The hour-long âCelebrity Big Brother: Live Bombshell!â special has been scheduled at the unusual time of 8.00pm on Monday 2nd Feb.
The usual midweek eviction will not take place the following night, leading some fans to speculate that the surprise will involve a mass eviction to cut down numbers for the last few days of the series. However, details of the twist are currently being kept secret.
Its 8pm timeslot means it will clash with BBC One ratings juggernaut EastEnders, as well as the second episode of Channel 4âēs winter sports competition The Jump. As it will air before the watershed, it is also certain to be heavily censored.
âLive Bombshellâ will be followed by another episode of CBB at 9.00pm. Some listings have also suggested this will be live, billing it as âCelebrity Big Brother: The Falloutâ.
C5 will then premiere 10,000 B.C. at 10.00pm. The new reality show â which follows 20 people as they attempt to live under Stone Age conditions â has been heavily promoted during CBB, and chiefs will be hoping the live twist will provide a bumper ratings lead-in.
Meanwhile, the broadcaster has confirmed that Celebrity Big Brother will conclude on Friday 6th Feb with over three hours of programming.
The live final is due to air as a 110-minute show at 9.00pm, with spin-off Bit On The Side following between 10.50pm and 00.15am. However, it is possible that the lengths of the two shows will be tweaked at a later stage.
This means that the current series of CBB will last for a total of 31 days, making it the longest ever by four days.
The previous record was set by Channel 4âēs final series of the show, which ran for 27 days in 2010. C5 equalled this last January by extending the thirteenth edition from its original 22 day limit.
- MONDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
- 8.00pm, C5Celeb BB: Live Bombshell!
- 9.00pm, C5Celebrity Big Brother
- 10.00pm, C510,000 B.C.
- 11.00pm, C5Celeb BBâs Bit On The Side
- FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY
- 9.00pm, C5CelebBB: Live Final
- 10.50pm, C5Celeb BBâs Bit On The Side