin-off of a Dutch TV series of the same name.
–’Celebrity Big Brother’ will run for 2 1/2 weeks on CBS TV beginning on February 7.
‘Celebrity Big Brother’, as the name suggests, is a version of the hit CBS reality show involving celebrities of varying degrees of fame. The celebrity format has been a big hit in the UK where the 21st season was recently completed. It’s also found success in other countries but the list is somewhat odd–the best markets for ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ other than the UK have been India (11 seasons), Bulgaria (9 seasons), Mexico (5 seasons), Spain (5 seasons), Germany (5 seasons) and Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 seasons).
This is the first time the format has been done in the United States and CBS has presumably scheduled it as ‘counter programming’ to the Winter Olympics. The debut episode is set for February 7 with the finale on February 25. Other episodes will air on February 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, and 24 which makes it a tough oddsmaking challenge. The cast of celebrities are something of a dubious lot far below the ‘star power’ of even other reality shows like ‘Dancing With The Stars’. Entertainment Weekly helpfully points out that 9 of the 11 ‘houseguests’ have appeared on either ‘Dancing With The Stars’ or ‘Celebrity Apprentice’. The ‘biggest’ names are likely former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, Sugar Ray lead vocalist (and reality show veteran) Mark Grath or the ‘artist formerly known as NBA star Ron Artest’ who now goes by the moniker Metta World Peace and has a stint on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ to his credit.
The format and rules of ‘Big Brother’ are typical of the genre. A group of contestants live together in a house isolated from the outside world. Contestants get kicked out for violating a list of rules, they can leave at any time of their own volition but the general idea is that they keep getting voted off the island…er…out of the house until one remains and claims a prize of a cool $250 grand. There’s also an audience voting component and a few hidden idol-esque power ups to keep it interesting. The pace of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ will be ‘fast and furious’ with the entire competition jammed into a mere 2.5 weeks. Word is that two houseguests will be eliminated per week and that means the dynamic of the show will change quickly from one episode to the next.
‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’ PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
TO WIN ‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’
Ross Matthews: +350
Mark McGrath: +500
James Maslow: +500
Marissa Jaret Winokur: +700
Shannon Elizabeth: +700
Keisha Knight Pulliam: +700
Metta World Peace: +1000
Ariadna Gutierrez: +1000
Omarosa Manigault: +2500
Chuck Liddell: +2500
Brandi Glanville: +2500
‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’ EPISODE ONE PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
TO BE EVICTED LIVE ON AIR IN EPISODE ONE
Omarosa Manigault: +150
No One Eliminated In Episode One: +450
Chuck Liddell: +700
Brandi Glanville: +700
Metta World Peace: +1000
Marissa Jaret Winokur: +1000
Ariadna Gutierrez: +1000
Shannon Elizabeth: +1500
Keisha Knight Pulliam: +1500
Ross Matthews: +2500
Mark McGrath: +2500
James Maslow: +2500
WILL THE EPISODE ONE LIVE ELIMINATION VOTE BE UNANIMOUS?
Yes: -150
No: +130
TO WIN ‘HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD’ LIVE ON AIR IN EPISODE ONE
James Maslow: +200
Ross Matthews: +500
Mark McGrath: +700
Keisha Knight Pulliam: +900
Marissa Jaret Winokur: +900
Shannon Elizabeth: +900
Metta World Peace: +1250
Ariadna Gutierrez: +1250
No One Named ‘HOH’ in Episode One: +1500
Omarosa Manigault: +2500
Chuck Liddell: +2500
Brandi Glanville: +2500
WILL PAUL ABRAHAMIAN BE ADDED AS A ‘MYSTERY 12TH CONTESTANT’?
Yes: +500
No: -750
NUMBER OF TIMES JULIE CHEN TO SAY ‘BUT FIRST’ IN EPISODE ONE
Over 3.5: -150
Under 3.5: +130
‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’ EPISODE ONE TOTAL VIEWERSHIP
Over 6 million: -170
Under 6 million: +150
‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’ EPISODE ONE RATING
Over 1.75: -130
Under 1.75: +110
‘CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER’ EPISODE ONE SHARE
Over 7.5: -120
Under 7.5: +100