And for the record, Netflix's unfortunate reboot of "Star Search" (from the people behind the unfortunate reboot of "Hollywood Squares" on CBS) originated live worldwide this week from Radford--TV City next week? (For the record, the original with Ed originated at what was then the Aquarius Theatre, which I believe is still today Nickelodeon's West Coast production facility.)
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:37:21 AM UTC-6 Mark Jeffries wrote: > CBS' TV stations in LA (KCBS and KCAL) are staying at Radford, along with > "Entertainment Tonight," so it could be possible the "BB" house could stay. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 11:11 AM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was wondering the same thing about the BB house. Presumably CBS saw >> this as a possibility (eventuality) and have already made plans to relocate >> to the Paramount backlot? I don't think there were any plans to counter >> program the Winter Olympics with another Celebrity BB season, so they'd >> certainly have the time, and from a production design standpoint, the >> layout of the 'house' could absolutely use a refresh... >> >> On Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 6:34:54 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: >> >>> I went to my only sitcom taping there in early 2000s. Still Standing, >>> with Mark Addy and Jamie Gertz. >>> >>> Wonder what will happen to Big Brother house, if the show runs in 2026. >>> On a related note, Big Brother Australia returned their house to >>> Dreamworld, an amusement park near Brisbane. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> /Doug >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 13:10 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A couple years back I was able to take my middle school video >>>> production class on a tour of the facility. At the time, it was very >>>> active. After Midnight, Big Brother, Dexter, and several sitcoms were all >>>> in production there. Looked like they were investing in renovations, too. >>>> But I guess it wasn’t enough. From Gilligan’s lagoon to Seinfeld’s New >>>> York >>>> street, nothing last forever. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://variety.com/2026/film/news/radford-lot-goldman-hackman-capital-partners-1236631832/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DQar1unNW0%3DGKWBGXeb%3D6bDVMSqA66q7WnLgUi-fQLBA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DQar1unNW0%3DGKWBGXeb%3D6bDVMSqA66q7WnLgUi-fQLBA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cf844d1e-12a1-49ea-941b-2a009a81aa08n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cf844d1e-12a1-49ea-941b-2a009a81aa08n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ce1477dd-fe60-46d7-a54e-5ad43d17f99dn%40googlegroups.com.
