Chaos Claims Josh Farnworth As He Becomes The Second Houseguest Evicted From Big Brother Canada

CHAOS CLAIMS JOSH FARNWORTH AS HE BECOMES THE SECOND HOUSEGUEST EVICTED FROM BIG BROTHER CANADA

It’s Every Houseguest for Themselves as Big Brother Canada Teams Twist Comes to an End

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TORONTO, March 12, 2021 – After back-to-back weeks on the block and causing complete chaos in the house, lone wolf Josh Farnworth was evicted from the Big Brother Canada house in a unanimous vote versus Toronto’s Rohan Kapoor. But the anarchy didn’t stop there for the houseguests, when directly following the eviction, Arisa declared the end of this season’s teams twist, allowing everyone to play as individuals.

“I didn’t plan on playing alone, I did want to play with other people. But then I had to pivot from that. A lot of emotions kind of came and took over really early on – ones that I wasn’t prepared for,” said Josh Farnworth.

Wielding her newly minted power, Head of Household Austin nominated Team Defender’s Kiefer and Josh for eviction. Not there to make friends, wildcard Josh spent the week scheming, trying to eliminate the target on his back. But Kiefer fought to his core and won the first POV competition of the season, taking himself off the block. With minimal Team Defender replacement options, Austin went with the safe choice and appointed Rohan as this week’s pawn, who helped rally the votes behind Josh’s demise.

Every Thursday directly following the houseguest’s eviction, watch “After the Eviction” LIVE exclusively on TikTok – an extension of Arisa’s in-show interviews. Follow along on Big Brother Canada’s TikTok account @BigBrotherCA. Then watch Global’s The Morning Show Friday morning at 9 a.m. ET to catch Josh’s first broadcast interview, in addition to ET Canada at 7:30 p.m. ET on Global.

Watch the drama heat up on Global, Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT to see who wins the next Head of Household competition. In addition, fans can become flies on the BBCAN wall as the free live feeds are streaming at bigbrothercanada.ca.

Big Brother Canada’s Season 9 houseguests are competing for a grand prize of $100,000, $10,000 worth of grills and grilling accessories courtesy of Weber, $10,000 powered by Sunlight and an unforgettable vacation for two from Expedia.

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About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world.  Engaging audiences since 1999, the company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children’s book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, Nick+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information visit www.corusent.com.

About Insight Productions Ltd.

Insight Productions, known for its award-winning ratings juggernauts, is Canada’s most established content producer and an industry leader in the development, financing, and production of hit programming, both scripted and unscripted, as well as digital content. Insight Senior Vice President Erin Brock serves as Executive Producer along with Insight’s Chairman, CEO and Executive Producer, John Brunton, on BIG BROTHER CANADA. Insight recently produced STRONGER TOGETHER/TOUS ENSEMBLE to support our country during the COVID-19 crisis and it was the 2nd highest rated program ever broadcast on Canadian television as well as raising over $8 million for Food Banks Canada.  With thousands of hours of programming under its belt, the company has created some of the most dynamic and top-rated programs in the world including – THE JUNO AWARDS Canada’s national music award show, CANADA’S NEW YEAR’S EVE: COUNTDOWN which was the highest rated show on the CBC in both 2018 and 2019, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA – the most watched Canadian series on record, ratings hit – BIG BROTHER CANADA, TOP CHEF CANADA, INTERVENTION and original formats BATTLE OF THE BLADES, I DO, REDO & WALL OF CHEFS. Insight’s scripted programming includes award-winning READY OR NOT, FALCON BEACH, HATCHING, MATCHING & DISPATCHING, A CHRISTMAS FURY, BUT I’M CHRIS JERICHO! and THE JON DORE TELEVISION SHOW along with award-winning feature documentaries HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD and GORDON LIGHTFOOT: IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND. In 2017, Insight produced THE TRAGICALLY HIP: A NATIONAL CELEBRATION, a live concert special watched by one in three Canadians. Insight Productions was founded in 1979 and has since created thousands of hours of ground-breaking content.

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