In a departure from previous seasons, the long-running summer staple will announce its Season 22 cast live on the premiere, rather than revealing the houseguests days in advance per tradition.
The season’s two-hour launch airs Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 9/8c, followed by thrice weekly episodes on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The announcement was made Thursday in a post on Big Brother‘s social media accounts. Though it’s not yet clear how many houseguests will live in the BB house this summer, we do know Season 22 will serve as the show’s second all-stars edition, following Big Brother 7 in 2006.