Overview

• Julie Chen Moonves will lead season 27 of Big Brother, premiering July 10 on CBS, and has no intention of stepping down
• She vowed to remain host as long as fellow CBS reality competition figures Jeff Probst and Phil Keoghan continue their roles
• The new season unfolds in a transformed Hotel Mystère house and will introduce a deliberately polarizing mystery houseguest
• Chen Moonves emphasized that her hallmark catchphrases—“But first…,” “Love one another,” “Expect the unexpected,” “The power is up for grabs”—are vital to the show’s brand
• She said Big Brother will invite past players every five to seven years and floated potential successors from alum Derrick Levasseur to her son Charlie Moonves