Whoops! Big Brother Australia suffers a huge blunder ahead of the show’s premiere… before quickly deleting the error from Instagram and leaving fans VERY confused
A mistimed tweet sent Big Brother Australia fans into a frenzy on Sunday night.
The reality show’s official Twitter account accidentally posted a graphic at 12:30am teasing that there was ‘just one hour to go’ until the highly-anticipated premiere.
Baffled viewers feared there had been a last minute scheduling change and they would have to stay up all night to tune in – before the post was quickly deleted.
‘What’s happening?’ A mistimed tweet sent from Channel Seven’s official Big Brother Australia Twitter account sent fans into a frenzy on Sunday night. Pictured: Host Sonia Kruger
‘Unless I’m mistaken, the season isn’t premiering at 1.30am,’ one fan responded.
Many more questioned if the premiere time had now changed, despite the first episode being advertised as airing at 7:30pm on Monday night for weeks.
Amid the confusion, the tweet was deleted from Channel Seven’s official Big Brother Twitter account through the night, making it clear that it was a mistake.
Whoops! The tweet accidentally posted a graphic at 12:30am teasing there was ‘just one hour to go’ until the highly-anticipated premiere – despite it not airing until 7:30pm on Monday
‘Unless I’m mistaken, the season isn’t premiering at 1.30am’: Viewers were left baffled and fearing it’d had a last minute change of time and they’d have to stay up all night to tune in
The social media team behind the show likely just attached the wrong graphic to a scheduled tweet, and did not notice the blunder until it’d already gone live.
Big Brother will premiere on Channel Seven at 7:30pm on Monday, as planned.
The network announced all 20 housemate last week. They range from 19 to 62 years of age, and consist of semi-famous influencers, aspiring actors and rural farmers.
Confusion: The social media team behind the show likely just attached the wrong graphic to a scheduled tweet, and did not notice the blunder until it’d already gone live
They will compete in a series of ‘Survivor style’ challenges to win a $250,000 prize.
The show was pre-recorded earlier this year in a custom-built compound in Manly, Sydney. There will be no public votes or evictions, except for the live finale.
Filming wrapped with three housemates remaining, and Australia will vote for their winner at the end of the season.
Almost there: Big Brother will premiere on Channel Seven at 7:30pm on Monday, as planned. The show was pre-recorded earlier this year in a custom-built compound in Manly, Sydney
Live: There will be no public votes or evictions, except for the live finale. Filming wrapped with three housemates remaining, and Australia will vote for their winner at the end of the season