The Eagle Has Landed: Operation Big Brother Canada Backdoor Complete

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED: OPERATION BIG BROTHER CANADA BACKDOOR COMPLETE

Military Infantryman Micheal Stubley Evicted in First #BBCAN8 Live Eviction

Catch Micheal on Global’s The Morning Show Friday Morning at 9 a.m. ET

Live Feeds Now Streaming at BigBrotherCanada.ca

Toronto, Canada – After last week’s unprecedented self-eviction, the #BBCAN8 superheroes took the game to the next level with an early backdoor blindside, sending Prince George’s Micheal Stubley out the door.

“The last few days flipped and flopped. I had people, then I didn’t have people,” said Micheal Stubley. “No one wanted to unite together and get the heads of the snake: Kyle, Chris, and Vanessa. Sadly, the courage wasn’t there and they ended up going with the rest of the house.”

This was a week of epic firsts in the Big Brother Canada house. In an epic comeback from being in Canada’s bottom four, Chris won the season’s first Head of Household competition opting to nominate Hira and Brooke as pawns at the first nomination ceremony. With eyes laser-focused on back-dooring Micheal, Chris’ master plan was set into motion after Hira won the Power of Veto competition. The aftermath was explosive but Chris stuck to his guns, putting Micheal up as the replacement nominee, and ultimately sending him home in a vote of nine to three.

Catch Micheal on Global’s The Morning Show Friday morning at 9 a.m. ET. And then watch Global Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT to see who wins the Head of Household competition. Big Brother Canada’s free live feeds are now streaming at bigbrothercanada.ca.

Big Brother Canada’s Season 8 houseguests are competing for a grand prize of $100,000, $10,000 worth of groceries courtesy of Summer Fresh, and an unforgettable dream vacation for two anywhere in the world from Expedia.

Stream Global anytime with the new Global TV App, available now on iOS, Android, Chromecast and at watch.globaltv.com. The network is also available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and the new STACKTV, streaming on Amazon Prime Video Channels.

Commissioned by Corus Entertainment, Season 8 of Big Brother Canada is produced by Insight Productions Ltd. in association with Corus Entertainment and Endemol Shine. Executive Producers are John Brunton and Erin Brock.

Corus Entertainment’s Original Content team driving its slate of unscripted series is helmed by industry executive Lisa Godfrey as VP Original Content and supported by long-time TV veterans Krista Look (Director of Lifestyle) and Lynne Carter (Production Executive).

– 30 –

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 encompass 34 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital assets, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an established creator of globally distributed content through Nelvana animation studio, Corus Studios, and children’s book publishing house Kids Can Press. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, and lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada. Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV and Nickelodeon Canada, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX. Visit Corus at 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. 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 Big Brother Canada (for which Erin Brock serves as EP and Showrunner alongside EP John Brunton); The Amazing Race Canada; The JUNO Awards; Top Chef Canada; Intervention; and original formats including The Launch and Battle of the Blades. Insight’s scripted programming includes award-winning Ready Or Not; Falcon Beach; Hatching, Matching & Dispatching A Fury Christmas; But I’m Chris Jericho!; and The Jon Dore Television Show. 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 groundbreaking content. For more information on Insight Productions, please visit www.insighttv.com, or on Twitter @insightprod or Facebook www.facebook.com/InsightProductions.​

For media inquiries and houseguest interviews, please contact:

Ali Seller
Unit Publicist, Big Brother Canada
647.825.8819
ali@gabcommunications.ca 

Michelle McTeague
Senior Publicity Manager, Global Television
416.966.7724
michelle.mcteague@corusent.com